tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.comments2008-06-21T19:46:59.332-07:00Joenoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-91322341273965502512008-06-21T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-21T19:46:00.000-07:00Interesting. I find a masters to be increasingly less useful to my career as I progress. I suppose it depends on what you want your career path to look like. Just seems that all the people I encounter in this field that have "advanced" degress either have no practical grounding in reality, or are the "architecture astronauts". BTW, in regards to CS not feeling like a true engineering discipline I highly recommend you look up Neal Ford's essay on Polyglot Progamming.Scott Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359065765276977720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-38236390245042819732007-11-24T08:31:00.000-08:002007-11-24T08:31:00.000-08:00I think Katie points out a key issue - the LDS folks are "very friendly" and "open" and "caring." They are better at community than true Christians, but they're also super deceptive - it's scary.-du-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780725194112690512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-34598702613331978192007-11-24T08:23:00.000-08:002007-11-24T08:23:00.000-08:00So I already bought a house in Switzerland big enough for all of us. Come on over.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, it's kind of pathetic that nothing is being done to salvage the US Economy or any discretion being given from the government (I'm not blaming Bush here, but rather all of government). If the government came out and started telling folks, "We're going through rough times, but we're going to get through it <B>together</B> and here's how we're going to do it." I think that might stimulate some sense of personal responsibility, but alas, our cultural and society has gone to the mindset of entitlement... thank you welfare baby boomers...-du-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780725194112690512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-86542851502055419032007-11-24T08:20:00.000-08:002007-11-24T08:20:00.000-08:00Dude, I took the GRE back in December of 2000 and you're right, it's kind of painful, now if only I'd gone to grad school. Darnit.<BR/><BR/>Back then they had the analytical section and not a writing section - I think I'm hosed if I have to write a small epic.-du-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780725194112690512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-87828238992323566672007-11-24T08:18:00.000-08:002007-11-24T08:18:00.000-08:00I have to say that I don't really watch cable TV at all. In fact, I don't have a TV... I let Dave buy them ;) Well, okay, so I guess in some way I still pay for Cable TV through Dave's utility scheme... perhaps I'll have to renegotiate my rent with line items.-du-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780725194112690512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-18721161961738472172007-11-24T08:16:00.000-08:002007-11-24T08:16:00.000-08:00Hence the reason I don't eat popcorn my liege.<BR/><BR/>What's the corollary to this axiom?-du-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780725194112690512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-6874323949923869042007-09-28T07:50:00.000-07:002007-09-28T07:50:00.000-07:00I think you did great on the GRE, considering you probably didn't study as much as most people who take the test, and also considering you've been away from academia for the past 5 years. Not to mention that you had 2 rowdy toddlers and a worn-out wife constantly competing with your study guide for your attention!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-89331356190716244532007-09-24T12:58:00.000-07:002007-09-24T12:58:00.000-07:00if you guys move to switzerland, I'm coming tooMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419534959985119437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-7702201601707524732007-09-19T20:54:00.000-07:002007-09-19T20:54:00.000-07:00P.S. Maybe we should start learning German now so that we'll be ready to move to Switzerland come January 2009, just in case... it is my fatherland, after all!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-57324022071245889292007-09-19T20:48:00.000-07:002007-09-19T20:48:00.000-07:00It makes me so angry that our government is discouraging personal responsibility all across the board. You took on a mortgage that you can't afford? That's ok, the government will bail you out. You're living paycheck to paycheck because you "need" Starbucks and pricey salon haircuts? That's ok, we don't want you to save your money anyway. Grrrrrr!!!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-23437147044065351112007-09-19T09:13:00.000-07:002007-09-19T09:13:00.000-07:00And possibly Maynard James Keenan, too. So you see, there's no need for Daughtry.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756356057711299041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-55328206406105157452007-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:002007-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:00And I guess you can count Aaron Lewis, Scott Ian, and David Draiman.Cheesmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206222247272079408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-42298511342966454412007-09-18T09:42:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:42:00.000-07:00There's always Billy Corgan.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756356057711299041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-28384869113759004792007-09-17T06:48:00.000-07:002007-09-17T06:48:00.000-07:00You're being a little harsh on Chris Daughtry. You should be happy that bald people finally have somebody besides Sinéad O'Connor to represent themselves in the music industry.Cheesmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206222247272079408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-38655107055395774272007-09-13T21:08:00.000-07:002007-09-13T21:08:00.000-07:00http://www.nvc.vt.edu/Cheesmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17206222247272079408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-71192159222318409952007-09-10T23:56:00.000-07:002007-09-10T23:56:00.000-07:00Awesome about wanting to get a Masters. I just thought I’d offer some advice about the GRE. From what little I know about your academic background I think you ought to do well on the quantitative section. You also write pretty well and being with Katie I'm sure you've built up an extensive vocabulary. = )<BR/><BR/>Based on my own experiences with the GRE I found that brushing up on some basic math (i.e. geometry, algebra) was helpful, as well as looking through word lists of the most frequently used GRE words. Since you most likely have a strong background in math I wouldn't even sweat the quant. section. In fact, my engineering and some of my science buddies in grad. school managed to score within 720-800 on the quant. section. <BR/><BR/>If anything you should familiarize yourself with how the test is formatted. My friends and I have found it helpful to do a few practice tests and try as much as possible to simulate the actual testing conditions and environment. Trust me on that--even this guy I know who managed to score close to a 1500 cracked open a GRE book and took a practice test or two.<BR/><BR/>If you're at all interested in GRE study aides I highly recommend Kaplan and ETS. The latter has really good practice tests and an adequate amount of review information. Kaplan, on the other hand, has relatively good practice tests, but larger review sections for math and verbal. I would only use Kaplan if you feel as though you need a lot of practice.<BR/><BR/>So anyway, overall the GRE, albeit required, is such a small percentage of your entire application. My point is that because you have several years of work experience, a degree from a really good school, and a bachelor's in a good area, your GRE scores, whether good or so-so, won't be the defining factor for getting accepted or not. Well, unless your GPA is super crappy...but yeah. Good luck with studying!!Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153080197662294020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-91029680628285877582007-09-10T14:35:00.000-07:002007-09-10T14:35:00.000-07:00By the way, that comment is Kellan -- somehow Google is making me use my defunct Blogger account to post.augenblickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102324426720884232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-6700942921169380662007-09-10T14:34:00.000-07:002007-09-10T14:34:00.000-07:00Mike has been talking about the same thing recently. I'm going to show him your post, and maybe you can give him advice!<BR/><BR/>By the way, since you're on your way back to academia, did you know you and Mike have been cited in an actual book? (It's your keystroke timing project.)<BR/><BR/>Here's the citation: http://safari.oreilly.com/1593270461/ns1593270461-BIBL-1<BR/><BR/>And here's the book:<BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Wire-Passive-Reconnaissance-Indirect/dp/1593270461/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-1096616-1480908?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189459984&sr=8-1augenblickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102324426720884232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-45583006849960651642007-09-10T10:47:00.000-07:002007-09-10T10:47:00.000-07:00A bachelor's degree nowadays is like the equivalent of a high school diploma circa 1980, so I agree it's probably a good idea to go back to school. You seem to have a perpetual thirst for knowledge, anyway, so you might as well get credit for it! Now quit uploading WWE Raw wrestling matches to Facebook and go study for the GRE! :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-75610205126491839552007-09-05T09:40:00.000-07:002007-09-05T09:40:00.000-07:00I think the same applies to quality of teaching in classes. It's amazing how long an hour and 15 min can feel sometimes.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419534959985119437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-50632448218359989542007-08-27T18:21:00.000-07:002007-08-27T18:21:00.000-07:00I agree. I might find it difficult to vote for Mitt Romney, should he win the nomination, despite agreeing with him on most issues.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602391646405282141.post-56877788741982576592007-08-27T18:18:00.000-07:002007-08-27T18:18:00.000-07:00You are so right. Raven was the best. Why'd they have to go and replace her with yawn-inducers like "Cory" and "Hannah Montana"? "Cory" should have at least kept the good Raven characters like Loca and Stanley...Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11273601620183859286noreply@blogger.com