Counting From Zero

In my last post, I briefly discussed moving (or at least removing) the last of my physical belongings from my office at Whitman.

Last summer, I moved from the US to the UK.

It’s been several weeks since I promised a blog post on time use.

Similar to my prior faculty position at Whitman, my position as a College Teaching Officer at King’s is donor-supported.

This week, I participated in my first graduation at King’s College, Cambridge.

And now for something completely different!

In the very first paper session at CHI 2026, I found myself thinking, “I wish I wrote this paper!”

CHI 2026 in Barcelona was part of my original sabbatical plan.

At the University of Cambridge, the academic year has three eight-week terms.

I’m starting over again – this time at one of the oldest universities in the world.

Here’s my usual report on our spring 2025 enrollments, as of week 2 of the semester.

I spent this past weekend at The Hackers Conference, “an annual invitation-only conference traditionally held in the San Francisco Bay Area.”