I am reviving this blog after 10 years. I rambled a lot in this post, and for that I apologize. These are vignettes of ideas and thoughts about my second Vibecamp. "I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.
The worst and best thing happened to me this week. So, I mentioned before that we had to replace our last old 32-bit computer with a GIANT new 64-bit one. Data-taking had only started again on Friday after the beech marten incident, so we had to be
From Vox: The alt-right is more than warmed-over white supremacy. It’s that, but way way weirder. Here is a prediction: In 10 years time (2025) the alt-right kind of mindset described in this article will become a marketing demographic. The profile will be a certain kind
Today was the day after the half-marathon. All the muscles in my legs were still burning in the morning. Luckily there was a nice drizzle outside and the air was cool, so walking to the tram stop was not as awful as it could have been (though it did
I am currently reading a memoir by Haruki Murakami called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. As the title makes clear, it's mostly a collection of meditations on running. I have been running since November now, about three times a week. I picked up the
One of the purposes of this blog was to post articles and attach a small commentary under the link, in order keep the things I read in mind. I've not been so good about that. So to make up for up, I'll do one of them
Often I feel like the majority of my time spent interacting with things and people now is through a computer. I do get out. I do run for exercise. I do see people outside in the world and socialize. But left to my own devices when I'm at
As I guessed, my grandmother isn't up for cooking this Easter. She suggested Chinese food out. But my cousins and I are thinking of doing something different. All throughout our childhoods, our grandparents have cooked every big holiday meal for us. This Easter, we've decided we&
I'm off to Rome for the Easter weekend. Visiting family there is always such a mix of feelings. I have so many good memories of Rome from my childhood- so much good food, sight-seeing, and playing with my cousins. But visiting is now very different. My grandparents
There we go- it looks like there was just a delay of a day. The Director General of CERN also sent an email out about a moment of silence for Belgium happening this afternoon. People are talking about it more today as well. So it does seem like the response
The bombings in Belgium happened today- 30 people died in explosions in the airport and in a subway station. The Paris bombings just happened in November, and I remember the huge outpouring of sympathy in the wake of those attacks. CERN put all of the member-state flags at half
I've been working on getting this blog set up for a few weeks now. It's my first time building a webpage, and it's been a lot of fun! Physics likes to think it has a monopoly on my time, but doing stuff like this