Archive for June, 2005

Charlottesville is cool..

Sunday, June 19th, 2005

So, I"ve been down in C-ville for grad school stuff these past couple of weeks.  It’s been very busy with work/stuff going on/but also really fun.  I still have some friends down here, most of whom left and then moved back–my old boyz from back in the days.  Bluegrass music, very good times, beautiful weather, great food, chilled out place.  I"ll be back here for good someday..

Sometimes you kick ass and sometimes you get your ass kicked

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

Wow, it’s been a rough soccer season–I can’t remember losing so many games before.  I sprained my left wrist, and then my right one.  No serious injuries, just hurt pride–I think each of my teams won a game each on the weekends.  Riddled by poor passing, lack of people in shape, and of course lack of skilz. 

But, at the same time, I can hardly remember a more humbling season–where I felt like I just couldn’t do anything to change the outcome–no matter how well I played–how many goals I scored/stopped or saved.  Well, it’s always good to be humbled :)

What the metro people could do..

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

So, I’ve been reading up on RFID for grad school–its’ about putting small sensors and feedback on different objects to track performance/find issues.  Then, after reading about all of the metro problems that they’re having(read the post front section these next couple of days). 

It’s clear that the Metro could use this technology of small sensor chips to help them understand the issues.  The Metro, or Tro as some like to call it, manages to throw away a ton of money–here is a way to save some…