Adam Hinz: The Blog
O(n^3) wtf
On 2007-10-19 at 10/19/2007 12:39:00 AM...
On Wednesday, I experienced matrix-matrix multiplication three times. First, I continued work on my MPI implementation of this algorithm. Next, for my database class, I implemented a PL/SQL script to perform matrix-matrix multiplication on a database table. Finally, I went to a lecture my friend Sarah gave on her summer research, which involved (you guessed it) a faster algorithm for matrix-matrix multiplication based on Strassen's method.
I could do this stuff in my sleep
"It's easy to play crappy blues."
On 2007-10-15 at 10/15/2007 01:12:00 AM...
Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around MeNo good story doesn't have a conclusion (except the Sopranos), so let's wrap things up.
Mr. T finally came home on Thursday, and that night we settled everything bill wise. I somehow figured out all the numbers of what was paid and what wasn't. Now I can sleep at night.
We also talked about the transfer of bill paying; that is, I will now be responsible for all utility bills. We're doing that stuff on Monday.
I am so relieve to have worked all of this out. After our conversation, everything seemed so much less tense. I feel like a weight of unknown happenings has been lifted and destroyed. This whole bill business didn't come up for the rest of the weekend (and it didn't have to).
This story ends here. Everything is wrapped up, straightened out, and squared away.
Until next story, a trailing comma
You only give me your funny paper.
On 2007-10-08 at 10/08/2007 10:36:00 AM...
Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-EnglarThe fastest way to end a friendship with me is to let money get in the way. Case in point: current roommate situation. One of my roommates (who shall rename anonymous on these Internet airwaves; let's call him Mr. T.) has done almost as much as he can to make bill payments as difficult as possible lately.
The friction started at about the time of my last entry, when our power got shut off because of a late payment. You can understand how annoying it can be to go without power (especially when you've got homework to do and tests to study for). If this sounds like petty whining, just wait. It gets better.
As of last month, we now have to make our rent payment as a single check (as opposed to five individual checks, like we've done for the past year). I don't want to sound insolent, but I don't want to depend on my roommates to write a check that big on time every month. Therefore, I volunteered to write the check. I realize that this means I might go a few days without a good sum of my money, but I trust my roommates to pay me back.
Meanwhile, Mr. T. told each of us the amount we owed for this month's utilities. Maybe a day later he had to leave to New Mexico to help his brother move. The day before he left, he asked each of us for a check for the utilities. That same day, I asked for a check for the rent. Let me put it this way: we all payed him what we owed, and I got jack shit.
In addition, Mr. T. still owed me a couple hundred bucks for when the gas was shut off and we had to pay a huge deposit.
Mr. T. has been gone for about 10 days now, and on Saturday in the mail I got two disconnection notices. Apparently both the cable and water bill have not been paid. I tried calling Mr. T., but he didn't pick up his phone. He also never called back after leaving a voice mail. All I wanted to know was what bills were paid and what weren't. I was especially worried because getting either service shut off means an additional charge for turning it back on.
This morning I went to both the water office and cable office, found out that the ballances I had were correct, and paid them off.
I'm so frustrated right now. I hate what happens when you trust somebody and they let you down. Right now, I feel like I'm the only one who's doing anything responsible, but I'm also the one getting screwed over financially.
Like I said: the easiest way to end a friendship with me is to let money get in the way.