The Epileptic’s Travel Guide: Places I have Seized, Reviewed

in Writing on Gust, Grown up storytime

Kendall/MIT T Station, Cambridge, MA - 3/5 stars
The yellow line is there for a reason, evidently. Luckily, I narrowly missed falling into the way of an oncoming subway train (eat your heart out, House of Cards) and awoke to several firefighters and EMTs escorting me up the stairs. Pros: many doctors and nurses live nearby, due to ridiculous Boston real estate prices; the yellow line clearly marks both the path of oncoming trains and where tourists stand. Cons: could easily have been electrocuted and run over.

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Encryption, After the Election

in Writing on Trump, 2016 election, Encryption, Computers

You may know that I’m a big proponent of strong encryption – “tin foil hat” stuff, if you want. I think it’s important that we, collectively, secure our private data, since the 0s and 1s of data have become the modern analog of 18th century “papers and effects”. To this end, I would like to offer some advice and spark discussion about how best to secure our collective data and promote the ideal of freedom in our technical era.

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Humanity Through Poetry

in Writing on Tufts, Blog posts

Details are still sketchy about today’s explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. What we do know, however, is that within minutes of the blasts, Tufts students, Bostonians, and people around the world were working together to ensure the safety of those at the scene.

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Pagination