Time allocation: class schedule + semester travel plans

My class schedule has been undergoing various permutations. This is a source of much stress. I had a FWD-MN meeting, and that is becoming less fun, because I’m feeling like I don’t fit in there. I’m feeling very out of place. Then again, it’s not often I feel in place, so you’d think I’d be getting used to it. Anyway, schedule.

class schedule wankery

To our it people

Dear compstaff,

Initially we had a dumb deal where I told you to put something up, and you copied the file for me, adding no value, and taking additional time. You were planning on setting up a different service but never got around to it, that’s fine. Getting tired of copying files, you gave me access to the web drive. This was actually good. I put up some presentations on the site, then announced the changes to our mailing list, all in the same day. Then, less than a week later, without warning, you put the new system in place, undoing the changes I made, preventing any updates from being made, and not giving me access to wherever you’re hiding the files on the new server. And you didn’t even fucking tell me you’d done it until after I sent two emails, and then showed up in person and asked you (over the course of two days).

In short: you suck; quit and let chimps run the system, they could hardly do worse.

Luv,

scu

Now with extra platform snobbery

I bought my first mac. I’m learning to make it do what I want it to do. I installed firefox & thunderbird making them the defaults (clever of apple to put those options in the programs I’m trying to avoid opening. bad apple, bad, bad apple.) Doing software updates. Will later install open office, maybe sunbird. Need a mac multinetwork chat client. Ayttm doesn’t do mac. Everybuddy? Trillian?

The honeymoon has not yet worn off. Pretty toy.

Bet it’ll do warcraft III pretty darn spanky, too.

Contemplating poor self-care

I know I said I wouldn’t do something stupid this semester like I did last semester, but I have reason to contemplate it.

The course is called sustainable development. It would save me some headaches in the future (I’d already have my concentration requirements completed at the end of this semester). It’s only first half of the semester, the part of the semester I’d prefer to stay indoors anyway.

Now the downers. It’d bump me up 2 units to the top of the tuition plateau, aka, stress city, though two of those units are phys ed, so maybe not. It’s an evening course and I already have a monday course which would mean that (for the first half of the semester) I’d have classes from 2:30 – 9:15 with a 45 minute break for dinner. And finally, I’ve been told the class is somewhat lame.

I’ll probably take it, if only so I don’t have to ease later curricular woes.

Hardware happiness

Now that the student loan surplus have arrived, I must find ways to spend it.

I’m planning on getting my laptop asap, which may involve my first trip to the dreaded temple of consumption: the mall of america. I’m planning on getting a 14″ iBook with a DVD reader, not writer (doesn’t seem worth $200ish). I’m also planning on upgrading the ram, to like 768MB. This would put me in the awkward circumstance of having more ram on my laptop than on my desktop. Checking on pricewatch, I found a 1 GB ram stick (compatible w/ the desktop) for $77. I Like what Moore’s Law does when I’m not looking. So now the question becomes, is 1 GB enough, or should I shoot for two? Heh. =)

My politics: more succinct, more pragmatic, more easily digested

What is your stand on…..

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Abortion? self-regulated by doctors overseen by the government.
Death Penalty? Our justice system is too fallible for it to be right to kill someone
Prostitution? Should be legal and regulated, particularly in terms of health care and stds.
Alcohol? tax it, regulate it, educate about it
Marijuana? see alcohol
Other drugs? see alcohol
Gay marriage? Relationships between same sex couples should have the same recognition as relationships between heterosexuals
Illegal immigrants? Generally ought to be returned to their country of origin. Exceptions to be made for inhumane treatment by country of origin.
Smoking? Shouldn’t be allowed in public venues. Otherwise, see alcohol.
Drunk driving? Is reckless endangerment. When consequent accidents do occur, inebriation should not be a mitigating circumstance
Cloning? So long as the clone is properly cared for, I see no reason why not
Racism? Is alive and well, sad to say. Guaranteed economic basics for everyone regardless of race, including a great education. Can’t think of a good way to encourage racial mixing, but it ought to be done.
Premarital sex? Education is the sole responsibility of the state, when it comes to consensual sex.
Religion? Preventing the persecution of minority religious adherents is about the only task for government here
The war in Iraq? Should never have started
Bush? is the most divisive president we’ve had in my lifetime. And the most destructive of our nation’s welfare. May his reign be brief.
Downloading music? IP laws are screwy, thanks to the corps that profit from them. The goal of IP law was not to guarantee profit but to nurture creativity for the common good. Needs work.
The legal drinking age? Should be up to parents/legal guardians on a case by case basis.
Porn? is not something the government should be involved in.
Suicide? is not something the government should be involved in.

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