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flour + water + salt + time =

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Thomas

And there goes my last worry about the possibility of life in California…check! Would never have imagined it’d be so easy.

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Shafi & Silvio win Turing award

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Thomas

The news (see also here, here, here and many others already!) got out while I was up in the air, but I can’t resist bringing out my own congratulations: congratulations, then, to Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali for their Turing … Continue reading →

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Good morning

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Thomas

  More to come.

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The Berkeley theory retreat and rounding the Lasserre hierarchy

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Thomas

I apologize for posting being so slow these days…but my attempt at blogging is not dead (yet)! Things have been piling up, with an extended trip, a visitor, and now some urgent deadlines… I expect to get back to more … Continue reading →

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Morning ride

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Thomas

The view from Skyline Boulevard this morning… …hard to compare! Oh, and how I missed this guy: One of the best things about living in Berkeley were the ever changing views of the bridge. The varying shades of fog, the … Continue reading →

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Morning ride

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Thomas

Early morning, just off the minuteman… And a little later in Lincoln. It’s not obvious from the picture, but the sun is only about to show up! When are we switching to daylight wasting time, that I get my sunrise … Continue reading →

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Theory retreat

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Thomas

This year, grad students in MIT’s theory of computing group were organizing their first theory retreat. The idea is that the students go on a trip together over a a long week-end, have some fun, maybe even discuss some research, … Continue reading →

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Bienvenue!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Thomas

Welcome everyone, I am not sure what this blog is going to be about. I am starting it as a repository in which I hope to keep notes about interesting talks I see, or papers I may read — a … Continue reading →

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