Wow!

"...the law of large numbers says we gotta win one one of these days, right? Let's make it a good one" - Josh Lyman (The West Wing)

As of today, I have finished up the class work for my masters in computer science. Wow. It's so cool and yet a little wacky feeling. I still have to complete my project - but I have taken all the classes I need to graduate. OK, I take that back - it's a very wacky feeling, but in a good way.

This got me thinking about a lot of things. I started my masters in January of 2004 and now I am getting so close to the end. Maybe that is what got me thinking in the first place. I am also busy getting my stuff ready to move back home. I think my personal belongings expanded while I was living at school. Seriously, I don't remember having this much stuff :-) I have been taking home stuff I didn't need since summer began, but there is still a lot of stuff here. Tomorrow I plan on working to getting the rest of it home. Today I am packing a little, working on my slides for my project, and just relaxing. It has been a very busy 6 weeks, but I am pretty happy with it. (Of course, I am even happy that it is over).

But, I digress from my original point...oh wait I never had a point in the first place. OK, well here are some links I have been meaning to post and just hadn't gotten to yet. Also, a few I saw while looking for these. Hope you enjoy!

Apple Related News:

• Apple's new Mighty Mouse
• "Apple & Leading Car Companies Team Up to Deliver Seamless iPod Experience in Japan"
  

Microsoft Related News:

• "Microsoft hires new COO from Wal-Mart" (Noooooo...Grumble-grumble)
• "Yahoo, Microsoft Challenge Google on Ads"
• "Patches on the way for Windows flaws" (Why does this not surprise me? Maybe because it happens each month).
  

Other Stuff:

• "No oceans on Titan, say researchers" (Titan is a moon of Saturn).
• Science meets history: "Scan Finds Mummy Between 4 and 6 Years Old"
• "Yahoo launches Web audio search service"
• "Mozilla Creates Unit To Promote Firefox"
• Take a quiz on Colonial Williamsburg
  

Chad sent me these links the other day and I thought I would share them with you (thanks Chad):

• "EFF probes printer watermarks"
• "Why Bill Gates wants 3,000 new patents"
  

If you are grad student friends of mine then enjoy your 2 weeks between semesters else hope you are having a nice day!*

*OK, that was just sad. I have been doing way to much programming recently!

Oh Look, an Actual Blog...

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss (The Lorax)

I finally got around to actually writing a whole blog! OK, so I have my final today so I sort of put blogging on a back burner for this week. Anyway, I have finished the take home portion of this exam and figured I had a little time to throw a couple links up. Hope you enjoy:

A good read for any computer programmer

"The Eyes Of The Space Shuttle"

Anything that supports the idea of eating chocolate is healthy has my support.

"Masked robbers stole three worthless copies of pictures".

iTunes goes to Japan

This comic is very funny and so is this one.

"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter

Bad Day by Daniel Powter is the free song being offered by iTunes this week. Excellent song! You can watch the video here if you are interested. This is one of those songs I will listen to over and over again.

Hair Ball Theorem

Nope, not kidding on this one.

You can amuse yourself with that until I have a chance to write up a real post. (Hopefully tomorrow, but no promises)