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i was talking to dp. he was said, "i need to get outta here!"
so, how will you strive for that ideal? how will you push yourself?
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my plan:
work
-> 40-50 hours m-f
-> always take off sat, sun
run
-> plan 3 weeks to be gone on the run
learn
-> keyboard
-> ancient greek
-> read φ
fun
-> hike often
-> camping with caitlin
-> painting
-> poetics
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so, how will you strive for that ideal? how will you push yourself?
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my plan:
work
-> 40-50 hours m-f
-> always take off sat, sun
run
-> plan 3 weeks to be gone on the run
learn
-> keyboard
-> ancient greek
-> read φ
fun
-> hike often
-> camping with caitlin
-> painting
-> poetics
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short-term: finish buying parts for and build my road bike, get some new parts for my fixed gear, finish coding the blog section of my site, go grocery shopping, find a new job that has more consistent hours available.
long-term: go to graduate school, decide what I'd like to get my Master's in, get a really cool job that I enjoy, get my own apartment, ride my bike cross-country.
long-term: go to graduate school, decide what I'd like to get my Master's in, get a really cool job that I enjoy, get my own apartment, ride my bike cross-country.
just accomplished:
ham general license
tickets for defcon
planning to do:
file for irish citizenship
ccnp
buy a top hat
ham general license
tickets for defcon
planning to do:
file for irish citizenship
ccnp
buy a top hat
typeset something big
save $4000 this summer
read more (preferably at the beach)
learn to drive standard
save $4000 this summer
read more (preferably at the beach)
learn to drive standard
nestor: i'm planning on printing my journals. i'm going to type them up (or hire someone to do so.) want to typeset them for credit? it's about all i can offer.
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well, I went grocery shopping yesterday and I'm working 40 hours this week at my current job, so I guess that's 1.5 goals accomplished :).
congrats asem. did you buy any groceries worth mentioning?
i resolve to either never own a television or never own cable tv. television is seriously, seriously scary.
i resolve to either never own a television or never own cable tv. television is seriously, seriously scary.
wakeup in the morning
nothing too exciting, just the basics. coffee, pop-tarts, iced tea mix, soup, bread, cheese, oranges :).
I would waste away if I had cable.
I would waste away if I had cable.
*take photos
*travel
*lose the stress
*type for larz
*drop accounting? =(
*travel
*lose the stress
*type for larz
*drop accounting? =(
dannyp
*type for larz
║
║
v
nestor
sure, i'm definitely interested.
I'm not sure if you're insinuating that it be a battle for the typez or as sort of a work-flow comment. I was under the impression that nestor wants to set the type only, not do the transcribing to digital.
I'm down for either insinuation.
I'm down for either insinuation.
workflow!
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I still need a job.
i just want to set the type.
Nice work Nestor, I have a lot of respect for type setters. What do you use for resources?
Oh I guess my plans...
Soon:
Finish dev on new web project
Get a membership to a local gym
Long:
Graduate
Money in the bank
Soon:
Finish dev on new web project
Get a membership to a local gym
Long:
Graduate
Money in the bank
@Mathew: For this project, Adobe InDesign. I'm no TeXpert or else I'd rock that. If I used LaTeX it would be pretty boring looking.
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I Got a job.
Linux Level 2 Administrator 16/hr
http://www.theplanet.com
I'll see what I can do about porting websites... :)
Linux Level 2 Administrator 16/hr
http://www.theplanet.com
I'll see what I can do about porting websites... :)
awesome!
best of luck
best of luck
Congrats !
This job freakin rocks.
I'm jealous!
i'm taking three classes this fall:
-> probability
-> sampling
-> quantitative methods in economics
i'm going to try to audit some other classes for fun:
-> painting
-> music theory
-> aural skills
-> french
-> contemporary philosophy
-> philosophy of science
-> probability
-> sampling
-> quantitative methods in economics
i'm going to try to audit some other classes for fun:
-> painting
-> music theory
-> aural skills
-> french
-> contemporary philosophy
-> philosophy of science
So I:
quit my job at the hospital, now working full time at screen printing place
took out my loan for a new camera (still can't decide on one)
want to learn a new language, possibly french. I don't know how to go about this since I'm completely booked as far as classes go until I graduate.
want to travel abroad, possibly through the peace corps?
need to start exercising more now that I'm not working at the hospital
must grow enough balls to tell my roommate that I don't want to live with her any more
need to take more pictures!
summer blows and I want school to start.
quit my job at the hospital, now working full time at screen printing place
took out my loan for a new camera (still can't decide on one)
want to learn a new language, possibly french. I don't know how to go about this since I'm completely booked as far as classes go until I graduate.
want to travel abroad, possibly through the peace corps?
need to start exercising more now that I'm not working at the hospital
must grow enough balls to tell my roommate that I don't want to live with her any more
need to take more pictures!
summer blows and I want school to start.
dude get some cd's or something and listen to the french instead of trying to read a book
I ripped a French audio learning cd set a while back. Try the Pimsleur learning sets!
i should get one of those and start learning french again. i loved france and want to go back, especially canes and some other towns in southern france
errrr nice
I'm interviewing for a job next Tuesday at a library!
also getting really close to finishing up my road bike.
also getting really close to finishing up my road bike.
also, new goal: eat better (more consistently and healthily).
graduate
visit tahoe
finish math
take photos
mail bills off
hit up vegas
sjsu transfer
date someone
journal upkeep
hike on days off
a passionate kiss
photoblog upkeep
retake accounting
make some friends
retake anthropology
make library assistant
visit tahoe
finish math
take photos
mail bills off
hit up vegas
sjsu transfer
date someone
journal upkeep
hike on days off
a passionate kiss
photoblog upkeep
retake accounting
make some friends
retake anthropology
make library assistant
wow !
all my plans right now are mainly personal
>stop touching face
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which will help with
----------------------
>stop biting nails
>one night of drinking in 2 months
>find job in butte america
>stop touching face
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which will help with
----------------------
>stop biting nails
>one night of drinking in 2 months
>find job in butte america
find job in butte america
for some reason this line sticks out for me.. butte america!
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what's on my plate:
1. build frontend for freeradius in php
2. put dp_net together and in dp's mobilepro
3. get freeradius system up for MSU-CoT
4. build installer and configuration tool for freeradius + openbsd + mysql + php + apache + gui of some sort, probably xfce (once i get this nailed down a bit more i'll post details in tech)
5. profit!
all of these have to do with learning php, perl, and how the openbsd installer works.
other than #1, i'm waiting to get my laptop back so i can start writing dp_net.
1. build frontend for freeradius in php
2. put dp_net together and in dp's mobilepro
3. get freeradius system up for MSU-CoT
4. build installer and configuration tool for freeradius + openbsd + mysql + php + apache + gui of some sort, probably xfce (once i get this nailed down a bit more i'll post details in tech)
5. profit!
all of these have to do with learning php, perl, and how the openbsd installer works.
other than #1, i'm waiting to get my laptop back so i can start writing dp_net.
Im not entirely sure this works but like every summer I say I am moving back to Vancouver. Whats different this time? I have a plan.
short term:
Keep putting money in the bank.
Go to bicycle school in Ashland Oregon.
Move to Vancouver .
Get job as bicycle mechanic.
Middle term:
Work my way up in the Bicycle industry.
Buy MB C230.
Buy Condo.
Save money.
Start family.
Longer term:
Save money.
Invest money.
Enjoy the joys of family.
So far I have 1800 in the bank. I get payed three times in August, One of those checks goes into the bank account so that is 2600. The other two 200 each + plus all money made in September ( I will single handedly be running the gas station at which I work for 20-25 days) which should roughly put me somewhere in the 3-4k saved.
I have registered and enrolled to the bicycle school in Oregon, however I am on a waiting list so I wont find out for a couple of more weeks what will happen. If I do not get in, I will register for a later date that I am sure to get into and figure some short term plan.
As for everything else... Its kind of what I would like to achieve.
short term:
Keep putting money in the bank.
Go to bicycle school in Ashland Oregon.
Move to Vancouver .
Get job as bicycle mechanic.
Middle term:
Work my way up in the Bicycle industry.
Buy MB C230.
Buy Condo.
Save money.
Start family.
Longer term:
Save money.
Invest money.
Enjoy the joys of family.
So far I have 1800 in the bank. I get payed three times in August, One of those checks goes into the bank account so that is 2600. The other two 200 each + plus all money made in September ( I will single handedly be running the gas station at which I work for 20-25 days) which should roughly put me somewhere in the 3-4k saved.
I have registered and enrolled to the bicycle school in Oregon, however I am on a waiting list so I wont find out for a couple of more weeks what will happen. If I do not get in, I will register for a later date that I am sure to get into and figure some short term plan.
As for everything else... Its kind of what I would like to achieve.
ashland oregon, eh?
how long is the program there?
how long is the program there?
All tolled I think its like 3 or 4 weeks
as I get closer to finishing my road bike I'm really getting into the idea of very long distance rides. some of you should expect visits from me on my bike within the next few years :). there's so much stuff I want to see!
I want to do the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
I want to visit relatives in Chicago.
I want to see Texas.
I want to ride northwards through California and visit relatives in Washington.
I want to do the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
I want to visit relatives in Chicago.
I want to see Texas.
I want to ride northwards through California and visit relatives in Washington.
I also want to visit the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in NY and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
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asemi the UGRR goes right near my hometown! make sure to drop me a line when you do it.
I will!
Cycle touring is the coolest thing around. I always dream about going on trips.
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I'm reading a ton about it right now.
here's a neat website I found: http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/touring/index.htm
here's a neat website I found: http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/touring/index.htm
Are bicycle tourers and bikepackers driven by a masochistic self-hatred that causes them to perform painful and anachronistic pilgrimages?
link is awesome!
Yeah alright how can I pick a touring bike? I never was into the fixies or that before too much but combined with camping -- I think you can count me in.
Check these out!
http://www.fullyloadedtouring.com/
Check these out!
http://www.fullyloadedtouring.com/
oh sweet photo gallery on fully loaded touring. thanks for that link!
I'm trying to look up some info on that LeTour but bikeforums.net isn't loading right now. my first instinct is that it is not worth 200 bucks. but then again, some older Schwinn's are decent. that one just doesn't strike me as one of them.
Craigslist is pretty hit or miss. you can find some nice deals on there but then there's also complete pieces of shit that people are trying to get way too much money for.
if you built up your own touring bike it would end up being pretty expensive. easily upwards of 500 dollars and close to 1000 pretty easily too. if you don't want to spend that much, buying a complete bike is probably the way to go. I don't know much about the selection from different brands, but a middle-of-the-line road bike with eyelets for fenders, mounts for panniers, etc. is what you'd be looking for. it might even be specified for touring. you can look at some big bicycle manufacturers and see if they have anything that looks decent.
Trek, Cannondale, Giant, Bianchi, Specialized, LeMond, Felt. those are what I can think of off the top of my head. if any others come to mind I'll post them. just peruse their websites and see if there's anything under Road or Road Touring or Touring that looks good.
I'm trying to look up some info on that LeTour but bikeforums.net isn't loading right now. my first instinct is that it is not worth 200 bucks. but then again, some older Schwinn's are decent. that one just doesn't strike me as one of them.
Craigslist is pretty hit or miss. you can find some nice deals on there but then there's also complete pieces of shit that people are trying to get way too much money for.
if you built up your own touring bike it would end up being pretty expensive. easily upwards of 500 dollars and close to 1000 pretty easily too. if you don't want to spend that much, buying a complete bike is probably the way to go. I don't know much about the selection from different brands, but a middle-of-the-line road bike with eyelets for fenders, mounts for panniers, etc. is what you'd be looking for. it might even be specified for touring. you can look at some big bicycle manufacturers and see if they have anything that looks decent.
Trek, Cannondale, Giant, Bianchi, Specialized, LeMond, Felt. those are what I can think of off the top of my head. if any others come to mind I'll post them. just peruse their websites and see if there's anything under Road or Road Touring or Touring that looks good.
oh and you can tour on hybrid or mountain bikes too, I just prefer road because I like to go fast :).
I mapped out a rough route I'd like to take back and forth across the continent.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl … 4650788734 .000435f2381c28004217d&ll=38.68551,-97.03125&spn=68.850917,101.425781&z=3&om=1
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl … 4650788734 .000435f2381c28004217d&ll=38.68551,-97.03125&spn=68.850917,101.425781&z=3&om=1
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ttf doesn't like that google maps link
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106736012254650788734.000435f2381c28004217d&ll=38.68551,-97.03125&spn=68.850917,101.425781&z=3&om=1
what now, kid?
nice route :)
agreed. nice use of
pretags, too. i didn't know they prevent linking.
=-o
graduate PENDING
visit tahoe √
finish math √
take photos √
mail bills off √
hit up vegas √
sjsu transfer √
date someone PENDING
journal upkeep FAIL
hike on days off FAIL
a passionate kiss √
photoblog upkeep (don't like the software, phasing out)
retake accounting √
make some friends √
retake anthropology √
make library assistant FAIL
plan reintegration:
move
graduate
take photos
date someone
journal upkeep
hike on days off
make new friends
material reduction
visit tahoe √
finish math √
take photos √
mail bills off √
hit up vegas √
sjsu transfer √
date someone PENDING
journal upkeep FAIL
hike on days off FAIL
a passionate kiss √
photoblog upkeep (don't like the software, phasing out)
retake accounting √
make some friends √
retake anthropology √
make library assistant FAIL
plan reintegration:
move
graduate
take photos
date someone
journal upkeep
hike on days off
make new friends
material reduction
I think I decided after this semester I am going to take a semester off and work to pay off my car. After my financial aid kicks in, I'll be good to go for Fall '08 at University of Houston and maybe I'll be able to transfer to NorthEastern in a year.
:D :D :D
awesome list, p
awesome list, p
short-term:
finish buying parts for and build my road bike √
get some new parts for my fixed gear PENDING
finish coding the blog section of my site √ (pretty much; just want to add commenting)
find a new job that has more consistent hours available √
long-term:
go to graduate school PENDING
decide what I'd like to get my Master's in PENDING
get a really cool job that I enjoy √
get my own apartment PENDING
ride my bike cross-country PENDING
can't think of any new goals right now. will post later.
finish buying parts for and build my road bike √
get some new parts for my fixed gear PENDING
finish coding the blog section of my site √ (pretty much; just want to add commenting)
find a new job that has more consistent hours available √
long-term:
go to graduate school PENDING
decide what I'd like to get my Master's in PENDING
get a really cool job that I enjoy √
get my own apartment PENDING
ride my bike cross-country PENDING
can't think of any new goals right now. will post later.
ST
get my gun license renewed
study for midterms
smoke a cigar
LT
transfer
get my gun license renewed
study for midterms
smoke a cigar
LT
transfer
I need to find a new job, this 11-3am shit is killin me.
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i think i'd like to study continental philosophy at the state university of new york at stony brook (SUNY - SB).
http://www.stonybrook.edu/philosophy/index.html
look at their fall 2007 courses:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/philosophy/courses/ … 7fall.html
:)
http://www.stonybrook.edu/philosophy/index.html
look at their fall 2007 courses:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/philosophy/courses/ … 7fall.html
:)
ST:
- get zombie short on YouTube. (Should have it done 11/7!)
- visit Echowood and film short and film short docu.
- film short for Tender Loving Care.
LT:
- finish screenplay for The Stranger (Camus, baby).
- film a feature.
- do a Mark Rappaport retrospective at my work.
- get zombie short on YouTube. (Should have it done 11/7!)
- visit Echowood and film short and film short docu.
- film short for Tender Loving Care.
LT:
- finish screenplay for The Stranger (Camus, baby).
- film a feature.
- do a Mark Rappaport retrospective at my work.
> film a feature.
have a screenplay selected?
have a screenplay selected?
I have a few ideas, but nothing solid yet. Otherwise I'd be working on it. Might be The Stranger, though.
lr- those are some stellar courses
since when is rawls continental (or am i missing something)
since when is rawls continental (or am i missing something)
> lr- those are some stellar courses
pretty standard grad-level econ fare
> since when is rawls continental (or am i missing something)
well, sunysb offers a ph.d in philosophy. it'd just be a good place to go if you like continental phil, because they have a lot of faculty who have an interest in it. their program isn't only continental phil, though. as with all ph.d in phil programs, they offer the full spectrum, including ancient and analytical.
pretty standard grad-level econ fare
> since when is rawls continental (or am i missing something)
well, sunysb offers a ph.d in philosophy. it'd just be a good place to go if you like continental phil, because they have a lot of faculty who have an interest in it. their program isn't only continental phil, though. as with all ph.d in phil programs, they offer the full spectrum, including ancient and analytical.
> I have a few ideas, but nothing solid yet. Otherwise I'd be working on it. Might be The Stranger, though.
you want to write it and film it? or would you film someone else's screenplay?
you want to write it and film it? or would you film someone else's screenplay?
de stress
i hear that nestor. this moving business has me in anticipation of change. anxiety, urgency, priority, so much to do!
yeah i think i had a panic attack tonight... maybe.
school is a shitstorm right now here!
Thanksgiving break kind of killed me. I'm hating waking up in the morning now 'cause I had like five days where I didn't have to.
Plus the cold front in Houston is NOT helping ... :(
Agree, Gatz! This cold has to go. Though I do look wicked good in a scarf.
haha
Oh, and an update!
ST:
- get zombie short on YouTube. (Should have it done 11/7!) [Uhhh... still haven't done this yet.]
- visit Echowood and film short and film short docu. [Visited the place, will shoot in January.]
- film short for Tender Loving Care. [Rehearsed last night, will find out shooting dates in the next few days.]
I'm rocking the lists.
ST:
- get zombie short on YouTube. (Should have it done 11/7!) [Uhhh... still haven't done this yet.]
- visit Echowood and film short and film short docu. [Visited the place, will shoot in January.]
- film short for Tender Loving Care. [Rehearsed last night, will find out shooting dates in the next few days.]
I'm rocking the lists.
yo i want some zombie action sooo bad
I need to upload it, but my work schedule has been so overloaded the past few weeks I just don't have time to. I have TWO days off next week (WEE!) so I can probably get to it then.
word!
Plans
ST
survive exams
apply to transfer
ST
survive exams
apply to transfer
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new plan:
fuck it
fuck it
good plan.
my plan for winter break is to read a LOT.
my plan for winter break is to read a LOT.
whacha gonna read
see winter break thread :).
dp your plan rules!
view from my new apartment:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasreddinger/2078834412/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasreddinger/2078834412/
wow.
looks beautiful.
looks beautiful.
plan
i stop being a perfectionist because it generally makes you unhappy
ii move away from snowy places
i stop being a perfectionist because it generally makes you unhappy
ii move away from snowy places
plan i do laundry
plan ii organize kitchen
plan iii play micro machines
plan ii organize kitchen
plan iii play micro machines
> stop being a perfectionist because it generally makes you unhappy
how did you arrive at this conclusion?
how did you arrive at this conclusion?
experience
well, okay, but how about some examples or something
i'm a perfectionist with my gf and it's really bad
with school & work i can see it as being less harmful
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04mi … odayspaper
with school & work i can see it as being less harmful
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04mi … odayspaper
> i'm a perfectionist with my gf and it's really bad
:( i know how that goes. it's one of the reasons i rarely date anyone.
:( i know how that goes. it's one of the reasons i rarely date anyone.
bwahaha.. from that times article, under reader comments:
"Perfectionists need to realize they are actually trying to compete with God."
a hypnotist, Richmond
this worlds pretty fucked up, god did a pretty shitty job
> :( i know how that goes. it's one of the reasons i rarely date anyone.
yeah it's fucking up our 20 month relationship pretty bad
which sucks.
yeah it's fucking up our 20 month relationship pretty bad
which sucks.
> which sucks.
does it?
i guess you don't believe that action implies valuation.
does it?
i guess you don't believe that action implies valuation.
ouch :(
i'm leaning towards no... not in the general case though.
i'm leaning towards no... not in the general case though.
break is almost here:
Z:\>svn move http://www.wingedleopard.net/svn/classes/trunk http://www.wingedleopard.net/svn/classes/tags/07_fall -m "move trunk into end of semester tag" Committed revision 86. Z:\>svn mkdir http://www.wingedleopard.net/svn/classes/trunk -m "make new trunk for new semester, 08_spring" Committed revision 87.
yeahhhhhhhhhhhh break. got a big paper to write by tomorrow at 5:30. ughhhhhh.
got one plan done- rocked my oracle final. now ive got to rock my os, int. server, and ccnp 3 finals.
woooooooo almost done.
Finally - http://discont.in/uous :)
rocked my os final
but my hardest ones are yet to come
but my hardest ones are yet to come
woot, same here
cept i rocked phil
cept i rocked phil
arun: The requested URL /uous was not found on this server.
:/
:/
It works fine here. Can you test it once more please.
ain't working for me
still not working.
didn't work for me either when i tried yesterday.. :(
is there some sort of block to sites from india?
hey I just tried it this time and it worked!
nice dude! looks good!
is there some sort of block to sites from india?
hey I just tried it this time and it worked!
nice dude! looks good!
Not working. :(
it's so working
> is there some sort of block to sites from india?
even if there was, it wouldn't give a 404 and tell us about his server.
i still get the 404
how is this even possible
even if there was, it wouldn't give a 404 and tell us about his server.
i still get the 404
how is this even possible
i tried a bunch of proxies and still nothing *shifty*
how about you guys rotate your dns servers?
see! I can see!
Hello there. I'm Arun G Nair, your host. I work as a sysadmin for a small company in southern corner of India. Discontinuous is my personal website where I "pen down" my thoughts on life and, as you might have guessed, random tech stuff mostly related to unix in general.
I also have some code and some interesting links (mostly geeky) if you're interested. You can reach me at arungnair [at] gmail [dot] com.
see! I can see!
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so you're claiming that we are seeing a 404 on the old server, and you're seeing the site on the new server?
.. which is entirely possible.
.. which is entirely possible.
rocked all my finals. very drunk right now off of a growler of shale pale ale.
site is working now!
Lucas, its prolly the dns cache. If you're running your own, do an 'rndc flush'(assuming it is named). That should work.
A 404 can be a web cache. Maybe the ISP's cache.
still doesn't work for me :(.
DNS servers I'm using are 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2. I'll try using my ISP's DNS servers and report back.
DNS servers I'm using are 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2. I'll try using my ISP's DNS servers and report back.
still getting a 404.
I'm getting an IP address of 210.18.3.7 for discont.in.
I'm getting an IP address of 210.18.3.7 for discont.in.
haha you use the legendary 4.2.2.1?!
haha of course! I thought about switching it up but those are just too easy to remember.
I get a 404 here at work for that page.
asemi: Its the dns cache. Use opendns (http://www.opendns.com/)
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
working with 4.2.2.1 now!
looks great! I updated my links page.
Thanx :)
i just learned about opendns and searched for this thread to come and post the ips. arun wins.
unc-chapel hill and u miami want m.s. econ peoples to teach as adjunct faculty. raleigh/durham wouldn't be too bad, maybe.
whoa.. five year term appointments! :( no thanks.
even better, evergreen state wants to hire a feminist economist! :D
http://www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring/jobs/f … nomics.htm
god i want this job
http://www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring/jobs/f … nomics.htm
god i want this job
OpenDNS IPs are too hard to remember! :)
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so my master's program has its comprehensive exam on friday, january twenty-fifth. until then, i will be immersed in the material.
"I LIVE THIS SHIT"
so i'm declaring a hiatus on all else. see you guys on the twenty-sixth.
love!
"I LIVE THIS SHIT"
so i'm declaring a hiatus on all else. see you guys on the twenty-sixth.
love!
so uh, apparently im getting $1,500 in tuition reimbursment from fedex........so i plan on paying off all my debt
good luck larz!
yeah good luck!!
immersion is fun
immersion is fun
``fumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
pour myself a cup of ambition and
yawn and stretch and my life is a mess and
if i never make it home today, god bless'' -- aesop rock, 9-5ers anthem
pour myself a cup of ambition and
yawn and stretch and my life is a mess and
if i never make it home today, god bless'' -- aesop rock, 9-5ers anthem
ok so my plans just took a big turn...
I did not get my internship in germany, so that means I may be going to go to new york later this year.
Some friends invited me to live with them in Southern Oregon for the summer, so i may go there and work until I go to new york.
crazy crazy
I did not get my internship in germany, so that means I may be going to go to new york later this year.
Some friends invited me to live with them in Southern Oregon for the summer, so i may go there and work until I go to new york.
crazy crazy
southern oregon would be a good time, ap. western, central, or eastern?
my new plan:
i'm still deciding if i want to pursue a ph.d in economics. if i do, i'll apply this fall for entrance fall 2009. if not, i'm gonna move. at least out of montana, hopefully out of the united states. i'll fight like hell to get out of here.
my new plan:
i'm still deciding if i want to pursue a ph.d in economics. if i do, i'll apply this fall for entrance fall 2009. if not, i'm gonna move. at least out of montana, hopefully out of the united states. i'll fight like hell to get out of here.
dude move to nice, france
Nice is nice.
i love nice, or cannes
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> so my master's program has its comprehensive exam on friday, january twenty-fifth.
woo! i'm pretty sure i passed. i shattered their algebra with calculus! (comparative statics? whut---)
woo! i'm pretty sure i passed. i shattered their algebra with calculus! (comparative statics? whut---)
finish vixiecron hack.
nestor, what do you think i do with my degree (m.s. econ; b.a. phil, econ double major, math minor)?
1. ph.d economics
2. mba
3. ph.d philosophy
4. m.s. mathematics
5. private sector
6. become a hobo (live the dream)
i'm asking you because we're in the same field, and you have a lot more experience acting like a grown-up.
i want to be a bum for a while, but i'm scared that taking time off will set me back with admissions committees and potential employers. it seems that good econ programs like their students to have math fresh in their heads, so they are very reluctant to admit someone who hasn't been in the classroom for a couple years. do you know anything about the magnitude of this reluctance?
thanks. :)
1. ph.d economics
2. mba
3. ph.d philosophy
4. m.s. mathematics
5. private sector
6. become a hobo (live the dream)
i'm asking you because we're in the same field, and you have a lot more experience acting like a grown-up.
i want to be a bum for a while, but i'm scared that taking time off will set me back with admissions committees and potential employers. it seems that good econ programs like their students to have math fresh in their heads, so they are very reluctant to admit someone who hasn't been in the classroom for a couple years. do you know anything about the magnitude of this reluctance?
thanks. :)
it all depends on the employer re: living the dream. finance people probably care, private sector econ might care less. if you want to go private sector in the long run i'd live the dream then go to school, then get a job. admissions people seem okay with 'i was traveling' whereas employers are a bit more prying.
as i'm not in econ i'm not sure of the magnitude of the reluctance that you speak of. i don't think they would be too upset though... depends on the school too.
mba school would care more than econ people, in that most people are looking to switch careers, and being close-minded business people wouldn't be able to deal with travelers.
my dream is to start a boutique private equity firm that only hires philosophy students. travelers and hobos welcome y-yeah
as i'm not in econ i'm not sure of the magnitude of the reluctance that you speak of. i don't think they would be too upset though... depends on the school too.
mba school would care more than econ people, in that most people are looking to switch careers, and being close-minded business people wouldn't be able to deal with travelers.
my dream is to start a boutique private equity firm that only hires philosophy students. travelers and hobos welcome y-yeah
www.philosophicalgourmet.com is so much nicer than www.econphd.net
getting an m.a. in philosophy with emphasis in continental philosophy would be fantastic.
which brings me to another question: what should i write my m.s. econ thesis on? i've been working with genetic algorithms for a few years, and the department generally expects me to continue with my work and produce a thesis on the topic. but i want to do something fun.
here's some of my fun ideas:
1. a cost-benefit analysis of the legalization of suicide
2. transvestites as a public good
which brings me to another question: what should i write my m.s. econ thesis on? i've been working with genetic algorithms for a few years, and the department generally expects me to continue with my work and produce a thesis on the topic. but i want to do something fun.
here's some of my fun ideas:
1. a cost-benefit analysis of the legalization of suicide
2. transvestites as a public good
#2 for the win.
do cost-benefit analysis of legalization of drugs
That's too productive.
short term goals
1. finish my application to transfer (in less than 24 hours)
1. finish my application to transfer (in less than 24 hours)
> do cost-benefit analysis of legalization of drugs
it's probably been done (many times?)
> finish my application to transfer (in less than 24 hours)
to where? utoronto? :D
it's probably been done (many times?)
> finish my application to transfer (in less than 24 hours)
to where? utoronto? :D
nah goin to western. better international opportunities
so you're staying in london? for how many years?
2 more
i should manufacture superman pills
1000mg APAP, 10mg hydrocodone, 250mg caffeine, 25mg benedryl
1000mg APAP, 10mg hydrocodone, 250mg caffeine, 25mg benedryl
dude that ain't healthy
aspirin instead
aspirin instead
scored a job as sys admin with flux in bmt! i start after my two weeks at q2 lapse.
nestor: it all depends on the employer re: living the dream. finance people probably care, private sector econ might care less. if you want to go private sector in the long run i'd live the dream then go to school, then get a job. admissions people seem okay with 'i was traveling' whereas employers are a bit more prying.
as i'm not in econ i'm not sure of the magnitude of the reluctance that you speak of. i don't think they would be too upset though... depends on the school too.
mba school would care more than econ people, in that most people are looking to switch careers, and being close-minded business people wouldn't be able to deal with travelers.
i don't think i want an mba. more importantly, i need a few years work experience to get into a top 30 program. so that's not an option right now.
it seems that econ admission committees will care, and it will vary widely. when i applied in fall 2006, i remember reading in a couple places that if you haven't been in school for a while, you better have been working for the wb or the imf. maybe i'll take some time off, then go to a university and take a couple rigorous math classes, get As, then apply. "look, i still know math!"
i highly doubt i'll try to get an m.s. in mathematics. i'm really romantic about math, and ideally i'd do an m.s. in math just to signal how much of a badass i am. but it'd be really tough for me, and i'd probably risk burn-out. plus, i don't want to take the gre subject test for math. and without it, it's hard to get into very many top 50 programs. plus my math grades leave something to be desired.
i really need to be an m.a. in philosophy before applying to a ph.d program. my grades are good, but a really nice paper would be good for a writing sample, and msu is fairly unknown in philosophy.
so my reevaluated options are:
1. ph.d economics
2. m.a. philosophy
3. private sector
4. become a hobo (live the dream)
nestor: my dream is to start a boutique private equity firm that only hires philosophy students. travelers and hobos welcome y-yeah
do it!
me> i'm pretty sure i passed.
i got my letter today. i passed with distinction.
i got my letter today. i passed with distinction.
congrats!
good job, lucas.