Normally Andrew, John, Maria, and I game on Friday nights, with an occasional Saturday. Due to a rare set of scheduling issues, this time we met on a Sunday evening. We played two games of Mon within about an hour, which is amazingly fast for us. Maria won the first game, John the second. Night at the…
Today I took my cats Jiku and Shuba to the vet. There's nothing wrong with them in particular. It was their usual annual check-up. Some years of experience taught me that it helps to get the cats accustomed to their carriers. I normally keep the carriers on the floor of my apartment, under a chair or in…
There are some minor spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 in what follows. I think the most significant one relates to playing the Dark Urge. There are lesser spoilers that talk about the circumstances for recruiting additional summoned creatures; if you don't know who Scratch is, you may want to skip this post. Goals If you glance at…
This is part twelve of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. Yoshimo Withers Friends
Perhaps it's silly to wax lyrical over a room in a physics lab. This particular room is one that was a central part of my life for four decades. So I'm indulging in a bit of nostalgia. Room 116 is an office in the research building of Columbia University's Nevis Laboratories. An interesting side note: Most of…
This is part eleven of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.
This is part ten of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.
This is part nine of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.
This is part eight of a twelve-part story, whose introduction is here. Images with blue lines around them are links to story background. The last image in a post is a link to the next post in the story.
Today (22-Sep-2026) I sent the following email to the principle investigators of the scientific collaborations of which I'm a member in the place I work. Subject: Use of Claude Hello [redacted]: This is a hard letter for me to write. At the past couple of [redacted] group meetings, the use of Claude has become casually discussed. The…