Mostly for bitsyboo's benefit, I point you towards...

a really big bunny.

I've been a little busy.

Kate and I are moving. We found a fantabulous place. It rox.

Loving work right now.

For all of you who have not yet seen it, here's the view from our porch:

( A crappily stitched together picture )

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Saturday night Phate and I had a few people over for a Muay Thai double-header:

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Beautiful Boxer

I recommend you do the same. Be patient with the second one; the bookend reporter scenes are abysmal, but the film itself is pretty captivating.

Phate and I saw Pride and Prejudice yesterday afternoon. Damn, it was good. On one hand, they modified a bit of the dialogue to be more contemperary, but I think they did so in a perfectly acceptable way; convincing the audience that Elizabeth is outspoken requires a bit more astringency in her words. That is, the movie kept to the spirit of the ( Read more... )

"Rising two miles high and spreading over an area twice the size of California, this vast reservoir - essentially the Gulf of Mexico frozen and flipped onto land - contains enough water to raise sea levels worldwide more than 20 feet."

No Escape: Thaw Gains Momentum. New York Times, 10/25/2005.

I've been kind of tired recently. Phate's found it more than a bit frustrating. I've remained mostly operational due to a regular infusion of coffee during the day. But yesterday I didn't have any. I started to slow down around 4. We returned home at 7, chatted a bit, and I lay down on the bed in the living room. I fell asleep and woke up at 8AM ( Read more... )

bicoastal, Pelican-girl and I saw Shellac last night at the Great American Music Hall. skelflesh and docetist were also in attendance. Fantastic show. They were downright playful, something impressive for a post-punk band. On one hand, the opening act seemed to have some issues, such as an inability to sing and play music at the same time; on the other, you really have to ( Read more... )

Three or so years ago, I presented a paper at ASPLOS, which is a quilt of a conference that covers the intersection of architecture, operating systems, and programming languages. A lot of the architects there were grumbling about the decline of their field, the pursuit of 3% performance improvement, and the stagnation of ideas. Berkeley has, for ( Read more... )