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Ben is Currently Reading

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Computability and Logic

by George S. Boolos

bookshelves: math-logic, math-computation, currently-reading, lw2, lw2-best

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Ben Pace said: " Jus absolutely delightful. Assumming little background knowledge, it has been incredibly satisfying to be shown how various computational systems work, and then also to show that they're equivalent. Beautiful. Not finished yet. ...more "

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

by Richard P. Feynman

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Ben’s Quotes

“Lying in bed would be an altogether supreme experience if one only had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles

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“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: funny

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“Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?”
― Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

tags: inspirational

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“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Alarms and Discursions

tags: cheese, poetry

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