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Welcome to my website. Please feel free to browse at your will, using the menu on your left. The main page below is home to my (long neglected) weblog for those of you that are bored enough to take an interest in what's going on in my life :-).
I'm currently a Principal Scientist at Adobe, working on the architecture for asset management and collaboration in Creative Cloud. Prior to this, I was the lead developer for Creative Cloud Libraries - a revolutionary new way of sharing creative content between different applications, devices, and people. I previously helped to develop Adobe Scout, which was a visual profiler for Flash and AIR applications. Prior to this, I was a researcher in the Language Based Technology group at the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen. I was part of the MT-LAB project, which is a collaboration between DTU, Aalborg University, and ITU, investigating formal verification techniques for advanced software systems. My particular research was concerned with probabilistic and stochastic analysis of distributed systems. I did my PhD in the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, supervised by Professor Jane Hillston. Previously, I studied at Robinson College, Cambridge. I originate from Bridlington, a little sea-side town on the Yorkshire coast. In the summer of 2005, I was a Senior Technical Associate at Fraser Research, in Princeton, New Jersey. Non-academically, I've been studying Japanese since January 2006, and I have been playing the fascinating game of Go since September 2006. I was previously the president of the Edinburgh University Go Club, and was a member of the Japan-UK 150 sub-committee for Scotland. My current grade is around 3kyu. Other than that, there's not much else to say. Feel free to enjoy the site! 楽しんでください！
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Wednesday 04/08/04 @ 12:23 am
A Punny Story...
As I sat at my desk one december,
Gazing out at the wintery land,
My mind did erode between snowflake and code,
Adrift in a mountain of sand.
O Camel, I'm trying to call you so why,
Into faceless retreat do you hide?
Our functional marriage, now basic and savage,
Has callously pushed you aside.
"Come out of your shell" said the python,
"For your pearl is as white as the sea!
Disassemble your pride while you're true as the tide,
For transient times befall me."
Saddened I nibble at four bits of thought,
To evaluate all that my memory lacks,
Unprompted I gawk at the mindless small talk,
And the rubys that glisten like wax.
When your wall is on sychronised fire,
Don't return with that sweet accolade.
Interpret your way what the scripture doth say,
And remake from the source what was made.
So whenever insanity does overflow,
Don't bash out alone in the shade.
Between short and long lies this integral song,
To remind you that you're underpaid.
One of those off atomic kitten -- andrew@thepriory.co.uk
Thought I'd update you with my shennanigans over the past month. And happy birthday by the way - so you is 51 now. How does it feel to be so old?Anyways, I've been in Japan promoting my new single. It's called "Bad Ass Strippa". I wrote the words myself cos that is my part time job. I could give it up cos I have the cash but it is so much fun, and it is my singing inspiration. I mean I gotta do some practice for the cameras.
Tomorrow I'm flying to Canada cos my music is apparently really popular with the Eskimos there. I'm due to give the largest ever concert in Northern Canada, and we're expecting a turnout of as many as 15 fans.
Much love and kisses to you, Michael. And remember to buy the single.
Jxx
P.S. I love the poem. Can I use it in my next single?
Andrew (the real one) -- Get me out of here
I have run out of things to do in Ashby and am contemplating shooting myself. When are the picture pages going to be put up? I want to be reminded that we actually did more than hang around Tesco all year buying ham..Cambridge is calling me- ah, to sit in the tranquil grounds of Robinson and watch people make obscene jestures at Ruth..
Me again..
And the videos too, Sergio and all..Sarah (also the real one - i promise)
Hey Michael et al,Good to know things are going so well that you've resorted to poetry. May I say that this one is a particular classic. Anyway, in response to the above (and a few things i'd like to add considering i'm bored):
1) I already have the pictures and the videos too so ha ha ha ha ha to you. They just make you nostalgic for long summer trips to Tesco, believe me. Although I have created a lovely collage from them to remind me of my second home - how sad is that!?
2) If you do indeed have a gun with which to shoot yourself could you please refrain a bit longer and bring it over to Paris (airline/Eurostar security permitting!) when you come and visit. There are a few Frenchies who need sorting out first...especially the ones who hog the laundry room for secret rallies. Extreme measures are the only option against this bunch of crypto-communists. Join my coalition of the willing now!
3) Oh, and I can't believe that last comment about Ruth - would just like to go on record to say that it was completely out of order. Any fool knows that you spell gestures with a 'g'! Really, I expect better from someone so educated. Shame on you!
4) The only thing we DID do for the vast proportion of the year was hang around at Tesco and buy ham. There's no need to be ashamed about it - we still managed to get pretty decent degree results considering our Tesco time:Study time ratio. I, for one, have found a new supply of jamon serrano at Franprix. I do miss the cocktails though...
5) Did anyone else see Sesugh on X-factor? I'm told she said something like "I have the X-factor because I really don't know that I have the X-factor". How profound(!) However, this *may* not have been her so feel free to edit this out Michael for fear of being sued by her entourage....