[TriPython] Possible talk (not February)

[David Handy]

I'm up for fun mathematical talks at TriZPUG. Bring it on!
David H
 
On Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:17am, "Rex Dwyer" <rexadwyer at gmail.com> said:



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> Some of you may know that I design and make wooden geometric puzzles as a
> hobby. I’m not writing to sell puzzles, but I’m really excited that I
> “sold” my first design to a great craftsman, Brian Menold, and he has
> a
> nice picture on his website woodwondersonline.
> Anyway, I noticed in December that 2018-1958 = 60. 1958 is the year Dana
> Scott became the first person to solve a combinatorial puzzle with a
> computer. Programming on the MANIAC, he solved one of the Pentomino
> puzzles, which continue to be popular among puzzlers.
> Worth noting is the Dana went on to win a Turing Award. I contacted him
> recently, and he can still get very excited about pentominos!
> So this is a long and possibly gassy way to say that I’ve been designing
> new pentomino puzzles using python, and I’d be happy to give a talk on it
> later in the year (not February) if anyone is interested. It would be long
> on puzzles and algorithms, and very short on cool python packages, so it’s
> not going to make you more productive at work. But I can offer door
> prizes🤗
> Incidentally, 2018-1958 = 5x12, and the pentominos consist of a set of 12
> puzzle pieces, each made of 5 cubes. And, they can be arranged into a 5x12
> rectangle! Numerology is so cool.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Rex A. Dwyer
> Some of you may know that I design and make wooden geometric puzzles as a
> hobby. I***m not writing to sell puzzles, but I***m really excited that I
> ***sold*** my first design to a great craftsman, Brian Menold, and he has
> a nice picture on his website woodwondersonline.**
> Anyway, I noticed in December that 2018-1958 = 60. 1958 is the year Dana
> Scott became the first person to solve a combinatorial puzzle with a
> computer. Programming on the MANIAC, he solved one of the Pentomino
> puzzles, which continue to be popular among **puzzlers.
> Worth noting is the Dana went on to win a Turing Award. I contacted him
> recently, and he can still get very excited about pentominos!
> So this is a long and possibly gassy way to say that I***ve been designing
> new pentomino puzzles using python, and I***d be happy to give a talk on
> it later in the year (not February) if anyone is interested. It would be
> long on puzzles and algorithms, and very short on cool python packages, so
> it***s not going to make you more productive at work. But I can offer door
> prizes****
> Incidentally, 2018-1958 = 5x12, and the pentominos consist of a set of 12
> puzzle pieces, each made of 5 cubes.** And, they can be arranged into a
> 5x12 rectangle!** Numerology is so cool.
> --
> Rex A. Dwyer
> 
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   I'm up for fun mathematical talks at TriZPUG. Bring it on!

   David H



   On Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:17am, "Rex Dwyer" <rexadwyer at gmail.com>
   said:

   > _______________________________________________
   > TriZPUG mailing list
   > TriZPUG at python.org
   > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/trizpug
   > http://tripython.org is the Triangle Python Users Group
   > Some of you may know that I design and make wooden geometric puzzles as
   a
   > hobby. I***m not writing to sell puzzles, but I***m really excited that
   I
   > ***sold*** my first design to a great craftsman, Brian Menold, and he
   has
   > a
   > nice picture on his website woodwondersonline.
   > Anyway, I noticed in December that 2018-1958 = 60. 1958 is the year Dana
   > Scott became the first person to solve a combinatorial puzzle with a
   > computer. Programming on the MANIAC, he solved one of the Pentomino
   > puzzles, which continue to be popular among puzzlers.
   > Worth noting is the Dana went on to win a Turing Award. I contacted him
   > recently, and he can still get very excited about pentominos!
   > So this is a long and possibly gassy way to say that I***ve been
   designing
   > new pentomino puzzles using python, and I***d be happy to give a talk on
   it
   > later in the year (not February) if anyone is interested. It would be
   long
   > on puzzles and algorithms, and very short on cool python packages, so
   it***s
   > not going to make you more productive at work. But I can offer door
   > prizes****
   > Incidentally, 2018-1958 = 5x12, and the pentominos consist of a set of
   12
   > puzzle pieces, each made of 5 cubes. And, they can be arranged into a
   5x12
   > rectangle! Numerology is so cool.
   >
   >
   >
   > --
   > Rex A. Dwyer
   > Some of you may know that I design and make wooden geometric puzzles as
   a
   > hobby. I***m not writing to sell puzzles, but I***m really excited that
   I
   > ***sold*** my first design to a great craftsman, Brian Menold, and he
   has
   > a nice picture on his website woodwondersonline.**
   > Anyway, I noticed in December that 2018-1958 = 60. 1958 is the year Dana
   > Scott became the first person to solve a combinatorial puzzle with a
   > computer. Programming on the MANIAC, he solved one of the Pentomino
   > puzzles, which continue to be popular among **puzzlers.
   > Worth noting is the Dana went on to win a Turing Award. I contacted him
   > recently, and he can still get very excited about pentominos!
   > So this is a long and possibly gassy way to say that I***ve been
   designing
   > new pentomino puzzles using python, and I***d be happy to give a talk on
   > it later in the year (not February) if anyone is interested. It would be
   > long on puzzles and algorithms, and very short on cool python packages,
   so
   > it***s not going to make you more productive at work. But I can offer
   door
   > prizes****
   > Incidentally, 2018-1958 = 5x12, and the pentominos consist of a set of
   12
   > puzzle pieces, each made of 5 cubes.** And, they can be arranged into a
   > 5x12 rectangle!** Numerology is so cool.
   > --
   > Rex A. Dwyer
   >