Occasionally, on our cluster, a node will crash. If a job was running on it that spanned multiple nodes, sometimes the other nodes won’t get the message that their fellow has crashed, and they will just keep running whatever processes are on them.
I call these “Zombie” processes, because they just lumber along eating CPU time [...]

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I have just returned from my second-to-last visit to New Orleans to see Amanda. Soon, we’ll be living in the same place and those trips will no longer be necessary. Despite all of the hassles of flying, despite missing Amanda, the one benefit of living apart has been an excuse to go see New [...]

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(This is the first in a series of unknown length on my thoughts on Buddhism’s Five Hindrances and their relationship to the concept in psychotherapy of Cognitive Distortions.)
I was first introduced to the psychological concept of cognitive distortions by Maria. Per the linked Wikipedia article, cognitive distortions are thought processes that “maintain negative thinking and [...]

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I’m not sure what that is exactly — an inflatable heart?

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Amanda got her 1st choice for Residency Programs. We are going to United in St. Paul, Minnesota.
ADDENDUM: Here’s a video of Amanda getting her envelope and opening it.

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