Found on a Blackboard
2007-11-13
A limerick on a blackboard elegantly expresses the Banach Fixed-Point Theorem, revealing how contraction mappings in complete metric spaces always have exactly one fixed point.
Blogs
Blog Posts
Sampling Conditioned Diffusions
2007-11-12
We present a project using stochastic partial differential equations to construct MCMC methods for sampling in infinite dimensional spaces. This work provides a readable summary of our approach to sampling conditioned diffusions.
Flash Cookies
2007-11-11
I explore the privacy implications of flash cookies, a tracking mechanism that stores more data than regular HTTP cookies and bypasses standard browser protections. These local shared objects represent a significant gap in typical cookie management tools and privacy settings.
Spam statistics
2007-11-04
I examine my email spam statistics and find that spam now comprises 55% of my incoming mail, with the vast majority coming from dedicated spam hosts rather than legitimate sources that occasionally send unwanted messages.
What every Programmer should know about memory
2007-10-23
Random walk bridges
2007-10-17
Shiny New Shelf
2007-09-29
New Article!!!
2007-09-24