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• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  hacking history comes to a close. I, for one, was quite impressed with the ... the impressive media coverage the hack received, along with a photo by ... Times article was accompanied by a comic: The latest update from my email

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Harvard Square Photoblog Complete with funny captions. At least, I think they're funny. You be the judge.

  

  mile from my fraternity house (according to GoogleMaps), I got here by a ... around downtown Boston to do a little shopping (which had the added benefit ... wireless and free Photoshop to bring you a blog entry about another set of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  dish. Use a knife to draw a pattern on top if you're feeling fancy. Bake ... ) * * * * * * * over IAP i took a class on software-defined radio taught by MIT Lincoln ... really easy for you to build radio receivers with a car antenna and a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  try to get an hour long nap in. Or, it means I can tell you what I ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five ... going to be a good night. At ten, Javi '08, Jordan '11, Dan '11, and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?

  fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. ... cousin, Nadia, in math over the internet. By the end of 2006, more
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  wanted to share a PSA! Sorry I haven't blogged much over the last few weeks. I've been mostly traveling since ISEF and it took me awhile to get back and then to get my life back together. Will have more stuff for you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Commencement Webcast MIT gives me a diploma in T-3 hours...

  

  get to turn it around, and that's going to be awesome. Maybe in a few ... Well, here it is- the big day. I have to report to the athletics center in about 20 minutes to get ready to line up for the procession into

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... it to last a second in a department where everyone seems to be premed

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  -258-8304. Please be patient, as materials take a day or two to process. Now, to get ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  referring to someone by name wasn't hard. in the quads, after a period of ... one. it's nice to have slack in your schedule. and by slack, i don ... referring to free space in a schedule, like a buffer period. but there's a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  here’s your reminder to follow @tinycarebot automated reminders to care for yourself

  

  ;       A snapshot of our incoming email traffic to the ... the project was to have students try to create a bot (often, though not ... emails, phone calls, and blog comments, to say nothing of spillovers to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better, but also a way for you to get to know us better. Show up on time ... , test scores, etc. They want to learn about you as a person. This is your

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  , reaching out to nations all over the world. By 2015, 9.77% of the ... 't have a cohesive campus until 1916, much to the lamentation of some ... be Gastronomical Engineering, a Course dedicated to making and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical observing: sketching, assembling a telescope, using a telescope and a map to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  glowing. Really, IM sports are the coolest thing ever! It's a great way to ... 'll have to take a picture of it and post it), and I'm so proud of my ... . And I get just as excited when I put on my MIT Alumni jersey. I am a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  there and do nothing. But in a few rocks, you can get those forces to ... ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house ... use this "not and" door to do... well, a lot of things. Like adding

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  attention to them. Short entry today, since I must run to a College Fair ... Happy May 2nd! With the final responses in the mail by today, it will be a little while until all the dust settles and we can tell you more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  -owning Canadian grandma I've ever met on this side of the Mississippi), a trip to ... 15 +/-2, I would have given you a solid 9.5 and then offered to adjust ... , spring compresses you! By which I mean that it oscillates. A hummingbird of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  wonders of educational television, I wanted to be a cosmologist like Stephen ... to give a colloquium at MIT. Kip, for the biology students reading this ... community. Thanks to my well-documented genetic inability to win a single

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009