I saw this post about the Digital Equipment Corporation’s PDP-11 mini-computer on Ars Technica and it brought back a flood of unexpected memories. For some people, a song from their youth brings forth a flood of memories, for me, my madeleine...
Last year, during the height of the pandemic when many universities shifted to remote learning platforms, I was privileged to be able to audit a class at the Harvard Divinity School taught by Jay Garfield. One of the texts we read was...
Or rather the typesetting program, (not typing in rubber, that would be a different type of “fun”)Last semester I decided to take a combined linear algebra, real analysis, and vector calculus class online (Math E-23A at Harvard Extension...
I have always loved the small hours; the twilight time where the graveyard shift of nocturnal creatures is about to hand over the baton to the diurnal crew; The time of sparkling dewdrops where one step can send a cloud of tiny, brown bats flying...
Anubis ()Since the pandemic began, we have all made transitions. For me, I transitioned to full-time work from home. For our kids, who do not attend a brick-and-mortar school, the change was not as drastic. For some other families who found...
You are the winner of the 2021 Ice Classic!The last patch of snow melted last night at 8:30 PM! Angela had the closest guess, so she is the winner of this years Ice Classic. Angela, check your email later today! For everyone else, thanks for playing...
A story by Arcturus BenderOnce upon a time there was a giant isopod named Dennis. He went on a mission to a cave. The journey was long and the cave was spooky. He unpacked his tent and slept at the mouth of the cave. The next day he went inside. It...
It’s National Poetry Month. Here is a poem about an eel.The Languid Eel.The languid eel waits,Eyes peeled,Down in dark deep,For his next meal.His razor teeth,Sharp as steel,Opercular opening,Flex, breathe.Languid no more,He strikes fast,Unseen...
A lot has happened since the last post about my health. At that time I was still hoping the nerve pain and weakness in my right arm would resolve with a course of medication. A little after a week into this treatment, I started experiencing the same...
Forgive me, friends, for I am about a month late in posting the start of the Noctiluca Ice Classic this year. I have been recovering from a three-level, cervical spine fusion (I’ll post more about that later), and I hope that is a good enough...
