Monthly Archives: July 2011

If you noticed that this site went down recently, that may be a sign you’re checking it too often. I just swapped out the server that provides this website, and also serves as my apartment’s wireless access point. The old … Continue reading →

Yesterday I thought up a really awesome math/algorithms problem. Now it’s 1 AM. What happened? This stuff is dangerous.

Dear Comcast, I would love to pay you my cable bill for the last two months. Unfortunately, your payment page says “We are unable to retrieve your billing information at this time.”, just like the last time I checked it. … Continue reading →

Played some Scrabble this afternoon, thankfully in the shade. A few photos are in order. You may be able to guess from the photos which of us provided the set. I had to leave in the final moments, so unfortunately … Continue reading →

It was so hot last night that nobody wanted to go back to our unairconditioned apartments, so we met up at Meadhall and wound up playing Hearts (at which I was terrible) and Poker (at which I seemed to do … Continue reading →

I don’t have much to report myself, but it seems like everyone I know has been having quite a day due to this, this, and (unrelatedly) this. Some for better, some for worse.

Google claims not to know of a single page that links to this great poem. Fixed.

My window faces directly at the building next door. If an intruder entered my apartment, I could step out of my window right onto my neighbor’s ledge. If they stay up late I have to close my blinds to sleep, … Continue reading →

I found a great list of known carcinogens, along with an assessment of the amount of cancer they might induce. (I found it from Wikipedia, but it’s produced by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs.) Highlights include: Beer, Wine, Coffee, Lettuce, Orange … Continue reading →