Originally, we planed to go canoeing. Unfortunately, we cannot find launch point so we went back to VA hospital where my friends work.
A friend of mine told me about his advisor.I found out that his PI's brother is very famous computer professor who has been contributing significantly in parallel computing (esp. in tuple space) and developing of Linda programming system.
After the glorious day, Prof Gelernter got a mailbomb by Unabomb who was identified as "Theodore Kaczynski" former mathematic Asst Prof at UC Berkeley.
Fortuitously, Prof. Gelernter is still alive. Even though he suffers from the permanent damage with his right hand and eye, Still he published a book "Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber" and was, subsequently, nominated to be and finally become a member of National Council on the Arts. In addition, he is now a seminal contributors of the rightist magazine (rightist are referred to the right-wing, the political right in left-right politics)
Finally, we stop by the Silver Sand Beach in Milford for unintentional sunbathing and picnic. It was fun even if I got darker by -2 according to photographic grayscale.
Anyway, after all, I then look up more about Unabomber. I found that there are many more intelligent mathematical killers other than Kaczynski.
The Zodiac (a.k.a. serial killer) is another remarkable one. He/She had continuously killed people by knife and shortgun in the full moon night and remains unidentified even if he left a bunches of clues and ciphers.
Right after I went home to rid all my carry on, I went to Starbuck to have coffee where I was impressed by a fine drawing of a local artist. We had had some chat about art and life and I was shock after realizing that he has some problem with bipolar disorder.
My goodness! Despite his psychological problem, this guy has potential in arts. That tells me one thing; you cannot judge people from their station and blah blah...
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