On Dippin' 0 ▲ Ghettos of Abu Nawas 1 day ago · Life · hide On Dippin' Haven't written anything in ages, so I figured I'm overdue for an update. Since the last post, I've: taken a new job at Jane Street, working on virtualization gotten a dog (see pic) gone to Libya (another post to come there) biked from Pittsburgh to DC (likely another post to come) As stereotypical as it sounds, getting the dog has forced me to become more responsible in some banal ways. I can't leave random stuff out anymore because she'll eat it. She also reliably forces me off the computer and out for walks, which is probably good for me. The other major change is that I've become aggressively offline. I used to be an aggressively online person, but over the past year I've deleted my Twitter and LinkedIn. This felt like a retreat in a way I had previously worried about. I had a conversation today about early WoW, and how raids used to be coordinated among giant groups of people of wildly different ages. In hindsight, it is very funny that there were 30-year-olds waiting… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town