Rebooting my Blog for 2015
I have had moments where I’ve made sweeping, public declarations of reboots and fresh starts. These pronouncements have ranged from triumphant to...
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Week Notes 1836 - Crit Day & Thanksgiving Lull
Last Monday, the second year masters students at the media lab all gave short presentations about their thesis projects. It’s an…
Week Notes 1831-1835 - Major Projects LEGO & Silos
Trying to catch up on a month of very intense activity is a really daunting task. I have a (small) breather before Thanksgiving, so figured…
Week Notes 1830 - Short Week
This is a short blog post for a short week, last week. It was a bit of a recharge / reset week; when people have been asking me, lately, “how are things...
Week Notes 1828/1829 - Two Types of Media Lab Presentations
It’s already October and well into the semester. Deadlines for adjusting course schedules have passed. Project deadlines are coming up and whatever passes for...
Week Notes 1827 - Bad Week for Art
I’m falling into a few old patterns of not being able to apply a good filter on things I want to be working on. This is especially problematic at a place where...
Week Notes 1826 - Scheduling and Routines
A couple days late with this week note. I wrote a good chunk of this over the weekend, but didn't finish editing until I realized I hadn't posted. I backdated...
Review: Robot & Frank
SPOILER ALERT: I reveal plot points of the movie, Robot & Frank, in this post. paro|original(paro-150x150.jpg "Paro robot seal with elderly patient. Photo:...
Week Notes 1825 - First week at MIT
I’m reviving a practice of writing weekly summaries called Weeknotes, inspired by Berg’s weeknotes. A friend sends out daily messages he…