Stories by ColinWright

Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Papers.

How to Fix Our Math Education

Russian rocket failure to ground human launches

The mathematics generation gap

Space and the Y Axis

Get http response codes for a list of URLs

Thanks PG: This site is remarkably usable given its load.

Sage Notebook: Create, collaborate on, and publish interactive worksheets

What does 0^0 equal? Why do mathematicians and high school teachers disagree?

Papers Every Programmer Should Read (At Least Twice)

Solving the "Causes" Levenshtein Distance challenge

Makerbot raises $10 million from Jeff Bezos and others

Russian space freighter lost

Advantages Of Being A Polyglot Programmer

What is up with noises? A Vi Hart video about sound

The Incredible Things NASA Did to Train Apollo Astronauts

Hail the return of native code and the resurgence of C++

Code's Worst Enemy (2007)

A Spotter's Guide to "Help Vampires" - a drain on any community

3D Printed Model of a Virus Self Assembles When Shaken (video)