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About andy

in west midlothian, born and raised... on the playground was where i spent most of my days... but yea, i'm a freak.

Why some tech bloggers are absolute idiots about Chrome OS

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Ok, so you’re a tech blogger. That doesn’t necessarily mean you actually have a technical degree from an accredited university. It just means that you’re some person who likes to write about techie things. So when you write an article about Google’s Chrome OS in which you completely have no idea what you’re talking about, someone like me has to respond and let you know you’re an idiot.

The article I’m talking about is here.  Mr. Bradley mentions that he knows that Chrome OS isn’t for mainstream PC’s, but does he actually understand that?  His attitude in the article suggests that Chrome OS will fail because “an operating system that is essentially just a web browser on steroids designed to run on low-end netbook hardware will not be able to fill that need.”  The need he’s referring to is to open up an application that benefits from running locally (like Photoshop).  I don’t quite think he understands what a netbook is used for.  Mr. Bradley, I don’t do video/photo editing on my netbook.  I use my netbook for its intended purpose — a lightweight system to use internet apps.  Chrome OS sounds perfect for that.

Experimenting with Aptana

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So I’ve decided to start up yet another web project to add to my already long list of unfinished items hidden away in my digital repository closet. This time the language is php and I thought we could try out something new. For the project, I’m basically creating a custom CMS to show article-style pages along with a search feature. My experience with Zend Studio was a favorable one so it will be interesting to see how much of it was due to Zend and how much was due to Eclipse (Aptana is also an Eclipse-based IDE). I’ve also heard netBeans is a good alternative php IDE but I haven’t tried it yet. I’ll be posting again soon with my impressions.

Check Aptana out here

Back to School

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It feels weird being on campus again hurrying to class amidst the sea of students, adjusting to the ebb and flow of bodies.  In truth, I love the school life.  There’s something about the excitement of learning new subjects and sharing radical ideas based on theory and powered by ferocious intellect.  I’m going back for my master’s in comp sci, but this first algorithms class is a killer.  There’s no programming.  Just pure math and theory.  In the first day of class, we went over an entire undergraduate education’s worth of math in under 2 hours.  I am not kidding.  The basics of Calculus I, Calculus II, Matrix Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, and Statistics were all covered.  I’ll be the first to admit that my brayne hurted for quite some time afterward.  Hopefully it doesn’t take long to get back in the groove of things.

Think before you speak

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There is a campaign going on over here to stop people from using the word “gay” in a derogatory fashion. I think this is one of the more noble causes of the day so I am fully supporting them. I already started doing this back in college but it amazes me how few people out there have made the effort.  While the artwork and style are a poor attempt at reflecting the urban artistic spirit, at least it will get some people to start thinking about this issue.

In other news, SDRE is coming to town soon for their reunion tour!  I’m trying to get tix, but we’ll see if I’m successful or not.  Wish me luck!

endless summer

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This summer has been pretty awesome so far. I’ve been trying to enjoy it as much as I can before grad school starts. Road trips to MD and day trips to DC have been some of the high points of the season. Otakon was also a blast. There’s only a little bit left! Hopefully I get to hit up the beach soon. I’ll try and post some pics up here soon.

viva la revolucion

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just got back from partying at the french embassy of all places. sarah took me out there to meet some of her german cohorts and it was an amazing day for an outdoor dance party :) “SAVAN” – “what’s up” in french slang. “JUIZ” – “bye” in german. gotta love being in a giant melting pot of cultures and people.

on the path

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So I’m not really up for writing long blog posts lately, but I feel like I will soon. Not much going on right now. Getting ready for school, otakon, and the rest of my life :) hopefully i’ll write more soon.

Greener Pastures

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I’ve just been accepted into grad school at mason where I’ll be getting my master’s in CompSci.  If you know me, you know that I’ve been sitting on my ass for a long time when it comes to this, so today is pretty awesome.  I’ll be signing up for classes soon and I can’t wait to go back to school =)  I guess this means I’ll be getting my netbook sooner than expected too!