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  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  And I'm back! I'm determined to make up for not posting at all in the ... problem that was presented to me. It's not something that I learned directly from any class, and I don't have any clever terms to describe how I

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... less units because they are known to not be as time consuming. The ... changes. How one chooses to display data could very well affect what

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  good in SolidWorks, how's it going to look in real life? The first thing ... hot water, then I took it over to a normal lathe (not CNC) and let it ... I've already mentioned how busy I am this semester and have gone over

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

    ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations   You may be wondering how, with all students being varying ... Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  , except for my recitation section, but maybe it'll pick up. Not much to say ... class follow-up to 2.009. 2.009 introduces you to how products are made ... specifically at technology and how it affects culture. From surveillance to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  applications that a lot of prospective MIT students are interested in how to use ... about who she is, what she's doing, and how people at/aspiring to MIT can ... it takes more than one gender to build a just and fair world.  How

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  me, who have not gone to the restroom once yet in the first three hours ... judging eyes trying to count just how many times so far. I imagine at this ... is many people? How did they get to be on this grand decision

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  92 days. Lately everyone seems to be asking me how I am. Are you ... doting quite flattering, to be honest, and it's been very sweet to see how ... safety net. the good I'm trying to navigate things on my own, like how do

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  vacation or free time. Not even time to visit family. Prior to this summer, I ... . Each trip to the rink not only is a 25 min commute, but add in the cost ... training on my own is that I get to form my own schedule. I'm not tied to a 5

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  . Naturally, when people starting asking me about how many classes I had to take/how ... 's surprise and curiosity to how it worked. The rules are as follows: 4-year ... played before, being forced to start with "this is how you hit a ball" was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  pretty good job of machine-learning How To Human Correctly. I no longer ate ... near-impossible for me to lose...but this was not a situation I ... ; ...and I had to learn how to drive. There are a terrifyingly large number

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  how many times you think you are going to visit MIT. In general, the ... DID YOU KNOW? Every IP address of the form 18.x.x.x belongs to MIT ... . There are two parts to this entry. Part the First: Our Students So here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  , I glance at the clock and wonder how I managed to waste so much time ... 'd experienced enough of CPW to make a valid judgment on if it was good or not. Not ... result: remember what I told you to remember? look how hosed we are

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  then proceeded to not move it. Two weeks ago, I walked 21 miles as a sort ... drink a little water, and I start to realize that I might not have enough ... me "how did you get into walking?" The first answer that comes to my

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  , seeing all the students, and thinking to myself, I am not one of you. But ... how the sausage is made. No place is perfect, and MIT is certainly NOT ... these parts. How is your brother doing? Oh, this kid? He’s going to be in

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  this is not different from Coldstone. I have nothing to say to those ... big in advance for my birthday - no one's ever around to celebrate, so I ... /07/07, which of course translates to THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CENTURY. (Regardless of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  : broadband providers may not block access to legal content, applications ... it might apply not just to the internet, but more generally to social ... connected directly to the AT&T telephone network as long as they did not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…

  

  've never given lab meeting. I'm not sure how long it will take to write the ... trip to Rome or Sweden, and I'm not going anywhere like Chocolate World ... (surprisingly delicious). I'm not sure what we're going to eat tomorrow, but rest

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  , which will ultimately pale in comparison to what awaits. It's not a time ... things as seemingly objective as motion or time are influenced by how one ... 're stationary with respect to the plane. But it goes without saying that, relative

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  the motion of compact, massive astrophysical objects.” Not to mention ... that claims on its menu to not be a “tapas restaurant.” Characters ... photos by Sunday for a chance to become not really famous.)

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009