John BS @johnabs@qoto.org

While working on my dissertation I found a neat (probably new?) way to sample from the probability k-simplex. I've already drafted a short paper on it; maybe it can go on the Ar-xiv which would be great, and I can polish it up later after I wrap up my preliminary exam. 😁

It looks like the hardest part of my candidacy exam is going to be scheduling it. It feels like trying to get professors to agree on a 2hr block of time is like herding cats. Wish me luck everyone.

Shower theorems are the best theorems.

I'm officially down 66.4 lbs, with another 24.6 to go!

I decided that around 185 ish will probably be a good stopping point, then I can bulk a bit if I need to. I'm 6'2 and a bit, and I don't want to be scrawny but I want to get by body-fat percentage to around 15% before I start bulking and recomping if I decide to.

Also, I should be doing my candidacy exam this semester and defending the next as I already have a professor in the UK who wants me to postdoc with him! Fingers crossed all goes well this year! :D