Monthly Archives: September 2010

Daemon

On the plane to and from Colorado I read Daemon, a recent novel about … well it’s complicated. I guess the biggest theme is the potential for new technologies to force dramatic changes in the whole structure of a society. … Continue reading

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Wedding

I spent the weekend in Colorado for my brother’s wedding. The ceremony and reception were held at Della Terra, a newly constructed venue at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes. The location is exquisite, on the side … Continue reading

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Education, Geek to Geek

Monty of Xiph.Org just put out a new video on the fundamentals of digital multimedia, hopefully the first of many. It’s a fun intro for anyone who’d like to know more about the foundations of modern audio/video technology, especially students. … Continue reading

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Wedding

My brother is getting married this weekend, so I’m flying out to Colorado with my family on Friday morning. I’ve never tried to fly with a tux before, but I can’t say I’m terribly concerned about it. I’ve mostly spent … Continue reading

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ToR

I went to a talk/discussion this afternoon led by Nick Mathewson, Chief Architect of Tor. It was really cool. I didn’t know Nick before, but talking to him nonetheless felt like a familiar experience because he embodies my archetype of … Continue reading

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Adolf Sannwald

The Harvard Reform Minyan’s Yom Kippur services were held, as usual, in Memorial Church. I was a bit early, and started perusing the southern wall, which is tiled with 697 names of Harvard men who were killed in World War … Continue reading

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19

I had a pretty quiet weekend, just paying bills and running errands. Today was the first VoiceLab rehearsal where we had something close to the whole group. There were 19 people present. It was huge. It sounded pretty good.

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Slow weekend

I had a nice relaxing weekend, which has been rare lately. I ran errands, watched some tennis on TV, and generally tried to take care of business. At no point can I recall leaving the city limits since coming home … Continue reading

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L’Shana Tova

It’s 5771, and hooray for that. I took the day off, went to services and spent the day talking about Jewy stuff with friends. It was a good day, and hopefully a good start for the year. Taking Thursday off … Continue reading

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Whirlwind

I just got back to Boston after spending the long weekend at home in CT. I was home for a party in celebration of my brother’s upcoming wedding. The party itself was epic, with 60 guests, a live band, and … Continue reading

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