Waiting

I was out walking when I spied an out-of-the-ordinary object beside the road.

A couple of days later, I walked by the same spot. The chair was moved.

Was someone waiting by the road? And who moved the chair?

First odd prime birthday

Actually I forgot the actual date. I thought it was today, but it turned out to be yesterday. Oops. Sorry, blog.

So yesterday, 12 June 2010, Polymath Programmer turned 3 years old. *trumpets flare, streamers float and white doves fly into the air* Originally, I wanted to keep it quiet. No fuss, no muss. Just continue writing stuff you’d find interesting. Then I remembered that June 2010 was special to me personally.

Hence, in a whirlwind of idea creation, I want to thank you for reading Polymath Programmer. If you are one of the first 3 people to email me (or if you prefer the contact form) with the subject header “Polymer Birthday” (within this month, you know, because it doesn’t make sense next month…), you will get:

• A postcard sent to you from Singapore, with a personal message from me.
• The next 3 issues of Singularity for free. I’ll even give you the current June 2010 issue as a bonus.
• The Secret History of Polymath Programmer.

[UPDATE: 2 people have "won". Only 1 left. Start emailing...]
[UPDATE: All prizes taken. I thank the 3 people who emailed me.]

I will obviously require that you provide your physical address for the postcard to work. I promise it will be kept confidential, and will only be used to send the postcard to you. But if you’re not comfortable, I can scan the postcard with the message and send you the image. Either way, you’re getting a postcard.

As for the secret history thing, I will tell you things that few people ever know about Polymath Programmer and me. I’ll tell you why June 2010 is special. You’d probably laugh. You might sympathise with me. Hey, if nothing else, you’ll feel good. Everyone loves secrets.

And if you’re looking to advertise in Singularity, you’re in luck. If you contact me within this month, you get a heavily discounted rate. (click here for more details)

That’s it. Enjoy the rest of June. It might even be summer for you. I can completely relate to you, being in ever-summer-Singapore.

[image by Rich Legg]

Launching the Math Wizard

After about 2 months of hard work, it’s here! The Math Wizard is finally here!

I’m selling it for USD 10, and you can find out more here.

Today is auspicious, as the Chinese would say, because there are only 0′s, 1′s and 2′s in the date.

• 20100210 in YYYYMMDD format
• 10022010 in DDMMYYYY format

“You know, if you launched on 1 Feb 2010, it would be even nicer. 01022010 in DDMMYYYY format. That’s a palindrome!”

Uh… yes you’re right. Well, I needed 9 more days to prepare…