Comments for Brain Dump http://blog.thomas-robertson.com Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Further adventures in phone land by annie http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/10/04/further-adventures-in-phone-land/#comment-2332 annie Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:32:03 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1645#comment-2332 <a href="http://consumerist.com/" rel="nofollow">The Consumerist</a> is the first place I'd look. They're pretty hardcore about consumer advocacy, especially with cell phone companies. I've seen executive customer support numbers in the past, but who knows if they're still active months later. The Consumerist is the first place I’d look. They’re pretty hardcore about consumer advocacy, especially with cell phone companies. I’ve seen executive customer support numbers in the past, but who knows if they’re still active months later.

]]> Comment on More work with analog and digital by Brain Dump » Blog Archive » Analog input on digital circuits http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/09/14/more-work-with-analog-and-digital/#comment-2325 Brain Dump » Blog Archive » Analog input on digital circuits Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:37:41 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1613#comment-2325 [...] Dump Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson « Where’s my life More work with analog and digital [...] [...] Dump Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson « Where’s my life More work with analog and digital [...]

]]> Comment on Analog input on digital circuits by Brain Dump » Blog Archive » More work with analog and digital http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/09/14/analog-input-on-digital-circuits/#comment-2324 Brain Dump » Blog Archive » More work with analog and digital Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:28:01 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1598#comment-2324 [...] Brain Dump Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson « Analog input on digital circuits [...] [...] Brain Dump Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson « Analog input on digital circuits [...]

]]> Comment on Physical Computing Lab 1 by Meredith http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/09/04/physical-computing-lab-1/#comment-2322 Meredith Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:13:54 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1579#comment-2322 Brilliant! Brilliant!

]]> Comment on Let’s do this thing by Will http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/05/18/lets-do-this-thing/#comment-2321 Will Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:03:02 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1576#comment-2321 Well, it's a good thing you migrated your blog. -W Well, it’s a good thing you migrated your blog.

-W

]]> Comment on Blog migration complete by annie http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/05/12/blog-migration-complete/#comment-2246 annie Mon, 12 May 2008 21:56:03 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=1575#comment-2246 or I could just re-feed your blog through LJ syndication. ;) Just kidding. or I could just re-feed your blog through LJ syndication. ;)

Just kidding.

]]> Comment on Life, it does go on by Becky http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/05/01/life-it-does-go-on/#comment-1199 Becky Fri, 02 May 2008 04:01:01 +0000 http://www.thomas-robertson.com/life/?p=3#comment-1199 How will this work for Dad and me? Will we keep going to the Musings site, or do we convert to this? Mom P.S. We are so proud of your accomplishments and what we see you becoming. And, you're kind, too. How will this work for Dad and me? Will we keep going to the Musings site, or do we convert to this?
Mom
P.S. We are so proud of your accomplishments and what we see you becoming. And, you’re kind, too.

]]> Comment on I now enslave myself financially for love of knowledge by lordsmerf http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/04/21/i-now-enslave-myself-financially-for-love-of-knowledge/#comment-1247 lordsmerf Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:12:09 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=900#comment-1247 Well, if you're in town at least we can meet up at some point before I take off? And my own departure date isn't set in stone, but I'm pretty sure I'll be at least as far as San Fransisco by June... Thomas Well, if you’re in town at least we can meet up at some point before I take off? And my own departure date isn’t set in stone, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be at least as far as San Fransisco by June…

Thomas

]]> Comment on Missed a day, but what the hey by museumfreak http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/04/03/missed-a-day-but-what-the-hey/#comment-1241 museumfreak Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:08:37 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=897#comment-1241 For CoC your assessment is right on the money based on my discussions with alums -- I would NOT go to CoC as an MS student because 1) you'll get ignored 2) there's not much funding 3) let me repeat 1 & 2 for emphasis and 4) the reality is that sometimes their alumni *don't* get jobs in spite of what they think. This is why I put off starting at GA Tech until 1) I was good enough to get admitted directly to HCC or 2) something came together (this is what Amy was saying about being happy for me and me saying it had been a long road). I'm going specifically to be Digital Media-based because their PhD program is very new (within the time I've lived in Atlanta, I think) and as a result they still take way more care of their masters students (it's a smaller program in general too); also I've cultivated specific close relationships with faculty members. DM + DM-HCI last year managed to fund all but one of their MS students by the second semester: it is CC-HCI that has the lower statistics they talked about, and pretty much everyone we met but A and B was CC-HCI which explains the general feeling of dejection. I was really annoyed by the fact that they didn't really allow DM-HCI or PSY-HCI any opportunity to sell themselves (there were a couple of other things that really annoyed me about that visiting day but I won't get into them). DM is also a lot more creative and less about "serious work" -- it's not the freewheeling atmosphere of NYU, true, but there are some people there who are really fun and lots of people who are doing neat arty kinds of stuff. (A actually only looks buttoned up, incidentally -- she's way more fun in my experience than her sartorial choices suggest.) If the money thing fails for you at NYU or you have second thoughts about it between now and then, then I'll be glad to introduce you to people; if you're willing to work as a programmer (sounds like you do enjoy programming?) there is a really good chance of an GRA for you in DM. I am not necessarily trying to persuade you to come here -- you do what's right for you -- but from the perspective of a quick assessment from someone who's already kind of active in a lab, I think you're good, and I'd like to see you come play with us. You would still of course be able to work with Amy, but you would also work with one of the faculty in DM who does ethnography. For CoC your assessment is right on the money based on my discussions with alums — I would NOT go to CoC as an MS student because 1) you’ll get ignored 2) there’s not much funding 3) let me repeat 1 & 2 for emphasis and 4) the reality is that sometimes their alumni *don’t* get jobs in spite of what they think. This is why I put off starting at GA Tech until 1) I was good enough to get admitted directly to HCC or 2) something came together (this is what Amy was saying about being happy for me and me saying it had been a long road).

I’m going specifically to be Digital Media-based because their PhD program is very new (within the time I’ve lived in Atlanta, I think) and as a result they still take way more care of their masters students (it’s a smaller program in general too); also I’ve cultivated specific close relationships with faculty members. DM + DM-HCI last year managed to fund all but one of their MS students by the second semester: it is CC-HCI that has the lower statistics they talked about, and pretty much everyone we met but A and B was CC-HCI which explains the general feeling of dejection. I was really annoyed by the fact that they didn’t really allow DM-HCI or PSY-HCI any opportunity to sell themselves (there were a couple of other things that really annoyed me about that visiting day but I won’t get into them). DM is also a lot more creative and less about “serious work” — it’s not the freewheeling atmosphere of NYU, true, but there are some people there who are really fun and lots of people who are doing neat arty kinds of stuff. (A actually only looks buttoned up, incidentally — she’s way more fun in my experience than her sartorial choices suggest.)

If the money thing fails for you at NYU or you have second thoughts about it between now and then, then I’ll be glad to introduce you to people; if you’re willing to work as a programmer (sounds like you do enjoy programming?) there is a really good chance of an GRA for you in DM. I am not necessarily trying to persuade you to come here — you do what’s right for you — but from the perspective of a quick assessment from someone who’s already kind of active in a lab, I think you’re good, and I’d like to see you come play with us. You would still of course be able to work with Amy, but you would also work with one of the faculty in DM who does ethnography.

]]> Comment on Not really very coherent by anonymous http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/04/01/not-really-very-coherent/#comment-1240 anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:03:54 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=896#comment-1240 Thomas, If you don't mind staying with some old folks, Dad and I have some friends in D.C. you could stay with. You actually stayed at their house when our family went to D.C. in 1994. They have sons just a little older than you. They don't play games, but they have lots of room and you would find them quite interesting. And they live near a metro stop, so it would be easy for you to get around. We all knew each other the year I met Dad at Virginia Tech. Mom Thomas,
If you don’t mind staying with some old folks, Dad and I have some friends in D.C. you could stay with. You actually stayed at their house when our family went to D.C. in 1994. They have sons just a little older than you. They don’t play games, but they have lots of room and you would find them quite interesting. And they live near a metro stop, so it would be easy for you to get around. We all knew each other the year I met Dad at Virginia Tech.
Mom

]]> Comment on The best of times, the worst of times by ohjustsomeguy http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/31/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comment-1267 ohjustsomeguy Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:21:11 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=910#comment-1267 Also, if the big draw at GA is the professor rather than the school itself, you could always go to NYU--which is where you should go--and just spend a year as a visiting student at GA. Also, if the big draw at GA is the professor rather than the school itself, you could always go to NYU–which is where you should go–and just spend a year as a visiting student at GA.

]]> Comment on The best of times, the worst of times by ceramufary http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/31/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comment-1266 ceramufary Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:19:13 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=910#comment-1266 OH MY GOD NYU Seriously. That's amazing. Congratulations and good luck and have a blast! AT NYU!!!!!!!!! (I recently had a windfall of exclamation points, so don't worry, I'm not using them all up on you.) OH MY GOD NYU

Seriously. That’s amazing. Congratulations and good luck and have a blast! AT NYU!!!!!!!!!

(I recently had a windfall of exclamation points, so don’t worry, I’m not using them all up on you.)

]]> Comment on The best of times, the worst of times by allovernow http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/31/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comment-1265 allovernow Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:59:59 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=910#comment-1265 after reading your entry i think you've already made your decision, though i wonder what will happen this thursday. Congratulations and big hugs!* <small>'cause you can never have enough. after reading your entry i think you’ve already made your decision, though i wonder what will happen this thursday.

Congratulations and big hugs!*

’cause you can never have enough.

]]> Comment on The best of times, the worst of times by ohjustsomeguy http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/31/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comment-1264 ohjustsomeguy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:41:18 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=910#comment-1264 CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!

]]> Comment on The best of times, the worst of times by spaceanddeath http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/31/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times/#comment-1263 spaceanddeath Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:26:25 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=910#comment-1263 I have no advice, but congrats! I have no advice, but congrats!

]]> Comment on Late isn’t missing a day, right? by lordsmerf http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/29/late-isnt-missing-a-day-right/#comment-1262 lordsmerf Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:05:28 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=909#comment-1262 From the standpoint of the phone companies, it is. The connection point to the phone exchange system is inside the US. It's just that the signal is transferred to that connection point via VoIP protocols allowing for a geographically international call. Thomas From the standpoint of the phone companies, it is. The connection point to the phone exchange system is inside the US. It’s just that the signal is transferred to that connection point via VoIP protocols allowing for a geographically international call.

Thomas

]]> Comment on Late isn’t missing a day, right? by tundra_no_caps http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/29/late-isnt-missing-a-day-right/#comment-1261 tundra_no_caps Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:56:22 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=909#comment-1261 The latter, you made it sound as if it's an inside-USA call. The latter, you made it sound as if it’s an inside-USA call.

]]> Comment on Late isn’t missing a day, right? by lordsmerf http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/29/late-isnt-missing-a-day-right/#comment-1260 lordsmerf Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:28:49 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=909#comment-1260 My parents live in Indonesia. Which is not the USA. Or were you referring to the fact that the phone number is domestic within the US? Thomas My parents live in Indonesia. Which is not the USA. Or were you referring to the fact that the phone number is domestic within the US?

Thomas

]]> Comment on Late isn’t missing a day, right? by allovernow http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/29/late-isnt-missing-a-day-right/#comment-1259 allovernow Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:04:13 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=909#comment-1259 Belladonna! Belladonna!

]]> Comment on Late isn’t missing a day, right? by tundra_no_caps http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2008/03/29/late-isnt-missing-a-day-right/#comment-1258 tundra_no_caps Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/?p=909#comment-1258 It's not international if it's within the USA. It’s not international if it’s within the USA.

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