I had set aside Saturday (in Australia) to take care of whole range of work that I have not had time for yet on this tip, and I was also hoping to find some time Monday (in Japan). But Saturday morning my laptop decided that it did not want to do this anymore. I have [...]

I have very dependent on having access to computers and networks. When I am at home there is a lot of redundancy. I have access to several laptop and desktop computers. When traveling a normally only have one laptop with me, and I use it all the time. On this trip I have had some [...]

when they tell you that your luggage is too heavy when you still have 8 flights to go… I primarily blame the sf/fantasy bookstore I visited yesterday. They did not have the one hardcover (J V Jones) I was looking for and I ended buying two big and heavy hardcovers. Also now I definitely have to [...]

I am having some clam chowder and a sierra nevada listening to one of many café/bar conversations on this trip. In this case, there is a woman and a man trying to sell a system which uses feedback (hits) from real estate sites to assess how aggressive you can do bidding (i am not quite [...]

I have spent the morning working in one my favorite cafes in Berkeley. It is now 10:50 am on a Sunday morning, and the café is almost completely full with mostly students doing work and socializing (mainly the former). Nice coffee and nice setting. I have some HUMlab things to take care off, but this evening I will start to focus on my [...]

I left Umeå and Sweden this morning, and it is nice to be in transit again (peace, energy, reconnecting). Over the last month I have been on several trips – all of them relatively brief – but this time I will be away for a bit longer. My first stop is Cambridge, Massachusetts. I will [...]