machines, morphology, and the mathematical sublime

Sunday, May 10, 2026

I drowned seeking forbidden knowledge at the sacred well. Seven spacing groups for Selectric fonts is what mathematics was for. Sharpen your saw before you start cutting.

1. Reviving IBM Selectric fonts by doing the math first
2. When bodies compute and morphology is the algorithm
3. The 20-pound ‘microcomputer’ from 1962
4. How AI will disrupt the three cultures of mathematics
5. Oregon clover plants are red because they’re loaded with cobalt
6. The new Wild West of AI children’s toys