End of Semester (And Semi-Related Random Thoughts)
19 April 2009 - Georgia Tech
The end of the semester is growing near. It's one of those things that is an inevitability, but nevertheless, nobody really enjoys it, mostly because this is the busiest part of the whole semester.
I'm looking forward, though. I'll be taking Combinatorics, Abnormal Psychology, and various CS courses over the next two semesters.
I put through some layout changes to the front page. It looks a lot nicer now, I think. I also bummed some neat JavaScript from Bruce Williams, which'll make a difference when I actually have a sizable amount of content up. If, rather.
Caught a talk from Bjarne Stroustrup yesterday. It was enjoyable, but it made me glad I don't use C++. It's improving, but I feel infinitely more productive in Lisp or Ruby. Or even Python. It's just how I roll.
I'm finally enjoying all the benefits of a dual monitor setup. I might be using an old CRT as my second monitor, but it's still so much more convenient. I'd really like to see OS X add the capability to have each display show a different space, but as it is, I feel like my productivity has increased loads just having so much more screen real estate.
I bought a pair of Shure SE115-K's. They're enjoyable IEM earphones. I'd like a huge pair of Sennheiser cans, but budget is ever the concern, so I'll take what I can get. The bass is wonderful in these though, not nearly as overwhelming as I was afraid it might be. Anyone looking for a pair of earphones in the $100 range should consider them, though you might be able to find some SE210's on sale for that much somewhere, which are a step up.
I'm loving iReddit. I got a free copy (thanks again!) from Alex Ohanian, and honestly, I would've paid for it if I didn't already own a copy. It's a wonderful way to pass time when I'm stuck in the Student Center or something on a weekday. It's just completely wonderful.
I still believe that Firefox 3.5b and Safari 4b need to make a lovechild which has all the integration and speed of Safari, with the capabilities of the Awesomebar and some sort of add-ons system. As it is now, I can never quite get happy with either browser, but Safari 4b is still barely winning.
I'm glad GitHub's buildbot for Pages is working for me again.