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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also a pseudo professor. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.)
Nothing he says on this blog should be construed as having anything to do with his employer or his dog.
Category: Open Science
Missed this over the break: a facebook note about the future of funding of the arXiv. The post points to two documents of interest, the first a statement about support:...We intend to establish a collaborative business model that will engage...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 6:06 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Open Science
Since it seems that the "arXiv on your hard drive" is dead I've been thinking a bit about if there is a better way to achieve the goal of distributing archives of the arXiv. One thing I liked about the...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 1:58 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
The arXiv is a game changer for how large portions of physics (and increasingly other fields) are done. Paul Ginsparg won a MacArthur award for his vision and stewardship of the arXiv (something other institutions might want to note when...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 12:01 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Mathematics
From a crazy model to a concrete question: is there a nice mathematical structure hidden here?...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 12:38 PM • 22 Comments •
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