I took a three part philosophy / humanities class two years ago. One of the more interesting ideas that came up involved a shed that was transformed into a boat, and then back into a shed. The same shed. Well, identical, in any case. All of the same pieces were used; nothing was added, nothing was removed. The real crux of the issue was whether it was the same shed. Was it?...
Well, the pictures are not up yet, but the art is complete. I spent a good deal of time on project one, with the final twenty-four hour stretch being the most creative. And yet, the art seems reminiscent of an eight year-old’s work. My critique went well, however… so perhaps my own view is too hash. I’ll try and get pictures of some of the pieces up within the next few weeks....
I’ve got a cup of green tea, three open windows (it is a beautiful 50° F), and a pile of homework due shortly. I’m [supposed to be] working on two multi-part (multi-part meaning over a dozen sub-questions each) economics questions due Monday and my first art project due Tuesday. After reading about mathematically described recursive data structures all day, I’m taking a little break to write. So, here we are. You, me, and some extemporaneous thoughts to follow:...
Well, I’m working on graph theory. Thought I’d throw out a little puzzle, in case you’re bored this Sunday afternoon. The challenge: connect the circles with the same numbers, but don’t allow any of your connections to intersect. You shouldn’t go outside the rectangle. It’s not terribly difficult, but might entertain you for a minute or two. …
I have a mild obsession with new software, and Adobe just released Creative Suite 4 a few days ago. Naturally, I wanted to give it a go. I searched the torrents, and only found pre-releases. A few Google searches left me disappointed, saying that Adobe didn’t plan on releasing trials of its new products until sometime in November. Then, I stumbled on this page: http://secretsoftheinternets.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/download-the-adobe-cs4-suite-early/ that gave me a tip. It was just a bit off…...
Publishing a personal blog, however neglected, poses some interesting dilemmas. Whatever you publish is open to everyone on the Internet: this includes those people that know you – potentially those people that like you. You’re writing for people you may interact with, may care about, people you may sometimes have to explain yourself to. This is problematic, because you are aware of this. This awareness becomes particularly nagging when you’d like to explore wild topics, attack certain ideas, grapple with less accepted points of view....
I’m feeling terribly un-inventive, as you may have been able to gather from the title. Which it sort of weird, because I just got done writing this poem. It’s not particularly creative, but it was rather spontaneous. [By the way, I have updated the poetry commenting system. It is operational again.] So, maybe you saw it coming. I made a trip to a local casino with my uncle. I didn’t gamble, but I did walk out a winner....
Today is Oct. 7th. I’m 21 years old as of earlier this morning, and instead of partying – I’m reading about tuples, graphs, and functions. Not the most exciting day, but I did have a nice time making my very first charcoal drawings. I also went out on a limb and ordered pizza… So, what’s with the title? Well, I read a very interesting article that I’d like to share:...
Hmmm… somethings different here, you mumble. I notice you looking around in obvious, mild, confusion. It’s true! I’ve changed the look of things here. I’ve gone and taken the easy way out until I get around to coding myself. Save your ooooooo-s and ahhhhhhh-s for whoever wrote this theme. It wasn’t me. But, man, does it make things look different. Excuse me now, while I stare at the layout a while…...
Sometimes life has some really ingenious ways of surprising you – maybe “startling you” captures the effect more aptly. You think you have some idea of where things are going, who you’re going with, and why you’re going at all… then, things change. Your life gets a new direction, your companions abandon you – some others come out of the woodwork – and you have completely new motivations for doing anything....