Nothing’s Going On
I have a new favorite aphorism. I honestly don’t remember how exactly I came across it, possibly because I first heard it while I was slightly drunk. Anyway, as the title [...]
Our most common accomplishments
I think there is an inherent need for humans to feel accomplishment. We can see examples for this need everywhere: our selfish but persistent instinct that guides us towards self-improvement, [...]
Viva voce
I’ve been thinking about the process of writing — about the relation between writing and speaking; and, incidentally, also about the relation between reading and listening. At first they seemed like [...]
All things move gaily toward their end
Preamble: Song of Joy I gotta say that Information Age is a nice age to live in. There are plenty of advantages resulting from the ubiquitous access to information and the [...]
Echoes (The Iceman Cometh)
1. LARRY–You think when I say I’m finished with life, and tired of watching the stupid greed of the human circus, and I’ll welcome closing my eyes in the [...]
Favorite Albums of 2013
In the last several years I’ve been hopping from one genre to another. I barely even remember what I enjoyed three or four years ago. The sad part is that [...]
Writing Resources
This is a list with books and papers that address the problems of correct writing. Some of them deal with writing and presentation issues in general; others are particularly useful [...]
The Elements of Style — A summary
(For this post to make sense, one must first [buy and] read the book as a whole; then refer here whenever in doubt.) The Elements of Style is small enough to be carried around [...]
On the Purpose of Writing
I write, therefore I am. I just came up with the above quote. I know I’m not very original, but let’s get past that. I write, therefore I am — [...]
Around Lausanne
My first stay in Lausanne was in March, earlier this year, with the occasion of the EPFL EDOC Open House event, when I got to see a part of the EPFL [...]