Lee Phillips

“Like GitHub in relation to #Git, [#Overleaf is] a thin layer of mercenary slime befouling a limpid core of free software.” In the comments to “The importance of free software to science” : lwn.net/Articles/102... #physics #science #scicomm

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Why I had to leave “Hacker News”.

“Like GitHub in relation to #Git, [#Overleaf is] a thin layer of mercenary slime befouling a limpid core of free software.” In the comments to “The importance of free software to science” : lwn.net/Articles/102... #physics #science #scicomm

Wikipedia is a salient example of a collective, bland, plagiarising substitute for individual expertise that can not be held responsible for its words and that is accorded a false authority. it is part of the tragedy of the Web that could have been.

#JuliaLang We invite you to submit proposals to give a presentation at JuliaCon Local Tokyo 2026. Check this out! ↓↓↓ pretalx.com/juliacon-loc...

First College Orgy? Here’s Some Advice: lee-phillips.org/orgyadvice.h...

First College Orgy? Here’s Some Advice: lee-phillips.org/orgyadvice.h...

#JuliaLang is quietly becoming the language of Simulation and Physical economy. 🤖🦿🦾

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Why I had to leave “Hacker News”.

Putting this on my (alarmingly long list of) books to read.

Discover the real #history of #physics. On sale this week: amzn.to/3YZZB4W

Discover the real #history of #physics. On sale this week: amzn.to/3YZZB4W

Why don’t these French shopowners just scare the looters off with their guns instead of letting them burn down their stores and homes? Oh, right. France.

Why don’t these French shopowners just scare the looters off with their guns instead of letting them burn down their stores and homes? Oh, right. France.

www.ymeskhout.com/p/the-g-word "The G-Word" Well argued debunking of the “genocide” libel against Israel by Yassine Meskhout.

www.ymeskhout.com/p/the-g-word "The G-Word" Well argued debunking of the “genocide” libel against Israel by Yassine Meskhout.

"Shift + Shift" lee-phillips.org/info/comp/sh... I just came across this article from 2018. It starts with fascinating observations about motor memory, and ends by introducing us to Rick Dickinson, a designer of #computers and #keyboards.

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Why I had to leave “Hacker News”.

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Why I had to leave “Hacker News”.

Julia is the most significant thing to happen in the field of computational science since Fortran. Start your journey with a book that matches your interest: lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB... #julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

Dear restaurants with “sangria” on the menu: It’s not just sweet red wine with fruit, you monsters.

jamiemair.co.uk/courses/hpc "High Performance Computing in Julia" A free online course. #julialang #physics #hpc

jamiemair.co.uk/courses/hpc "High Performance Computing in Julia" A free online course. #julialang #physics #hpc

lee-phillips.org/byeHN The sickness at “Hacker News”.

lee-phillips.org/byeHN The sickness at “Hacker News”.

Another possibly earth-directed filament eruption occurred on the southern hemisphere of the Sun. (SDO AIA 304, SDO AIA 171/193/211 tricolor base difference, GOES X-ray flux long, e-Callisto radiogram)

Dear restaurants with “sangria” on the menu: It’s not just sweet red wine with fruit, you monsters.

Julia is the most significant thing to happen in the field of computational science since Fortran. Start your journey with a book that matches your interest: lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB... #julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

"Shift + Shift" lee-phillips.org/info/comp/sh... I just came across this article from 2018. It starts with fascinating observations about motor memory, and ends by introducing us to Rick Dickinson, a designer of #computers and #keyboards.

Abolish ICE. And fire everyone up the chain of command at DHS that allowed the culture of ICE to flourish.

Emmy Noether laid the basis for the Standard Model working without pay because she was a woman: amzn.to/3YZZB4W. Here is the obituary of the Mary Gaillard, who wielded the Standard Model, also often working without pay: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s... (archive.li/e6ugQ).

A Nobel Prize for Hating Israel archive.li/HwuyA

A Nobel Prize for Hating Israel archive.li/HwuyA

Emmy Noether laid the basis for the Standard Model working without pay because she was a woman: amzn.to/3YZZB4W. Here is the obituary of the Mary Gaillard, who wielded the Standard Model, also often working without pay: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s... (archive.li/e6ugQ).

Hacker News: An Apology lee-phillips.org/byeHN #racism #politics

Happy Birthday Thelonious Monk Born October 10^(th), 1917. A pure artist of searing originality who repainted the musical landscape. A personal hero of mine. Read the superb biography: www.amazon.com/Thelonious-M... #music #jazz #nyc #history

Hacker News: An Apology lee-phillips.org/byeHN #racism #politics

Happy Birthday Thelonious Monk Born October 10^(th), 1917. A pure artist of searing originality who repainted the musical landscape. A personal hero of mine. Read the superb biography: www.amazon.com/Thelonious-M... #music #jazz #nyc #history

The massive response to my #Typst article* suggests that Typst is gaining ground much more rapidly than even I expected: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4539... #latex #physics #mathematics #typsetting *https://lwn.net/Articles/1037577/

Document programming in #Typst and #LuaLaTeX: some examples t.co/wKrWZOS5MW

Document programming in #Typst and #LuaLaTeX: some examples t.co/wKrWZOS5MW

The massive response to my #Typst article* suggests that Typst is gaining ground much more rapidly than even I expected: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4539... #latex #physics #mathematics #typsetting *https://lwn.net/Articles/1037577/

Thank you for taking the time to share your impressions of my book. I’m glad you found value in it! lee-phillips.org/noether/

Happy birthday to Danish #physicist Niels Bohr (1885-1962). 🧪🐡🎢 #histsci One of his most famous contributions to quantum mechanics was the Bohr-Rutherford model of the atom. Bohr is shown next to the Bohr model of the Hydrogen atom (all the concentric circles are actually at the appropriate spacing,

The danger of non-free software to #science: lwn.net/Articles/102... #physics

The danger of non-free software to #science: lwn.net/Articles/102... #physics

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Hacker News: An Apology #antisemitism

I hate to hijack this guy's well earned celebration, but I suspect that most of the public has no clue that _this is what a typical lab looks like_. A diverse bunch, many immigrants, from a huge range of backgrounds. And they're the ones coming up with new cures, new facts, new technologies.

www.yairmiron.com/media/yair-m... Someone with relevant expertise exposes the lies in the film “NAZA”. #antisemitism

lee-phillips.org/byeHN Hacker News: An Apology #antisemitism