http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/ A journal of my life, or whatever else. en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:07:10 -0800 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:13:35 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, I can now “officially” claim to be done — or, at least, to be done writing my thesis. I even have three of the four signatures I need to move on to defend, and I should be able to... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2008/06/done.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2008/06/done.html Life Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:07:10 -0800 Yes, I almost never post at the moment. But right now I’ve just had enough of writing my thesis, and I want to write something else, like a journal entry. So here we are. I expect that I’ll start with... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2008/03/a_nu_way_of_doi.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2008/03/a_nu_way_of_doi.html Life Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:44:39 -0800 Well, I’m alive. And so is my research plan. In fact, my first draft (with figures) is complete. I’m linking to it below so that anyone who’s wondered what I’m doing can take a look at it. Thesis lite There... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/06/im_still_around.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/06/im_still_around.html Life Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:29:35 -0800 I realize that the details of what I do may be a bit technical, but I figured there are those amongst you who might appreciate a little insight into the type of thing that qualifies as an idea — even... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/05/anatomy_of_an_i.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/05/anatomy_of_an_i.html Life Thu, 10 May 2007 20:41:58 -0800 So, the research project There hasn’t been much progress in actually finding something to do for the project, but there has been some progress in goals and methods. In particular, I now have a couple of guiding principles. Focus on... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/05/next_week.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/05/next_week.html Life Wed, 09 May 2007 19:10:07 -0800 So why wasn’t it? Well, my original intention to spend the week working on my research plan foundered on health. To be more specific, lack of health. My health, in particular. I’d already planned to lose a day or so... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/04/the_week_that_w.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/04/the_week_that_w.html Life Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:12:51 -0800 Ok, so this is a little experiment. I’ve reached what’s essentially a crunch time in the course of my thesis, involving putting together a research proposal. Essentially, I need a proposal, preferably arising from one of my existing projects, which... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/04/ten_weeks.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2007/04/ten_weeks.html Life Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:11:16 -0800 As I write this, Ungava Bay has just gone by below (not that I can see it, since it’s dark out), and I’m heading out over the Atlantic. Nice of Scandinavian Air to include a wireless network on their planes... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/11/highflying.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/11/highflying.html Life Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:42:05 -0800 Ok, so this isn’t really the post about the curiously high metals content (that’s going to be a future part). Instead, this is the post about what I do, what spectra are, how we reduce them, and what we find... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/10/what_im_doing_h.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/10/what_im_doing_h.html Life Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:57:08 -0800 Soon there will be an actual update, involving the work I’m doing, what it means, how it’s done, and a few exciting new developments that are currently underway. Meanwhile, though, I’ve been asked to share a brief moment from a... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/10/not_quite_the_e.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/10/not_quite_the_e.html Life Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:11:48 -0800 First off, for all those interested in the “what is a planet?” debate, I suggest checking out this paper. A good read, and a good take on the subject. So now, cold dark matter, via gravitational lensing, neutrinos, relativistic free-streaming,... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/09/why_is_dark_mat.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/09/why_is_dark_mat.html Philosophy Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:53:06 -0800 Some of you will already have seen this. Despite all the controversy surrounding Pluto (well, it’s more controversy than you usually get about astronomy), I think that the discovery in that little letter is probably of far greater importance. Of... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/08/cold_dark_matte.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/08/cold_dark_matte.html Life Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:53:27 -0800 So, it was gently brought to my attention recently that I should post entries about something other than work. About interesting things going on in my life, about feelings, about ideas. Well, I thought about it and then I realized... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/nonworkrelated.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/nonworkrelated.html Game Design Sat, 27 May 2006 10:57:22 -0800 I guess this about says it all. I’ve got to say though, that I’m impressed by how quickly ApJ Letters works (especially compared to the regular peer-review process). Now granted that only having four pages to look through probably made... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/publications.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/publications.html Life Wed, 24 May 2006 15:36:16 -0800 Why is it that I only write journal entries when I’m visiting telescopes? Actually, mostly it’s because that’s when I’m pretty much guaranteed to have some time with nothing to do except try to stay awake (accompanied by internet access,... http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/another_entry_a.html http://briany.chaosnet.org/life/archive/2006/05/another_entry_a.html Life Fri, 12 May 2006 19:30:10 -0800