April 27th, 2009
…comes to speak in our department this week.
Luis characterizes his research interest as “encouraging people to do work for free.” How strong is this encouragement? Does he inspire? Do people get addicted? Do they feel guilty if work is not done? Are these incentives ethical?
Tom Mitchell (father of machine learning) was here last week. I can’t complain.
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
January 8th, 2009
Let’s see who e-mailed me today…

I am so popular!
Posted in Fun | No Comments »
December 14th, 2008
Patched both camel and evolution to display the photo embedded in the gpg public key used for signing e-mail.

Posted in Open Source | No Comments »
December 14th, 2008
I patched libcamel so evolution does not display pictures from gpg keys when verifying e-mail signatures. This was annoying because I had to close eog every time I viewed a signed e-mail.
Posted in Open Source | No Comments »
November 30th, 2008
Ah, the thrill of engineering! The thrill of building something new. The thrill of blinking lights and spinning wheels and running gerbils. The thrill of something you can show to friends, “See, isn’t this neat? I built this. Would you like to play with it? It is fun!” Yes, engineering has its appeal that reaches down to our medieval roots of making arrows and bows and building catapults. It is something fun and productive at the same time. It is the embodiment of enjoying what you do.
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
October 5th, 2008
10 p.m. Cello concert. I jinxed the pancakes. 11 p.m. Pirrrate parrrty. “White Russian.” 2 a.m. Asymptotic bounds.
Tags: concert, jinx, pirates
Posted in Fun | No Comments »
October 5th, 2008
6 p.m. Discussion on nuclear weapons and international politics. Free pizza. 7 p.m. Photos of Cuba. My signature in guest book. 8 p.m. “Armitage Gone! Dance.” Dance number one. I am in tears. Dance number two. Wait, wait, don’t be over, I did not get it. 9 p.m. Jog and lift in gym. 10 p.m. Cello concert. Free pancakes. 11 p.m. Asymptotical bounds.
Tags: cuba, dance, dartmouth, food, gym, music, nuclear weapons. pizza, pancakes, politics
Posted in Fun, Study | No Comments »
September 18th, 2008
Posted in Study | 2 Comments »
September 3rd, 2008
Today I read “On the Art of Writing” by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. My eyes opened wide every time I recognized my own silly mistakes. I recommend everyone to read the whole book, and pay special attention to Chapter 5 “On Jargon” and Chapter 12 “On Style.”
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, “On the Art of Writing: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913–1914,” Cambridge: University Press, 1916, Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/190/. 24 August 2008
Posted in Books | No Comments »
August 29th, 2008
Read awesome paper on overcoming writer’s block. The two principles I learned and successfully applied at work are: (1) allocate a bit of time every day for writing, and (2) separate writing and editing. The separation trick feels awkward at first but has great results. I highly recommend reading this paper to anyone who struggles writing anything longer than a paragraph.
Tags: inspiration, time management, writer's block, writing
Posted in Career, Study, Work | No Comments »