May is catching up
It was a strange semester. My professor was basically "checked out" the entire time. All in all, the last month+ of class consisted of guest speakers and we had no idea what was going on or where the professor was.
He recommended we get a book for the final that had no content on the final. I used matlab for all of 2 assignments. Which made that $100 investment worth it. Octave has poor support for image process. Sorry I said it but, that's the reality. I used my book on multiple view geometry for all of 1 month of the class.
As for the final, it consisted of 6 papers we never read or discussed the contents of in class. Still, you could dig up some of the solutions from electronic slides and notes, so I can't complain too much about that aspect of the final.
We were "sort of" assigned a final project with no due dates or much of anything else until myself, and I assume a couple others, pressed the TA for details on the project.
So the final project is due by August, if you opt into doing it and they may or may not go back and change your grade if they can. I kept those emails to show the dean in the event they most likely can't.
Since I already spent a week working on the project, b/c I could only assume it was due the 18th of May - the last day of class, I ended up having to stop when the "end of the summer" deadline was asserted and cram in work on my final exam.
I love that I gave up 11 years of military service to be actively engaged in this type of abuse for 3-4 years, part time, while I work full time. Grad school is so worth it!
People also wonder why there aren't more American kids in science and engineering, well read that entire experience above and that basically sums up 4 years of my undergraduate education and 2 in graduate school.
If America wants to get serious about science and engineering then we need to get rid of researchers who've been "saddled" with having to educate. I get the impression my professor wanted to teach a robotics course. Well the uni had no funding for robotics kits, so this is what students end up having to work with...
Oh yeah, all that without getting into that bit where non-engineers get compensated more than I ever will...that's icing on the cake.
If you're a science/engineering student and you are reading this, read my lips. You don't learn science and engineering b/c it'll make you money. If you want money go into finance, law, or business. You do science and engineering b/c it's challenging and you're smart enough to wing it.
National Education/Career gripes aside, on to the class project
I've been working on the project for said class that deals in single view geometry. The work has really caught my attention. It's required me to actually write some "real" OpenGL code.
I've built a nice collection of papers and code to go with all this work and it's been particularly pleasing and satisfying to develop. It's been a true learning experience, lots of trial and error and it's been fun considering how the geometry of a pin-hole camera interacts with a photo and the elements inside the photo.
Triathlon
The road to recovery has been harsh. I'm able to jog now for short distances (~2 miles) and my legs are getting stronger each week. I'm pretty confident now and have been taking on long hills in DC. I can't say a race is in the cards for the summer, but definitely in the fall with low expectations of performance.
I've been reading up on ITBS and this particular video was the most helpful.
I've been using the roller improperly for about 3 months. This particular video did the trick and I can feel a lot of improvement in my IT band. I'm having to "stop" less when applying the roller along the side of my leg. So I think my IT band has been loosening up. I did see a doctor but, the prescription I was given really wasn't doing the trick.
2 Months Ain't Enough
Vacation time is coming and I've some very tight schedules to hit. A bachelor's party in NYC next month, a multi-day hike on the Appalachian Trail, possible trip to the Caribbean, GRE's, programming projects (redoing the game in C++, phone apps), job applications, and I'd still like to get out to California sometime for more diving.
2 Months Ain't Enough.
He recommended we get a book for the final that had no content on the final. I used matlab for all of 2 assignments. Which made that $100 investment worth it. Octave has poor support for image process. Sorry I said it but, that's the reality. I used my book on multiple view geometry for all of 1 month of the class.
As for the final, it consisted of 6 papers we never read or discussed the contents of in class. Still, you could dig up some of the solutions from electronic slides and notes, so I can't complain too much about that aspect of the final.
We were "sort of" assigned a final project with no due dates or much of anything else until myself, and I assume a couple others, pressed the TA for details on the project.
So the final project is due by August, if you opt into doing it and they may or may not go back and change your grade if they can. I kept those emails to show the dean in the event they most likely can't.
Since I already spent a week working on the project, b/c I could only assume it was due the 18th of May - the last day of class, I ended up having to stop when the "end of the summer" deadline was asserted and cram in work on my final exam.
I love that I gave up 11 years of military service to be actively engaged in this type of abuse for 3-4 years, part time, while I work full time. Grad school is so worth it!
People also wonder why there aren't more American kids in science and engineering, well read that entire experience above and that basically sums up 4 years of my undergraduate education and 2 in graduate school.
If America wants to get serious about science and engineering then we need to get rid of researchers who've been "saddled" with having to educate. I get the impression my professor wanted to teach a robotics course. Well the uni had no funding for robotics kits, so this is what students end up having to work with...
Oh yeah, all that without getting into that bit where non-engineers get compensated more than I ever will...that's icing on the cake.
If you're a science/engineering student and you are reading this, read my lips. You don't learn science and engineering b/c it'll make you money. If you want money go into finance, law, or business. You do science and engineering b/c it's challenging and you're smart enough to wing it.
National Education/Career gripes aside, on to the class project
I've been working on the project for said class that deals in single view geometry. The work has really caught my attention. It's required me to actually write some "real" OpenGL code.
I've built a nice collection of papers and code to go with all this work and it's been particularly pleasing and satisfying to develop. It's been a true learning experience, lots of trial and error and it's been fun considering how the geometry of a pin-hole camera interacts with a photo and the elements inside the photo.
Triathlon
The road to recovery has been harsh. I'm able to jog now for short distances (~2 miles) and my legs are getting stronger each week. I'm pretty confident now and have been taking on long hills in DC. I can't say a race is in the cards for the summer, but definitely in the fall with low expectations of performance.
I've been reading up on ITBS and this particular video was the most helpful.
I've been using the roller improperly for about 3 months. This particular video did the trick and I can feel a lot of improvement in my IT band. I'm having to "stop" less when applying the roller along the side of my leg. So I think my IT band has been loosening up. I did see a doctor but, the prescription I was given really wasn't doing the trick.
2 Months Ain't Enough
Vacation time is coming and I've some very tight schedules to hit. A bachelor's party in NYC next month, a multi-day hike on the Appalachian Trail, possible trip to the Caribbean, GRE's, programming projects (redoing the game in C++, phone apps), job applications, and I'd still like to get out to California sometime for more diving.
2 Months Ain't Enough.
posted by ct @ 6:46 AM
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