Saturday, June 28, 2008

A New Kind of Something?

I'm here at NKS Summer School and I'm learning a lot. There are about four lectures every day by very interesting people on very interesting topics. I'm also working on a very ambitious machine vision project. It's half modeling (of the human visual pathway) and half technology (I hope it will be useful).

I've met and talked with Stephen Wolfram a little, and he seems to be an intensely smart person (I guess there's a reason he got his PhD at 20). NKS makes a lot of broad pronouncements, but I think there is some truth to be found, and I hope to find it.

I've also made some friends, some of whom also go to NYU, but others who are scientists or programmers, or some combination thereof. I'm having a lot of fun, and working diligently on my project. Wish me luck.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Mac Specialist, Rob Lockhart

I got the job at the Apple Store and I spent the last week training. Tomorrow I'm moving back home to NJ. My life is changing very quickly, I hope for the better.

I am now a part time Mac Specialist. I am making my preparations for NKS Summer school the priority now, and putting the fabber off until I return.

There is also an Apple store project I would like to undertake, but I need to find a genius to work with me. As with everything specific at Apple, I can't talk about it.

Keep on keepin' on.