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December 5, 2012
March 23, 2012
Android Fragmentation is Real
I never believed in Android fragmentation until now.
One would think that a high end "Google"phone with the latest and greatest Android OS would be able to download any app on the Android Marketplace.
It doesn't.
One would think that the most recent Android OS would run smoothly with no lag on a phone specially optimized for the Ice Cream Sandwich release.
It doesn't.
One would think Verizon would have the most comprehensive and fastest network that would not keep constantly buffering while trying to watch Netflix.
It doesn't.
One would think Samsung and other manufacturers would have nailed the 4G battery drain problem, since 4G has been out for over a year.
They didn't.
One would think that a high end "Google"phone with the latest and greatest Android OS would be able to download any app on the Android Marketplace.
It doesn't.
One would think that the most recent Android OS would run smoothly with no lag on a phone specially optimized for the Ice Cream Sandwich release.
It doesn't.
One would think Verizon would have the most comprehensive and fastest network that would not keep constantly buffering while trying to watch Netflix.
It doesn't.
One would think Samsung and other manufacturers would have nailed the 4G battery drain problem, since 4G has been out for over a year.
They didn't.
March 18, 2012
Rethinking High Speed Rail in California
The California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) project has certainly drawn a lot of attention within the past year, especially with their revised business plan. After actually reading through the plan, I'm now skeptical of several things yet am pleased at some progress they've made. Plus, I'm starting to agree with the local tranpsortation agencies who say money should be diverted from the Central Valley to the more populous regions of LA and the Bay Area.
March 12, 2012
Harvard Cheaper Than Hayward? No Way!
All the recent buzz over an article claiming Harvard was cheaper than any Cal State school is for nothing. The article compares CSU-East Bay's tuition PLUS room/board, fees, books of $24,000 to Harvard's tuition ONLY.
Look what happens when you add in room/board, fees, books, etc to Harvard's tuition: $56,750. Also, you really have to work that Harvard calculator to get something so low as $17,000.
Hmmm... $24,000 < $56,750.
Gee, now the Cal State seems like a much better choice, doesn't it? And just maybe, if one is accepted to Harvard, one would be expected to receive scholarships to any state school, which would further erode that cost of attedance.
Sure, the rising costs of California state schools are terrible, but shame on the San Jose Mercury for putting page hits over actual reporting and research.
Look what happens when you add in room/board, fees, books, etc to Harvard's tuition: $56,750. Also, you really have to work that Harvard calculator to get something so low as $17,000.
Hmmm... $24,000 < $56,750.
Gee, now the Cal State seems like a much better choice, doesn't it? And just maybe, if one is accepted to Harvard, one would be expected to receive scholarships to any state school, which would further erode that cost of attedance.
Sure, the rising costs of California state schools are terrible, but shame on the San Jose Mercury for putting page hits over actual reporting and research.
February 28, 2012
December 22, 2011
UCLA: 108 Championships, but No One Cares
UCLA recently got its 108th NCAA championship from the women's volleyball team, although I'm sure no one really cares. That's because UCLA needs to get its revenue sports (basketball and football) back into the realm of winning. Especially after the 50-0 rout from USC, drastic actions need to happen. Hopefully Jim Mora Jr. can achieve this and Howland can salvage whatever is left of our hoops season.
November 23, 2011
My Final Wishes
After watching a particularly gruesome American Greed on CNBC where mortuary owners removed bones and other parts from bodies without permission to make some extra coin, I got the idea that I should make my final wishes before it's too late. Originally I was thinking cremation is the way to go, especially since I could make instructions to sprinkle my ashes in various, hard to get to places.
But that's a little passe.
You know what's not passe? Throwing your lifeless corpse out of a helicopter.
But that's a little passe.
You know what's not passe? Throwing your lifeless corpse out of a helicopter.
November 6, 2011
Engineering and Math = Low Grades? Duh!
This article does not surprise me one bit.
How can a student stay motivated if the the class average for midterms is routinely below 40%? Most math, physics, and engineering professors do not teach to the regular student, nor do they care: their target is the hardcore nerd who will eventually get a PhD in math/physics/engineering. The remaining 90% of students are there because their majors force them to take these ridiculous prerequisites.
Does a civil engineer really need to prove the convergence of a limit? Do computer programmers need to know how to do triple integrals? Do any doctors know about invisible numbers?
No, no, and no.
The moment when your linear algebra teacher spends the entire fifty minutes of lecture talking about useless concepts, with you walking out of there with glazed eyes, a headache, and no retention of what he said is when you seriously reconsider what the hell you're doing with your life.
How can a student stay motivated if the the class average for midterms is routinely below 40%? Most math, physics, and engineering professors do not teach to the regular student, nor do they care: their target is the hardcore nerd who will eventually get a PhD in math/physics/engineering. The remaining 90% of students are there because their majors force them to take these ridiculous prerequisites.
Does a civil engineer really need to prove the convergence of a limit? Do computer programmers need to know how to do triple integrals? Do any doctors know about invisible numbers?
No, no, and no.
The moment when your linear algebra teacher spends the entire fifty minutes of lecture talking about useless concepts, with you walking out of there with glazed eyes, a headache, and no retention of what he said is when you seriously reconsider what the hell you're doing with your life.
October 29, 2011
Metro Expo Line to UCLA BBall Soon?
It better be, because I want to take it to see UCLA play some basketball at their temporary home in the LA Sports Arena!
And, Howland, your new twins better take the Bruins to a championship soon.
October 14, 2011
100th Concert!
It took nearly fourteen years, but I finally saw one hundred concerts. That's right, one hundred. Even though I'm sure many people out there have seen way more than me, according to my friends I am amazing. (In seeing concerts, nothing else.)What's even more amazing, though, is the 100th show itself. It was a band that I never thought I would see: Erasure.
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