Category Archives: blog

I’m in NYC today at the Theory of Cryptography Conference (TCC 2008). A great thing about HES is that it provides you access to really top notch faculty who are experts in their field. For example, one of the professors … Continue reading →

After reading a recent post from Ian Lamont over at Harvard Extended, I’d like to talk a little bit about how Harvard Extension students are perceived by the rest of the school. By far, the predominant way that HES is … Continue reading →

I’m planning on going to New York City in a few weeks to attend a cryptography conference but while I’m there I plan on visiting Columbia University to investigate the distance-ed engineering program office for the Columbia Video Network. I’ve … Continue reading →

I recently decided to install Linux on a Panasonic Toughbook CF-28.  In case you aren’t familiar with this particular piece of hardware, it’s essentially a laptop that thinks it’s a tank.  It’s heavy, slow, and super sturdy.  When you close … Continue reading →

One of the better explanations of the P vs. NP problem.

I’ve been looking at the whole Ruby on Rails thing as the foundation for a kind of web application I was thinking of.  Right now, it’s purely a personal thing.  I’m doubtful that it has any commercial potential.  Nevertheless, it’s … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about web applications recently and one thing is for certain: if you want to develop a web app, there is no shortage of opinions about the best way to do it. I was turned to thinking of … Continue reading →

It seems like there are a lot of people that have distinct opinions about CS education today. The more I look, the more I find articles written by other prominent computer scientists on what they see as really key deficiencies … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy with finals this past week so the posting has been light. Now that I’m all done with the Fall semester I’d like to bring up a particular area of concern about the computer science classes at Harvard … Continue reading →

Over at Harvard Extended, Ian posted about a problem that is particularly acute at the Extension School: lack of student community. If there is one thing that is particularly difficult about being a HES student, it has to be the … Continue reading →