Typesetting

I spent the day writing my lab report for the quarter, today was dedicated to typesetting all of my equations and tables in LaTeX.
There is a certain amount of satisfaction in having sets of equations typeset correctly the first time without any errors. Similarly there is a relief in finally getting a particularly difficult (or [...]

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UC Autonomy

There are a handful of topics that really bother me when the government starts to consider them. Recently the California state legislation is considering taking away the autonomy of the University of California and placing it under direct control of the legislature.
Now this appears to me to be one very large bid idea. The University [...]

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Award Ceremonies

Nothing make you feel more like a slacker then sitting a table with friends at a departmental awards ceremony and being the only one to not get highest academic honors, just normal academic honors.
This is of course a recurring problem that I have faced throughout my college career. I happen to hang out with science [...]

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HDR Opinions

There seems to be some very mixed opinions about HDR photography. I know some people who love (like myself) but others who feel that it either takes away from the photo or distorts it too much. As it is one of my three favorite photography techniques (the other two being long exposure and panorama) I [...]

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Isla Vista Road Sign

A few days ago my Dad sent me photos a friend of his sent him of a beach cabin I have spent a lot of time in.
It was interesting to see how a professional photography would photograph a subject I am very familiar with. The four photos I got were really good, it could be [...]

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I Madonnari

This weekend was the I Madonnari chalk art festival in Santa Barbara. The event started on Saturday and was still going on Monday, or maybe it built up until Monday. Some of the artists were working seven hours a day on their piece and were still working Monday afternoon.
The subjects ranged from local firefighters to [...]

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Faces

I saw one of these faces and thought nothing of it. Then I noticed a second one across campus.
From then it has become a goal to find as many as I can. I did the same thing with the complementary graffiti a week ago (the “Looking Good” text bubbles). Similar there is another series of [...]

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Isla Vista Night

It is hard to capture in photos what it feels like to be in Isla Vista at night. The problem is not so much the part where the streets tend to  be very dark, it is that the sounds are critical to the atmosphere.
I have only a few weeks left here so perhaps in that [...]

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Senioritus

It has finally hit me.
I no longer have the work ethic, the drive or the desire to work to my full potential.
Senioritis has kicked in.
Unlike my friends who have not gotten into graduate (applying next year) or are looking for a job I just need to pass my current classes, the grades no longer matter. [...]

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Spring

This Spring Quarter has not been the best for weather. In the past I have been able to wear shorts of a multitude of occasions, this year I have worn them maybe half a dozen times. Perhaps the last weeks will turn the weather around and finally defeat the marine layer that is the bane [...]

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