Azores

This morning was beautiful, so I took Django for a walk in the Estate, where landscaping works near Penicuik Old House are underway to shield the users if the exclusive wedding venue of Penicuik New House from the hairy unwashed like me. That's fine: I'll continue to enjoy the Palladian shell...

Afterwards I spent the day enhancing an I/O feature of our solver, but didn't get the email offering us the contract I'd bid for a week ago. I'm not surprised if we don't get it. Someone will have bid next to nothing and the company will get a rubbish job. 

Prompted by PhD student B, I booked travel and accommodation for a significant conference in June. It's in the Azores to celebrate the 70'th of a major figure in our field, rather than its usual location of Bethlehem PA. Now that may be a fine city, but I fancy the Azores a bit more. I'll go with A, И will go with her A, and PhD student Y has now found a cheaper route with two nights in Paris! It should be lots of fun!