May

May 1

Derby Party

Phoebe discovers a new way to pick horses for the Kentucky Derby. And it seems to work!

May 5

Rhode Island Rebuild

This month's snapshot of the ongoing project that is my parent's retirement home in Rhode Island.

May 11

The Turing Test

A BusinessWeek article on Alan Turing generates some buzz on the internet. And why is it so hard to find copies of groundbreaking papers without spending an arm and a leg?

May 22

Harker Graduation

A good friend graduates from Harker, and we were honored to attend. Plus learn a little something about glass ceilings, ginger blossoms, and dress pants that fit again.

May 23

Eigenvectors are useful!

How do you get rid of annoying missionaries who knock on your door? Use math. Works like a charm.

May 25

Big and Bad

A couple must read articles by Malcom Gladwell, one on SUV's and another on the tipping point of non-linear systems.

Work

Linear Algebra II

Spent most of my free time getting ready for my Linear Algebra final.

Simple Test

Simple Test is a unit test framework for PHP. The best of the bunch. Very very nice. We should have some nice templates for doing unit tests on our stuff shortly.