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17:08:56
shka_
beach: i just skimmed few pages, but i like the style, it is direct and clear
17:09:45
shka_
it really feels like the author is here to help me
17:10:30
shka_
somehow reminds me of Asimov writing style, but obviously Asimov was mostly writing fiction
17:12:23
beach
He was also writing books about math for the masses.
17:32:12
shka_
i consider myself to be part of the "masses"
17:33:07
beach
I read some of his book (in translation) when I was a child.
17:34:38
shka_
beach: that would be 80s?
17:35:19
shka_
wiki lists publications from 80s
17:35:48
beach
No, then I was at the university and I was busy with other things. :)
17:35:51
shka_
are we still talking about Steven Pinker?
17:36:33
shka_
aaah, this makes more sense now!
17:36:38
beach
Pinker didn't write math books as far as I know.
17:37:11
beach
Anyway, I'm going to call it a day, go have dinner and then spend time with my (admittedly small) family.
17:37:20
shka_
Asimov was a chemist i think
17:37:36
beach
I believe you. I don't remember.
17:37:57
shka_
this makes sense for the psychohistory concept
17:38:10
shka_
anyway, what a smart guy he was
17:59:18
alandipert
i should check him out again, i tried to read him as a teenager and it didn't stick
17:59:37
alandipert
but a lot of good things didn't because i was an idiot
18:01:36
shka_
but Asimov was building 1 dimensional characters so this may be off putting