Saturday Wine Notes

As Hollywood is facing a writers' strike, let us remember that reality shows are already a departure from the art of storytelling. Hollywood has been moving away from art for a while. This strike may be a convenient opportunity for them to plunge further into a world of entertainment without art, a marketing tool to deliver eyeballs to advertisers, the abandonment of esthetics.

What is DADS? a dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypal problems, and related definitions. Algorithms include common functions, such as Ackermann's function. Problems include traveling salesman and Byzantine generals.

I've quit reading (both online and in print) Svenska Dagbladet because they've become a tabloid, overwhelming the reader with ads; committing as many information architecture crimes as possible; and screaming at us with huge story titles lacking both distinction and significance. Tyvärr. Jag ger upp, efter ungefär 35 år.