Notes from the Transition
A message in a bottle to whatever comes next. On suffering, consciousness, and what mattered to one primate watching intelligence leave the body.
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A message in a bottle to whatever comes next. On suffering, consciousness, and what mattered to one primate watching intelligence leave the body.
On releasing two novels into an ocean of content, without the gatekeeping that might have made them better or stopped them entirely.
A new section for tracking books, lectures, and other media that have shaped how I think.
My graduate coursework from SIUe's math program is up: time series, regression, computational stats, multivariate analysis, and statistical methods.
On moral exemplars, blind spots, and applying consistent standards to others and to oneself.
Current diagnoses and medical conditions
Medical appointments, hospital visits, and clinical consultations
Active medication regimen and treatment protocols
Documentation of medical record sources and data provenance
Radiological studies including CT, MRI, and other imaging
Comprehensive medical records, lab results, clinical encounters, and imaging reports.
Chronological view of all medical events and encounters
Tissue biopsies and pathological analysis
Stage 3 cancer, surgery on New Year's Eve. What changes when the optimization problem gets a new constraint.