John B. Halleck
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Retired computer programmer, active logic and math geek |
| Location | West Valley City, Utah, United States |
| Introduction | I've done a lot as a young man, and shared some. Now I'm older, I think a lot more, and should probably share more. *Note* Later posts often depend on earlier posts. |
| Interests | My Kids and Grandkids and Great Grandkids, Math, Logic, Single Axioms for Logic Systems, Hiking, Walking, Dome and Bridge building (without glue, fasteners, or cutting the wood), Dome and bridge building with fasteners, Flint Knapping, Bicycling, Computer Programing, Elegant Algorithms, Logic Systems, Poetry, Needlepoint, Camping, Rock balancing, Building Arches from rocks (no mortar), Computers, Modal Logics, Montana, The Bitterroot Valley, The Big Hole Basin, Resurrecting obsolete skills such as making rope. Fluidics, Braille, Learning about where ever I happen to be (both in the literal sense, and the figurative subject matter sense. |
| Favorite Movies | The Day the Earth Stood Still (original version), Serenity |
| Favorite Music | Echo's Children, Three Weird Sisters, Euskefeurat (Swedish), Steel Eye Span, Johnny Cash, Ferron, Nana Mouskouri, Holly Near, Greek music, Irish music, Folk songs, Filk songs |
| Favorite Books | "Earth Abides" by George R. Stewart, "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald Knuth, Programming Perls by Jon Bentley (the entire series), Papers and books by Larry Wos |