Caprice
Gitalogy — The Science of Being a Big Fish
Gitalogy originates from the Chinese proverb “宁做鸡头，不做凤尾” — literally “better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix,” equivalent to “better to be a big … Read more →
Photography and Research
I recently picked up my camera again, and was startled to realize how ridiculously similar photography and research (at least in computer science) are. I strongly recommend that fellow academic … Read more →
Notes on a Fractured 2022
Things have been getting more surreal with each passing year. When someone who spends too much time doomscrolling stops being surprised by the absurd, they’re already in trouble. My chronic … Read more →
Symbols and Interpretation
After nearly a month of being tortured by Coq, I have finally, finally finished Logic Foundations. As the lead title of the Software Foundations series, it really is something. Here I just want to … Read more →
A Few Days in California
Just got back from California, couldn’t wait to jot down my impressions. Finally got around to finishing this post a month later. Prologue This summer I was fortunate to land an internship at a … Read more →
Reflections on 2020
A record of the unprecedented, surreal year that was 2020. And a summary of my own year, plus hopes for 2021. Fair warning: this post is stream of consciousness with no pretense of structure—written … Read more →
BCI, Humans, and Computation
Some musings on what brain-computer interfaces might look like in the foreseeable future and ideas that could become research topics. Prologue BCI technology and brain-related sciences have appeared … Read more →
Thoughts on "Antifragile"
I’ve been reading Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professor at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. I’d long heard of his “Incerto” series on uncertainty—this book … Read more →
Photography Notes
Why Write This To remind myself and share what I’ve learned. Why Photography Technically speaking: to preserve a visual record of a specific moment in time for future reference. Artistically … Read more →