Rigor
“317 is a prime, not because we think so,
or because our minds are shaped in one way
rather than another, but because it is so,
because mathematical reality is built that way.”
– G. H. Hardy,
A Mathematician’s Apology
The above photo is taken from
a post in this journal dated
March 10, 2010.
This was, as the Pope might say,
the dies natalis of a master gameplayer–
| New York Times, March 16, 2010–
Tim Holland, Backgammon Master, Tim Holland, who was widely considered the world’s greatest backgammon player during that ancient board game’s modern heyday, in the 1960s and ’70s, died on March 10 at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 79. <<more>> |
In Holland's honor, a post
from Columbus Day, 2004—
Tuesday October 12, 200411:11 PM Time and Chance
Today’s winning lottery numbers
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A quote from Holland on backgammon–
"It’s the luck factor that seduces everyone
into believing that they are good,
that they can actually win,
but that’s just wishful thinking."
For those who are, like G.H. Hardy,
suspicious of wishful thinking,
here is a quote and a picture from
Holland's ordinary birthday, March 3—
"The die is cast." — Caesar
