Some days ago I was walking in the University Center (a social activity building on our campus) and I saw Mike Shamos.
For those of us who studied Computational Geometry, Mike probably needs no introduction. Mike is also famous for being an expert witness in many computer software and electronic voting cases. (For a technical readership, the DeCSS case is probably the most notable.) But since Mike is often seen on campus, what makes this post interesting?
Well, when I saw him, he was actually standing at the billiards tables and speaking with a cue stick. This scene was completely unexpected to me back then. Out of curiosity, I stopped by the tables and from the audience I learned that he was in fact teaching introductory billiards that day. Having watched his amazing demonstrations, from that day on, I have a new understanding of billiards.
