interviewed by anastasiav

1) If you were a toy, what toy would you be?

There is much in this question that is not specified, but oh well. Is a computer a toy? Can I be a self-aware computer that can surf and use email? :-) Nah, didn't think so.

I suppose the most likely answer is some sort of game-playing device (mind games, like chess, not shoot-'em-up action games). Gotta keep the brain active, after all, which argues for a game with some complexity. (I don't actually like playing chess; that was just an example.)

2) Tell me about your favorite (typical or specific) day at Pennsic.

I like the visit-with-distant-friends days best. I always look forward to spending time with Steffan and Elspeth, and Dof and Thora, and Yaakov and Rivka. I try to get at least one visit of several hours with each of them, though they don't tend to be on the same day. There are other people I'd like to be able to visit but either they don't come any more or they do but they're hard to find or we just never connect.

3) Is there someone in your life whom you regret losing touch with? If so, how do you imagine that person living their life today.

I miss my friend Mike. We used to hang out a lot, and he did me many kindnesses when I was laid up with a broken leg. I did not do nearly enough to repay that when he later had a broken arm, and I feel bad about that. But I especially feel bad that we have drifted apart in the last few years, and that my attempts to contact him have failed. (I've tried email, phone, and paper.) I hope he's doing well, but I know that he sometimes just withdraws from the world for a while and I suspect that's what's happened.

4) If you could scientifically prove that God exists, how would that change your outlook on the world? What would you imagine the experiment that proves the hypothisis looks like? Would you do the experement if you knew there was a chance the hypothisis might be disproven? ( Read more... )

5) Its 2055 and you win a Nobel prize. Which category do you win for? ( Read more... )