Category Archives: Graduate Life

Being a Graduate Student is like being caught in the limbo between two worlds. On one hand, you just got your degree and are qualified to go in the real world and make money. On the other, you’re still in school and you really haven’t gotten a job yet. This blog is mostly about everything that happens between those two extremes.

Do I Belong in Technology?

I sometimes have to wonder that, despite being all about Computer Science and technology and stuff, I have a tendency to use a wide array of less-sophisticated technology in my daily life. I don’t have a smartphone, meaning I don’t … Continue reading

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Teaching Philosophies for Computer Science

These past few days, I had the pleasure of attending three seminars held by various Computer Science instructors around the country (one of whom was a former instructor of mine while he was a Grad student!), and I got to … Continue reading

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NCTech4Good

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a discussion and networking event with the fine folks from NCTech4Good, a group of technically inclined people based here in my hometown of Raleigh who use their talents to assist non-profits … Continue reading

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On Using Twitter

I’ll admit that during the Twitter craze, I mostly kept away from it. It was silly, it was inane, it was pointless… what use would I have for something as ridiculous as microblogging? Then, in a moment of weakness, I … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliographies

In my last entry, I mentioned that a good way to spend your free time is to work on your annotated bibliography, but I never mentioned exactly what that was. While I’m sure Wikipedia has an all-star definition of the … Continue reading

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