Too much work + too little time = palpable decline of brain function. Between more wonderful grading (the most recent round of CS4 netted an average score of 58%), incredibly awesome projects (matrix inversion is hard), and highly-anticipated presentations (give a 15 minute presentation on, well, you know, something), my brain hurts. It hurts real bad.
Wow. Just…wow. Strout and I just finished another round of grading, for CG1 and CS4 projects, and…wow. The only way to describe it is depressing.
I really enjoy the concept behind our DBSI (Database Systems Implementation) project: we are to take an existing, open-source database application (such as tinySQL, SQLite, hsqldb, and many others) and add three distinct features to it. The features are meant to show our understanding of the topics we learn in class. This is a wonderful idea, but has a few (unintended?) side-effects.
One of my favorite moments at RIT was when Rhys Price Jones proved, mathematically, that computer science is wholly useless. Perhaps this is quasi-overstated, but please, keep reading.
Our favorite blog has been removed. My new favorite thing in the world is people who think that the Internet has some type of privacy associated with it. It takes a certain type of genius to profess a possibly career-ruining “love” for “her” in the public sphere. Of course, it may take a special kind of genius to love “her” in the first place. The world will never know. Remember, kids: online diaries are not private. If you are performing for the world, don’t be surprised if the world actually pays attention when you make a fool of yourself.
