Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I think for a long time I have in my heart known this to be true: Most Science Studies Appear to Be Tainted By Sloppy Analysis, and I am patiently awaiting the followup study performed by computers with artificial intelligence which says that this particular study was tainted by sloppy analysis. In truth, I believe some truths can be known, and some cannot be known, and that humans cannot always know exactly which truths fall into which category even though they frequently pretend to. I feel much better now knowing this to be true. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Telecommute day. E-mail account migration followup. Account services extension followup. Door lock problem report. Mission update for Susie. Lots of followup: Eric, students LN, MMC, MOK, TA, DTN, graduate CN. Weight training: reverse incline crunch. Lunch at home by myself: leftovers. Submitted a network port activation request for Susie. Visibone purchase for Eric. Network connection speed problem followup for Eric. Attempted to order green mounting rails for a Dell computer but couldn't figure out what the part number was, so I e-mailed Dell sales and a Dell dealer. Did the heater filter retrofit—all works as expected. Dinner with Mom Ryan, Quyen, Paul, Phil, Drew, and Danny at Danny, Drew, and Phil's: Vietnamese chow mein, wintermelon soup, egg pancake with meat bits, soy sauce eggs, steamed rice. Dessert: sorbet, yogurt, and ice cream. I gave Mom Ryan her chocolate bar gift which she seemed to very much enjoy receiving. After dinner we read Patrick's blog and viewed his photostream on the big screen in the living room.