Observation —
A pair of recent advancements in related fields have made me question the role of pure mathematicians in our society.
Researchers took a huge step towards cutting down the world’s malaria problem this week. Millions of people die from malaria each year, so Jason Rasgon decided to do something about it. He took part in developing […]
It appears that I wrote my summary of Austin hastily. I was proven wrong; not by facts, not by the unfolding of poorly predicted happenings, but by relativity.
I wrote that the traffic in Austin was bad. Now I will defend myself by saying that this is true; traffic in Austin is worse than the traffic […]
There’re motherf’in blogs on this motherf’in plane! I got the entire row of seats to myself this morning on a flight from Austin to LA, so I decided to write a bit. Being on this high-flying job for about two weeks now, its time for me to throw down some opinions/observations/recommendations regarding my in-flight experience.
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My new job requires that I complete a small forest’s worth of paperwork before I can call myself an employee. The layout and organization of these forms is a bit concerning. I’m flattered that everyone wants to know my name, but I’m not sure that writing my name 20 times on 20 different forms is […]
For the first two years of my professional career, I worked at the State of New Jersey as a software developer. When I was hired, I wasn’t much of a professional. I lacked skills, experience, and above all, confidence. The hire came after a demoralizing eight month job hunt. The only thing that I had going […]
When I started working in a team environment I realized that every decision a person makes has a cascading or rippling effect on the people around them, especially when the decision has to do with scheduling. Since then I have been very mindful of people’s schedules and have made sure that they have been mindful […]
I rarely buy people gifts during the holidays. Its not that I don’t want to buy gifts, but I don’t want to prioritize my gift recipients. It is not possible to convince others limit their gift recipients to the people closest to them, because that just hurts the feelings of the people who are right […]
I’ve never punched a man out of anger, and I don’t claim to be able to fight. However, if I were 6′8″, 250 pounds, and have been lifting weights since I was 15 years old, I would be ashamed of myself if I faught like a 7 year old child engaged in a hissy […]
In many Indian households AVS, the Asian Variety Show, serves as a glint of familiarity for many homegrown Indians who immigrated to the United States for one reason or another. In the past, this program also acted as a catalyst for nostalgic thoughts. I would sit with my parents sometimes as they would recount stories […]
I’ve always been an avid video game player. I try to stay on or near the cutting edge when it comes to hardware, including PCs and consoles. I am starting to warm to purchasing one of the new consoles that were recently released. When I was younger, the only thing standing in between myself and […]
I’ve been alive 20-some years, and over that time I’ve had the opportunity to watch some young people get old. When I was younger, I had a more restricted view on the impact of age on a person’s career. Athletes, movie stars, television personalities…no one ever seemed to age. Michael Jordan was […]
I’m sure you’ve seen Apple’s recent advertising campaign starring the Mac Guy (Justin Long) and the PC Guy (John Hodgman). This really shouldn’t be a showdown, because the issue has been settled. Earlier last week Apple’s ad department decided to fire the “Mac Guy”. The reason is pretty obvious, but I think […]