<![CDATA[Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work".]]>Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/76a28050-f1c2-4c29-948b-f7b2c24363e9/now-more-than-ever-i-find-myself-contemplating-the-last-two-sentences-from-this-page-of-acton-s-numerical-methods-that-usually-work-.RSS for NodeFri, 29 May 2026 14:51:54 GMTSat, 02 May 2026 07:57:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Wed, 20 May 2026 04:51:13 GMT]]>@nxskok I find that Acton is a little like Velvel Kahan (he of IEEE floating point standard fame) or Edsger Dijkstra: you don't always have to agree with what they wrote, but you should at least give them some serious thought.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116605103223036649https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116605103223036649Wed, 20 May 2026 04:51:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Wed, 20 May 2026 04:48:00 GMT]]>@tpfto This is, as a whole, a pleasantly opinionated book.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/nxskok/statuses/116605090561826015https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/nxskok/statuses/116605090561826015Wed, 20 May 2026 04:48:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:39:31 GMT]]>@tpfto
Bold, that. Ya gotta love it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/AmenZwa/statuses/116598451163759063https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/AmenZwa/statuses/116598451163759063Tue, 19 May 2026 00:39:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:24:21 GMT]]>@AmenZwa I am sure Acton knew what he was doing when he picked that book title. (In fact, in the original edition of the book, the title was ostensibly just "Numerical Methods That Work", and the "Usually" was in a faded shade of gray, like he was trying to sneak it in.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116598391508512705https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116598391508512705Tue, 19 May 2026 00:24:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:21:24 GMT]]>@tpfto
😍😍😍
I hadn’t seen it. Thanks so much mate. Love it!

And that book title….🀣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/AmenZwa/statuses/116598379906938696https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/AmenZwa/statuses/116598379906938696Tue, 19 May 2026 00:21:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work". on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:16:42 GMT]]>(I don't know if @AmenZwa has already seen this, but I think he'll appreciate it.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116598361427828284https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/tpfto/statuses/116598361427828284Tue, 19 May 2026 00:16:42 GMT