October 2003

October 02, 2003

Missed it Again

I missed West Wing again this week. Damn VCR! That's it, I'm ordering a DVR and Digital Cable from Time Warner.

Posted by Phil at 02:12 PM | Comments (0)

DVR/Digital Cable Update

When I said, "that's it," I wasn't kidding. I just got off the phone with The Cable Girl and ordered both Digital cable and a DVR (like a TiVo), and it's only going to cost me $10 more a month while the special lasts. After 3 months, it'll go up $5, and after 6 months, it'll go up another $5. But still, it's a great deal! Wee!

Posted by Phil at 02:47 PM | Comments (0)

October 13, 2003

Co-op Project

As I've mentioned before, my current and last co-op is in the Software Engineering Department at RIT, working on a project called SWEnet -- the network community for software engineering education. After meeting with Professor Lutz, who is supervising the project, I found out that the web application will be demoed at the Frontiers in Education Conference during the first week of November in Colorado. Everything is going well, and I should have the desired functionality finished by then, but even so, this puts some pressure on me. Not only am I on the critical path; I am the critical path. But it will be great for this project to get some recognition and for members of the computing field to see my work.

Also, while meeting with Professor Lutz, he offered me a part-time position after I resume classes for the Winter quarter. The NSF grant that is funding the project was renewed. He acknowledged that I would be carrying the project over to the next phase. He may or may not hire a full-time co-op to work with me. Coincidently, that was a question I had for him going into the meeting, but he made the offer first. I gladly accepted.

Posted by Phil at 03:50 PM | Comments (1)

October 14, 2003

Makara

Here's some interesting little facts about my last name. For the record, in my case it comes from a Russian ancestor.

Posted by Phil at 11:23 AM | Comments (0)

Wilkes-Barre in the News

An escaped murder suspect in the Wilkes-Barre area surrendered to police after three days on the loose. He escaped by climbing down a 60 foot rope made of bedsheets. Gosh, I wonder what movie he got that idea from. Anywho, here's the story.

Posted by Phil at 02:05 PM | Comments (1)

October 20, 2003

Microsoft Interview

I've been selected to interview with Microsoft on campus this Friday.

I'm too excited and nervous to say much else.

Posted by Phil at 02:36 PM | Comments (1)

October 23, 2003

Microsoft Interview

Interview in 45 minutes. Trying to stay calm.

Posted by Phil at 09:48 AM | Comments (0)

October 28, 2003

Finding Nemo Spam

Why did I get 3 spam emails in a row about preording Finding Nemo. I actually do want to see this movie, and I have every other Disney/Pixar movie except A Bug's Life, but still. *Hint, hint*

Posted by Phil at 12:13 AM | Comments (1)

Darkness

I don't like this dark-when-I'm-leaving-work thing.

Oh, I have an interview in two weeks.

Posted by Phil at 05:15 PM | Comments (1)

October 30, 2003

Hogwarts Headaches?

Are you kidding me? A doctor is warning that the latest Harry Potter book is causing headaches in young children who read it. We have complaints that children aren't reading enough, and now they're reading too much! First of all, where are the kids' parents? They should be supervising their reading anyway. Yes the Harry Potter books are long, but you don't read them all in one sitting! Don't blame the book for being a great and imaginative piece of literature. It's not the book's fault.

Posted by Phil at 11:08 AM | Comments (0)

October 31, 2003

Happy Halloween

It's Halloween, and guess what that means? If you said time for another themed Google logo, you're right! Yay!

Posted by Phil at 03:59 PM | Comments (1)