Email
iscabis@gmail.com
iscabis@gmail.com
Class Standing
6th year Senior
6th year Senior
Reason for Taking Class
Computer-Human Interaction sounded like an interesting topic, and it was one of the more pertinent classes to me in its track. Not that the other classes are all bad. But if I’m finally picking my own classes, I don’t want to attempt a class that I am half-heartedly excited about or worse. After messing with making GUI’s in CSCE 315 last semester, I became fascinated with thinking of intuitive designs. I want to learn more about how to reach other people with interesting ideas and designs. This class sounded like it fit this bill, so I signed up.
Computer-Human Interaction sounded like an interesting topic, and it was one of the more pertinent classes to me in its track. Not that the other classes are all bad. But if I’m finally picking my own classes, I don’t want to attempt a class that I am half-heartedly excited about or worse. After messing with making GUI’s in CSCE 315 last semester, I became fascinated with thinking of intuitive designs. I want to learn more about how to reach other people with interesting ideas and designs. This class sounded like it fit this bill, so I signed up.
What Do I Bring
I’d like to think I can interact with others pretty well, and I love having in depth, philosophical conversations about various aspects of life with my friends. I am definitely excited to delve into this class. It was a huge surprise when I saw how many books were required of this class though. I never thought a computer science class could or would do something like this. That being said, I am ready to have interesting discussions and look at things in a different light during this class’s duration.
I’d like to think I can interact with others pretty well, and I love having in depth, philosophical conversations about various aspects of life with my friends. I am definitely excited to delve into this class. It was a huge surprise when I saw how many books were required of this class though. I never thought a computer science class could or would do something like this. That being said, I am ready to have interesting discussions and look at things in a different light during this class’s duration.
In 10 Years
I don’t have any job prospects right now, but hopefully by then I have a job. Honestly, I hope I am not writing code for a living in 10 years. I can deal with it for classes since it seems more like a logic puzzle than anything else most of the time. But I can’t see myself coding for a living. I’m more interested in the IT field and working for an IT department in a business somewhere, but not in a consulting firm or anything similar. So in 10 years, I’ll have a cool IT job that I enjoy thoroughly, a place to live, a sweet computer with an HD projector that acts as an entertainment center, and I hope to be near some of my longtime friends. Life’s worth is greatly decreased without the company of close friends to enjoy it with. I have no lofty goals of owning a large business. Just a job I enjoy and great friends will be more than enough.
I don’t have any job prospects right now, but hopefully by then I have a job. Honestly, I hope I am not writing code for a living in 10 years. I can deal with it for classes since it seems more like a logic puzzle than anything else most of the time. But I can’t see myself coding for a living. I’m more interested in the IT field and working for an IT department in a business somewhere, but not in a consulting firm or anything similar. So in 10 years, I’ll have a cool IT job that I enjoy thoroughly, a place to live, a sweet computer with an HD projector that acts as an entertainment center, and I hope to be near some of my longtime friends. Life’s worth is greatly decreased without the company of close friends to enjoy it with. I have no lofty goals of owning a large business. Just a job I enjoy and great friends will be more than enough.
Big Computer Science Advancement
Clearly programming is becoming more and more abstract and getting farther away from machine code. I really like this trend, so I hope a new revolutionary programming paradigm comes to the forefront. Or a massive insurgence of smarter multithreaded coding designs. There are decent options out there already, but the less that coders need to change their principles of programming the better. This would make it easier for more multithreaded programs to be available. I still feel the potential of multicore CPU’s on the consumer level is barely tapped, so more multithreaded programs would be great.
Clearly programming is becoming more and more abstract and getting farther away from machine code. I really like this trend, so I hope a new revolutionary programming paradigm comes to the forefront. Or a massive insurgence of smarter multithreaded coding designs. There are decent options out there already, but the less that coders need to change their principles of programming the better. This would make it easier for more multithreaded programs to be available. I still feel the potential of multicore CPU’s on the consumer level is barely tapped, so more multithreaded programs would be great.
Past Acquaintance
I have always wanted to meet Martin Luther King Jr. And I guess Malcolm X while I am at it. I took a black history course a couple semesters back and learned about Malcolm X reforming his way of thinking, and it started to converge with how MLK was thinking at the time. They were rivals in thought for a long time, but I would want to have a discussion with them about whether or not they would have eventually worked together. And if so, what would they have accomplished? Then I would ask them what they thought about Chappelle’s Show. I love what that show did for breaking boundaries and helping everyone to just laugh at themselves and the ridiculous preconceptions that exist. His impression of a white person is fantastic.
I have always wanted to meet Martin Luther King Jr. And I guess Malcolm X while I am at it. I took a black history course a couple semesters back and learned about Malcolm X reforming his way of thinking, and it started to converge with how MLK was thinking at the time. They were rivals in thought for a long time, but I would want to have a discussion with them about whether or not they would have eventually worked together. And if so, what would they have accomplished? Then I would ask them what they thought about Chappelle’s Show. I love what that show did for breaking boundaries and helping everyone to just laugh at themselves and the ridiculous preconceptions that exist. His impression of a white person is fantastic.
Mustache Style
The 80’s easily had the best styles of mustaches. And actually, the mustache of Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood also comes to mind. With one of those, it just seems like you must know what you are doing and are not to be questioned. It’s very authoritative. But it also says you can have a good time if you feel like it. No milkshakes will stand in your way of power or fun.
The 80’s easily had the best styles of mustaches. And actually, the mustache of Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood also comes to mind. With one of those, it just seems like you must know what you are doing and are not to be questioned. It’s very authoritative. But it also says you can have a good time if you feel like it. No milkshakes will stand in your way of power or fun.
Foreign Language
I would love to know German backwards and forwards. My mom is fluent in German, and I actually lived in Germany for 4 years from 1988-1992 (age 2-6). I learned very little German there, except when I accidentally threw a rock at some guy’s car. My mom taught me how to say sorry in German so I could apologize to him. For some reason I was in a rock fight with some neighborhood kids and of course I was the one who hit the car. They started it.
I would love to know German backwards and forwards. My mom is fluent in German, and I actually lived in Germany for 4 years from 1988-1992 (age 2-6). I learned very little German there, except when I accidentally threw a rock at some guy’s car. My mom taught me how to say sorry in German so I could apologize to him. For some reason I was in a rock fight with some neighborhood kids and of course I was the one who hit the car. They started it.
Interesting Facts
This blog seemed way too long in Word. Do you know the song Lovefool by The Cardigans? It was a popular 90’s song. The singer is female, and it’s a really catchy song. One night I got the opportunity to sing it at karaoke, in falsetto. And yes, it was just as amazing as it sounds. I even knew some background vocals that didn’t show up on the screen. I don’t know if that is something to brag about, but that’s exactly what I am doing. If you’ve never heard the song, I suggest you look it up here.
This blog seemed way too long in Word. Do you know the song Lovefool by The Cardigans? It was a popular 90’s song. The singer is female, and it’s a really catchy song. One night I got the opportunity to sing it at karaoke, in falsetto. And yes, it was just as amazing as it sounds. I even knew some background vocals that didn’t show up on the screen. I don’t know if that is something to brag about, but that’s exactly what I am doing. If you’ve never heard the song, I suggest you look it up here.
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