Category Archives: Life updates

Update for 3/20/2016

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Andy

This is a more typical update where I tell you how little I got done on my projects and how many extraneous things I did. (The post date says 3/21 because I published this just after midnight.) Site updates Blog … Continue reading →

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Update for 3/13/2016, part 3

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Andy

This is the last part of an initial weekly update on my site, my projects, and my life. Part 1 is here, and part 2 is here. Future updates will usually only take up one post. Life updates Drawing Nearer … Continue reading →

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From computer science to …

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Andy

Many months ago I read an article on Douglas Hofstadter, a name I’d heard since high school when my friend read Gödel, Escher, Bach. At the time I thought he was probably one of those overrated thinkers who writes inspiring, … Continue reading →

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Plans for 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Andy

Ah, New Year’s. A time for pressing the restart button on life and hoping it turns out better this time. I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions. I make plans all year long, and I happen to make some of … Continue reading →

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Virtual board game week

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Andy

Last week I reached a small milestone in my math reading, so this week I’ve been taking a break to play some video games. Mostly I’m trying out video games that implement board and card games. I think hobbyists just … Continue reading →

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Somerville

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Andy

Last week I acquired a new device, a Microsoft Surface Pro 4. And I do mean new. It was released that Monday, which is also when it arrived. I preordered it. I’m really not much of a gadget person, but … Continue reading →

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Death and life as usual

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Andy

I watch a lot of YouTube videos. They’re mostly Let’s Plays, footage of video games being played while the player talks. I let the videos run in the background while I do other things. It’s my version of listening to … Continue reading →

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This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Andy

Around the beginning of March I innocently clicked on a related YouTube video and discovered a friendly little channel (okay, it has almost 111,000 subscribers) that reignited a recurring interest of mine–in a big way. The channel was NerdSync, and … Continue reading →

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Home makeover, Thinkulum edition

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Andy

You may be wondering what my excuse is this time. I have a semi-good one, I promise. The past few months I’ve been plowing through the gargantuan housekeeping project of purging my possessions and reorganizing my apartment. The clutter was … Continue reading →

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Some rethinking, a trip to Chicago, and a workshop

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Andy

Last week I added a chapter to my Pychyl summary, posted my first chunk of epistemology notes, posted some of my drawing exercises to DeviantArt, and began reviewing my project choices. The epistemology notes are for the book’s introduction, and … Continue reading →

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