word dump


the greedy choice property

me reconsidering my entire life after teaching a recitation on the difference between dynamic programming and greedy algorithms.


noise-canceling headphones

my attempt to explain things that i can't start to understand myself, starting with why i chose noise-canceling headphones.


my flights back home

on my biannual tradition of unpacking the semester during my flight home, while reflecting on the passage of time as a whole.