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Inner Wanderings

Yesterday old friend Chris shows up to crash on the futon. He is full of surprises. Somehow I always mistake him for this complete computer geek thug. He shows up at my door bearing tidings in the form of printed circuit boards, yes, but he also brings a bag of home-baked cookies, apricot tea, new music, and interesting conversation.

Five video cards, four hard disks, three CPUs, two motherboards, and a case fit for Reid's dad

Sadly both of my old motherboards are fried...time to go shopping if I am going to build my dad a new system for a Solstice present.

Introspection comes later this morning, at a meeting with Haizhi to discuss computer ideas floating in my brain since Germany. The problem is to find a way to do anonymous-friendly computing, protecting data from even the system superuser.

Haizhi gives me focus and drive, explaining that the problem I am trying to tackle is too large to start. Divide and conquer, in classic Chinese tradition. My scatter-brained personality of late has brought to light the question of whether too much partying has shrunk my brain, or if I have, indeed graduated.