I recently made it back from the Chi Conference in sunny San Jose California. Even though my paper wasn't accepted, I did get accepted as a student volunteer, and decided to go for some networking and to get out of Bloomington for a while.
I met some interesting folks from [...]
I recently made it back from the Chi Conference in sunny San Jose California. Even though my paper wasn't accepted, I did get accepted as a student volunteer, and decided to go for some networking and to get out of Bloomington for a while.
I met some interesting folks from [...]
I can't help but think that Cookie Monster has the answer to all of our problems on sustainability.
[...]I can't help but think that Cookie Monster has the answer to all of our problems on sustainability.
[...]Well... I made it to San Jose for the Chi Conference. However, there were more shenanigans en route. The flight out of Indianapolis was late AGAIN (no weather excuses this time... just 45 minutes late for the hell of it).
When Richie and I arrived in O'Hare, we had [...]
Well... I made it to San Jose for the Chi Conference. However, there were more shenanigans en route. The flight out of Indianapolis was late AGAIN (no weather excuses this time... just 45 minutes late for the hell of it).
When Richie and I arrived in O'Hare, we had [...]
Normally I don't post personal rants, but I had a pretty sad string of events recently on my recent "trip" to Turkey. This could be long, so here's my opinion and the bottom line: Avoid United Airlines.
This past week I was supposed to be flying out to Turkey for the [...]
Normally I don't post personal rants, but I had a pretty sad string of events recently on my recent "trip" to Turkey. This could be long, so here's my opinion and the bottom line: Avoid United Airlines.
This past week I was supposed to be flying out to Turkey for the [...]
Recently, I'd been checking out some biographies about Ayn Rand. Two of these in particular are fairly critical of her, emphasizing her flaws and "humanity", while another expose attacked these in turn.
What I find most interesting is the comment section. Generally this is where readers [...]
Recently, I'd been checking out some biographies about Ayn Rand. Two of these in particular are fairly critical of her, emphasizing her flaws and "humanity", while another expose attacked these in turn.
What I find most interesting is the comment section. Generally this is where readers [...]
I think this quote sums it up:
"(There is) a need for hybrid people, who can put together a mean car and pimp it out, too. This is the holy grail of this new generation. Schools are changing slowly to adopt this model of education."- John Maeda
In other words, [...]
I think this quote sums it up:
"(There is) a need for hybrid people, who can put together a mean car and pimp it out, too. This is the holy grail of this new generation. Schools are changing slowly to adopt this model of education."- John Maeda
In other words, [...]
I've been interested in "online games" for a while now, both because I think they're amazing creations, but also because of the complex interactions that they create between people, markets, and notions of property. Oftentimes these interactions (market economies, guilds, etc.) are meant to mimic or emulate what we're used [...]
I've been interested in "online games" for a while now, both because I think they're amazing creations, but also because of the complex interactions that they create between people, markets, and notions of property. Oftentimes these interactions (market economies, guilds, etc.) are meant to mimic or emulate what we're used [...]
One of the problems with writing cross-discipline research papers is figuring out "how to sell" your idea to the reviewers. Lately, I've been getting questions and criticisms on some of my techniques that imply that I'm not getting some of the important points across. I thought I'd try and [...]
One of the problems with writing cross-discipline research papers is figuring out "how to sell" your idea to the reviewers. Lately, I've been getting questions and criticisms on some of my techniques that imply that I'm not getting some of the important points across. I thought I'd try and [...]
I got a serious "virtual insanity" vibe watching videos of the icey roads across the US... crazy stuff... I don't know how this weather has missed us here in Indiana this year (knock on wood).
Icy road video
Jamiroquai video
For maximum comedic effect: Play the jamiroquai video as the [...]
I got a serious "virtual insanity" vibe watching videos of the icey roads across the US... crazy stuff... I don't know how this weather has missed us here in Indiana this year (knock on wood).
Icy road video
Jamiroquai video
For maximum comedic effect: Play the jamiroquai video as the [...]
One of the things that is so interesting about music, video, and other media is how difficult it is to value, and how it's completely bound to human opinion. In a sense, it behaves like a stock market driven almost totally on speculation. A new band comes out, their rough [...]
One of the things that is so interesting about music, video, and other media is how difficult it is to value, and how it's completely bound to human opinion. In a sense, it behaves like a stock market driven almost totally on speculation. A new band comes out, their rough [...]
I came across a site called "LibraryThing" that has a unique (as far as I know) feature for recommendation. While most sites try to suggest strongly correlated content (according to item correlation scales, or user ranking behavior), LibraryThing's "Unsuggester" actually recommends the worst possible content for a [...]
I came across a site called "LibraryThing" that has a unique (as far as I know) feature for recommendation. While most sites try to suggest strongly correlated content (according to item correlation scales, or user ranking behavior), LibraryThing's "Unsuggester" actually recommends the worst possible content for a [...]
This is somewhat old news, but Chris Soghoian (one of the new Informatics PhD students) was visited by the FBI recently. Chris's "crime" was posting a web page that would automatically generate fake Northwest Airlines boarding passes. Chris's act could be seen in two lights: A) He's [...]
This is somewhat old news, but Chris Soghoian (one of the new Informatics PhD students) was visited by the FBI recently. Chris's "crime" was posting a web page that would automatically generate fake Northwest Airlines boarding passes. Chris's act could be seen in two lights: A) He's [...]
I just had a good laugh from this page. referenced from an earlier New York Times article.
North Korea really is masterful at the mixed message. On this North Korean page you can buy animated images for your... cell phone? (North Koreans cannot own cell phones though, so [...]
I just had a good laugh from this page. referenced from an earlier New York Times article.
North Korea really is masterful at the mixed message. On this North Korean page you can buy animated images for your... cell phone? (North Koreans cannot own cell phones though, so [...]
Lately I've been working towards understanding music from a signal processing perspective. Music, like any sound form, can be broken down into its component frequencies using Fourier transforms. Usually the process is to split the signal into smaller blocks of sound, and then calculate the spectra for each block. [...]
Lately I've been working towards understanding music from a signal processing perspective. Music, like any sound form, can be broken down into its component frequencies using Fourier transforms. Usually the process is to split the signal into smaller blocks of sound, and then calculate the spectra for each block. [...]
