“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”—Arthur C. Clarke
Back in the early years, smack dab in the middle of my undergraduate studies at the University of Washington, I was unmotivated, lackadaisical, and uninspired by my general course list. Physics. Chemistry. Philosophy. Dinosaurs (yes, dinosaurs). The classes came and went, and none of the subjects captured my interest, or managed to convince me to formally sign away my remaining two years of dedicated focus. One day, as I was munching on a stale cinnamon roll and frantically trying to sign up ...
