Miscellaneous
Three Times About Artificial Intelligence
The end of this year seems to be devoted to Artificial Intelligence. I’d like to share an on-line course, a conference, and a series of lectures that are all related to the thrilling subject of AI.
Everybody Panic! Nuclear Apocalypse Is Coming!
Exploding reactors, radioactive smoke, heroes averting the nuclear catastrophe, the next Chernobyl, millions in danger, nuclear meltdowns… These days, I am suffering not from radiation sickness, but from media sickness. I originally wanted to write a lengthy article discussing all the disgusting bullshit that mass media are producing about the situation in Fukushima, Japan. But then I realized I’d be wasting days of my time doing something that others have done much better. So, I’ve got three brief tips for you.
Mixing English and Ancient Greek in LaTeX
This took me a while to figure out. Greek letters in LaTeX can be easily output in math mode, but can you imagine writing several Greek words as $\Pi\rho\omega\tau\alpha$…? I mean, don’t we have this “Unicode” thing?
Free Vladstudio.com Registrations
I’d just like to point out that my favorite digital artist is giving away free 3-month registrations to celebrate his wedding anniversary. If you like his wallpapers, you can use the registration to download them in high quality and in any resolution you could imagine. Only 15 hours left.
Happy New Year
The last hours of the year are running out quickly. It is time to wish all the best for MMIX. Enjoy :-)
Can You Imagine a Nuclear War?
Until recently I thought I could. I changed my view after watching Threads. Threads is an unusual movie depicting the horrors of nuclear war and its long-term consequences on the human civilization. Even though it was made 24 years ago, it is still capable of arousing nightmares.