- Review of Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf"
I'm going to gradually repost some reviews I wrote on Goodreads; hope you find them interesting. I have three things to say about Beowulf. 1) The ballad itself is not only semi-foundational to English-language literature, but [ ... ]
- Review of "Being Geek" by Michael Lopp
I'm always late to the party, but here's my review of Michael Lopp's 2010 book Being Geek. A supposed career handbook, with little relevance to my career. The author has worked at large corporations (including Netscape) and small [ ... ]
- In Response to "Stop Looking For A Technical Co-founder"
Alexey Komissarouk, apparently a very savvy CS senior at UPenn, has written Stop Looking For A Technical Co-founder. He's criticizing the phenomenon that I've found epidemic in NYC: some business-type, I'll call him Mr. MBA, usually [ ... ]
- I'm An Award-Winning Photographer!
- Even More Zen Portraits
- More Zen Portraits
Jennifer and Ryoshin from the Village Zendo's retreat, last summer and the summer before.
- Undoing Gevent's monkey-patching
- Jukai Photos: Jukai
August 7, 2011. Jukai, a ceremony in which Zen students promise to uphold the precepts, and receive a new name. The initiates have put their robes on top of their heads while they chant, to express their reverence for the Buddha way.
- Zen Photos: River Lanterns
- Zen Photos: Enkyo Roshi
