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MaxEnt’ipodes [December 14-19, 2025, U of Auckland, Aotearoa]
Posted in Statistics with tags 44th International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering, Antipodes, Aotearoa, Auckland, Bayesian inference, conference, Faulkner, MaxEn 2025, Milford Sound, New Zealand, Oxford (Mississipi), Te Ika a Māui, University of Auckland on March 22, 2025 by xi'an
George’s dream
Posted in Kids, Travel with tags Auckland, dishwasher, George Casella, Ithaca, New York, New Zealand on April 11, 2015 by xi'an
While I have shared this idea with many of my friends [in both senses that I mentioned it and that they shared the same feeling that it would be a great improvement], the first time I heard of the notion was in George Casella‘s kitchen in Ithaca, New York, in the early 1990’s… We were emptying the dishwasher together and George was reflecting that it would be so convenient to have a double dishwasher and remove the need to empty it altogether! Although, at the moral level, I think that we should do without dishwashers, I found this was a terrific idea and must have told the joke to most of my friends. I was nonetheless quite surprised and very pleased to receive the news from Nicole today that Fisher & Paykel (from Auckland, New Zealand) had gone all the way to produce a double dishwasher, or more exactly a double dishdrawer, perfectly suited to George’s wishes! (Pleased that she remembered the notion after all those years, not pleased with the prospect of buying a double dish washer for more than double the cost of [and a smaller volume than] a regular dishwasher!)
