I wasn’t going to be a student forever, or much longer, for that matter. In all my years of being a student, I had never applied to this, mostly, because I didn’t really know what it was. Anyhow, I fit the criteria; so, why not apply? After the announcement went out, I received numerous congratulations, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
The First 10 Android Apps I Download
I recently reformatted my Google phone, but before clearing the data, I made sure to make note of the top 10 apps that I must remember to install. Media Audible – I’d accrued many credits before canceling my subscription. Not only was the $15/mo a bit much, but they only rolled over 6 credits at any … Continue reading
A Short Game Lineage: From Threes to 2048
A friend downloads this game called Threes a couple weeks ago. It’s currently $2 on iPhone and Android. My friend called it the Tetris of our day, and, I have to admit, it is easy to understand, challenging, and fun. Before getting the chance to write about it, an interesting lineage of clones appeared. Cloned. The … Continue reading
GitHub: Social Networking for Hackers
If you’ve always wanted to feel connected to computer programmers (of all levels), you should join github. My only caution is that it’s confusing as hell. Most accessibly, it’s a Facebook for hackers. It’s a collaborative space that does “version control” on software. Version control (or revision control or source control) is important, because it … Continue reading
TA Life: 9 Types of Students You’ll Meet
I’ve TA’d a couple times for the orientation course for new grad students. My time giving a talk on teaching, I was also Resident Assistant of Graduate Student Housing. I was able to photograph my students who lived on campus as actors for each case. Quiet Smug Minority Foreign Lazy Needy Dramatic Overwhelmed Intense Continue reading
Costs of Websites: Do I Really Need 22 Domain Names?
I really like my domain name registration service. They charge $10.99 per year, per dotcom. I’ve accumulated 22 names, and lost some over the years (delawarereclaim.com, clubvirture.org, reclaimtalks.com– do I still own that one?). How I do websites. If I have a good name for it, I’ll buy the dotcom. Then I’ll either host the … Continue reading