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Facebook is an inspiration for me

I’m inspired by Mark Zuckerberg. Is that a bad thing? [Zuckerberg] began messing around with computers early on, teaching himself how to program. As a high school senior, at Phillips Exeter Academy, he and D’Angelo built a plug-in for the MP3 player Winamp that would learn your music listening habits, then create a playlist to…Continue Reading…

Blogger subdomains

Blogger does custom domains very well, and for free. So I’m moving over all of my Blogger blogs to subdomains under my own domains, and it’s working well. I used to have a blog at autumn.intelliot.com, but don’t look now. It’s long gone. (But at the time, if you were to look in the archives,…Continue Reading…

Why You Should Blog

#### Original Post from 2007 #### I’ve lately been thinking a lot about how to get more people blogging. I’m really convinced about the benefits [gunthers.org] of blogging, as I’ve said before. But how do you get started, especially with no technical background? There are two great choices for people who don’t want to have…Continue Reading…

USC Course Evaluations

At the end of every semester, the University of Southern California has students complete course evaluations. These include reviews of our professors and teaching assistants (TAs). Typically, professors don’t take these seriously at all. They’re passed out in the middle of one of the lectures towards the end of the semester, and then the professor…Continue Reading…

USC ITS Sucks

Computer science at USC is dying, and half of it is ITS’s fault. ITS is Information Technology Services here at the University of Southern California. I don’t know their history, but what I do know is: They are one of the most crucial organizations at USC. They manage USC Wireless, the on-campus 802.11g wireless network….Continue Reading…

The Blog is the New Resume

Everyone should have a blog. The Blog is the New Resume. If you want to get your blog started, contact me. My guide to starting your own blog. I measure a year in 429 blog posts.