Discussed what people were interested. Got a room to meet in.
Math problem of the day
Since I’m taking my last semester of classes I realized that I might never take a math class again :(. So, I was thinking to keep my math skills sharp I might start a problem of the day (or in some other increment). I really don’t want to loose my mathematics skills. Also, I can’t… Continue reading Math problem of the day
Letter from Calvin to Cranmer 1552
On the procrastination that softened the impact of the Reformation in England: a piercing critique written in season – To Thomas Cranmer, 1552 ‘I, for my part, acknowledge that our cause has made no little progress during the short period the Gospel has flourished in England. But if you reflect on what yet remains to… Continue reading Letter from Calvin to Cranmer 1552
Change
So, as a young person in the 90’s (and of course earlier) we didn’t photograph and video everything with everyone, everywhere at anytime. We would just remember the events, forget them, or be reminded by others about them. Currently we can and most do take pictures and video and share with everyone about pretty much… Continue reading Change
MAS applications
I found this journal Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems and their list of publications and conference proceedings here. They look like a very neat conference. I took a look at their most recent proceedings and found to my delight that they have some cool applications that I’m interested in and make me think that some… Continue reading MAS applications
Windows and light
So, I was just reading a Fast CoDesign article about a new product that is essentially a moving mirror that tracks the sun to redirect the light to dark places in a room. This seems brilliant (haha pun intended). This made me think that instead of needing this thing in the room wouldn’t it be better if… Continue reading Windows and light
Extreme Sports, Baby Cribs and Pipes
In the future we will have new extreme sports. We are already sort of seeing it with that person that did a jump from close to outer space. We will start to have ziplines that you can ride from the moon to the earth. We will surf/swim on the lakes of lava on the sun! We… Continue reading Extreme Sports, Baby Cribs and Pipes
GMU MAS/MRS reading group
I think I should start a MAS/MRS reading group. CMU had/has a nice website detailing their MAS/MRS reading group. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mberna/mrrg/ It looks like it would have been really fun to have gone to those. So, might as well have it at GMU!
Airbnb
Not that I would ever do this, but it seems like airbnb would be a good way to scope out places to rob. You get a nice view of the interior and you get a nice timeline of when the owners are gone.
Adaptive Data Analysis
Google Research recently wrote a piece The reusable holdout: Preserving validity in adaptive data analysis (so I’m not go to write much). It details the problem with statistics generated when the machine learning methods are adapted to the data through data analysis and repeated trials on the same hold out data. This is a problem that is… Continue reading Adaptive Data Analysis