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Finals week
4/30/2007
This week is finals week at school so I'll probably be pretty busy studying and working. I'm probably going to head home Thursday of this week to get a few things done at home and then my dad and I will be headed back to school to move everything to Rochester next week.
The Firefox problem with the website that I mentioned in the previous post has now been fixed. It took forever to fix it though, it was very frustrating. As a break from studying, I put up a new theme as well. I'll probably be messing around with the colors for both themes from time to time. Remember, you need cookies enabled to view something besides the default theme (which is black).
The Firefox problem with the website that I mentioned in the previous post has now been fixed. It took forever to fix it though, it was very frustrating. As a break from studying, I put up a new theme as well. I'll probably be messing around with the colors for both themes from time to time. Remember, you need cookies enabled to view something besides the default theme (which is black).
Website update
4/25/2007
I'm sure you've noticed the changes I've made to the site the past day or so. If you come to the page in the next few days and something looks horribly wrong, chances are I'm trying to work on something and will probably be fixed within a few minutes, so just hang in there are refresh it.
The different sections of the site (links, pictures, and stuff) will all be coming back online shortly. I have to convert them over to this new look.
There is still a problem with this layout and Firefox. If you scroll down you'll notice the background of the center disappear which makes the text really hard to read if it's toward the top of the page. I'm working on fixing it but I don't know when it will be done.
I'm also going to make more themes eventually, so don't worry if you hate this black one.
The different sections of the site (links, pictures, and stuff) will all be coming back online shortly. I have to convert them over to this new look.
There is still a problem with this layout and Firefox. If you scroll down you'll notice the background of the center disappear which makes the text really hard to read if it's toward the top of the page. I'm working on fixing it but I don't know when it will be done.
I'm also going to make more themes eventually, so don't worry if you hate this black one.
Labels: website
The end is near...
4/24/2007
The end of my junior year, that is. This is the last week of classes for this semester so I'll be free next week Thursday, after my last final. This semester really wasn't bad at all. It might be because I was only at school half of the year, but it really flew by. I think the work experience I had greatly helped me in school work. I seemed to plan out my assignments a lot better which resulted in better code.
I start work again in Rochester on May 14th. I'll move there the week before that to get settled in though. Todd, my parents, and I are also going to see former Cub and hall-of-famer Ryne Sandberg coach the Cubs minor league team, the Peoria Chiefs, play the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Obviously, we will be cheering for the Chiefs and I will be sporting Cubs apparel.
Speaking of the Cubs, they have been absolutely terrible in close games this year. They are last in the division right now at 7-12. The pitching has been pretty good, at least from Lilly, Hill, and Marquis. Wade Miller has been terrible and Zambrano hasn't been himself though. Hopefully that gets sorted out. Hill has been amazing though. He's 3-0 in 3 starts and has an ERA of .41, which is ridiculous. He's pitching tonight so you can bet I'll be watching.
I read a Cubs blog called The View From the Bleachers and they mentioned something I found very interesting the other day. Someone said that he's encouraged by the fact that Derrek Lee has not hit a homerun yet. I'll admit I've been kind of nervous that he hasn't, but he has been red hot in batting average. The point that the poster made was that this means that Derrek Lee is likely to get even hotter than he is now. Imagine a lineup with Derrek Lee hitting BETTER than he is now along with a also very good Ramirez and a Soriano who has to be getting hot soon as well. The Cubs will be able to score a TON of runs.
Anyway, back to Rochester. I'm excited to move back and start biking again. It's been really nice out and I've really wanted to get out on some trails. I'm planning on going at least 3 times a week for long rides. I also just purchased a bike rack for my car so I'll be able to drive to some trails I've never been to around the area.
I start work again in Rochester on May 14th. I'll move there the week before that to get settled in though. Todd, my parents, and I are also going to see former Cub and hall-of-famer Ryne Sandberg coach the Cubs minor league team, the Peoria Chiefs, play the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Obviously, we will be cheering for the Chiefs and I will be sporting Cubs apparel.
Speaking of the Cubs, they have been absolutely terrible in close games this year. They are last in the division right now at 7-12. The pitching has been pretty good, at least from Lilly, Hill, and Marquis. Wade Miller has been terrible and Zambrano hasn't been himself though. Hopefully that gets sorted out. Hill has been amazing though. He's 3-0 in 3 starts and has an ERA of .41, which is ridiculous. He's pitching tonight so you can bet I'll be watching.
I read a Cubs blog called The View From the Bleachers and they mentioned something I found very interesting the other day. Someone said that he's encouraged by the fact that Derrek Lee has not hit a homerun yet. I'll admit I've been kind of nervous that he hasn't, but he has been red hot in batting average. The point that the poster made was that this means that Derrek Lee is likely to get even hotter than he is now. Imagine a lineup with Derrek Lee hitting BETTER than he is now along with a also very good Ramirez and a Soriano who has to be getting hot soon as well. The Cubs will be able to score a TON of runs.
Anyway, back to Rochester. I'm excited to move back and start biking again. It's been really nice out and I've really wanted to get out on some trails. I'm planning on going at least 3 times a week for long rides. I also just purchased a bike rack for my car so I'll be able to drive to some trails I've never been to around the area.
NMU
4/01/2007
Saturday was Nothern Michigan University's Annual Invitational Programming Contest. I went for the first time and I have to say it was a lot of fun. A member of my team got sick and couldn't come so I ended up joining two of my friends who also were down a member. I think we did pretty well for it being the first time any of us had done something like this.
There were six problems to solve in five hours using one laptop and three group members. Basically, the group just makes a solution on the computer and then calls for a 'runner' in the hallway and gives them the files for the judge to test. Eventually, someone returns and gives you a piece of paper telling you if you got it right, if there were presentation errors, or if it was just incorrect all together. Each wrong submission added 20 minutes on to your final total time.
The teams at the end are ranked by how many problems they solved and then by how long it took them to solve each problem (in minutes) added together. No one solved two of the six problems which were very difficult to do in a short period of time. We ended up solving four and coming in 7th place / 24 overall because our time was longer than the six in front of us.
Check out the results here. I'm on the 7th place team, "Word Up". Michigan Tech won the overall school competition though.
I'll definitely do it again next year if I have the opportunity. It's a lot of fun.
The Cubs first game is tomorrow. I'm planning on bringing my laptop to school so I can watch part of the game between my classes. This season looks like it will be pretty good for the Cubs. I hope Prior figures out what's wrong with his pitching and is able to take the place of one of the starters that they are currently using. I'm not sure the two free agent pitchers they signed are as good as they are being paid.
There were six problems to solve in five hours using one laptop and three group members. Basically, the group just makes a solution on the computer and then calls for a 'runner' in the hallway and gives them the files for the judge to test. Eventually, someone returns and gives you a piece of paper telling you if you got it right, if there were presentation errors, or if it was just incorrect all together. Each wrong submission added 20 minutes on to your final total time.
The teams at the end are ranked by how many problems they solved and then by how long it took them to solve each problem (in minutes) added together. No one solved two of the six problems which were very difficult to do in a short period of time. We ended up solving four and coming in 7th place / 24 overall because our time was longer than the six in front of us.
Check out the results here. I'm on the 7th place team, "Word Up". Michigan Tech won the overall school competition though.
I'll definitely do it again next year if I have the opportunity. It's a lot of fun.
The Cubs first game is tomorrow. I'm planning on bringing my laptop to school so I can watch part of the game between my classes. This season looks like it will be pretty good for the Cubs. I hope Prior figures out what's wrong with his pitching and is able to take the place of one of the starters that they are currently using. I'm not sure the two free agent pitchers they signed are as good as they are being paid.
Labels: cubs, mtu, nmu, programming