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Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory? | Mike's Notebook

06 Sep 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/mathematical-conservatory/

Math as cultural institution.

Dear Claude: Please don't use regex to parse code | Mike's Notebook

13 May 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/no-regex-claude/

Consider building a real parser instead.

From Buffon's Needle to Buffon's Noodle | Mike's Notebook

06 May 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/buffons-noodle/

Bending the needle with geometric probability

The TQC Lemma | Mike's Notebook

08 Apr 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/tqc-lemma/

A surprising little lemma that's getting some attention

Nonlinear vibes | Mike's Notebook

23 Mar 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/nonlinear-vibes/

In which the Kirchhoff–Carrier equation explains why it's hard to tune your guitar.

Design of this blog | Mike's Notebook

12 Mar 2026

https://mbmccoy.dev/posts/design-manifesto/

... --minify && rsync -avz public/ server:/var/www/ mbmccoy.dev/ echo "Deployed at $(date -Iseconds)" Inline ...