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@badphysicist.bsky.social

Physicist and writer. https://lee-phillips.org/

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Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is new and powerful approach to computational science. Start your journey with a book that matches your interests:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

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Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is new and powerful approach to computational science. Start your journey with a book that matches your interests:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

02.12.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hacker News - AI

A better way to read Hacker News: hn-ai.org

26.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The importance of free software to science Free software plays a critical role in science, both in research and in disseminating it. Aspec [...]

β€œLike GitHub in relation to Git, [Overleaf is] a thin layer of mercenary slime befouling a limpid core of free software.”

In the comments to β€œThe importance of free software to science” : lwn.net/Articles/102...

#physics #science #scicomm

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Catching the moon at the right time with Julia The moon on a night sky is surprisingly bright, especially for a camera with limited dynamic range. And there’s only so many compositions one can do of the moon on a naked sky. For those reasons takin...

β€œCatching the moon at the right time with Julia”

jonathanbieler.github.io/blog/moon_an...

Wonderful article showing how to use Julia
to catch the Moon at good moments for photography,

#astronomy #photography #julialang

28.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.

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Catching the moon at the right time with Julia The moon on a night sky is surprisingly bright, especially for a camera with limited dynamic range. And there’s only so many compositions one can do of the moon on a naked sky. For those reasons takin...

β€œCatching the moon at the right time with Julia”

jonathanbieler.github.io/blog/moon_an...

Wonderful article showing how to use Julia
to catch the Moon at good moments for photography,

#astronomy #photography #julialang

28.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hacker News - AI

A better way to read Hacker News: hn-ai.org

26.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is the successor to Fortran, once the standard high-performance language for science, mathematics, and engineering. It’s powerful and fun to use.

Get a solid foundation with a good book:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #science

23.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You are correct.

amzn.to/3YZZB4W

25.11.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Klein bottles and nuclear fusion

Klein bottles and nuclear #fusion

lee-phillips.org/smiet

Some old #math finds an unexpected application.

#physics

21.11.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://lee-phillips.org/TLexamples/

Document programming in #Typst and #LuaLaTeX: some examples

t.co/wKrWZOS5MW

23.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is the successor to Fortran, once the standard high-performance language for science, mathematics, and engineering. It’s powerful and fun to use.

Get a solid foundation with a good book:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #science

23.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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<em>Practical Julia</em>

lee-phillips.org/vortex/

Play in your browser with vortex dynamics.

Calculations by Julia.*

Simulate tornadoes and smoke rings.

#julialang #fluiddynamics

*The modern programming language for physics: lee-phillips.org/juliabook/

20.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Klein bottles and nuclear fusion

Klein bottles and nuclear #fusion

lee-phillips.org/smiet

Some old #math finds an unexpected application.

#physics

21.11.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
<em>Practical Julia</em>

lee-phillips.org/vortex/

Play in your browser with vortex dynamics.

Calculations by Julia.*

Simulate tornadoes and smoke rings.

#julialang #fluiddynamics

*The modern programming language for physics: lee-phillips.org/juliabook/

20.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break

lee-phillips.org/notweyl

β€œEmmy Noether Can’t Get a Break”

Where I complain about a recent video from @skdh

18.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is the most significant thing to happen in the field of computational science since Fortran. Start your journey with one of these fine books:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

18.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Klein bottles and nuclear fusion

Klein bottles and nuclear #fusion

lee-phillips.org/smiet

Some old #math finds an unexpected application.

#physics

18.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break

lee-phillips.org/notweyl

β€œEmmy Noether Can’t Get a Break”

Where I complain about a recent video from @skdh

18.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Klein bottles and nuclear fusion

Klein bottles and nuclear #fusion

lee-phillips.org/smiet

Some old #math finds an unexpected application.

#physics

18.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rankings of Julia books on Amazon

Julia is the most significant thing to happen in the field of computational science since Fortran. Start your journey with one of these fine books:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #mathematics #science #astronomy

18.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The New York Times has finally gone too far.

17.11.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Modern LaTeX Β» Linux Magazine LaTeX has been the standard in technical document preparation for decades. Has a potential replacement finally arrived?

β€œTypst and other #LaTeX competitors”

My article about #Typst in the latest edition of *#Linux Magazine* is now available.

www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/...

17.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Modern LaTeX Β» Linux Magazine LaTeX has been the standard in technical document preparation for decades. Has a potential replacement finally arrived?

β€œTypst and other #LaTeX competitors”

My article about #Typst in the latest edition of *#Linux Magazine* is now available.

www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/...

17.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

The New York Times has finally gone too far.

17.11.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics [Phillips, Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

This is pretty amusing. I wrote a book (amzn.to/3YZZB4W) to give Emmy Noether the credit that she has been denied; and I point out that Einstein intended to deny credit to others for GR. Now something that Einstein said is misattributed to Noether.
x.com/PhilosophyOf...

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Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics [Phillips, Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

This is pretty amusing. I wrote a book (amzn.to/3YZZB4W) to give Emmy Noether the credit that she has been denied; and I point out that Einstein intended to deny credit to others for GR. Now something that Einstein said is misattributed to Noether.
x.com/PhilosophyOf...

14.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds: 9781718502765: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com

β€œPractical Julia” is designed to teach scientists how to use the best language for science, with chapters on #physics, #mathematics, #biology, #statistics, and more.

amzn.to/3Jn1QdR

A review: lwn.net/Articles/966...

#julialang

06.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement | Hacker News

The 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/

11.11.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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