M.A.Sc. Thesis Defence
2 years of blood, sweat, and tears comes to a close on Friday, @13:00. For those interested, ITB/201. For abstract etc. see, mhp’s musings >> M.A.Sc. Research Seminar.
At which point I’ll be officially unemployed, Sheridan teaching ends Thursday. So if you have an interesting problem to solve in the area of real-time […]
M.A.Sc. Research Seminar
Breaking news:
The first of 2 presentations of my research work (the other being the formal defence) goes Thursday July 27 @ 10:00, at McMaster.
Topic: Symbolic Timing Analysis of Real-Time Systems
Abstract:
Timing analysis of a real-time control program is often required to verify that the system meets timing requirements. For example, if a real-time control program responds […]
So, what is an engineering Master’s thesis, anyway?
So, what is an engineering Master’s thesis, anyway?
FYI (since I know some of you will be (are) doing this soon). I wish I had found this sooner, but it still helps now that I am in the throws of writing my Master’s thesis. Enjoy the ride.
In search of the “Best Job”
MONEY Magazine’s Best Jobs: The Top 50
According to CNN’s MONEY, my chosen career path is the best job to have. Now if I could only find said job…
Virtualization’s coming of age
Mac Rumors: Apple Releases Boot Camp Beta (Windows XP on Mac)
It is about time! I never understood why Apple, Microsoft, Sun, or IBM never got on this long ago. The first time I ran Linux through VMware on a MS Windows box (wow that was 7 years ago… crazy) I had the thought… […]
Deja Vu, all over again
2 years ago, Saturday night, midnight. Me working on my senior thesis project to complete my undergrad Software Engineering programme, with Edmonton and Calgary playing a great game trying to make the playoffs on CBC HNIC in the background….
Fastforward to right now. Calgary has clinched, Edmonton is desparate to make the playoffs, but […]
On tech and business
I was talking to the wife this evening about the irrational behaviour of the retail investors that don’t know how to value a company and pay $38 a share for Tim Hortons, and some of the other business related commentary I have (some posted here). She asked me “Why aren’t you in finance?” […]
Hart House Lecture 2006 - Michael Geist
The Hart House Lecture 2006, on March 30th, is being delivered by Michael Geist. The title of his lecture is Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble With Copyright, discussing “the Bulte incident, highlighting the opportunities presented by the Internet, placing the current round of copyright reform in context, and sketching out […]
Microsoft Does Not Care About You (Again)
the consumer (not customer - you consume their software much like you consume a Happy Meal. Customers have relationships with sellers, consumers take what ever a producer shoves in their mouth, like McDonalds or Microsoft)
Read: InformationWeek | Security | Microsoft Won’t Issue Advance Kama Sutra Fix | January 31, 2006
Hot on the heals […]
A hole of what depth
weblogs.oreilly.com >> Windows Has Fewer Security Holes than Linux
This should be titled “Windows MIGHT have fewer security holes than Linux”.
Index this one to the FUD, incomplete information, and bias opinion presented as fact to make his target audience fell a little warm and fuzzy inside. The title is catchy, but the author (Preston Gralla) […]