Everything new is old again

One recent trend I've been noticing in CS, both while reviewing papers and attending conferences, is the idea of novelty as a quality metric (i.e., how novel and exciting is this idea?) I feel as though as a community we have become jaded, always existing in a state of expecting The Next Big Thing, that we miss the mark when it comes to being careful and thoughtful scientists. ...

two happy things.

i was super excited to receive this in the mail yesterday- a master bathroom i designed for a house on sullivan's island and BHG Kitchen and Bath published her.  i would be a very happy camper living in that tub...i am sure my clients would think that was a little weird though.the other thing that makes me giddy is taylor's headboard.  we did actually make it this weekend....here's a sneak...