http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:26:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I generally think of graduate study as a steady plod towards your goal.  You hit some obstacles, and you figure out how to get over / around them - no big deal.  But sometimes, you get those weeks when just nothing goes right.  Last week was one of those weeks. I ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2009/09/29/it-happens-sometimes/ Wired had an interesting article two months ago.  It is on HAARP (High frequench Active Auroral Research Program).  I actually went there several years ago, as an undergraduate, helping with a grad student in the Plasma Science and Fusion Center's thesis. Apparently people believe that it is being used for mind ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2009/09/25/mind-control/ It has been almost an entire year since my last post. I like to think that during that time I have been taking advantage of the flexible schedule and life that grad school offers to do exciting things.  Here is a sample of some of the things that I did ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2009/08/13/academic-year-in-review/ Well, it is that time of year again.  I have come back from the summer, found my research in much the same state that I left it (at least it didn't go backwards), and it is time for classes to start. Now, I have no more class requirements, so I go ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2008/10/05/classes-started/ So... I'm sitting here next to Ted (another EECS blogger), who by the way is crazy.  Now mind you, not scary, Silence of the Lambs crazy, but more like a friendly, Mork from Mork and Mindy crazy. Anyways, we're sitting here in Jerusalem and it is hot.  The reason that we are ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2008/07/22/it-is-hot/ Friday started out like any other; going to lab, class at 2 (which I am getting my butt kicked in, but am not dropping because I am stubborn). But, then it took a turn. I won’t say that this is a typical day, but it involved a lot ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2008/04/28/not-quite-typical-afternoon/ I went to a workshop offered by the Careers Office, and they opened with something like this line: "Every time we have we have this workshop, most people leave it disappointed..." Thinking about it, this could be either the worst or the most brilliant way to start a workshop. Bear with ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2008/03/29/a-poor-start-or-pure-genius/ Here it is: Spring Break 2008. I have a wild week planned, and I will hopefully be able to keep the world informed of my goings on. This year I am doing what I have done for the past two years - wear a Hawaiian shirt to lab. ... http://eecsblogs.mit.edu/blog/jvarsanik/2008/03/24/spring-break-day-1/