David ex Machina

Dear Reader, Welcome to the second post of my blog, David ex Machina! You might be wondering, what makes this blog worthwhile enough to exist in the blogosphere? Well, nothing yet, but how about having an introductory post as the second one for starters? Joking aside, I have several reasons for writing a blog. Having finished school I finally have more time; blogging can become my new homework assignment. Blogging is a great way to improve my writing skills, and it can be very therapeutic: instead of storing my ideas in the catacombs of my mind, I can share them with the world and see if they amount to anything. It is time for me to stop being just a consumer of internet media, and become a contributor. Given all the publishing power we freely wield nowadays, it is almost an insult not to use it. Finally, with sites like Rapleaf and Peekyou  , I think it becomes more important to voice your own image on the web. So what's this blog going to be like? Unlike most blogs that cater to...

One of my first obstacles in dealing with the real world is overcoming breakfast. The surprisingly important first meal requires great patience, balance, and preparation to ensure a quality start to the day. However, knowing that my food skills are way under par, I decided to stick to the basics and undertake cereal. Premeditation: This seemingly simple meal requires only two major ingredients: cereal and milk (each with its share of intricacies). To choose a milk ingredient you must deal with two dimensions to come to a decision: quantity and type. Determining the quantity of milk you need is dependent upon the number of people in your household drinking milk and their respective appetites for milk: such that you can maximize the amount of milk ingested before the milk goes bad, and minimize the number of trips to the grocery store. Some people drink a glass a day, some fill their bowls to the top, some until the cereal floats, and some need a gallon . The type of milk is not as comp...