One Geek » Uni http://onegeek.net/blog One Geek One Blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:07:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Thesis http://onegeek.net/blog/2007/08/27/thesis/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2007/08/27/thesis/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:48:01 +0000 David http://onegeek.net/blog/2007/08/27/thesis/ Well I have now started a thesis log book website. It’s mainly to help me follow my thought process and reflect on what I am doing. Also to keep a log of things too.

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97 for Professional Service Project (talking and writing about India) and for the robots I got 86. Both are High Distinctions which is always nice. Should boost my average a little.

]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/12/21/results/feed/ 1 Stupid server crashes http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/stupid-server-crashes/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/stupid-server-crashes/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:02:31 +0000 David http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/stupid-server-crashes/ I have learnt too much about qmail today from trying to restore email accounts from a crashed server.

Oh well.

]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/stupid-server-crashes/feed/ 0 Not with a bang but a whisper http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/not-with-a-bang-but-a-whisper/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/not-with-a-bang-but-a-whisper/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:36:29 +0000 David http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/11/14/not-with-a-bang-but-a-whisper/ Did my oral exam today. It was easy and went really quickly. All anti-climatic.

Hung out with Mil, Martin and Gem after. I like them a lot. Martin made me some fantastic Peruvian seafood for me. He’s a good cook.

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Do you think I can prepare a 15 minute presentation in 15 minutes?

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I’ve been working as technical manager. You learn a lot about yourself and people when you are managing. It’s interesting trying to develop leadership techniques that work. Particular when some people are not co-operative and lacking motivation.

Trying to do this as a Christian is even harder. I have been trying an inclusive version of leadership. I also try to act as servant when possible. Asking what I can do to help the sub groups. Hard work. The biggest issue is how you talk about under performers. I fall down in this area. I can bitch a lot sometimes. The balance between planing how to deal with people taking the group into account, and being fair to the individual is tough.

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I left uni last night at midnight. I am so over this subject!

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Semester finishes soon. My last class is on Wednesday. But I have a project demo on Friday. Still have to get that to work.

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]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/slide_41/feed/ 0 So so so bored http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/so_so_so_bored/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/so_so_so_bored/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 David /?p=920 Intersample error.. Gee this stuff is exciting. I am so glad I am nearly finished my degree.

ENOB vs Oversampling ratio graph on the screen is quite pretty.

]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/so_so_so_bored/feed/ 0 How many blogs can I do in one Lecture http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/how_many_blogs_can_i_do_in_one_lecture/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/05/03/how_many_blogs_can_i_do_in_one_lecture/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 David /?p=919 That’s the question I am wondering about…

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I also called Pete for about 50 minutes today. It was good fun. We just chated about stuff, not so much India which was interesting.

I have Adult Teaching and Learning Practices soon. Looking forward to it. Makes a pleasent change from engineering.

]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/03/08/alumni_green/feed/ 0 Got To Love Uni http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/02/28/got_to_love_uni/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/02/28/got_to_love_uni/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 David /?p=914 Tommorow I thought I had a lecture at 9am for Computer Systems Analysis. However the online notice board says that Tuesday’s is the Tutorial and Wednesday’s is the Lecture. It does not however say if I am expected to go to the Tutorial tomorrow. I am going to assume that I am not meant to be there.

The other fun thing I have to do is be in two places at once on Tuesday. Between 2pm and 3.30pm I am meant to be in Building 6 and Building 1 for DADS and Eng Prac Review 2. Hmmm.. Not sure what to do there. It only happens two times though. So it’s not too bigger deal.

Yay. I can sleep in tommorrow and not start my day in the city until 1pm.

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]]> http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/02/24/uni_next_week/feed/ 0 I think Tuesday might be long http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/02/08/i_think_tuesday_might_be_long/ http://onegeek.net/blog/2005/02/08/i_think_tuesday_might_be_long/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 David /?p=911 Tuesday I have 8 hours of lectures with only 1.5h off. 9am-6.30pm not a good day.

Wednesday are only 9am-12noon.

Monday I have 10am-1pm.

Looks like Wednesday may be lunch with people who work in/near the city day.

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