Advanced Research Computing (ARC), OIS. For whatever reason, this sounds like and interesting conference. Wish I had the time to trek down there to listen to the speakers. If only my project required huge processing power, I could convince my mentor to let me go. Oh well, those of you in the DC Metro area, this may be of interest to you.
I went through a major move this weekend. Took me (and the rest of my fam) the entire weekend to move to the new place and I'm still feeling the repercussions of it. Lots of little odds and ends that still need to be done at the new place -- it's neverending!
Lastly, on a strange but serious note. I was watching TV and there was an ad that talked about Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. It made me really re-evaluate my mental health. While it doesn't excuse me from egregious mistakes that I've made in the past, I am sadly struck by some of the words in this article: Adults with AD/HD are often bored with tedious, repetitive tasks. They may also trouble with planning and organization. Procrastination is common. Impulsivity may lead to frequent job changes, troubled romantic relationships, financial problems and a tendency to interrupt others. College students may have trouble staying focused on paperwork or lectures. The AD/HD adult often becomes frustrated or angry rapidly, but may cool off equally quickly. He or she is then left wondering why everyone else is still upset at the blow up. Because of difficulties following through on commitments, the individual is often called selfish and immature. Ahhh. Maybe I'm just making excuses for my recent problem of easily becoming distracted. There should be a study of net surfing among those with adult ADD.
Posted by johnvu at August 6, 2003 12:27 PM