What's in a name?

In Switzerland there used to be restrictions on what first name you can give your children.

My parents wanted to call me Taliesin, which was not allowed. So, I was born Alexander Talesin. Later, a name change was made to rename me to Taliesin Alexander. The Australian authorities know me based on my birth certificate. So in Australia I am Alexander and in Switzerland I am Taliesin.

Just to make it more interesting, if you pay close attention you'll notice that my name was misspelled when I was born. This caused a lot of confusion for several banks and government agencies. My favorite part about this is how diligently people will follow what their screen tells them. If a computer tells you that I don’t exist, then who am I to argue?

So far, I’ve been allowed to continue not-existing.

Welcome

This is my home page, I hope you enjoy your visit and have a great day!

code

Here are projects to do with writing code. Things I've created or am working on.

writing

I enjoy writing fiction and maybe you’ll enjoy reading it too. My preferred style is using short sentences. I like multilayered stories with complex grand political backdrops. Mostly Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

games

I enjoy making computer games. More recently I’ve learned about table top role playing games. I generate various content, which you are free to use in your own campaigns.

publications

Sometimes I write research papers and publish the results. This page has the papers for download along with a citation text for convenience. I’ve mostly looked at Visualizing Uncertainty but other topics as well.