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I’ve been not blogging because I’ve been so swamped trying to eek out seconds of the “last” days w/ Lauren and Sidney, and Dan, I guess.  I use the “” incorrectly to mean that I don’t think the days are actually the last.  I mean, modern times and all, and I’m just 2 hours away.  Seems like them moving to opposite ends of the globe will be more of a strain on our relationships, but whatever.

So, we left Lauren’s and came to my place and hung out.  Mostly just hung out.  We watched Watchmen and Dan lost his wallet, but that was pretty much the only structured activity.  We started a new campaign that includes Dan.  I’ve got it all set up so MapTools should allow us to continue over long distances, provided the internet doesn’t get crappy on us.

On Thursday they drove me to my interview at PNNL.  Everything went really well and I was feeling pretty confident I’d get the internship and also feeling pretty good about it being a sweet gig, but then the boss lady e-mailed me and told me she needed transcripts and letters of recommendation.  So, if they still need those things kinda shakes the confidence a bit.  But, we’ll see.  They also were supposed to tell me on Monday or Tuesday if I’m part of the team, but that won’t happen now since I can’t get them the transcripts or letters that fast.  Transcripts are gonna prove to be problematic I bet, since I don’t have access to unofficial ones from Linfield anymore and I can’t seem to find a complete copy anywhere.  /sigh  I hate paperwork.

I also got an e-mail from CWU telling me that they wouldn’t give me my Math minor.  For some reason the people in charge of giving out such things think I never declared it and I need 7 elective math credits.  This despite the math department telling them I fulfilled all the requirements.  I dunno.  They want me to pay $20 or something to re-enroll for spring and who knows what else.  Personally I don’t really care about it, but I’ll ask the folks.  Again with the hating of paperwork.

Today everyone left except Yusuke.  We did the whole parting thing dry eyed which I’ve pleased about.  I mean, not on my part, that’s unsurprising, but on the others.  I know how they miss me so.  ;P

Pat came over and got Yusuke and I to help him move Heidi’s crap.  She’s moving to Bellingham and Burmingham or something.  Who cares.  She’s not gonna be here anymore.  It took us, and 2 other people who actually helped, about 4 hours to get the stuff out of her apartment.  Pretty incredible.  We totally jam packed thie big ol’ U-Haul.  Tomorrow Pat and the other’s unfortunate enough to be directly affiliated with Heidi will make the dangerous trek accross the pass in the early morn and unpack everything.  Weeee!  Poor them.  I was going to be counted among them, but Yusuke’s staying here has saved me.

Oh, I got all my grades in an I officially have graduated again.  I guess that’s noteworthy.  Got A’s except for Boris’s class (B+) so whatever.

Before he left Dan gave me a t-shrit he claims say Korea on it as a parting gift.  Looks pretty cool.  It’s still in the bag, but I can only assume it’ll look better with me involved.  Lauren gave me the gift of talking to her at least 30 minutes a day.

/shrug  I’ve got nothing else right now.  I’m abnormally sleepy today.  I must not have slept well knowing I’d be sans so many CWUians.

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I’m at Lauren’s

Lauren and Sidney and Yusuke and I are hanging out at Lauren’s house waiting for Dan and Aki to finish their last days together… for now at least, and keeping each other company.  We’ve started making kinda a scavenger hunt, or, I think it’s better described as car bingo that you play anywhere but home.  We’re making a list of things to be on the look out for just to kinda give us a reason to look around with something other than disgust.  At least that’s why I like it.  We’re planning on carrying the hunt on until the end of our time together this spring break, so like 4 more days.  If you have any ideas for things that are interesting, hard to find but easy enough we might see it in 4 days, let me know.  Oh, and we have to be able to take a picture of it, so keep that in mind.

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Buy me a gift

Tomorrow is some one’s birthday according to facebook.  Actually, two people’s.  It’s always some one’s birthday.  Anyway, facebook prompts you to give the birthday boys and birthday girls gifts, but they just want you to send them some stupid facebook sticker or something.

There should exist a system where I click, give a gift, and then give some dollar amount.  The money is taken from my account, and sent to the recipients account.  On the recipients side, they have a list of items they want.  If they have lots of items, the system just buys one of the items that is the correct amount for the amount I paid.  If nothing exists, the system just holds the money, and pools it with other gift givers until it can buy something on the list.  Once the system buys something it just auto sends it to the receiver and has a list of those who contributed to the gift.  Sweet ya?

It would have to have some method of allowing the users to get money out, so money doesn’t just stay in limbo forever, but such a system would greatly improve my feelings about gift giving.  😛

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I wish I’d been alive in 1592

Happy pi day.

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Of Bros and Hos

I wish to pass on discussing the global economic crisis, the global environmental crisis, and other such mundane topics and skip straight to the crucial issue of the time.  The males among you have undoubtedly been in the situation where ones good friend gets a significant other and spends all of his time with her instead of hanging out with you.  This situation is so common we have developed a rhyming phrase to address the problem and it is often repeated loudly and proudly.  That phrase is “bros before hos.”

This is fine with the classic heterosexual relationships, but, I ask, what does one say one one’s homosexual friend is ditching you for his new boyfriend.  Bros before bros does not make any sense.  The situation is even more confused with homosexual men with their male platonic companions.

Is the solution out there?  If not, it really needs to be addressed.  Maybe a multi-governmental panel should be formed.

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rare self aware

He lounges on his bed, head and feet elevated on their own mounds of pillows and blankets, hand loosely swirling his bottle of V8, spicy, oz. 12, over his stomach.  As he sips the drink he listens to the classical music prelude to the latest Moth story.  The computer monitor flickers with rice donations.  Correct, 10 grains.  Correct, 10 grains.  A thought flicks through his head regarding the test of his latest genetic algorithm running unseen behind the browser.  Something to try when it’s finished.  The music fades, the storyteller is announced.  The founder of The Moth?  It will be an excellent story.  He takes a long sip and holds the spicy liquid on his tongue, pressing it to the back of his throat and into his split lip to eek out as much pain as he can from the committee determined, tout le monde, definition of spicy.  As the story starts the computer beeps indicating the test is complete.  The screen flashes, 10 grains correct, and he smiles to himself.  “I am so cool,” he thinks.

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I wanted to do this originally

Fun with computers

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Attack

Sidney thinks I look like an alien
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Part of my OS midterm. yeah…

SUN  began to develop Java as a programming language for home appliances.  Assume that you are hired by SUN to develop an OS for a garage door and a microwave to be able to communicate.  Be specific in all your answers.

  • List subsystems of your OS and draw the diagram of your system.
  • What will be the kernel and its function of your operating system?
  • List managers for processes and resources.
  • What is the more important for this OS safe sharing environment or minimizing performance overhead? [sic]  (Explain)
  • Explain a possible mechanism of use of interrupts in implementation of your OS. [sic]
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Query the audience

I have to write a research paper about some societal issue that is impacted by computers.  I have to have two paper based sources as well, which kinda baffles me.  I can’t remember the last time I had a paper based source.  They know books and magazines are on the internet, too, right?  Got ideas?