Life's Miscellaneous Et Ceteras

Brandon Valosek's reflections on life, philosophy, and programming

Month: February, 2008

Nick Bostrom's Argument

I have no idea how I came across this the other day but I found it mildly interesting. And by that I mean it leaves you thoughtful for a few fleeing moments, but then you basically forget about it and carry on with your life as normal. Anyway, the following is taken mostly from the [...]

Computer Zombie

This semester, four of my five classes are based on programming. A compilers class (hard), a computer architecture class (very difficult), a Python class (moderately time consuming), and a VHDL design class (time consuming… and hard). This translates into me having about 1.8 projects due a week that involve a heavy amount of coding… as [...]