Hey, I’m Ben Beecher. I’m living and working in nyc as a computer programmer, free software advocate/linux nerd, and amature go player. I graduated from goucher back in 2007, and I still make it down there from time to time. I’ve got a pretty left-brain centric mind, so I’m going to be coming at this from a mathematical and logical perspective, and I’m happy to have people with more artistic leanings to correct my misconceptions about Bach and Escher. This will be the third time I’ve read GEB, so I’m a little ahead on the concepts, especially the math related ones. GEB might be my favorite book, and I’m a huge fan of Hofstadter - after reading it I went on to read I Am a Strange Loop , Metamagical Themas and The Mind’s I. Recently I’ve been reading about cellular automaton and I’m interested to see how close an isomorphism exists so I plan to read it with an eye for that. I tend to be rather strongly opinionated and hot headed - sorry in advance if I say something that offends you!

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