Author Archives: Peter

The Monkey on My Back

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Peter

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been noticing some odd things going on… an accelerated heart rate, general nervousness and irritability (more so than usual, that is), and a lot of anxiety (to the point where I have trouble … Continue reading →

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What am I Reading?

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Peter

Several of my friends are posting about books that they have read recently. I’ve decided to be a sheep and add a side-bar widget to my blog to show what I am currently reading. Unfortunately, that means changing my theme … Continue reading →

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Geek Humor

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Peter

OK… I admit, I should be working right now, but I ran across this web comic and nearly blew tea out my nose. I think it will appeal to those of you who read my none-too-frequent posts.

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Big Excitement…

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Peter

It’s been a while since I posted anything, and this is largely due to the fact that I haven’t been doing anything of note lately. Work has been quite difficult for this past month or so, and I haven’t had … Continue reading →

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My So-called Second Life

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Peter

Recently, I’ve started playing around with a technology called Second Life. For those of you who have not heard of it (I hadn’t until last year sometime), it’s a virtual reality program that connects you to a mess of servers … Continue reading →

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I’m Not the Only Sicko!

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Peter

This is just so wrong, I can’t even express it. At least someone else must have a sense of humor as fundamentally sick as mine. In case you’re wondering, I saw this on a banner ad on the Real Life … Continue reading →

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Free Software Goodies

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Peter

It’s been a while since I posted last, and that’s mainly because I haven’t been doing anything interesting. I have been playing around with a couple of software packages which might be of interest. First, a little while ago, Microsoft … Continue reading →

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A First Guide to PostScript

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Peter

After ten years, IU has decided it’s had enough of supporting my alumni account. Since this account is the one that owns the First Guide to PostScript I wrote back in grad school, I will no longer be able to … Continue reading →

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Back From Disneyland

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Peter

I took a little vacation last weekend… I went to Disneyland with some friends of mine (Erik, Sue, and Emma). It was the first time I’ve been down to Disneyland in about eight years, so it had been a while.

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Why I Read Bruce Schneier

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Peter

I don’t usually put up posts pointing to other blogs… after all, the original posting is already out there. Also, this is just a personal blog anyway… meant to be read by friends and family. Still, I read Bruce Schneier’s … Continue reading →

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