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(08/29/13 12:58am)
Cloudbursting, the ability to rent additional servers in the cloud on demand, has been an extremely successful concept in enterprise computing recently. When a researcher has the need to perform complex computations, rather than investing in a supercomputer, he can rent a cluster of Amazon’s idle servers for just the duration of the calculations. He pays for the power when he needs it, and when he doesn’t he avoids having an expensive asset sitting idle and depreciating.
(04/17/13 4:36am)
I’m surprised to be writing this, but I think this week’s virginia.edu hacking incident is terrifically ironic. Before I chatted online with the two hackers, who go by the handles “x86” and “n3tcat,” I thought that the episode could be an important milestone for computer science and information technology at the University. Now, I think there are a few takeaways. First, the incident serves as a reminder that we must never rest assured systems are, and will always be, secure. Second, improperly managed software can cause unanticipated problems. And finally, a quick response does not always equal the best response.
(04/03/13 11:19pm)
Most citizens accept reasonable societal conventions such as separate gender restrooms, wearing clothes in public or driving on the right side of the road. But people who unquestioningly comply with irrational conventions like not wearing white after Labor Day or turning their electronics off during takeoff and landing infuriate me.
(03/21/13 12:19am)
Allow me to divulge a secret about my past three spring breaks. I have not been going to crazy college island parties in the Caribbean as I may claim to friends. Instead, I have been sneaking down to Florida to spend a few days with my grandparents. I get a glimpse of the good life — the retiree life — for nearly a week. I can unbuckle my pants, kick back on the sofa after feasting on a hearty meal, watch the Wheel of Fortune while grumbling about “youths” failing to fix their divots on the golf course, and pass out by 8:30 p.m. It is one of the most relaxing and edifying experiences I look forward to each year.
(02/28/13 5:57am)
After receiving a graded test back in class last week, I wondered how many of the students swarming the professor at the end of class to discuss their grades would complain about being marked too high. I assumed none, but I thought about the nature of grading errors on tests: certainly not every grading error was detrimental to the students. In fact, it was probable that many students received grades that were too high because of mistakes in grading. Since none were complaining about it, however, I cunningly deduced that students prefer receiving higher marks.
(01/31/13 4:41am)
Last Wednesday, Apple Inc. reported its quarterly results to investors, and though revenues and profits set new company records, the stock sunk nearly 12 percent during trading the next day. The drop in this one company was enough to shake up major market indices — especially Apple’s index, the NASDAQ, which fell nearly 1 percent.
(11/29/12 2:47am)
My first August on Grounds, I received news of a holy gathering on the Lawn known to most as “The Activities Fair,” in which hundreds of clubs and organizations tried to garner new interest. I remember being accosted by upperclassmen who, clipboards in hand, would give me their 30-second spiel, extend a pen, and expect me to scribble down my email address. Signing up for plenty of organizations turned out to be one of the greatest decisions I have made in terms of furthering my education.
(11/06/12 2:54am)
Last Monday I got to sleep until 10:30 a.m. because of President Sullivan’s decision to cancel classes in response to Hurricane Sandy. Late Monday night, I thought I received a spoof email saying that there would also be no class on Tuesday, but after instantly checking the Virginia homepage, I saw it was not a hoax. The storm turned out to be relatively gentle to the Charlottesville area throughout both days, but, as it is much easier to predict the weather once it has come and gone, I do not hold it against President Sullivan for the decision.
(10/04/12 4:21am)
I am not a subscriber to Playboy magazine, but the October issue’s Top Party School ranking has sparked some conversation around Grounds. The University beat 100 other schools across the nation for the “honor” of being declared the top party school.
(09/20/12 5:18am)
“Don’t buy anything you don’t understand,” seems to be the most universally ignored advice on Wall St. Some would argue that only a select few understood the toxic assets which brought down companies such as Lehman Brothers in 2008, and accordingly, I argue that the average American would not comprehend such factors. Unfortunately, the consequences of the recession still linger today and apply to Americans who may not have even heard the phrase “Subprime Mortgage Crisis.”
(09/06/12 2:24am)
Early fall of my first year, I was meandering down McCormick Road toward the Engineering School, backpack clenched tight, when a car approached and four older scholars from inside the vehicle asked me, “Where is Clemson Library?” I may not have known many buildings yet, but I had studied in Clemons Library the prior evening. I jumped at the opportunity to disprove my newbie status, “Oh you mean Clemons … it’s right down the str…”
(04/27/12 10:12am)
Note: Due to an editorial error, this article was mistakenly printed in the Life Section of the April 25th Cavalier Daily under a different byline.
(04/12/12 9:10am)
I consider most college vernacular such as "pre-gaming" or "townee" rather benign, but there is one category of phrases which \ninfuriates me to no end. Some students occasionally feel the need to comment on particular situations by adding, "That's such a UVA thing to do." I have typically found correlation between the use of phrases similar to this and pretentious actions, such as ostentatiously affixing Vineyard Vines whales to one's computer. Although this trend exists, I have yet to find causation, or reason why.
(03/29/12 8:10am)
If you ever choose to write for The Cavalier Daily as an opinion columnist, your editor will stress the importance of beginning your column with a pointy hook to engage readers' interest, and likely beg you to break your habit of using the Oxford comma. If that hook was not dull enough to lose your interest, allow me to dull it further by defining the Oxford comma.
(03/15/12 6:11am)
Today, high frequency trading is exciting, but not sexy. Traders currently use computers with blistering connections to markets to take advantage of momentary market inefficiencies and, through tremendous volumes, may work up a sizable profit. It is exciting because these high frequency trading (HFT) firms have computers which are able to spot patterns on ticker tapes and make about 70 percent of the entire market's trades on any given day. But such practices are still not sexy, because the computers by themselves are as socially perceptive as a herd of cows. The computers have the technology to trade faster than a human being ever could, and consequentially have been programmed with algorithms which make them the masters of technical arbitrage. Where computers fall short, however, is in understanding the relationships which drive humanity, and more specifically, business.
(02/18/12 4:08am)
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(02/03/12 6:42pm)
Even after the protests of major websites such as Wikipedia brought attention to the censorship issues raised by recent anti-piracy acts in Congress, little attention has been given to how something like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would protect the rights of artists besides movie stars and musicians. Why does this concern you? Because you probably have intellectual property that is still going to be stolen, regardless of the legislation Congress was considering. The content you post on social media, such as your Facebook photos, should be treated as your intellectual property and bound by the same copyright principles as music sold by record labels.
(01/20/12 5:00am)
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(12/02/11 5:00am)
IF YOU missed the Lighting of the Lawn last night to study, you missed a token of why the University has been able to distinguish itself among other colleges. Last year, during my first Lighting of the Lawn, I looked at the number of lights that were strung around a few columns on the Lawn and was unimpressed. Having hung Christmas lights for the past 10 years with my father, who has practically earned a Ph.D. in exterior illumination, I thought the display was lacking.
(11/18/11 6:16am)
WHEN THE University eliminated its early decision option in 2007, there were undoubtedly some qualified high school applicants who were forced to wait until the spring to receive their admission decisions and so chose to go elsewhere. Thus, the University's decision in November 2010 to offer applicants the option of early action attracted quite a bit of attention among admission officers and counselors. It has attracted the attention of high school students, as well. The University received nearly 11,500 applications from high school seniors this fall.