1. If I didn't live in California, I would live in Vermont or Oregon
2. I can't whistle and I wish I could
3. It amazes me how insignificant we are compared to the universe.
4. I don't understand people's obsession with the live's of celebrities.
5. I want to compete in Tough Mudder
6. Whose Line is it Anyway always makes me laugh.
7. ASPCA animal cruelty videos with Sarah Mclachlan make me super sad.
9. I lie to myself about the affects of my eating habbits on my health.
8. My favorite artist is Banksy.
10. The world needs more foresight.
11. The world needs less Justin Beiber and K$SHA.
12. I would make a horrible doctor.
13. The most daring thing I've done recently was jumping off the Avila pier at night.
14. The United States education system could be greatly improved.
15. I learned this week about Plato's views on justice.
16. Monkeys are scarier than people think.
17. I like that my friends are as nerdy as I am.
18. If I went back to 1700 I would teach people about engines, electricity, and mechanical advantage.
19. Video games are overrated.
20. The human capacity for empathy is underrated.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
20 Fill in the Blank Questions: Robby's Responses!
Sharell did a blog post of some fill in the blanks and I used the same ones and inserted my own answers.
1. French Bread and Moosetracks are always in my grocery cart.
2. Mondays are the days I get to teach my machining students
3. I will not run out of socks for a long time.
4. Today at 11am I was just getting off work (since 7:00 am).
5. My favorite band of the moment is Led Zeppelin.
6. In the past week, the grossest thing that has happened to me was getting machine oil on my new t shirt.
7. I wish tuition and textbooks were less expensive.
8. This weekend I am going to be spending all weekend in the computer lab.
9. The sound of a fan always relaxes me.
10. I haven’t had a home cooked meal in a long time.
11. I can’t wait for my database class to be behind me.
12. Someday I will change the world.
13. Helping someone is a great feeling.
14. The last dinner I ate was french bread and moosetracks ice cream
15. One of my favorite fast food guilty pleasures is obvious based on previous answers.
16. I am wearing a white kirkland shirt.
17. The last things I bought were monster energy drinks.
18. Two things that made me smile today were Deanna's jokes and this dog.
19. I didn’t think I would have time to take a nap today today, but I had to!
20. Now it is time to keep programming!
1. French Bread and Moosetracks are always in my grocery cart.
2. Mondays are the days I get to teach my machining students
3. I will not run out of socks for a long time.
4. Today at 11am I was just getting off work (since 7:00 am).
5. My favorite band of the moment is Led Zeppelin.
6. In the past week, the grossest thing that has happened to me was getting machine oil on my new t shirt.
7. I wish tuition and textbooks were less expensive.
8. This weekend I am going to be spending all weekend in the computer lab.
9. The sound of a fan always relaxes me.
10. I haven’t had a home cooked meal in a long time.
11. I can’t wait for my database class to be behind me.
12. Someday I will change the world.
13. Helping someone is a great feeling.
14. The last dinner I ate was french bread and moosetracks ice cream
15. One of my favorite fast food guilty pleasures is obvious based on previous answers.
16. I am wearing a white kirkland shirt.
17. The last things I bought were monster energy drinks.
18. Two things that made me smile today were Deanna's jokes and this dog.
19. I didn’t think I would have time to take a nap today today, but I had to!
20. Now it is time to keep programming!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
My Favorite Websites
Reddit.com
Reddit is a website where its entire content is generated by its users. Any user can make a "subreddit" about anything they want and any user can post in any subreddit they wish. There is something for everyone on reddit, I particularly like the pics, funny, motorcycles, nba, earthporn, machineporn, engineering, and todayilearned subreddits. Users can upvote or downvote posts and comments thus sending the best content to the front page where it is most viewable.
KhanAcademy.org
One of my passions is our education system. This has grown from my ability to see the larger picture of systems engineering and not accepting the status quo. I am a huge proponent of open source content and I want to help the movement to make education free and accessible to everyone on earth. One of the best tools I have seen to do this is KhanAcademy. I have 85,000 energy points and counting. I have spent most of my time on statistics, finance, and calculus but one day I hope to have completed the whole academy. Furthermore I would like to make videos on mechanical and manufacturing engineering subjects of my own.
Mint.com
This was one of the greatest gifts Sharell has ever given to me. Boy oh boy was I in need of this. I don't use it to it's full potential but it helps me keep an eye on spending nonetheless. If you don't track your spending or plan your budget, you need to make an account today.
TED.com
Like the History channel? What about the discovery Channel? If you like to hear about cool things from smart people you should bookmark TED. They hold conferences where the leaders of our age discuss their specialties with the world. The talks are often engaging and ensightful, tackling the big issues of today and tomorrow.
Youtube.com
It has become more than just videos of cats and people falling down. People actually make a very comfortable living being vloggers, artists, and professional reviewers on youtube. I come here for the other part of my news and entertainment when I need to get away from reddit. My favorite channels are sxephil, destorm, cgpgrey, behind those three are expertvilliage, kinagrannis, kevjumba, and kassemg.
Dropbox.com
Ever forget that report or need to print out your resume but don't have your flashdrive? Dropbox is free online data storage which allows you to share folders and files with others easily. Watch the video!
Gmail/Google Calendar
I love google for many reasons - their sense of humor, their ambition, their ingenuity, their opensource environment to name a few - and the two tools I love most are their email client and their calendar tool. It is my opinion that there is not a better duo out there, especially with the direction technology is going. I have my emails automatically filtered, labelled, and sorted based on priority. I have dozens of calendars that
Fitocracy.com
I came across fitocracy a year or more ago I believe and really wanted to do it but had forgotten the name of the website. After many fruitless google searches I gave up searching for this fitness tracking/social networking site. Earlier this month Sharell shared it with me and I was stoked to come across it once again. Since then I have been logging my runs and bikes to school and gotten a few of my friends to join.
Blogger.com
I wish I was better about updating this blog. I think once I get a steady job and predictable routine I will improve at it. I really want to leave behind something for others to see and grow from. Having Sharell do such a fantastic job with her Blog keeps me inspired.
Fora.tv
The world is thinking. Fora let's you hear talks and discussions just like TED on a plethora of topics. Often more political than TED, I come to fora when TED didn't do the trick for me.
Reddit is a website where its entire content is generated by its users. Any user can make a "subreddit" about anything they want and any user can post in any subreddit they wish. There is something for everyone on reddit, I particularly like the pics, funny, motorcycles, nba, earthporn, machineporn, engineering, and todayilearned subreddits. Users can upvote or downvote posts and comments thus sending the best content to the front page where it is most viewable.
KhanAcademy.org
One of my passions is our education system. This has grown from my ability to see the larger picture of systems engineering and not accepting the status quo. I am a huge proponent of open source content and I want to help the movement to make education free and accessible to everyone on earth. One of the best tools I have seen to do this is KhanAcademy. I have 85,000 energy points and counting. I have spent most of my time on statistics, finance, and calculus but one day I hope to have completed the whole academy. Furthermore I would like to make videos on mechanical and manufacturing engineering subjects of my own.
Mint.com
This was one of the greatest gifts Sharell has ever given to me. Boy oh boy was I in need of this. I don't use it to it's full potential but it helps me keep an eye on spending nonetheless. If you don't track your spending or plan your budget, you need to make an account today.
TED.com
Like the History channel? What about the discovery Channel? If you like to hear about cool things from smart people you should bookmark TED. They hold conferences where the leaders of our age discuss their specialties with the world. The talks are often engaging and ensightful, tackling the big issues of today and tomorrow.
Youtube.com
It has become more than just videos of cats and people falling down. People actually make a very comfortable living being vloggers, artists, and professional reviewers on youtube. I come here for the other part of my news and entertainment when I need to get away from reddit. My favorite channels are sxephil, destorm, cgpgrey, behind those three are expertvilliage, kinagrannis, kevjumba, and kassemg.
Dropbox.com
Ever forget that report or need to print out your resume but don't have your flashdrive? Dropbox is free online data storage which allows you to share folders and files with others easily. Watch the video!
Gmail/Google Calendar
I love google for many reasons - their sense of humor, their ambition, their ingenuity, their opensource environment to name a few - and the two tools I love most are their email client and their calendar tool. It is my opinion that there is not a better duo out there, especially with the direction technology is going. I have my emails automatically filtered, labelled, and sorted based on priority. I have dozens of calendars that
Fitocracy.com
I came across fitocracy a year or more ago I believe and really wanted to do it but had forgotten the name of the website. After many fruitless google searches I gave up searching for this fitness tracking/social networking site. Earlier this month Sharell shared it with me and I was stoked to come across it once again. Since then I have been logging my runs and bikes to school and gotten a few of my friends to join.
Blogger.com
I wish I was better about updating this blog. I think once I get a steady job and predictable routine I will improve at it. I really want to leave behind something for others to see and grow from. Having Sharell do such a fantastic job with her Blog keeps me inspired.
Fora.tv
The world is thinking. Fora let's you hear talks and discussions just like TED on a plethora of topics. Often more political than TED, I come to fora when TED didn't do the trick for me.
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