Atoms, or perhaps it would be more accurate the say those aspects of the atom which scientists choose to consider, are immeasurably less complicated than men. And yet nobody who is not professionally a physicist would venture to discuss the nature of atoms. Where man is concerned, the case is different. Not only the professionalContinue Reading
Month: January 2015
A Work in Progress
This last week has been really exciting! We’re at thousands of users and well before we expected or planned. That’s not always good. I’ve been contacted by quite a few people telling me about ways to improve Nanaya. We’re listening but unfortunately Nanaya is not funded so we can only work as hard as friends and I can findContinue Reading
What is Nanaya? Video edition!
As a little boy, I dreamed of doing great science that helps discover new frontiers in the universe. When I started at NASA JPL as a mission architect, I dreamed of designing new mission concepts that can explore new places in new ways with less money. I’m a generally private person, but I really looked forward to helping scienceContinue Reading
“Should I Dump My Girlfriend? Will I Find Another?”
Well let’s not get too hasty. Earlier this week, I posted the Nanaya white paper to ArXiv: “Should I Dump My Girlfriend? Will I Find Another?” Or: An Algorithm for the Forecasting of Romantic Options. The title is a bit melodramatic but it’s a reference to Peter Backus’s “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend.” ApologiesContinue Reading