Author: Will

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I have begun working toward a phd in Computer Science at the University of Washington. I’m having a blast so far, and have more than enough to keep me busy. As I begin to focus on specific projects I’ll keep this blog updated. At present I’m looking at network overlay schemes which retain anonymity while… Continue reading The story continues

I got around to writing another utility for pulse audio that I’ve been wanting. I’m calling it pastat, since it essentially works like ifstat, and prints the amplitude of the streams to each of your audio devices at regular intervals. I’ve made github the home for these utilities. Feel free to try it out, or… Continue reading pastat (another pulse audio utility)

I’ve successfully shepherded some interface features through launch, and it is now available in the public Gmail! Check out the my ‘official’ blog post! http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-improvements-to-contact-groups.html

An idea I’ve been toying with for the last couple days is how to mitigate some of the privacy implications of web browsing. The modern browser gives up much more of your information than it really needs to, and the game seems weighted in favor of the advertisers. Especially with the impending ‘ping’ attribute and… Continue reading Privacy for Chrome

This website is currently not capturing the full extent of my online activity, but these links should at least partially remedy that problem. Cool Things Wishlist Github Projects Google Account