I’ve finished the lower division requirements for a B.S. in EE. Next year will make or break me. There are three concentrations to choose from: communications, computer engineering, power & control. I’ve chosen the power & control option, not least because I like the sound of the unintended second meaning of power & control. Each…
The results are in: academic success. To reward myself I’m going to repeat a couple courses over the summer just so I can exceed the 3.50 mark. Does nothing else shout “loser without a life!” louder? The two are pol econ and trig. I’m also going to buy an HP 50g calculator. It kicks the…
I like the occasions when I wake up and soon after remember something significant that happened the day before but had not yet been cataloged in long-term memory. It feels that through remembering, the memory moves from the short-term to the long-term compartment.
There’s this idea that engineers serve the public, and it’s kind of sick in some cases. For example, I was reading an article authored by some PhD junkie and it was about defining an architectural framework that supports multimedia service delivery. I don’t understand even half of the article and it’s peppered with abbreviations, but…
There must be some lines of work that frequently get refreshed with a new workforce for security reasons. I’m thinking something like road checkpoints in occupied territories, where the guards inspecting vehicles have to maintain high scrutiny behavior and remain alert. It’s probably been found that no matter how emphasized the importance of remaining on…
If you’re a pedestrian, it’s safer to be out and about during a downpour because drivers will be less likely to leave the comfort of their warm and dry vehicle interiors to kill you.
It’s a little frustrating that mirrors confuse me. I think that the perceived distance between you and your reflection is twice the actual distance between you and the glass, but I’m not sure.
When two people meet for the first time, the stage is set for a common phenomena where what is initially said by person A to person B has a larger impact on how person B perceives person A than what person A says subsequently, and vice-versa. With few exceptions, as time passes, what person A…
Of the people who know me, maybe there are a couple who know that I seek out woven floss over all other varieties. The texture of woven floss results in a thorough clean. The fibrous strands act like a minuscule brush. But two things happened which, in combination, have changed my outlook. First, my conviction…
There ought to be a word to describe the situation where someone is so taken by a current event, partially because their name is involved, that it influences their career choice. For example, a young girl in elementary school named Valerie happens to read about the ruckus surrounding Valerie Plame and, because it concerns a…