Today I went over to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. I was volunteering at the Red Team booth but I also managed to take some snapshots of one of the races before the thunderstorm hit.
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Well, this past weekend I had the pleasure of racing in the Lake Huron Doublehanded Challenge with my father on his C&C 41.
The wind was “light and variable,” we spent most of the race drifting, and we didn’t finish until Monday at noon, but it was an enjoyable race overall. It was nice to escape Pittsburgh and get some time on the water. Plus we got 3rd in our class.
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So since I haven’t been blogging, what have I been doing instead?
Well, as usual, I’ve managed to find way too many things to fill my plate. Summer semester was supposed to be a breeze but I’ve taken up some “extra-curricular activities” that have kept me really busy.
For one, I’ve joined Red Team, Carnegie Mellon’s entry in the DARPA Grand Challenge. Along with hacking C for the computer-controlled gimbal upon which the machine’s primary LIDAR sensor is mounted, I’ve also been recruited for lots of other little tasks like taking photos, administering Linux servers, and mucking around with carbon fiber.
I’ve also managed to squeeze in some sailing this summer. Last weekend I did Detroit NOODs, and I’ll also be doing the Lake Huron Doublehanded Challenge with my father and the Port Huron – Mackinac race with some friends.
All that along with my practicum project (think of it as a “thesis project” for my masters program), my independent study, and a miscellaneous class has kept me pretty busy.
No rest for the weary…
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Make sure you check your pockets for MP3 players before you do your laundry. They really don’t like the spin cycle.
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Mark Jen, the Google blogger who was just fired for blogging about his job, is a buddy of mine from high school and college:
Mark Jen, a blogger whose candid comments about life on the job at Google sparked controversy last month, has left the company. “Mark is no longer an employee at Google,” a Google representative said in response to an inquiry Tuesday. Efforts to reach Jen for comment were not immediately successful. Jen’s departure comes less than a month after he joined Google as part of a wave of new hires and began recording his impressions of his new employer, including criticisms, in his blog.
I’m talking to him about it now. Maybe I can help shed some light on the whole situation.
Update: Mark’s posted the whole story in an entry on his blog.
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