Archive for September, 2006

In A Post-Loss Hangover

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

I am in my day-after, post-loss hangover today, because last night the number one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes beat my number two ranked Texas Longhorns 24-7. And the score gives an accurate representation of what happened. We got beat, solidly, but we didn't get embarrassed. Our offense couldn't put much ...

Using Unalias to Remove an Alias

Friday, September 8th, 2006

I have been using Linux for several years now, and invariably, every couple of months I learn something that I really feel like I should have learned a long, long time ago. Today was one such instance. I use the alias feature quite a bit via my BASH shell. I ...

Mathematics Genius

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

As I wrote yesterday, I am a graduate student, and I do computational research. The nature of the work is about one third physics, one third mathematics, and one third computer science. Research, any type of research, can be very frustrating at times. You invest a lot of time and ...

Punk’d: The Nerd Edition

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

I totally punk'd one of my labmates this afternoon. As I've mentioned before, I do computational research, and as such, the lab in which I work is basically just a computer lab. Seven of us work in there at various points throughout the day. I just learned of the wall command ...

Number One Versus Number Two

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

This past weekend was the season opener for most college football teams around the country. My Longhorns crushed North Texas 56-7. That results doesn't mean too much, given that North Texas isn't anywhere near the level of Texas, but it's better than a close win or a (*gasp*) loss would ...