wolog.netwolog.net - LiveJournal.comMore on making our world better.- February 29, 2008 I've been doing a little brainstorming. Here's what i have so far. If there were no externalities, the free market would solve everything. But that's not real life. So this is a picture of influences that occur outside the free market. (Updated Feb. 29, 7pm: added "war -> poverty" link and "religion" bubble.) The completely connected triangle education, health, and poverty is interesting. There are people, organizations, and movements sitting on each of these arrows trying to...http://zestyping.livejournal.com/236832.html How long does it take to write a dissertation- February 12, 2008 This is the entry in which i confess to one of my compulsive behaviours. My sleep cycle is not the most regular thing in the world (but then again, i hear this is not so unusual for hacker types). Once upon a time i got interested in my sleep patterns,1 and decided to start recording them. So i hacked up a little utility to help me keep a log of when i sleep and wake up, with fairly minimal effort.When i started writing my dissertation, it occurred to me that it would be nice to know how...http://zestyping.livejournal.com/236388.html Future plans.- February 8, 2008 So... i'm trying to organize my thoughts on what to do with my life. I've been out of school for a month, interviewing for jobs and coming up with project ideas. I decided that writing might help me sort this out, so i'm going to do some of my thinking here, in the open. I invite your reactions and opinions some of you know me very well, and your feedback could help me out.DesiderataFirst, a little bit about what i'm looking for.I am convinced that a capable computer programmer can build...http://zestyping.livejournal.com/236088.html Why this primary matters.- February 5, 2008 Larry Lessig explains the significance of tomorrow's primary. I would go further; i think there are real policy differences between Obama and Clinton that matter, and that weigh decisively in favour of Obama (technology policy, for example). But i can't vote in this election, so i'll just share Lessig's video with you. Now is not the time to be afraid. Now is the time to reach for new hope.http://zestyping.livejournal.com/235793.html |