Words

Some of the words I have written. All of these were written at least four years ago. I have changed. My opinions may be different. I am less earnest.

24-09-2013

Night Lights

There is something profoundly soothing in the night time skyline of the city.

25-06-2013

Media as Fable

"The reason of the strongest is always the best."

03-06-2013

Thirty Days in the City

Some thirty days ago, I moved from the suburbs of Northern Virginia to the crowded streets of San Francisco.

08-03-2013

Travel Log: South America, 2013

This time around, the travel log reads, "There is no travel log."

03-02-2013

Travel Log: San Francisco, 2013

Four guys play frisbee fetch with another guy’s dog. Every one is pleased with the outcome.

12-01-2013

Resolutions II

This year I have one primary resolution.

28-11-2012

Death of the Captain's Log

I found myself in a creative funk, unable to self-motivate with many elements in the queue of ongoing projects.

26-11-2012

Tech Talk: Doodle or Die

On November 1, I gave a tech talk with the Michigan Hackers group at the University of Michigan.

25-11-2012

Travel Log: Pacific Northwest, 2012

I am currently in route to Portland, and believe that I am somewhere over Iowa or thereabout.

24-06-2012

Go Outside and Play

Do it now.

30-05-2012

Travel Log: Western Europe, 2012

Today, I leave for Europe.

22-04-2012

Stream of Consciousness IV

I'm not a Reductionist because I believe that it robs the natural universe of its beauty and splendor.

01-04-2012

Introducing HaltPy

I've solved the halting problem.

31-03-2012

A Rookie's Take, Nine Months In

Nine months in, and I'm enjoying the ride.

19-02-2012

Stream of Consciousness III

I'm in a rare frame of mind at the moment.

18-02-2012

Generations are Defined By Conflict

It is a generation's conflicts upon which we frame and retroactively fit a generation as a singular entity.

27-01-2012

Doctor King and Gay Rights

It is a question that has divided many, including those in the King family.

02-01-2012

Resolutions

I have never taken New Year's resolutions seriously.

27-12-2011

Stream of Consciousness II

People will surprise you if just given the chance.

15-12-2011

Stream of Consciousness I

I think that a lot of families have given in to this commercialization of Christmas.

05-12-2011

Learning List

The idea is to take ten minutes writing down the topics that you want to learn.

15-11-2011

Protect Free Speech, Protect the Internet

The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

19-10-2011

A Few Thoughts on Prismatic Identity

We all wear a medley of masks. Some are just more visible than others.

18-10-2011

My Little Ruby

As a software engineer and as a programming enthusiast, I am always trying to learn.

05-09-2011

Peering Into the Past with Cool Madison

Just now, I was trying to find an old wish list of books that I had compiled in a text file.

07-08-2011

Two Iterations as a Responsible Adult

For six weeks now, or two full development iterations, I have worked as a Software Engineer at Opower.

24-07-2011

The Plague and the Love

The Plague by Albert Camus is a revelation.

16-07-2011

Self-Perception as a Strange Loop

How we perceive our inner selves plays a critical role in our interaction with the environment that surrounds us.

20-06-2011

Programming as Art

I spend a great deal of time writing code.

11-06-2011

The Internet as a Collective Consciousness

The Internet is truly remarkable. Never before has humanity had a tool to enable instantaneous global communication.

01-06-2011

Software Parents are Totally an Awesome Idea, For Sure

A woman walks into the patent office and is granted a patent for "Song chorus with catchy hook."

24-05-2011

A College Retrospective

This past Thursday, I graduated from George Mason University as a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

05-05-2011

Subliminal Lessons in Fairy Tales

I have never much cared for fairy tales.

04-05-2011

The Triumph of Gödel, Escher, Bach

It is only fitting that I spent a healthy portion of my Senior year reading Professor Douglas Hofstadter's magnum opus.

17-04-2011

A Thought Experiment on Tax Philosophy

I am by no means an Economist. I don't profess to be intelligent on these matters in any way.

30-03-2011

The Tail of Pat the Pit Viper

...her nightstand, turned to page one, and this is what she read:

29-03-2011

Writing a URL Shortener in Python

Recently, I realized that I had never given any thought to how URL shorteners work.

13-03-2011

Confirming My Cynicism

Ignorant. Stupid. Insensitive. Myopic. Boorishly nationalistic and jingoistic. Absent-minded.

04-03-2011

Euler Problem 029 in Scala

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been slowly stepping through the wonderfully difficult problems at Project Euler.