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Category Archives: Real Life
For the love of all things good, get vaccinated
Read any news outlet–measles, a disease declared in 2000 to have been eradicated in the United States, has now infected nearly 100 people across at least a dozen states with no sign of slowing down just yet. The single glimmer … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Real Life
Tagged antivax, denialism, fallacies, flu, for the love of all things good get vaccinated, get vaccinated, get vaccinated dammit, hate the messenger but get vaccinated, i have yet to read a blaze article that made any sense, influenza, libertarians, risk assessment, science based medicine, slippery slope fallacy, the blaze, tone police, vaccines
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Cutting distractions loose
I recently made an unpleasant decision after a very unpleasant confrontation, and though I do regret the immediate impetus for my decision, I also recognize that this decision probably should have been made long before reaching this point. Allow me to … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Graduate School, Real Life
Tagged arguing on the internet, bad apples, coding horror, cpcb, disagreements in a group are inevitable, google groups, group dynamics, kickass faculty position, one does not simply unsubscribe OH BUT THEY DO, self awareness, someone is wrong on the internet
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The toxicity of Facebook
Of course, everything I discuss here can be generalized beyond Facebook, but it is arguably the biggest perpetrator, and therefore the easiest example. I’ve made similar posts before, but today’s content is decidedly more personal. Why Facebook brings out the … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate School, i ken make living plz, Occupation, Real Life, The Lady
Tagged building connections more like building political hatred, even though i would love nothing more than to perma-delete my facebook with extreme prejudice, facebook, facebook is le suck, important things shouldn't go on facebook, ipso facto nothing should go on facebook, oversharing, pittsburgh, reality would seem to dictate i have an account, we heart pittsburgh
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Necks are absolutely essential
Because without them, I would’ve forgotten my head somewhere by now. But probably wouldn’t have even realized it yet. This week has been a whirlwind. My collaborators and I are trying to get a research paper out (or, at least, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Graduate School, Mathematics, Programming, Real Life, The Lady
Tagged brute force search, combinatorics fail, i wonder if the nsa has zettabyte storage, mawage is what bwings us togethah, n choose k, powerset, python, scatterbrained, strugglebug, yes i could have used a python generator thank you captain useless input, zettabyte
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Weddings: the best and worst
Everything you hear about wedding planning really is true; obviously there’s a continuum and everyone’s mileage will inevitably vary, but you’ll more than likely run into some person or another airing their dirty laundry. It sucks. It sucks that the … Continue reading
Posted in Real Life, Religion, the fam, The Lady
Tagged bible thumpers, catholicism, christianity, fundamentalism at its worst, hate hate hate the subservience line, i can respect beliefs i don't agree with but i can't respect illogical arguments, judaism, literal interpretation of the bible: you're doing it wrong, receptions, religion, save the drama for your mama, this isn't even interpreting the bible literally it's making shit up out of thin air, weddings
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The Job Hunt
Since the start of October, I’ve been in full-on job-hunting mode. Courtesy of Ph.D. Comics, this pretty much sums up how I feel: Something any prospective doctor of philosophy should know: academic and industry hiring processes are very different. Universities are going … Continue reading
101 in 1001: Follow-up
Just about a week ago, the deadline for my Feb 13, 2011 post came up. It was a pretty neat idea: rather than go with a “new year’s resolution” that is usually poorly-defined and craps out within the first couple … Continue reading
No one will notice if the government shuts down
On Oct 1, Google put out a Doodle commemorating the 123rd anniversary of Yosemite National Park (at least in the US), a somewhat ironic gesture considering as of that morning, all national parks were closed and would remain so for a … Continue reading
Routines are boring
…but they are also conducive to productivity. Just sayin’. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks since moving into the new apartment. No, the moving isn’t finished yet; still quite a bit to go. The key, I suppose, is that … Continue reading
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