I came by my blog again, thinking I needed to give an excuse for why I haven’t written in awhile. It’s actually been only a week, but I’ll jump on it to point your attention towards some of what else has been distracting me. One, a magic class. I can’t recall if I have mentioned […]
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That’s a Wrap!
This past Wednesday, I left my probability final with a feeling of freedom. The following day, I slept in until 11:30 and drifted around for the rest of the day, picking at various tasks in between time-wasting activities. Yesterday, the only two notable activities were talking to Evan on the phone and going to play […]
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A Day in Google Reader
There’s a lot of great content on the internet. Unfortunately, it might take a long time to seek out and trudge through, except for the invention of feed readers. I started on Bloglines a couple years ago, but when they started having severe problems, I switched over to Google Reader. It seems important enough that […]
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Concert Review 5 for the Coho
This evening, I went to the Coho to listen to the jam session. Leland, a friend of mine, mentioned that his combo would be hosting, and it seemed like a good opportunity to both support him and get an assignment done. The combo included a trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, bass, piano, and drums, so […]
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Unappreciated Jobs
Today’s post is dedicated to what I believe might be one of the most unappreciated classes of jobs: the public transit driver. The train conductor. The bus driver. The subway guy (the underground system, not Jared). Most people never notice them when they do a good job but will show their worse side when things […]
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Intuitions about Intensions
Final version of that Phil paper. I think it’s a lot cleaner than the last version, so I’m satisfied with how it turned out. Intuitions about Intensions In “Meaning and Reference,” Hilary Putnam challenges the theory that meaning is just a set of properties that picks out certain objects. He believes that psychological states don’t […]
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Sports and fun
Now is a fantastic time for American pro sports. The NHL is in the middle of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Pittsburgh Penguins advancing past the Washington Capitals in a showdown between Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, perhaps the two most talented players in the game. Maybe two weeks ago, both managed hat tricks […]
Earlier this evening, I made the trip across campus to listen to the Stanford Jazz Orchestra perform with guest artist Jon Faddis. Having heard him play two days before in class, I already knew that he could play just like Dizzy, but I was anxious to hear him play in an ensemble. The first piece, […]
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Paper Draft on Putnam
Here’s my first draft of a paper on Hilary Putnam’s “Meaning and Reference.” Alexi, the lecturer, stressed that we need to write clearly so that even an elementary student can understand it. While i hope that my audience is more mature than I am, I would still appreciate any feedback that anyone has on the […]
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Star Trek Review
I had only just gotten out of my seat, not even to the aisle, before I already wanted to see the sequel. This evening, my dormmates and I went to a late 11:00 showing of “Star Trek.” Having watched the trailers, I got the gist of the movie. We were going to rewind all the […]