Lee Phillips
badphysicist.bsky.social
Lee Phillips
@badphysicist.bsky.social
Physicist and writer.
https://lee-phillips.org/
The response to my #Typst article* suggests that Typst is gaining ground much more rapidly than even I expected:

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4539...

#latex #physics #mathematics #typsetting

*https://lwn.net/Articles/1037577/
Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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A = [1, 2, 3]
B = [3, 4, 5]
x = 9
x ∈ A ∪ B # -> false

Writing code using symbols in Julia feels like scribbling in a math notebook — except this one actually runs. It takes some time to get habituated, but then you get hooked.
#julialang #computing
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
I just released Raycore.jl - a high-performance ray tracing engine for Julia with CPU and GPU support!
It will power a new photorealistic rendering backend for Makie.jl, but we made it modular and flexible to support any other use case
Full post: makie.org/website/blog...
#JuliaLang #RayTracing
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
Speak Russian and want to learn #julialang?

I was happy to find out recently that my book _Practical Julia_ will be translated into Russian. I'll be back with an announcement when it’s available.

lee-phillips.org/juliabook/

#programming #physics
<em>Practical Julia</em>
lee-phillips.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
lee-phillips.org/notweyl

“Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break”

Where I complain about a recent video.
Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break
lee-phillips.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
Do you read read Hacker News?

Are you tired of the front page being filled with endless, boring AI stuff?

Fixed:

hn-ai.org
Hacker News - AI
hn-ai.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Do you read read Hacker News?

Are you tired of the front page being filled with endless, boring AI stuff?

Fixed:

hn-ai.org
Hacker News - AI
hn-ai.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lee-phillips.org/notweyl

“Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break”

Where I complain about a recent video.
Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break
lee-phillips.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
journalsofindia.com/tech/the-bre... :

“Imagine a laser so powerful it carries the energy of 10,000 suns concentrated into a pinpoint.”

Do the hacks (in this case a “sociologist and web journalist”) stop to think for a second before writing this nonsense?

#physics #fusion
The breakthrough laser that could revolutionize unlimited clean energy and change history - Journals Of India
Imagine a laser so powerful it carries the energy of 10,000 suns concentrated into a pinpoint. This isn’t science fiction—it’s a groundbreaking discovery
journalsofindia.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
journalsofindia.com/tech/the-bre... :

“Imagine a laser so powerful it carries the energy of 10,000 suns concentrated into a pinpoint.”

Do the hacks (in this case a “sociologist and web journalist”) stop to think for a second before writing this nonsense?

#physics #fusion
The breakthrough laser that could revolutionize unlimited clean energy and change history - Journals Of India
Imagine a laser so powerful it carries the energy of 10,000 suns concentrated into a pinpoint. This isn’t science fiction—it’s a groundbreaking discovery
journalsofindia.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
After the recent elections in the U.S., this is perhaps a good time to remember that:

“Democrat” is not an adjective

lee-phillips.org/democrat

#politics #language
“Democrat” is not an adjective
lee-phillips.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Speak Russian and want to learn #julialang?

I was happy to find out recently that my book _Practical Julia_ will be translated into Russian. I'll be back with an announcement when it’s available.

lee-phillips.org/juliabook/

#programming #physics
<em>Practical Julia</em>
lee-phillips.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
After the recent elections in the U.S., this is perhaps a good time to remember that:

“Democrat” is not an adjective

lee-phillips.org/democrat

#politics #language
“Democrat” is not an adjective
lee-phillips.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Democrat” is not an adjective

lee-phillips.org/democrat

#politics #language
“Democrat” is not an adjective
lee-phillips.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“Practical Julia” is designed to teach scientists how to use the best language for science, with chapters on #physics, #mathematics, #biology, #statistics, and more.

amzn.to/3Jn1QdR

A review: lwn.net/Articles/966...

#julialang
Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds
Practical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds: 9781718502765: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com
amzn.to
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
github.com/bgreenwell/doxx:

A new terminal program providing a lovely display of .docx files. It’s great to be able to read these files without firing up a GUI monstrosity such as LibreOffice. Its only defect is the inclusion of an option for “AI” summaries of the document.
GitHub - bgreenwell/doxx: Expose the contents of .docx files without leaving your terminal. Fast, safe, and smart — no Office required!
Expose the contents of .docx files without leaving your terminal. Fast, safe, and smart — no Office required! - bgreenwell/doxx
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You can use Typst today even if you need to produce a LaTeX manuscript:

lee-phillips.org/typstfilters/

#typt #latex #physics #mathematics #computerscience #science
Using Typst Today: When You Need LaTeX
lee-phillips.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
And perhaps spare a thought for the woman who created the foundation for modern theoretical physics: amzn.to/3YZZB4W
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
Happily using #julialang on my Android phone.

It can take the place of a multitude of “apps”.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Reposted by Lee Phillips
This is pretty incredible work by @cncastillo.bsky.social!

Really exciting to see #medical #imaging continue to grow within #julialang -- especially the GPU acceleration via KomaMRI.jl (link: github.com/JuliaHealth/...)

Plus, the @makie.org plots look fantastic!

#dataviz #academicsky
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Papers retracted for using a copyrighted questionnaire

lee-phillips.org/questionnair...

#science #law
Papers retracted for using a copyrighted questionnaire
lee-phillips.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Julial 1.12 brings progress on standalone binaries and more:

lwn.net/Articles/104...

Subscribe to the excellent LWN to read my article about the latest major #Julialang release.

#physics #scicomm
lwn.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Julial 1.12 brings progress on standalone binaries and more:

lwn.net/Articles/104...

Subscribe to the excellent LWN to read my article about the latest major #Julialang release.

#physics #scicomm
lwn.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Charlotte Zwerin’s 1988 documentary, “Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser,” is out on a new Blu-ray¹. I used to own a laserdisc² of this fascinating, revelatory and disturbing film³.

1 amazon.com/Thelonious-S...
2 filmstories.co.uk/features/las...
3 criterion.com/films/33809-...

#music #jazz
Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (The Criterion Collection) [Bluray]
The closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pio...
amazon.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Happily using #julialang on my Android phone.

It can take the place of a multitude of “apps”.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM