Tag Archives: Douglas Hofstadter

Dan & naD

Posted on 23/08/2022 by dougaj4

… and other palindromes I linked to Dan & Dan’s Daily Mail Song 10 years ago, but I only just discovered another of their works that is even more appropriate for this forum: To find out why it is appropriate, … Continue reading →

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… is so meta, even this acronym …

Posted on 29/10/2021 by dougaj4

Today it was announced that Facebook, the meta company that owns Facebook, was going to be renamed “Meta”, which reminded me of an xkcd episode from 10 years ago:

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Hofstadter, Pahud, Bach

Posted on 08/10/2017 by dougaj4

The latest ACO concert series features the Swiss flautist Emmanuel Pahud (interview here). The performance included J.S. Bach’s 6 Part Ricercar, from The Musical Offering, which was the inspiration for the final dialogue in Douglas Hofstadter’s Godel, Esher, Bach: Achilles … Continue reading →

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More from the path dug-less:

Posted on 25/08/2015 by dougaj4

Douglas H on having no head (where H = both Harding and Hofstadter): On Having No Head The Incredible String Band on Douglas Traherne Harding: (Douglas Harding’s middle name was not really Traherne, it was Edison)    

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A Loopy Link (and three more)

Posted on 23/08/2015 by dougaj4

For some reason Doug Glancy’s Excel Blog has escaped my attention up till now, but having a browse today, I discovered this loopy animation: which would not have been out of place in Douglas Hofstadter’s “I am a Strange Loop” I really … Continue reading →

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