Monthly Archives: December 2009

The great thing about being home with nothing to do is that I finally have time to write down the stuff that’s been in my head. The great thing about a weblog is that I have someplace to write it, … Continue reading →

I saw Avatar on Friday with family. I was pleasantly surprised. Within even the broadest construal of its category, it is unmatched. The movie has been analyzed so extensively, everywhere, that I have very little to add. The plot is … Continue reading →

I scheduled an experiment today, and there was still plenty of snow on the ground, so I walked into Central Square to catch Harvard’s free shuttle bus, the M2, which runs to the Medical Area. The bus comes roughly every … Continue reading →

It’s Tuesday. In two weeks I’ll be in Salt Lake City, on arguably my first trip to a scientific conference thing. It’s not a real conference, though. It’s the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Work Week and All Hands … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the past month working on a technique to extract motion parameters from ultrasound measurements, even when those measurements provide, at first glance, no relevant information at all. My approach has slowly gotten more sophisticated over time, and now … Continue reading →

Tonight I watched my first Blu-Ray movie, though I didn’t realize it until just now. It was Kingdom of Heaven, a crusader epic. Blu-Ray carries far more detail than a DVD, and this movie, with sprawling epic battles and flyovers … Continue reading →

My desk is in a classic scientific laboratory with slate counters and vents for things like Bunsen burners. It also has a fume hood, which is a powerfully ventilated enclosure for performing experiments that can produce harmful vapors. Every few … Continue reading →

Friday night was the annual Radiology department holiday party, in the usual extravagant setting, with the usual band and food. This year’s terrible song performance by the chair of the department was “My grant”, to the tune of “My girl” … Continue reading →

I moved my car from one side of the street to the other this morning, to avoid tomorrow’s street cleaning, and when I got out, I noticed an enormous dent. Someone, or something, had put a major dent, spanning the … Continue reading →