I'm not really big on modern opera, but I just caught the first act of Nixon in China on Sirius/XM. According to Wikipedia, the opera's premier was met with such glowing reviews as "Mr. Adams does for the arpeggio what McDonald's did for the hamburger." I'll be working hard to use that as an insult
I really like this Wired article and the underlying study in Science because the research brings computing and storage into context, both historically and with respect to types of devices. From the abstract, "In 2007, humankind was able to store 2.9 × 1020 optimally compressed bytes, communicate almost 2 × 1021 bytes, and carry
Last month, I decided to take a leave of absence from my Ph.D. program at Michigan. I'll be pursuing opportunities in the private sector, and it's very likely that I won't be returning to academia. As a result, I've begun to transition my web presence off of University servers. This domain is a big part
