I just wrote two exams back to back, PSYCH/PHIL 256 and ECON 371, this evening. Although I feel that I was adequately prepared for the exam, I think the answer key to the ECON 371 (Business Finance I) exam will start like last year’s exam…

It seems that the exam was much too long, even though there was no essay question. That extra length should not affect anyone’s mark unless there is such a person as a “long exam specialist” who has some special ability, independent of knowledge or skills, to write tests quickly.

Nevertheless, because of 電風扇理論 and maybe the fact I was under the impression that the exam finishes at 9:30 (instead of 10), I gunned through all of the question with half hour left to come back to the totally insane proof question which I eventually got. Now… I’m just hoping for that 3 digit mark… especially after the bell… =x Good thing I studied like mad for it. (Very very very very) Unfortunately, since it is an overload course and designated as DRN, it will not be counted towards my GPA.

And hugely thanks to my slack off efforts in Digg-trolling, I wrote about crazy diffusion spectral imaging in neuroscience research in one part of my cognitive science (PSYCH 256) final exam. Mmm… freshness.

Alright, 3 exams done with just 3 exams left over the next week! *crunch crunch*

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a fobby music video, so here it is.
And, dang… I need to get that haircut. And the socks too.

Update: Bonus video after the break

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When I accidentally typed in the wrong domain today for one of my projects, I was greeted with a page similar to the one above. Rogers is now not only inserting “quota warning messages” into your web browsing, but also replacing the standard “domain not found” screen in most web browsers. Quickly checking the HTTP header of this web page, just as I had suspected, Rogers did not adhere to the HTTP protocol standard and it returned a “200″ header (it means everything went alright… but it didn’t). I don’t think ICANN will be very happy to find out about this.

Just about 15 minutes ago… an insane amount of rain came down. It was just dying down when I snapped this picture out the window towards the park trail behind the apartment.

I was just about to upload this photo when all of the sudden a huge flash of light fills my room, the lights all went out, HUUUUUGE thunder, and the power goes out. It came back on right away, but my ThinkPad dock was already going all wacko because it didn’t think I would be “undocking” and “docking” so fast.

Gah… gotta reset all the clocks again… they should really have clocks with small built-in capacitors for things like this….

Via the Sir Issac Newton exam

Facebook launched their new profile design (beta) just a few hours ago. Here’s a quick screenshot of the new homepage.

You can convert your account to the new Facebook profile by going to www.new.facebook.com and your account will be changed to use the new Facebook design. If you want to go back to the old design, there will be a link in the top right corner of the page to switch your account back.

I’m not quite sure if I like the new design just yet. I’ll have to take it for a spin tomorrow and then perhaps write an update to this post. The most dramatic change in this update is the tabbed profile page which removes a lot of the clutter. I can’t tell you how good it is at removing the clutter just yet… perhaps I should do some Facebook creeping to find out… jk

Those sneaky corporations. Good thing that I am quick to realize that a longer and skinnier surface actually has less surface area than their old more squarish jugs! </nerd>

My utility has decreased

I could imagine Larry Smith rapping, but … David Johnson too?

And that answers the question, what is in the water in Waterloo. Yes… just what is in the water? haha

I came across this pretty nifty light-weight prototyping tool Pencil on the weekend. If you follow my del.icio.us bookmarks (as seen on homepage), you would’ve caught it earlier. I have been busy with finishing up the end little bits of the OS project and catching up with school readings so I haven’t had the chance to write a little blog about the tool.

This is a small Firefox 3 add-on that you can install that adds a small Visio-like prototyping tool right inside your browser! Many interface designers spends endless amounts of hours making low-fi mock-ups in Visio or even PowerPoint. What makes this tool different is that it is very simple and doesn’t come with all the clutter on your screen. You might be able to make out from the screenshot above that it comes with the standard GTK and Windows GUI controls. Although it does not have the same level of configurability as Visio, it serves well as a tool for the initial stages of interface prototyping. After you have decided on the wireframe of the interface, you can then go and burn away the cash and time to finalize that shiny design that you were looking for.

Best of all, this is all free!

Pencil Project Home Page

Where did it go?