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USC Computer Lab
I’m blogging from the USC computer lab (I think it’s the one located at KOH). They’ve got lots of PowerMac G5’s (the Dell’s seem to be more popular, at least right now). There are lots of computers available. I wonder what is and isn’t allowed here. Games? The connection speed is simply amazing, far better…Continue Reading…
Programming vs Computer Science
There is a huge difference between computer programming and computer science . Computer science is the study of computation, and computer scientists learn deeply about algorithms, computability, AI, data structures, compilers, operating systems, graphics, and much more. A BS or MS in CS isn’t supposed to train you to be a systems administrator or a…Continue Reading…
USC Day Two
I forgot to blog yesterday (ran out of time, actually), and now I’ve forgotten what happened. There is one thing I’d like to write about, though. There’s a roommate agreement form that was in PDF format. I saved it as a Word document, which supposedly will save lots of trees (yay!). Neil, our Resident Advisor,…Continue Reading…
USC Day One
I moved into my dorm at USC today. That is, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. It’s rather nice. I lost lots of stuff. I’ll have to get that organizer I bought from Staples from home, to sort out all the papers. I’m running on my dad’s old laptop. Dell Inspiron 300m; extended…Continue Reading…
USC RHP application
I’m still waiting for the online application. “The 2005-2006 Resident Honors Program Application will be available late August.” It is now Sept. 8 Update: It’s now available. What do you think about the University of Southern California? Visit the USC RHP blog.