Ernesto Aldana
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Ernesto Aldana
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I eat, drink, watch, listen, and play. I also teach and study real estate finance at Clemson.
If only I lived in a town WITH movie theaters. But one can dream.
Random question. I vaguely remember something about copyright expiring after 100 years. Does that apply to film distribution as well? Can theaters show 1925 films for free now?

Don't know if it's a viable business but the idea of reliving the 1920s through film sounds so cool.
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Random question. I vaguely remember something about copyright expiring after 100 years. Does that apply to film distribution as well? Can theaters show 1925 films for free now?

Don't know if it's a viable business but the idea of reliving the 1920s through film sounds so cool.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The washer and dryer finished at almost the same time and both started playing that tune they play but they were slightly off in timing and it sounded like a fugue...

It was beautiful
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
When we moved we did a decent job unpacking. Two small boxes of "miscellanea" were left half unpacked and we decided we'd deal with them later. They went to the basement, which became a guestroom. They're now in my home office. I might do something about these "coworkers"... Or not
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
And they did not... But what a series they gave us
This has been a terrible sports year for me but the Blue Jays might win the world series after 32 years...

As my plates say: While I breathe, I hope.
November 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today I learned that Einstein's son, Hans Albert, lived in Greenville working as an engineer for USDA.

Apparently his house still stands.
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This has been a terrible sports year for me but the Blue Jays might win the world series after 32 years...

As my plates say: While I breathe, I hope.
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Parents sometimes struggle looking for cool children's music when you can simply play The White Album.
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For the nth time in my life, I find myself matching data sets by address in NYC.

On the bright side, today I learned the (very boring) reason behind "fractional" addresses.
The origins of New York City’s mysterious fractional addresses
For years, every walking tour I have led in Greenwich Village has taken visitors past 75½ Bedford St., the former of home of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, long known as the “narrowest house” in New…
nypost.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Did some walking in ATL this weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The summer I tried to (vibe)code in @julialang.org was also the summer I used @vscode.dev and, after about 8 years, I think I'm ready to leave Emacs. It was a good ride.
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I just started with Suzuki's recordings of Bach cantatas. Will report back next year when I'm done.
August 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nothing marks the end of the summer as the line in the Starbucks drive thru
August 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dressed up this morning to be part of the set design at graduation. Congratulations, new Clemson graduates!
August 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ok I got access to Perplexity's Comet. It's a browser so I'm not expecting (too) much, but we'll see...

Has anyone tried it?
August 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There was A LOT going on in my life last October, so I was not paying a lot of attention to the news, I guess.
I vaguely recall that the physics Nobel Prize was given to AI, but I somehow didn't register until recently that the Chemistry Nobel was **also** given to AI research (and to Google!!!!).
August 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My daughter loves rainy days because she gets to use her blue-and-yellow umbrella.

I, for myself, got to use some old, beaten-down, waterproof shoes that I don't really like and even hurt a bit.
August 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trying to solve an HPC (computer) issue and came across this in one of the @julialang.org fora:

Life, right?
July 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Normally I ignore the suggested tracks because the sequence rarely makes sense (combining different genres, including instrumental, etc.). But sometimes (like now), everything's a mess so I just embrace the chaos. A random mid-opera recitativo right after an indy rock track, sure why not?
July 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
There's a big tradition in our family: every time a parent has to travel a kid gets sick
July 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Everyone seems to love football(s) in Alabama 🐊
July 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Less than a month before classes start. Ok, this is it. Final stretch. Good luck everyone! 🙃
July 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I want a BluRay player so I might buy a PS5.

-Notes on self deception
July 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Oh yes, Thomas Paine's and my favorite Chipotle:
July 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Kid learned the word "why". This is fun 😁
July 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM