Mathematical joke

Q: What happened to the research engineer who took too long calculating his Hessian matrix?

A: He got the sack!

Success at Petersfield Write Angle

This is what the Petersfield Herald wrote about the Write Angle evening:

WRITE ANGLE GOES WITH PETERSFIELD'S MIKE KNEE AND OPEN MIC

Before Mike takes on a new 'professional name' (his niece called him 'uncle Mike' and 'un-cool' Mike came out of it), - Write Angle strongly declares Mike is anything but - 'uncool'!

He handles the guitar as if he was born with it in his fingers. His lilting voice and the magic of what he calls 'contemporary folk' music put the instrument to its fullest capacity, and his lyrics are clever, witty, stretching out in all directions. There is nothing quite like sitting back to an evening of good music with 'spunk and bite' and that's what Mike Knee provided.

Lorna Silvester accompanied him on the flute for several of his songs and, together, they make the music of angels. The lyrics, though, range over more 'biting' stuff, like 'The lie of the land', 'Shanghai is not what it seems', a song for sudoku addicts, and, bicycles '2 wheels good, 4 wheels better' while riding er...'bum to bum'. There can be no doubt the audience was mesmerised by these two talented, diverse and confident performers. Lots of laughter and enthusiasm showed once again that Write Angle has something for everybody and is more than just poetry performance.