http://blog.mattnichols.net the blog of an aspiring intellectual and digital renaissance man Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:21:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I ride my bike through the streets of Seattle, feeling the fall moisture on my face and the chill in my hands. I'm listening to a Radiohead song curiously entitled "Exit Music (For A Film)," and I suddenly feel like that last character, riding off the set. The story has ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/84 Okay. I admit it. I wrote this for school. But, though it was the last paper of the year and I didn't really need the grade that comes with hard/good work, I applied the latter nonetheless. I don't like wasting time. So I might as well write science fiction that ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/83 I was just recently browsing my old Google Documents account for anything interesting I could find, and I was pleased to find something that was interesting indeed. It was something I wrote back in sophomore year, apparently on the 9th of January, 2006. At that time, I was about half ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/82 The point of the following post is not necessarily the content, but the format. I just installed the SyntaxHighlighter plugin for WordPress, and I wanted to test it out. So, the story goes, yesterday I was trying to get my Python touch back (I haven't had time to write code ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/81 Well, yes. I thought that after AP tests, after the conclusion of the Ultimate Frisbee season, after taking the SAT, after the bulk of the academically intense spring of junior year, I'd be free as a bird to do whatever I wished. Alas, such is not the case. I took ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/80 -God? Are you out there? --... -Calling all transcendent entities, please respond if you exist. --... -Maybe I'm understanding this incorrectly, but when something is actually there, there is, by definition, some tangible evidence of its presence. This is a fact established by even the most primitive sciences. But ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/79 Playing with The GIMP a few days ago in a moment of relative idleness, I created this cool looking image which I might use as an avatar, or at least a "signature" on the forums I am known to frequent. The evolution of the design is somewhat intriguing. I usually sign ... http://blog.mattnichols.net/archives/77