Zugzwang (n.) a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one’s turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage, often in the final years of grad school. Zugzywangy. . . . Read more

Boltbus, or as I like to call it capitalism on wheels. I’ve bought a Boltbus ticket for $1 and I’ve bought one for $70, I bet there are derivatives being traded on these ticket prices. But all in all it’s always a pleasant ride, you know why? Because the . . . Read more

Saturdays are the hardest for me, I have an early morning yoga class. And so every Saturday morning there is almost always an intense battle between the sleep-a-little-more and the get-your-ass-up factions. Both sides have fairly convincing arguments and the debate turns deeply philosoph . . . Read more

One of the perks of being at Hopkins is that ever so often you get to visit the Hubble Space Telescope building. It is a stolid building perched atop a small slope on the fringe of the campus overlooking a dense park th . . . Read more

I’m usually very reluctant to try new places. I do enjoy the places AFTER I’ve been to them, the trouble lies with the planning phase. While there are several reviews available online none of them talk about, for example, how long does it take to get to Hopkins from the place? Or how . . . Read more

I spent the entire day today configuring Hugo so that I can write a blog. The alternative was of course using the free, efficient, easy to use, readily configurable blog sites. What be life without a little pain? In my college I owned a shitty Acer laptop with an utterly useless battery an . . . Read more