Interests
Rather than trying to describe myself, here are some of my interests:
- Academic: mathematics, number theory, math history, math
education, mathematicians, mathematical recreations, women in math, Lewis
Carroll, Douglas Hofstadter, Isaac Newton, philosophy, philosophy of science,
history of science, popular science, logic, computer science, history,
literature, learning, intellectual masturbation
- Computers: systems administration, networks, computer security,
Macs, Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, OpenBSD, BeOS, Perl, Python,
Scheme, SQL, LaTeX, technical writing, geekery, challenges
- Popular culture: Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter, Tori
Amos, The Beatles, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Babylon 5
- Miscellaneous: reading, writing, wikipedia, juggling, games,
puzzles, puns, language, HCSSiM, yellow pigs, 17, Simon's Rock College,
llamas, penguins, beaches, warm weather, St. Thomas, chocolate, sushi,
sex