If you are wondering what to expect from this blog, believe me, we’re in the same boat. While I have here a hard list of expectations and bullet points handed to me by my instructor like a first grader with a sheet of addition problems, I’d like to attempt to make the task of reading these lines more engaging, and not a monotonous task that unveils my work as a blatant attempt to check all the boxes using the lowest word count possible. Can I guarantee that this will be the most interesting journal ever written by a student assigned the task of blogging? No, probably not. But I will endeavor to ensure that it won’t be the least interesting either.
What’s life without a little uncertainty?
Forewarning forwarded, I can admit there is some practical advantage to following an established format, and much can be accomplished by allocating effort spent to accomplishing predetermined goals. To that end, let’s commence the introductions.
Robot! If you will…
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- What got you started with computers or software?
- Current job or internship
- Favorite technologies
- Favorite listed projects (in this course) and why
- Current interests
- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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Ahh, yes. The path I have taken that has led me to this possible reality is likely straighter than that of others. Like so many of my fellow CS students my interest in software development was tangential to my original passion for games. Even now, I have been enjoying my latest escapades in the world of Amalur with the recent re-release of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. (Might builds are best, by the way, and anyone who says otherwise can throw themselves in a bolgan cookpot) It was this software inclination that brought me to my first coding class back in my junior year of highschool. I immediately fell in love with the coding projects that I was given, and found that I was quite skilled at them too. Since then I have pursued a career in software development, and am looking forward to making meaningful contributions to the industry.
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What got you started with computers or software?- Current job or internship
- Favorite technologies
- Favorite listed projects (in this course) and why
- Current interests
- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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I am not currently employed, though I have worked for several large software firms before. HP is one that most people would recognize. Oddly enough, my attempts to secure employment have been rebuffed the further I progress through my education. I had several internships and contracts in my freshman/sophomore years, and nothing since, despite my many attempts.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internship- Favorite technologies
- Favorite listed projects (in this course) and why
- Current interests
- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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I am a fan of anything strikingly innovative. I was fascinated by 3D printing when it was first made a consumer product that anyone could put together. VR simulation is another technology I follow due to it’s applications both in and outside of gaming.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internshipFavorite technologies- Favorite listed projects (in this course) and why
- Current interests
- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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The one project that caught my eye is the pilot health monitoring system. The project has connections to aviation and health industries, and I would love to see what it would be like applying my CS skills in those areas.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internshipFavorite technologiesFavorite listed projects (in this course) and why- Current interests
- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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I already mentioned gaming as a hobby of mine. I also enjoy cooking, fantasy novels, long distance running, and tabletop roleplaying games. As for my interests in the field of CS, I find that the best way to describe my tastes is that I enjoy a good puzzle. This is one of the things that caused me to fall in love with coding. I like the process of planning, organizing, and implementing solutions to logical problems in software development. I understand that the answer that most people who ask are looking for is specialties such as front end, back end, networking, security, etc, but I have experienced problems from each, and find few less appealing than the others.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internshipFavorite technologiesFavorite listed projects (in this course) and whyCurrent interests- Journey with OSU
- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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OSU has been an interesting experience. I have been able to study a wide variety of subjects from ancient history, to astronomy, and of course, computer science. I’m not sure what else to say on the subject. Maybe if I had been able to experience another university I would be able to contrast the two? I am underwhelmed by it’s outreach programs. It seems like not nearly enough is being done to get students more working experience. I’m not saying that they aren’t doing anything, merely that much more could be done.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internshipFavorite technologiesFavorite listed projects (in this course) and whyCurrent interestsJourney with OSU- This course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why
- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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The most important factor for a project to me is it’s connections to industries outside CS. A complete in-house coding job is great, but what would be better is to be on a CS team working alongside medical professionals, architects, biologists, or some other field that is not related to computers or mechanical engineering. I would love to be the “CS guy” in a company or startup.
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What got you started with computers or software?Current job or internshipFavorite technologiesFavorite listed projects (in this course) and whyCurrent interestsJourney with OSUThis course and/or the kind of project you would like to work on and why- Kids, pets, hobbies, sports, games, activities, etc
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I’ve gone over my hobbies already, so I think I’ll wrap things up here. There will be plenty more references influencing my other posts and I will have much more to say once the projects begin. Until then, I look forward to writing more and keeping the site updated with the latest escapades.
-Curt Haldorson