About

Hi, my name is Carson. I’m a recent grad­u­ate of Trin­ity Uni­ver­sity, now living in Hous­ton, Texas. I work as a web archi­tect, pro­gram­mer, and finan­cial analyst.

I enjoy think­ing about inter­faces, web appli­ca­tions, and how people use tech­nol­ogy. I feel that sci­ence and tech­nol­ogy are being atten­u­ated by their own com­plex­i­ties and work is needed to bridge dif­fer­ent dis­ci­plines. Thus the design and engi­neer­ing of projects inter­ests me greatly, as well as other meta-​level thoughts on what makes sys­tems tick.

Some things I dabble in: multi-​agent sys­tems; robot­ics and embed­ded pro­gram­ming; finan­cial mar­kets and trad­ing sys­tems; inter­ac­tive art; and share­ware devel­op­ment [See Switcheroo.]

Cur­rently I work as an quant/analyst for a energy com­modi­ties hedge fund. I have many thoughts on the market, but gen­er­ally sub­scribe to the hypoth­e­sis of weak-​form effi­ciency. I strongly feel that beat­ing the market requires pre­dict­ing market psy­chol­ogy, and that those seek­ing excess returns should start by under­stand­ing their own cog­ni­tive biases.

Please con­tact me if you have ques­tions, com­ments, or ideas on the next killer app.

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