Freedom. It is a big word. The post is hardly commensurate in length, breadth, and depth. Nonetheless I am free enough to decide to spend the Saturday to jot down the following. Free enough to have multiple waves of doubts over my career and dealing -- maybe I am also free enough to carve a … Continue reading Freedom*
Category: The Aperiodicals
A Sinking Source (Recovered Version)
Originally published in December 2023, access restored April 2024. I have written and published the original in April 2023, a few months into the limbo phase of my PhD where even myself was starting to feel funny about my productivity levels and seriousness - as will be judged (and now, being judged) by peers and … Continue reading A Sinking Source (Recovered Version)
That Thing, Physics
Originally published in January 2024, access restored April 2024. In high school I made a Space Engine screenshot about two comets in a fictional planetary system. They appeared to be close, almost orbiting their sun together in the moment. However, the dust tails behind them gently hinted about their totally different orbits -- in other … Continue reading That Thing, Physics
High Dimensions Navigator
Content Statement: this essay contains human-supervised embellishment by ChatGPT. I am in a hurry after all. To be fair though, it didn't get my point and only supplied minor prose elements. As I found myself running away from loud FaceTiming businessmen in the Air NZ VIP lounge, a place of free import beers and buffets, … Continue reading High Dimensions Navigator
at Dr Sagan’s Resting Place
Finishing and publishing my diary entry about a personally significant encounter. I arrived in the small lakeside city of Ithaca, New York at midnight. Driving along Interstate-88 in the twilight hours wasn't something you can easily forget. As the sky faded behind the Upstate hills surrounding me, the crescent moon, the forests, and eons of … Continue reading at Dr Sagan’s Resting Place
Perimeter 1-2
Waterloo included, I (re)visited many spots of importance to my career on my recent journey, and have connected with, grabbed lunch with, or otherwise disappointed, quite a few friends and colleagues in North America. What I feel like making my next remark on — before hitting Twitter with “NEW PAPER”, and not for my signature … Continue reading Perimeter 1-2
Matching Humans
I am writing this brief essay as a witness to history. As of the publication of this blog post, I have not personally sought access to GPT4, and so recognise that this essay contributes little to the worldwide technical discussion. Nonetheless I felt compelled to voice my emotions over the recent developments. If not near … Continue reading Matching Humans