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Let’s say you’re on a direct flight coast-to-coast. Should you try to get an aisle seat or a window seat? Aisle pros: More legroom, can get up to go to the bathroom whenever you want Window pros: Can look outside … Continue reading →

Last weekend I went backpacking around the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (which you will most likely remember as the Hetchy Hetch Reservoir) with my friends Kate, Meg, and Naveen. Hetch Hetchy provides potable water for San Francisco, and it is a … Continue reading →

I think my sister first asked me this question, and I think it’s a great one: Would you rather be able to teleport [1] or transmogrify [2]? [1] You can appear anywhere on earth that you can visualize in your … Continue reading →

Just finished re-watching the second season of The Office (UK). Just as brilliant and hilarious now as it was back in the fall of 2002, when a bunch of us sat in Alex’s room and watched the series through. Some … Continue reading →

Okay, here is a song I recorded today. I’ve been going at it for about 12 hours now so I’m pretty pooped. The song is called, for the moment, Terminal. The music is actually the first song I ever wrote … Continue reading →

House restores $100 million to public broadcasting I guess all that petition-signing worked. Sesame Street, Electric Company, Square One, Carmen SanDiego… yes! Also, coincidentally, I just recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point, which is a pretty mediocre book, but does … Continue reading →

If you’ve read one of my previous rants, you may recall my thoughts on what I think are pervasive “-ism”s and prejudices in America. (If you haven’t, and you’re bored, you might want to check it out now, since I’m … Continue reading →

My recent spate of travelling has finally come to an end. I was supposed to go camping this weekend in Desolation Wilderness, but it’s raining there all weekend, so we decided to postpone. In our defense, it’s still covered in … Continue reading →

So I’m back in Berkeley. The weather here is gorgeous, as usual. I have yet to grow tired of it, three years on. Home was really fun. Meera graduated, and started and ended her job search (congrats!). I got to … Continue reading →

If everyone in the world earned wages comparable to those in the U.S., how much would stuff cost? Is this a price people are willing to pay? (And if not, why not?) As you know, I like estimating, but answering … Continue reading →