Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ghosting Times Two

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I have ghosted and been ghosted.  I have been befriended and unfriended. I have decided to cut off contact with two long-term friends.  B...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Congressional Database and the Townhall Meeting

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Apparently all our elected representatives, at least on the national level, have a database system to track their constituents.  They are r...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Anita and Willem Lijpers from Holland

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On my way back from Big Sur, I stopped to look at an astonishing view and ended up talking to a nice person who was doing the same. Her name...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

What is the Value of Sponsoring Research Early

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draft Imagine the following situation.  A company is spun off of a major university computer science department.  The company has many cor...
Sunday, May 5, 2019

Remembering Those who Betrayed America

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It can be very difficult to remember later the details of events like we are experiencing.  So I will from time to time write about these e...
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Proletarian Revolution for Kids

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Avengers Endgame (almost no spoilers)

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draft I have seen this movie and I have read a variety of reviews online and I feel compelled to fill in some gaps for those who are, shame...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Siggraph 2019 Poster Submission

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Yeah, I made my deadline.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The 800 lb Gorilla of Setup and Payoff

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draft The 800 lb gorilla of "set up and payoff" is coming to a theatre near you on Thursday or Friday. Fan service of the type...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Internet Protocol (Not What You Think)

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draft Nobody knows how to be polite on the Internet.  What are the proper hours for email?  What are the proper hours for texting?  If I k...