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It’s been a while

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Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve updates, school has kept me far too busy for my own liking. I’ve managed to sneak in a bit of fun though.

On the 22nd of October, Sarah (a friend from my freshman year that I’ve started hanging out with again) and I headed out to the Lake Superior Pro Rally for some fun. I didn’t take any pictures this time, but I ran into a site with really great ones. I really should start saving up for a very nice digital SLR. I’m looking at a couple thousand dollars for that though, so I know it won’t happen anytime soon.

The next weekend, on the 28th, was the Linux Users Group Install-a-thon that we put on every semester for the students at Michigan Tech. The turnout wasn’t as great as it has been in past semesters, but it wasn’t on the greatest of days. Some pictures from the event can be found here.

And this past week has been pretty lengthy. I had an oral presentation on Wednesday, and an exam on both Thursday and Friday. I think they turned out well, but school is starting to wear me down quite a bit. I went to see Wedding Crashers with Sarah last night… absolutely hilarious movie.

Time to shower and gear up for the outdoors though, I’m getting some airsoft in today.

MythBusters

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Adam and Jamie from MythBusters came to Tech and gave a talk about who they are, what they do and how they got started. They fielded questions from the audience and even gave a demonstration that involved audience members drinking beer.

Mythbusters

After going, I love the show even more. They’re two down-to-earth guys who love what they do and say what they think.

Rock on.

Work is over, here come classes

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Well, after a week of work hell, classes have started. I’m down to 8 hours a week at war, and that was more than I really wanted. This semester should be pretty interesting, I’ve a number of classes that I’m looking forward to.

I started my day with Historiography at 8am, followed by History of Michigan with the same prof at 9am. I don’t think I’m going to care for either of those classes much, not because of the content, but due to the teacher. Both classes had the exact same first lecture. I wanted to walk out of the second once I had my syllabus, but that isn’t the way to start a semester.

I have American Foreign Policy in about 15 minutes, I’ve had this teacher before, and it promises to be interesting. The class size is nearly 50 people, which will make it one of the larger classes I’ve had recently. I have her syllabus already, and it looks to be what I’d expect for a class by Mary Durfee, lots of reading, lots of papers and good discussion.

This afternoon I have Intro to Social Sciences (a 1000 level course that I didn’t take as I didn’t start as a SS major). Following that I have Themes in Western Civilization. I’m hoping the latter will at least be interesting. Three hours of work, and I should be home by 7:20pm.

Tomorrow, I have Archery, Rifles, Leisure Sports and Cyber-Law. At least the last should be informative.

You can see my full schedule at: http://cal.aragirn.net.

Ruckus Exposed

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Here’s the promised Ruckus post.

Ruckus Networks is now offering their music/movie download service to the students of Michigan Tech. What does this mean for the average student?

  • An easy, legal way to obtain your music and movies.
  • The reconnect fee for Resnet after being disconnected for copyright violations is now $100.
  • Copyright violators will now have to attend an ethics class.

    • Ruckus itself appears to be offering a fairly standard music/movie store. It’s also offers social interaction similar to facebook. The movie selection at the moment seems to be a little lacking, but it should improve.

    If you’re interested, they offer a free 14 day trial, just visit their web site and check it out.