25 \/ M \/ Straight \/ Single
\nWalnut Creek, California <\/p>\n
My self-summary<\/strong><\/p>\n It hardly seems fair<\/em> to ask for a self-summary\u2014how could the rich tapestry of a human mind (with all its hopes, fears, memories, anticipations, and quirks) possibly be summarized in a mere paragraph<\/em>? Or maybe that's a cop-out, a facile rationalization offered not because it has any chance of being believed, but because the real truth is too terrible to face: maybe the real<\/em> reason one finds oneself reluctant to write a self-summary is not<\/em> that there's too much<\/em> to say (and therefore, that to say anything in particular would leave out too much and be a contemptible misrepresentation), but precisely that one fears there is too little<\/em>: if we actually knew<\/em> how much of our behavior could be predicted by simple programs informed by broad demographic data, a few personality parameters, and a small correction term for subcultural memetic noise, would our self-esteem survive the blow? What does it mean to be human in an inhuman universe, to hold true to one's ideals even after formulating the now-dominant hypothesis that those ideals were just folderol evolved to cover up the unavoidable responsibility of action in a world of crazy talking monkeys?<\/p>\n I don't know the answers. But I want to work to find them out. To face them, together, with you.<\/p>\n What I'm doing with my life<\/strong><\/p>\n (Written 30 August 2013.)<\/em> This autumn, I shall be attending App Academy<\/a>'s web development course, after which I shall seek employment as a programmer.<\/p>\n I'm really good at<\/strong><\/p>\n starry-eyed idealism, reasoning under uncertainty<\/p>\n The first things people usually notice about me<\/strong><\/p>\n My ... hair? My desperate and ineffectual attempts to signal how "smart" and "creative" I am? But probably my hair.<\/p>\n Favorite books, movies, shows, music and food<\/strong><\/p>\n Text<\/strong>: collected works of Greg Egan<\/a> and Eliezer Yudkowsky<\/a>, Atlas Shrugged<\/em> (it's not what it looks like, I swear) The six things I could never do without<\/strong><\/p>\n internet access, mechanical pencils, the knowledge that it's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission, em dashes, the magic of friendship, the global economy, being forgiven for listing seven things when I was only given permission for six<\/p>\n I spend a lot of time thinking about<\/strong><\/p>\n Consider reading my blog<\/a> to get an idea of the sorts of thing I think about.<\/p>\n On a typical Friday night I am<\/strong><\/p>\n doing something wholesome and virtuous<\/p>\n The most private thing I'm willing to admit<\/strong><\/p>\n ... pass?<\/p>\n I'm looking for<\/strong><\/p>\n You should message me if<\/strong><\/p>\n and only if it turns out that messaging me is the right thing to do<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 25 \/ M \/ Straight \/ Single Walnut Creek, California My self-summary It hardly seems fair to ask for a self-summary\u2014how could the rich tapestry of a human mind (with all its hopes, fears, memories, anticipations, and quirks) possibly be … Continue reading
Television<\/strong>: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>, Star Trek<\/em> (TNG, DS9, VOY<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n