yellowpigs.net
Interests
Some of my interests (or past interests)
- Mathematics: number theory, algebra, combinatorics,
math education, mathematical recreations, math fiction,
math history, mathematicians, women in math, Lewis Carroll,
HCSSiM, yellow pigs, 17
- Philosophy:
Douglas Hofstadter, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin,
analytic philosophy, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics,
compatibilism, symbolic logic,
philosophy of science, history of science, natural philosophy,
scientific revolutions, evolution, popular science, science education
- Linguistics:
computational linguistics, natural language processing,
creolistics, dialectology, endangered languages, sociolinguistics,
historical linguistics, learning languages,
Finnish, Italian, Spanish, German
- Computers: computer science, computer education,
systems administration, site reliability engineering SRE), distributed systems,
networks, security, intrusion detection,
Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, OpenBSD, BeOS, Macs,
Golang, Python, Perl, functional programming, databases, spanner, SQL,
AI, machine learning, NLTK, technical writing, LaTeX
- Technology and society: tech ethics, AI principles,
privacy, online identity, pseudonymity/autonymity/anonymity, not being evil,
free software, open source, technical empowerment, configurability, usability,
Wikipedia, geekfeminism, the Ada Initiative, diversity and inclusion, safe
workplaces, equity, accessibility
- Misc academics: reading, writing,
geography, history, sociology, learning, teaching,
Simon's Rock College, alternative education, liberal arts
- Caribbean:
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Caribbean culture and history,
carnival, calypso and soca
- Water:
swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, warm weather, beaches, sea turtles, environmentalism, oceanography
- Popular (and semi-popular) culture:
Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Joss Whedon, classical music
- Other:
gardening, chocolate, good food, traveling, photography, juggling, hula,
plays and musicals, puzzles, card games, board games, problem solving