June 5, 2011
June 4, 2011
Journeys: Decision and Dependancy
Also upload other shit inc. mandelbrot stuff, other 2 compositions, disney, comic, title page
May 2, 2011
Coffee.
I haven't said stuff for quite some time, although I understand nobody anywhere is listening. Here. Have a picture of coffee.
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March 20, 2011
Well.
Mr. Tran came back to school today. He taught me in Year 7 as my core teacher, and again in Year 11, this time as my Maths Extension teacher. I never really thought much of him- he taught decently enough, was reasonably encouraging, and shared the same sentiments about school that we had. He left the school in the middle of our HSC, with little notice, but not before giving me a recommendation for UNSW.
I got in to HS1917, by the way.
He drove us to ProgComp when Mr. Modarelli couldn't, and even though he spent the competition grading papers in the library, he dutifully drove us home when I came last.
But this post ain't about him.
I remember so many teachers who've left that've had profound affects on me. Mr. Stackhouse, Miss Lowe, Mrs. Ratinac, Mr. Croucher, Mrs. Roberts- but the only one who I'm actually sad about losing was Mr. Gillman.
He was that crazy-ass physics teacher who would stop and talk about anything in the middle of a class because he was genuinely interested in it.
He was that brilliant educator who understood the value in letting the kids see the class as a place to learn, not as a place to be taken care of while their parents were off doing their own thing.
He was the man who realised the value of answering questions and held passionate 1-hour long devotions, spent entire classes on off topic subjects like how cyclotrons work, and had a strong and moving discussion with the class on the merits of altar calls.
He was the first man I saw the spark of science in.
Sagan, Tyson, Feynnman- all legends of their time, carrying forward the ideals of scientific discovery to the people of their generation. It's hard to express the joy of wonder in living in a universe such as ours to someone who doesn't have a strong scientific understanding of the world.
Which is why I thought it so striking when I heard Clifford Stoll's TED talk. He had the energy of Mr. Gillman and the spark of life of Tyson, and he just exhibited it for all to see for 18 minutes, building up to one of the most profound quotes I've ever come across.
I got in to HS1917, by the way.
He drove us to ProgComp when Mr. Modarelli couldn't, and even though he spent the competition grading papers in the library, he dutifully drove us home when I came last.
But this post ain't about him.
I remember so many teachers who've left that've had profound affects on me. Mr. Stackhouse, Miss Lowe, Mrs. Ratinac, Mr. Croucher, Mrs. Roberts- but the only one who I'm actually sad about losing was Mr. Gillman.
He was that crazy-ass physics teacher who would stop and talk about anything in the middle of a class because he was genuinely interested in it.
He was that brilliant educator who understood the value in letting the kids see the class as a place to learn, not as a place to be taken care of while their parents were off doing their own thing.
He was the man who realised the value of answering questions and held passionate 1-hour long devotions, spent entire classes on off topic subjects like how cyclotrons work, and had a strong and moving discussion with the class on the merits of altar calls.
He was the first man I saw the spark of science in.
Sagan, Tyson, Feynnman- all legends of their time, carrying forward the ideals of scientific discovery to the people of their generation. It's hard to express the joy of wonder in living in a universe such as ours to someone who doesn't have a strong scientific understanding of the world.
Which is why I thought it so striking when I heard Clifford Stoll's TED talk. He had the energy of Mr. Gillman and the spark of life of Tyson, and he just exhibited it for all to see for 18 minutes, building up to one of the most profound quotes I've ever come across.
"All truth is one. In this light may science and religion endeavor here for the steady evolution of mankind. From darkness to light, from narrowness to broad mindedness, from prejudice to tolerance- it is the voice of life which calls us to come and learn." - Clifford StollYear 11 really zapped the energy out of me. I don't know what I was thinking, doing all those English subjects.
March 5, 2011
I made a 16384x16384px Sierpinski Gasket using Pascal's Triangle
...and it crashed my computer 3 times- once during generation and twice when I tried to view it.
Nevertheless,
No, that's not the 16kx16kpx version, but you can find it here [SFC]
Nevertheless,
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February 4, 2011
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