You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike…
Remember these? Recently they have been reprinted. I saw a bunch in a bookstore two months ago.
I wrote this year’s annual Christmas letter in the format of a CYOA book (actually more like a printed copy of Colossal Cave). After reading it, my friend [...]
I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind on my blog again. It happens from time to time when I am very busy. I was going to post a huge picture bomb of all the things I have done in the past two weeks, but I think instead I will break them up and back post them. My [...]
I’ve been back in California for almost two days now (though it doesn’t seem like it has been that long). It’s been a great 48 hours, and a good start to the quarter.
Highlights have included:
Playing poker with Doougle’s frosh
Addictedly watching 24 with Doug, Emily, and Ralf
Classy dinner with Jo at Spalti’s
Coffee and pastries at the [...]
Mythology nuts (of which I might be the only one here) and people interested in the legend of King Arthur (which I believe to be of general appeal): I have two books to recommend.
The Search for King Arthur
I found this book at the Stormville flea market over Memorial Day for $4. It sat on the [...]
I went to one of Don Knuth’s computer science “musings” lectures today. I thought that it was a shame that I’ve been on the same campus as this living legend but I’ve never heard him speak. The topic of his ninety minute talk was a newly discovered isomorphism between integer partitions and set partitions. I [...]
I was playing chess online today on the ICC (Internet Chess Club) and I had an interesting blitz game against Serena-Maria(WIM). Playing as white I was up a full piece at one point, but then blundered a bishop. However, I still had a formidable passed pawn and black resigned. She missed a forced draw. Can [...]
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