I just Mac-ified my computer a bit more with my installation of Stardock's ObjectDock. It's a lot (if not almost exactly) like the Mac's toolbar for selecting programs from the desktop. I made a quick video demonstration to show you so I can be justified when I say this:
This is REALLY awesome and you should go download it now!
December 30, 2007
MIT Admissions Banner Picture
So I mentioned that I'd post my admissions banner pictures if I couldn't decide between several but I ended up with just one that I liked so there was no real decision to be made. But . . . I'll post it anyway. Here you go (click to enlarge):
Just a couple more weeks and I'll be blogging, w00t!
Just a couple more weeks and I'll be blogging, w00t!
December 28, 2007
December 27, 2007
My Christmas Project
It's Christmas time and I'm having a great time at home. I've played hours of Geometry Wars Galaxies (which is an AMAZING game and totally worth the $40 price tag) and even more hours of Guitar Hero III (I'm getting better! I've almost beat it on Hard, by myself!). Other than just playing video games I've also taken the opportunity to get back to what I really enjoy: building stuff.
A little over a month ago I saw this Instructable and instantly bookmarked it for future reference. For Christmas I asked for the dice and the magnets necessary to build it and on Christmas morning I opened up a small box full of blue dice and little neodymium magnets! The day after Christmas, after an hour or two of Guitar Hero III, I set to work making my Dice Rubik's Cube.
The first step was to lay out all of the dice in the right orientation and mark the sides that needed to be drilled for magnets.
After marking the polarities of each magnet and marking the sides to be drilled on the die I set to setting up the jig on my drill press.
It's so nice being back home where I have access to a workshop and decent powertools that I don't have to share with people! I can take as much time as I want and do everything right.
The next step was to start gluing in the magnets. I put a little krazy glue gel in the hole, put in the magnet, and then attached an orange hand clamp.
I'd do as many dice at a time as my clamps would allow, which turned out to be nine.
Wash, rinse, repeat, and after 27 die and 97 magnets I was left with a Rubik's Cube made of dice! Here are some pictures of it with the centers removed:
And here's a picture of the finished cube:
My favorite part? You can see the magnets through the cube, which you would think may look bad, but it actually has a really neat effect.
So that's my Christmas project. I urge anybody considering making this to do it, it was really fun and only took a day. Good luck, I hope you enjoyed.
A little over a month ago I saw this Instructable and instantly bookmarked it for future reference. For Christmas I asked for the dice and the magnets necessary to build it and on Christmas morning I opened up a small box full of blue dice and little neodymium magnets! The day after Christmas, after an hour or two of Guitar Hero III, I set to work making my Dice Rubik's Cube.
The first step was to lay out all of the dice in the right orientation and mark the sides that needed to be drilled for magnets.
After marking the polarities of each magnet and marking the sides to be drilled on the die I set to setting up the jig on my drill press.
It's so nice being back home where I have access to a workshop and decent powertools that I don't have to share with people! I can take as much time as I want and do everything right.
The next step was to start gluing in the magnets. I put a little krazy glue gel in the hole, put in the magnet, and then attached an orange hand clamp.
I'd do as many dice at a time as my clamps would allow, which turned out to be nine.
Wash, rinse, repeat, and after 27 die and 97 magnets I was left with a Rubik's Cube made of dice! Here are some pictures of it with the centers removed:
And here's a picture of the finished cube:
My favorite part? You can see the magnets through the cube, which you would think may look bad, but it actually has a really neat effect.
So that's my Christmas project. I urge anybody considering making this to do it, it was really fun and only took a day. Good luck, I hope you enjoyed.
December 25, 2007
December 24, 2007
Wi-Fi at the Snively House!
I HAVE FAST INTERNET AND WI-FI AT MY HOUSE NOW!!! I'M BLOGGING FROM MY COUCH!
December 22, 2007
Last Day in Boston
I'm about 15 minutes from heading to the airport to get ready for my flight home! My flight leaves at 4:10 pm Eastern time and gets to Portland, OR at 7:30 pm Pacific time. Yay for time zones! Anywho, I wanted to take these last 15 minutes to squeeze a blog entry in. Luckily for me (and you?) they FINALLY brought DSL out to my house, after much ranting and raving. That means I'll get to blog from my laptop while I'm home and share Christmas stories with you! I'll also be taking my picture for my MIT banner (things that look like this on mitadmissions.org:)
If I'm stuck choosing between a few good ones I'll post them and get some feedback from you guys.
That's all for now, I'm all packed and ready to go, I think I'll just leave you with a quick story that sets the mood for flying:
If I'm stuck choosing between a few good ones I'll post them and get some feedback from you guys.
That's all for now, I'm all packed and ready to go, I think I'll just leave you with a quick story that sets the mood for flying:
I once heard that the great mathematician David Hilbert was invited to give a talk on any subject he liked during the early days of air travel. His subject:The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem
Needless to say, his talk was eagerly anticipated. The day arrived, the talk was given, and it was brilliant -- but it had nothing at all to do with Fermat's Last Theorem.
After the talk, someone asked Hilbert why he had picked a title that had nothing to do with the talk. His answer: "Oh, that title was just in case the plane crashed."
December 18, 2007
Pretty Picture
I took a pretty picture of the snow today, want to see? This is Kresge Auditorium at sunset (click for full-size):
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