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Information Theory
By Robert B. Ash
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Another wasted weekend. When do I really get a break? Will I be allowed to rest over Winter Carnival? Or am I limited to just sleeping later than 6:30? All the same question, really. Answers soon, but not helpful when they arrive.
Coursework for this semester:
So many strange ideas of "usefulness" expressed here. Most from one class, the most useless. What analysis is really necessary beyond reading content and understanding its implications? None, unless you produce art. I did not enter the computer science department to become an artist. Again, professor's ability is held back by university's curriculum.
Another one, slow-paced, but useful. Difficult changes to make in this, but it offers so much control. I may have to take this further. This is something I can use and apply, perhaps as soon as tomorrow.
And tomorrow, questions need answering. Explain what's going on. Some have been here longer, but are slow to bring others up to speed. Five weeks is too long to wait with this deadline.
Stats... such a simple topic. Cut-and-dried explanations. Will this change? The status quo is pleasant.
Another one, which should be lumped into a different course. You don't teach a language's words and grammar without teaching how to give writing proper structure. And there's more to that than formatting. This goes for interpersonal communication or human-to-machine instruction. Why must I take this course? I could teach it.
Then my "application elective" is actually applicable. Interesting too. This is good. But slow-moving. So much in the book, so slow with the lectures. We need to get moving.
PE is PE. But at least it's somewhat enjoyable. Occasional bruises, but that's what happens. Thumb is going to have something of a callous by summer time. Hopefully find practice space near home, but not likely.
Survey, stolen from Adam
1) Fifth grade teacher's name: Mrs. Grosser
2) Last words you said: "Not at the moment."
3) Last song you sang: Don't remember
4) Last person you hugged: Jennifer
5) Last time you cried: Don't remeber
6) Last time you said I don't remember: Question 5
7) Last person you had a fight with: Not sure what constitutes a "fight."
8) Are you still fighting with them?: No, I'm typing at my computer.
9) What color socks are you wearing: Brownish/greenish grey
10) What's under you bed right now: A bed
11) What time did you wake up today: 6:00, and then 6:30, and then 7:05, and then 7:54, and then 9:15.
13) Current hair color: Brown
14) Current favorite band: Blackthorn
15) Current annoyance:
16) Current longing to see: Jennifer
17) Current desktop background? A leaf floating on a pond.
18) Current worry: Spring break logistics
19) Current french tip: Subjunctive is only different in first person plural and second person plural/formal for most verbs.
20) Current favorite article of clothing: MTU hoodie
21) Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex : Sound of voice
22) Last CD that you listened to: Don't remember
23) Favorite place to be: Whatever happens to be home.
24) Least favorite place: Fisher 135?
25) Time you wake up in the morning?: Varies from 6:30 to late.
26) Time you get home from school?: Varies from 12:03 to late.
27) Favorite color: Grey
28) Do you believe in an afterlife: Not sure.
30) Current favorite word/saying: kids, relax
31) Favorite book: Hmm... I'm going to have to go with Antoine de St. Exupery's The Little Prince. Or perhaps Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
32) Favorite season: Winter
33) One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to?: Adam and I don't talk enough the past few years.
34) Have you ever wanted to sleep with "just a friend"?: No
35) Where do you want to go for college?: Already here
36) What is your career going to be like: Computer.
37) How many kids do you want: At least one.
38) Been really really drunk? No, and don't intend to be.
39) Said "I love you" and meant it?: Yes
40) Gotten in a fight with your dog/cat/bird.etc?: Not really
41) Been to New York: No
42) Been to Florida: Yes
43) Been to California: Yes
44) Been to Hawaii: No
45) Been to Mexico: Yes
46) Been to Spain: No
47) Been to France: I wish I could.
48) Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day: Not that I can remember.
49) Have you ever made out anyone who didn't speak ANY English?: No
52) Do you have a crush on someone: Not sure if it can be called that at this point.
54) Worst feeling in the world: Inadequacy
55) What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning: Bleh
56) How many rings before you answer the phone: Almost always two to four - depends how long it takes to get to the phone.
59) Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: No
68) What are you most scared of? Loss
69) What clothes do you sleep in?: Pants, shirt
70) Who is the last person that called you: Jennifer
71) Where do you want to get married: Not sure where
72) If you could change anything about yourself what would that be: I guess there are lots of minor things about my body. Nothing important.
73) Who do you love? Jennifer, in one way. My friends, in another.
74) Been In Love: Yes
75) Are you timely or always late: Pretty much always on time.
76) Do you have pets? Yes, but not in Houghton.
77) Do you like being around people?: Some people, yes. Most people, no.
78) Best feeling in the world?: Not being busy, but still getting something important finished/accomplished.
79) Are you for world peace: All the wasted resources....
80) Are you a health freak: No
81) Do you have a "Type" of person you always go for?: I dunno. Not enough examples to tell.
84) Ever afraid you'll never get married?: Not really
85) Do you want to get married: Eventually
86) Do you want kids? Yes. This has already been asked.
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, HAVE YOU..
87) Cried: That would be nice; my eyes are really dry.
88) Bought something: Yes
89) Gotten Sick: No
90) Sang: No
91) Said I Love You: Yes
92) Wanted to tell someone you liked them: It wouldn't be news to anyone
93) Met Someone New: Not really
95) Talked To Someone: Yes
96) Had a serious talk: Yes
97) Missed Someone: Yes
98) Hugged Someone: Not since winter break
99) Yelled at Someone: No, but probably should have.
100) Dreamed About Someone You Can't Be With: Unless Jennifer counts as someone I "can't be with," no.
Information Theory
By Robert B. Ash
see related
Another wasted weekend. When do I really get a break? Will I be allowed to rest over Winter Carnival? Or am I limited to just sleeping later than 6:30? All the same question, really. Answers soon, but not helpful when they arrive.
Coursework for this semester:
So many strange ideas of "usefulness" expressed here. Most from one class, the most useless. What analysis is really necessary beyond reading content and understanding its implications? None, unless you produce art. I did not enter the computer science department to become an artist. Again, professor's ability is held back by university's curriculum.
Another one, slow-paced, but useful. Difficult changes to make in this, but it offers so much control. I may have to take this further. This is something I can use and apply, perhaps as soon as tomorrow.
And tomorrow, questions need answering. Explain what's going on. Some have been here longer, but are slow to bring others up to speed. Five weeks is too long to wait with this deadline.
Stats... such a simple topic. Cut-and-dried explanations. Will this change? The status quo is pleasant.
Another one, which should be lumped into a different course. You don't teach a language's words and grammar without teaching how to give writing proper structure. And there's more to that than formatting. This goes for interpersonal communication or human-to-machine instruction. Why must I take this course? I could teach it.
Then my "application elective" is actually applicable. Interesting too. This is good. But slow-moving. So much in the book, so slow with the lectures. We need to get moving.
PE is PE. But at least it's somewhat enjoyable. Occasional bruises, but that's what happens. Thumb is going to have something of a callous by summer time. Hopefully find practice space near home, but not likely.
Survey, stolen from Adam
1) Fifth grade teacher's name: Mrs. Grosser
2) Last words you said: "Not at the moment."
3) Last song you sang: Don't remember
4) Last person you hugged: Jennifer
5) Last time you cried: Don't remeber
6) Last time you said I don't remember: Question 5
7) Last person you had a fight with: Not sure what constitutes a "fight."
8) Are you still fighting with them?: No, I'm typing at my computer.
9) What color socks are you wearing: Brownish/greenish grey
10) What's under you bed right now: A bed
11) What time did you wake up today: 6:00, and then 6:30, and then 7:05, and then 7:54, and then 9:15.
13) Current hair color: Brown
14) Current favorite band: Blackthorn
15) Current annoyance:
16) Current longing to see: Jennifer
17) Current desktop background? A leaf floating on a pond.
18) Current worry: Spring break logistics
19) Current french tip: Subjunctive is only different in first person plural and second person plural/formal for most verbs.
20) Current favorite article of clothing: MTU hoodie
21) Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex : Sound of voice
22) Last CD that you listened to: Don't remember
23) Favorite place to be: Whatever happens to be home.
24) Least favorite place: Fisher 135?
25) Time you wake up in the morning?: Varies from 6:30 to late.
26) Time you get home from school?: Varies from 12:03 to late.
27) Favorite color: Grey
28) Do you believe in an afterlife: Not sure.
30) Current favorite word/saying: kids, relax
31) Favorite book: Hmm... I'm going to have to go with Antoine de St. Exupery's The Little Prince. Or perhaps Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
32) Favorite season: Winter
33) One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to?: Adam and I don't talk enough the past few years.
34) Have you ever wanted to sleep with "just a friend"?: No
35) Where do you want to go for college?: Already here
36) What is your career going to be like: Computer.
37) How many kids do you want: At least one.
38) Been really really drunk? No, and don't intend to be.
39) Said "I love you" and meant it?: Yes
40) Gotten in a fight with your dog/cat/bird.etc?: Not really
41) Been to New York: No
42) Been to Florida: Yes
43) Been to California: Yes
44) Been to Hawaii: No
45) Been to Mexico: Yes
46) Been to Spain: No
47) Been to France: I wish I could.
48) Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day: Not that I can remember.
49) Have you ever made out anyone who didn't speak ANY English?: No
52) Do you have a crush on someone: Not sure if it can be called that at this point.
54) Worst feeling in the world: Inadequacy
55) What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning: Bleh
56) How many rings before you answer the phone: Almost always two to four - depends how long it takes to get to the phone.
59) Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: No
68) What are you most scared of? Loss
69) What clothes do you sleep in?: Pants, shirt
70) Who is the last person that called you: Jennifer
71) Where do you want to get married: Not sure where
72) If you could change anything about yourself what would that be: I guess there are lots of minor things about my body. Nothing important.
73) Who do you love? Jennifer, in one way. My friends, in another.
74) Been In Love: Yes
75) Are you timely or always late: Pretty much always on time.
76) Do you have pets? Yes, but not in Houghton.
77) Do you like being around people?: Some people, yes. Most people, no.
78) Best feeling in the world?: Not being busy, but still getting something important finished/accomplished.
79) Are you for world peace: All the wasted resources....
80) Are you a health freak: No
81) Do you have a "Type" of person you always go for?: I dunno. Not enough examples to tell.
84) Ever afraid you'll never get married?: Not really
85) Do you want to get married: Eventually
86) Do you want kids? Yes. This has already been asked.
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, HAVE YOU..
87) Cried: That would be nice; my eyes are really dry.
88) Bought something: Yes
89) Gotten Sick: No
90) Sang: No
91) Said I Love You: Yes
92) Wanted to tell someone you liked them: It wouldn't be news to anyone
93) Met Someone New: Not really
95) Talked To Someone: Yes
96) Had a serious talk: Yes
97) Missed Someone: Yes
98) Hugged Someone: Not since winter break
99) Yelled at Someone: No, but probably should have.
100) Dreamed About Someone You Can't Be With: Unless Jennifer counts as someone I "can't be with," no.