The naming of things
Andrew Walkingshaw
http://www.lexical.org.uk/
for Interesting 2008
http://www.interesting2008.com/
Saturday, June 21st, 2008

“The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE
DIFFERENT NAMES.”
— T. S. Eliot, ‘Old Possum’s Book of
Practical Cats’

Accidental informatician a short story

Good intentions... (up in smoke)

Mineralogy (crocoite)

Schrödinger and his equation