What sort of input do you generally have for your computer and what sort of output do you get?
Research: For me I spend a lot of time researching junk so my input is mainly time and the output is usually satisfaction, knowledge, and practical stuff I hope to be able to put to use. I should probably do some research on power searching. I'd like to get proficient with more complex searches.
Writing: One huge goal of mine this semester is to improve my writing. A lot of the time not done researching is writing papers. I have been spending a good amount of time practicing my vocab. Recently I have been quite the sesquipidalian guy. I'm trying not to overdo it with using words that don't fit though, as my main goal is to use the right words rather than just being extreme. I'm also practicing breaking down my sentences and trying to build them up in different ways than I'm used to.
Cluster: Recently I've been considering to build a computer cluster for the purpose of increasing my productivity and also doing some complex math and number crunching. I want to put together a cluster that will do the following:
I. Contain a database of my life, for all kinds of analysis. Things in the database that I can think of right now would be things like:
-contain all the text I can find that I have ever generated, or written in digital and the context to the conversations [if any] for analysis of my language/syntax. massive spell check determination, possibly grammar.
-situations to analyze by applying hedonic/felicific calculus to.
-dreams to analyze by correlating symbols and cross referencing to other dreams.
-various number analysis, for example feeding stock information and crunching different formulas.
-create a honeypot of various services and run different scans on the data collected.
-number collection of all sorts for analysis. examples: calls made, job applications sent, work hours to stress per type and intensity, miles and gas expended, financial expectations.
II. Not so database related, mainly crunching:
-working on distributed computing projects.
-password cracking via algorithm and brute dictionary for testing my own passwords.
-calculating pi for nerdiness and basic benchmarking.
-testing cryptography methodology and equations.
III. Methods of input. I know tons of this stuff will take huge amounts of time to collect for the database, and much time to develop the ways to assess the information. To make things a bit faster I will try to automate data collection. I have quite a bit already as far as digital conversational logs and papers. Here's a quick plan on how to generate all the input data:
-use tickers and number collection methods. For example I did the car milage thing for about a semester and it was hard to remember every single time entering my vehicle to write down the date and trip information. I will start aggregation systems. Today I will start recording logs on phone usage and practice different methods to successful speaking.
-make it digital. after collecting from as many sources as I can, I'll be entering it on the computer for faster manipulation.
IV. a. Organization. I would like to have a centralized reflection of my life's work and I feel that organizing it and processing it on the computer would be entertaining and hopefully it will be a very clean system, with everything where I expect it. My desktop computer right now is a great example of that, because all it does is boot fast when I need it, starts vim, starts playing xmms, and collects photos from my digital cam if connected. It only really has music, some videos (read:ap) and projectdp for data. I can shift stuff from my desktop to any of my other computers (promo:icarus) easily and it's just superclean and I love it.
IV. b. Analog Organization. I have collected much of my school work for similar analysis purposes that I have yet to put into binders. I have done a rough sort through them so far and have put everything in their correct course. I have stuff from highschool on but what I'm interested in is mainly my college work. There's plenty that can be disgarded that will be in the next sort. I have binders to put all this in but I want to do the second sort first. I will probably have digital references in the database for searching these analog archives.
I know it's all pretty ridiculous but if anyone has any suggestions on what else to crunch on this beast or what you exactly get out of using technology please post it up!
Research: For me I spend a lot of time researching junk so my input is mainly time and the output is usually satisfaction, knowledge, and practical stuff I hope to be able to put to use. I should probably do some research on power searching. I'd like to get proficient with more complex searches.
Writing: One huge goal of mine this semester is to improve my writing. A lot of the time not done researching is writing papers. I have been spending a good amount of time practicing my vocab. Recently I have been quite the sesquipidalian guy. I'm trying not to overdo it with using words that don't fit though, as my main goal is to use the right words rather than just being extreme. I'm also practicing breaking down my sentences and trying to build them up in different ways than I'm used to.
Cluster: Recently I've been considering to build a computer cluster for the purpose of increasing my productivity and also doing some complex math and number crunching. I want to put together a cluster that will do the following:
I. Contain a database of my life, for all kinds of analysis. Things in the database that I can think of right now would be things like:
-contain all the text I can find that I have ever generated, or written in digital and the context to the conversations [if any] for analysis of my language/syntax. massive spell check determination, possibly grammar.
-situations to analyze by applying hedonic/felicific calculus to.
-dreams to analyze by correlating symbols and cross referencing to other dreams.
-various number analysis, for example feeding stock information and crunching different formulas.
-create a honeypot of various services and run different scans on the data collected.
-number collection of all sorts for analysis. examples: calls made, job applications sent, work hours to stress per type and intensity, miles and gas expended, financial expectations.
II. Not so database related, mainly crunching:
-working on distributed computing projects.
-password cracking via algorithm and brute dictionary for testing my own passwords.
-calculating pi for nerdiness and basic benchmarking.
-testing cryptography methodology and equations.
III. Methods of input. I know tons of this stuff will take huge amounts of time to collect for the database, and much time to develop the ways to assess the information. To make things a bit faster I will try to automate data collection. I have quite a bit already as far as digital conversational logs and papers. Here's a quick plan on how to generate all the input data:
-use tickers and number collection methods. For example I did the car milage thing for about a semester and it was hard to remember every single time entering my vehicle to write down the date and trip information. I will start aggregation systems. Today I will start recording logs on phone usage and practice different methods to successful speaking.
-make it digital. after collecting from as many sources as I can, I'll be entering it on the computer for faster manipulation.
IV. a. Organization. I would like to have a centralized reflection of my life's work and I feel that organizing it and processing it on the computer would be entertaining and hopefully it will be a very clean system, with everything where I expect it. My desktop computer right now is a great example of that, because all it does is boot fast when I need it, starts vim, starts playing xmms, and collects photos from my digital cam if connected. It only really has music, some videos (read:ap) and projectdp for data. I can shift stuff from my desktop to any of my other computers (promo:icarus) easily and it's just superclean and I love it.
IV. b. Analog Organization. I have collected much of my school work for similar analysis purposes that I have yet to put into binders. I have done a rough sort through them so far and have put everything in their correct course. I have stuff from highschool on but what I'm interested in is mainly my college work. There's plenty that can be disgarded that will be in the next sort. I have binders to put all this in but I want to do the second sort first. I will probably have digital references in the database for searching these analog archives.
I know it's all pretty ridiculous but if anyone has any suggestions on what else to crunch on this beast or what you exactly get out of using technology please post it up!
who needs technology?
by the end of this semester, i will have written a total of about 150 pages for my classes combined. so my computer is useful for word processing.
oh, and i play music on my computer. that's all i ever do. seriously.
by the end of this semester, i will have written a total of about 150 pages for my classes combined. so my computer is useful for word processing.
oh, and i play music on my computer. that's all i ever do. seriously.
Input? Writing, 99% of the time. In fact, I've pulled my laptop off the network because da intarwebs distract me. Time is another input; surprisingly little, though. Under three hours a day, but they're useful three hours. Sometimes I don't even turn on my computer. It's a love-hate relationship.
Output? Fiction, music and video.
Output? Fiction, music and video.
for me its usually as simple as
input: spare time / bored
output: entertainment
input: spare time / bored
output: entertainment
the computer just seems to distract me these days as most of my research is done with hardcopy anyway (i have trouble reading large amounts of text off a screen). besides, as phi put it, da intarwebs distract me. so the solution for me is to print it out and go to citybrew. also i download and watch scrubs because i now work tuesday nights.
Larz you should send me some of the papers to read through. I'm interested.
Phi, oh yea I forgot about wanting to do a little rendering for video and junk.
I am also interested in dbrown with his music stuff ( I recall seeing equipment hooked up to your compies ) and your music stuff phi.
Trent, where does that put your studies in relation to computers, I thought you were all into the IT biznizz.
more on II. passwords:
http://www.thecrypt.co.uk/lockdown/recovery_speeds.html
Phi, oh yea I forgot about wanting to do a little rendering for video and junk.
I am also interested in dbrown with his music stuff ( I recall seeing equipment hooked up to your compies ) and your music stuff phi.
Trent, where does that put your studies in relation to computers, I thought you were all into the IT biznizz.
more on II. passwords:
http://www.thecrypt.co.uk/lockdown/recovery_speeds.html
> -calculating pi for nerdiness and basic benchmarking.
you should do phi instead. it's a cooler number, i think.
you should do phi instead. it's a cooler number, i think.
dp: i was thinking about just zipping up all of my papers and e-mailing them to you, but i doubt they would be useful at all. all of my philosophy papers assume that you have read the authors that i cite. i spend very little effort summarizing their arguments. instead, i generally just critique the author. my business law papers are boring. my econ papers might be interesting, but i'm still working on them.
Cool. Mine are just analysis papers this semester. I just read pieces of lit as a certain type of critic: formalist, feminist, marxist, psychological so far and write on em. My ethics papers are boring, and world religions papers are just regurgitations of history and some of my unimportant opinions. I'm struggling with what writing the relig papers really does for me, as the page length is the most significant part of the paper it seems.
dannyp: I really never did(and still don't) understand the preoccupationi with paper length. I always said, in my classes, that there should be an outline of what was expected and then grade the paper on the merit of the content. None of the teachers liked that idea, but I never found it too hard to meet a 10-page mininum length. Of course, I've yet to have a truly writing-intensive class yet.
i must admit.. i'm in bmt right now, so i have internet access. and i'm getting absolutely nothing accomplished.
-from dp
Trent, where does that put your studies in relation to computers, I thought you were all into the IT biznizz.
I really enjoy computers but as far as when it comes to studies; I do a little bit outside of the cirriculum but not as much as most computer enthusiasts do. I would rather be with my friends doing something or playing a sport. Sorry if that doesnt fully answer your question dp, try to rephrase if it didnt and ill try to better answer.
Trent, where does that put your studies in relation to computers, I thought you were all into the IT biznizz.
I really enjoy computers but as far as when it comes to studies; I do a little bit outside of the cirriculum but not as much as most computer enthusiasts do. I would rather be with my friends doing something or playing a sport. Sorry if that doesnt fully answer your question dp, try to rephrase if it didnt and ill try to better answer.
No, that works.
Send the ethics papers over
these intarwebs are so distracting.. i haven't accomplished anything today! :|