Random Thoughts

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Finally finished with that beast of an exam. I have no idea why a profession would want to torture its disciples in such a cruel and inhumane manner. It must stem from some sort of instinctive bestial urge to herd along the tides of natural selection, weeding out the intellectually weak. There are challenges to the attainment of every goal, I suppose. A wise man name Randy Pausch once said "Walls are there to separate the people who really want something from the people who just kind of want it." Sledgehammer. Check.

Advancements in Computing Technology

You know what's funny? I've noticed over the last 2 years that as computing and software technology has advanced at a seemingly unstoppable pace, my dinky little Dell 700m bought for a then-respectable $900 6 years ago has paradoxically been GAINING SPEED. That's right. My computer was top of the line when I first purchased it, but began showing it's age at about 2-3 years. What I've noticed in the last two years, however, is that newly developed software has been increasingly light on the processor load. No more stumbling behemoths of code like Office XP or Windows Vista, rather, software developers of today are focusing on lightweight and nimble pieces of code that are responsive and efficient. So many years after the death of my beloved 386, I believe we have finally reached a reasonable plateau of processing power in the realm of home computing. What we're seeing now is a phasing out of the old megatron-like monoliths of CPU and the increasing adoption of more sleek and svelte slates of a minimalist persuasion. After all, who really needs a 4.0 GHz Quad Core trimmed with a 1TB SSD, parallel 1Gb Nvidia Geforce Video Cards and a fine ass mobo studded with 32 Gb of RAM? (I need a moment...)

It's amazing to think that just 15 years ago I was still trying to stave off dysentery on a DOS home screen.

Skynet is lurking, folks.

This is John Connor. If you're reading this, you are the resistance.