So a friend of mine recently-ish filled out one of those Q/A lists about books on tumblr, and it got me thinking about books I haven’t read, and it got me thinking. Specifically, one of the books mentioned happened to touch on an anomaly in my reading habits, one of the few books that I’ve […]

I’m pretty wiped out, mostly from sitting and staring at a screen for most of the day. That usually isn’t a problem, but my old age is getting to me, gosh darn it, and I can’t just push myself like I used to. Where was I?… Oh, right, dumping core or something. I have blogger […]

So I’m going to dump core, and whine and complain for a bit. Feel free to ignore, rebut, or burn. I think I’ve figured out why I can’t do anything: I switch context way too often. What I mean by switching context is switching from one task to another: for instance, going from sleeping to […]

While starting to read through the Feynman Lectures, I thought of this: In Starship Troopers, a certain planet has less competitive wildlife because it happens to be orbiting a star that puts out less mutation-inducing radiation than our own star, with the hidden implication that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” However, a good […]

Well, I finally got moved into an actual server. Hopefully I get to stick around! Edit: Oh, and the site is a LOT snappier, even when it’s in a completely different location.

Sorry about the broad title: I’m going to be talking about a whole lot of things. First things first, I’m almost done with this iteration of the academic school year! Exciting. The metal reprap is coming along: it’s coming along at a good clip, but man, if it makes it, it’s gonna be close. I […]

Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here: since then, I’ve switched to being a comp eng major, got my financial aid stuff, and am probably going to Columbia. Fun times. However, it’s the first time that I’ve really felt the weight of the cost of my schooling. For some reason, I’ve never […]

First, I got into USC’s combined plan program. Second, I got into Columbia’s combined plan program. Third, PROFIT!!!!!!! (or extreme dancing) I’m pretty stoked right about now. I don’t have to go to USC, and I got into Columbia’s combined plan program for computer engineering (rather than the saner choice of electrical engineering). The only […]

I got into Cal Poly’s Robotics REU program! I’ll say it again! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Damn, I’m happy. Happier than winning the MCM (which is saying something). The MCM took only 4 days out of my life: this is going to put me in California, working with robots, for an entire summer. I’ll say it again. God […]

So, I pretty much got a minimal amount of sleep last nightmorning, and not a whole much more the day before that. So, I’m running pretty close to empty, but at least I don’t have anything big and wildly unfinished due tomorrow. Dumping core right now probably isn’t the best idea, but like drunk people, […]