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An interesting passage from the article: He still doesn't [own a computer]. He says he got sick of adjusting to new operating systems and noted, after not usin
by TriinT 17y ago
An interesting passage from the article:
He still doesn't [own a computer]. He says he got sick of adjusting to new operating systems and noted, after not using computers for several years, that "nothing bad happened to me. And I said, 'Well, I could either learn the current system or learn differential geometry. I think I'll learn differential geometry this year.'"
- mhartl 17y agoPersi relies on collaborators and students for computer stuff. (I talked with him about this after a lecture he gave at Caltech. The lecture was on perfect shuffles, and involved a live demonstration of the technique.)
- TriinT 17y agoI assumed he does, indeed, rely on collaborators for computer stuff. After all, although Diaconis is a former magician, no amount of magic would cause the papers to write themselves. In fact, there were two things I liked about this passage: 1) the fact that he does not use a computer, 2) the fact that he does not know much of Differential Geometry. 1) makes me wonder if I waste too much time online. 2) makes me feel less bad for knowing so little of Differential Geometry ;-)