Thursday: Math, infinite math

So I started working on a problem, and then

This was a great episode of Adventure Time.  "I floop the pig."

I had working N-dimensional, K-mode Gaussian mixture model code.  I wrote a 1-dimensional, 2-mode version for my thesis, but this is clearly (N-1)*(K-2) times better.  Plus, as a side project, I wrote a k-means code that I can use to feed the GMM code with better than random initial positions.  I should really write these things as functions instead of full programs, so I can use calls to the functions in other programs.  I'll do a refactoring at some point that does this.

This gif is apparently 99,000 times larger than I thought.  Oops.

This is the Titanic.  I don't actually care about the boat, but I like cutouts.

"Ice cream eating motherfucker, that's what you are."

Today's bear picture.

I also decided that a bacon sandwich with tomato soup totally counts as a healthier BLT.  Plus: bacon for tomorrow's lunch sandwich!

• Carlos Schwabe.
• Wage (in-)flexibility.  Even the supply of labor is largely governed by supply and demand, although it tends to have a minimum price, since you can't live in or eat economic theory.
• I've mentioned again that the USPS is being murdered by Republicans.
• Squirrel!
• Because I can't link to the post where Brad DeLong posted the secret email address that allows posting to his blog via email (he probably said a few "fucks" when he realized what had happened and saw other people posting test messages to it), here's his comment today on textbook prices.
• Wait, what? Holy fuck, is this actually happening?  "Impoverished North Korea is gearing up to experiment with agricultural and economic reforms after young leader Kim Jong-un and his powerful uncle purged the country's top general for opposing change, a source with ties to both Pyongyang and Beijing said."