All my thoughts that are fit to blog. Which mostly consists of stuff about programming.
Jun 01 2009
[Meta-note: Yes, I realize this is a bit dated and definitely out of chronological order; So sue me.] Earlier this quarter, I, in partnership with Nick, participated in a programming contest put on by the CSE Department. It used a Java framework called “CodeRally” and involved programming an AI for a car on a virtual [...]
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May 23 2009
You knew it was coming. I couldn’t let the biggest on-campus event of the entire year slip by without mention. So, yes, I attended Sun God Festival 2009, despite my usual aversion towards parties (who am I kidding, social events generally; but I have made progress). Unfortunately, my MMW 3 paper was also due that day [...]
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May 01 2009
Tonight, some of us Roosevelt First Years played Broomball; and as a first-time player, I have to say it was a large barrel of fun, even though my side lost (but considering that no one ever declared which color brooms were supposed to go which direction and thus the teams were arbitrary and uneven, it’s [...]
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Apr 04 2009
A public service announcement to anyone taking the Math 20 series at UCSD: I would strongly advise you to take Math 20F (Linear Algebra) before Math 20D (Differential Equations), despite how that seems alphabetically out of order. Why? Because a few classes into 20D last quarter, my Prof basically said that the current order is weird [...]
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Jan 18 2009
Ok, so I recently experienced significant problems trying to enroll in CSE 15L (Debugging Lab), but finally got them resolved and am now in the class. Summary Let me give you a rundown of what happened: When my enrollment time came around, all the seats for 15L were full, so I put myself on the [...]
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Nov 09 2008
Apparently UCSD is located near a military base. I’ve seen and heard military jets and a group of Apache helicopters fly by a few times now. It’s kinda surreal, not to mention noisy. Not exactly something they mention in the promotional pamphlet :)
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Nov 08 2008
[Last updated: November 2010; Hi, College Confidential folks!] A friend of mine who’s currently applying to college recently asked me about which college of UCSD to apply to, not knowing that you don’t choose one but rather rank them. Anyway, in the interests of helping him and other future UCSD applicants, I’m writing this guide [...]
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