This is what I would look like if I drew the world.
My name is Barry Peddycord, and I’m currently a Graduate Student at North Carolina State University pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science.
I started this blog on my first official day of doctoral studies in order to chronicle my adventures, mishaps, and observations as I work my way into the world of academia. Here I post random musings about academic life, stories about the research I do, and whatever else happens to occupy my mind as I begin my professional academic career.
Since research is all about writing, I would like to think that writing in a semi-formal environment on a regular basis will help me when it comes time to start expressing my thoughts and ideas in the form of research papers.
About Me
... and this is what I look like when I'm not on the Internet.
I’m a computer scientist, so my hobbies tend to shift towards the technical, tinkering side of the spectrum. I enjoy programming, math, problem solving, and just about everything about computers in general. I like playing with Linux, following Free and Open Source projects, and I’ve just recently gotten interested in Ham Radio (callsign: KK4DDO), so we’ll see how far that goes.
I don’t play computer games very often, but when I do, I tend to like strategy and role-playing games as opposed to twitch-based, action games (especially when they’re Open Source). I tend to start lots of unfinished game development projects out of sheer boredom. When it comes to gaming, I prefer tabletop games like collectible card games and pen-and-paper RPGs. As fun as sitting around and playing games can be, though, I’m trying to be less sedentary by running around and exercising more often.
I’m a cat person.
As a researcher, I always enjoy learning new things and expanding my domain of skills and tricks. Right now I’m trying to get the hang of cooking – especially on the low budget that’s typically associated with grad students.
Finally, as alluded to by the title of the site, I do happen to draw comic characters on occasion, but not quite as frequently as I used to.
Site License
I’m a big fan of copyleft and permissive publishing, so I’ve decided to make the content of my blog available for the world to read, share, and manipulate under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution – Share Alike license. This means so long as you credit this site and use the same license as me, you’re free to modify and redistribute the content of this blog, unless it happens to be marked otherwise.
