Comments on: the future of this blog http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html lieven le bruyn's blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:50:41 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5995 Christine Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:17:04 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5995 <p>A unique blog, no doubt.</p> <p>It's not easy to run a serious blog, with instructive posts... </p> <p>I often ask myself why I am keeping a blog, if I do not have enough time to make it a really useful blog. I do not know why I have a blog. If I had the knowledge, however, I would very much appreciate to maintain a math blog, like this one, or Terence Tao's, for instance.</p> A unique blog, no doubt.

It’s not easy to run a serious blog, with instructive posts…

I often ask myself why I am keeping a blog, if I do not have enough time to make it a really useful blog. I do not know why I have a blog. If I had the knowledge, however, I would very much appreciate to maintain a math blog, like this one, or Terence Tao’s, for instance.

]]> By: beans http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5918 beans Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:01:04 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5918 <p>I agree that writing serious mathematical posts takes quite a lot of time, which is why I probably tend to write more "journaly" type of posts narrating my experiences (mathematical and non-mathematical of course!) A twenty minute post sometimes becomes a two hour post! (Especially if it is stats which you decide to blog about...)</p> <p>Nevertheless, as a student, those posts which I did spend time writing about Maths have definitely helped me. I don't necessarily agree with the topical focus of a blog part. It really depends on why you blog. You can always change focus whenever you want, or for as long as you want.</p> I agree that writing serious mathematical posts takes quite a lot of time, which is why I probably tend to write more “journaly” type of posts narrating my experiences (mathematical and non-mathematical of course!) A twenty minute post sometimes becomes a two hour post! (Especially if it is stats which you decide to blog about…)

Nevertheless, as a student, those posts which I did spend time writing about Maths have definitely helped me. I don’t necessarily agree with the topical focus of a blog part. It really depends on why you blog. You can always change focus whenever you want, or for as long as you want.

]]> By: Kea http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5915 Kea Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:28:48 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5915 <p>Heh, heh. But the world would be pretty boring without some crazy people, wouldn't it?</p> Heh, heh. But the world would be pretty boring without some crazy people, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: mark a. thomas http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5914 mark a. thomas Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:24:28 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5914 <p>I can attest as per the picture of the van that moonshine can kill, maim or blind. Unwitting souls can sink into a miasma or a black hole from which it is difficult to recover if they ever attempt its numerology. Not for the faint of heart, moonshine madness is real and can ruin your family or personal life.</p> I can attest as per the picture of the van that moonshine can kill, maim or blind. Unwitting souls can sink into a miasma or a black hole from which it is difficult to recover if they ever attempt its numerology. Not for the faint of heart, moonshine madness is real and can ruin your family or personal life.

]]> By: Florin http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5913 Florin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:03:16 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5913 <p>My vote goes to...Moonshine! On the other hand, you should not avoid writing short posts on various occasional subjects, for instance ones that might be useful and informative for the readers (such as the series "Vacation reading").</p> My vote goes to…Moonshine! On the other hand, you should not avoid writing short posts on various occasional subjects, for instance ones that might be useful and informative for the readers (such as the series “Vacation reading”).

]]> By: Maurizio http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5912 Maurizio Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5912 <p>I agree, your blog is unique and it has a big value providing glimpes of very difficult subjects that i may achieve only talking with an expert of the field or going through difficult and technical papers. For instance, i wonder on which other blog i may have found your somewhat-informal explaination of the F_1 stuff, surely not on NCG.com, where much more technical matters are discussed, and i would say also not on all the PhD-student's-blogs on the web. And it was a well worth reading. Thanks!</p> I agree, your blog is unique and it has a big value providing glimpes of very difficult subjects that i may achieve only talking with an expert of the field or going through difficult and technical papers. For instance, i wonder on which other blog i may have found your somewhat-informal explaination of the F_1 stuff, surely not on NCG.com, where much more technical matters are discussed, and i would say also not on all the PhD-student’s-blogs on the web. And it was a well worth reading. Thanks!

]]> By: Kea http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/the-future-of-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-5911 Kea Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:03:52 +0000 http://www.neverendingbooks.org/?p=441#comment-5911 <p>Oh, but your blog is a moonshine blog! It's the only real moonshine blog on the web. It's unique, and I'm sure many people read it and get a lot out of it. I would be very disappointed if you gave it up. But of course, if you would rather spend your time elsewhere, that is perfectly understandable, so good luck.</p> Oh, but your blog is a moonshine blog! It’s the only real moonshine blog on the web. It’s unique, and I’m sure many people read it and get a lot out of it. I would be very disappointed if you gave it up. But of course, if you would rather spend your time elsewhere, that is perfectly understandable, so good luck.

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