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Semantics class was entertaining -- the professor is a charming guy, and though he seems very eager to make progress, it doesn't seem oppressive.

He keeps using "box" to mean "set"; I wish he'd just go ahead and say "set" but I suppose he's trying not to alienate the people who don't know propositional logic.

My lab work is going well, but I am in real risk of getting overcommitted. Need to set firm boundaries early in this quarter, or I'll get swamped by lab work and have no time for homework or studying.

in lieu of studying

Bruce Sterling's Ten Technologies that Deserve to Die.

(#1-3 are): Nuclear weapons, coal-based power, internal combustion.