One year ago today
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdős — great kids' book: The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdős is a beautifully written, beautifully illustrated kids' biography of Paul Erdős, the fantastically prolific itinerant mathematician who published more papers than any other mathematician in history.
Five years ago today
Illegal e-waste dumped in Ghana includes unencrypted hard drives full of US security secrets: The much-vaunted anti-terror eagles at the TSA have subcontractors whose hard-drives turn up in Ghanain junk-markets in heaps of illegally disposed-of e-waste. The drives are stuffed full of unencrypted, sensitive documents.
Ten years ago today
Mr. Vice President has a potty mouth: 'Fuck yourself,' said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency."
