In the interest of having better cell phone service I have changed my number to (985) 515-8896. We've been having issues that could be related to only being in our home area once every 3 months.
First, the great news: I passed the Theory of Computation Exam. Apparently my appeal was convincing enough to squeak by. As far as the Algorithms exam, I failed in my appeal, but I am convinced that I got the answers wrong. Whether or not I feel those questions determine proficiency in the subject is another story.
Second, the final went fine yesterday. I now I made some errors, but I have done well throughout the year so I'm pretty sure I got an A. (Not that GPA matters at all in my program...) But it's good to be done with all of that stuff. I have to go back tomorrow to finalize my TA duties.
Third, I'm feeling the first excitement about the cruise in a VERY long time. I'm ready to be with my seniorita with some margaritas.
Fourth, It's almost Christmas! Happy Holidays to you and your's. I hope Santa is good to everyone and that you remain moderately sober for the new year.
I will be officially done with my obligations as a student for the semester at 2:30 PM. While I still have TA duties to attend to, it will still be a huge relief. So how does a guy celebrate such an occasion? Well, if he has a twin brother who will also be finishing the semester today, said guy meets up with said twin and they absolutely ravage themselves at a local Chinesse buffet. Let the gluttony begin!
How do I protect my sighting of Elvis? Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. Just send it to us with a Form VA application and the filing fee. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.
Whew!!! Thank goodness they have a resource to answer that question. Actually, the bad thing about this is that you know that is actually a frequently asked question.
I rarely read an article that makes me wish I had written it. This article is one of those. It's hard for CS guys go even watch movies sometimes. I remember watching Jurassic Park after I had my degree and having to stop the tape at some point when the 12 year old girl is portrayed as the computer whiz and saves everyone by instantly knowing how to use some piece of software she's never seen before. (I wonder if biologists and geneticists have the same trouble with that movie.) And let's not even talk about Hackers. So I want to present the following article:
A few gems from the article: 1. Code does not move In films and television code is always sailing across the screen at incredible speeds; it's presented as an indecipherable stream of letters and numbers that make perfect sense to the programmer but dumbfound everyone else. I understand that to the non-savvy person the abilities of a programmer might seem amazingly complex, but do they honestly think we can read shit that isn't sitting still? It'd be like trying to read six newspapers flying around in a tornado. Sure, I can watch a kernel compile, tail a log file, or simply monitor the scrolling output of a program - but the most value I get out of those activities is when execution stops and I can actually scroll back to read what the hell happened (unless the output was going slow enough I could read it as it happened).
4. Code is not three dimensional Remember in "hackers" when the gibson is depicted as a three dimensional city that the hackers must navigate through? Bullshit! We may use a dash of color in our shell to make things a bit clearer, but last I checked my terminal app doesn't require OpenGL. I'm working here, bitches - I'm not playing quake.
I had to post a reply to Jordan's recent post about Tunak Tunak. Here's the reason why I need to reply: Everytime I watch Tunak Tunak by the still popular Dhaler Mendhi. I love the music but laugh because Indian people are funny like that. So I wanted to post something for people to laugh at white people about. And not just any white people, the freaky deaky Danish. So here it is for your enjoyment:
The department created a way to appeal the grades on the General Exams. I have filed a total of five forms for the two exams I failed. I feel very optimistic after filing them. The questions I got "wrong" were answered correctly. I'm pretty aggravated about the whole thing now. I'll keep everyone informed.
This is a blog that let's me rant about whatever comes to mind. I am a CS graduate student (LSU) from Franklinton, LA. Happily married for 7 years to Natasha with a beautiful little girl named Grace.
