I have a friend that says that much of oyinbo technology is just plain magic. Educated dude, this friend, but that doesn't stop him from sounding terribly naive ever so often. Lately, though, I'm beginning to see the light. I guess it could be said that the fact that I'm meant to be working on intelligent systems means the thing shouldn't be straight forward. Anyway, I'm stuck with this really nice sounding thesis that never seems to work. But then I'll have to redefine 'work'. Yesterday, for instance, I was able to train the network to do 'something' - the problem was that the 'something' was not the intended task. But for a moment it looked uber cool and I totally loved it.
The middle east is one of many fields I'm obviously not vast in. Last time around I thought the riots in Egypt will result in nothing. I guess you can take a moment now to laugh at me. To be far though, I still stand by what I said earlier that not much will change. Yes, true democrazy may come to stay in those areas of the middle east where 'dictatoships' have been toppled but nothing much else will change. I'll also say that I thought Arsenal would win the carling cup this year but we all know how that turned out.
So that's life as we know it. I wish it were better - not that I believe that will make it better. Dont get me wrong o - this season Arsenal will win the EPL. But in the larger sphere of things a group of about 20 twenty-something-year-olds each earning in a week what I earn in a year is sadly irrelevant. What's relevant is good and evil, right and wrong, joy and sadness, peace and sadness. Thankfully, there is still a God and He is still in charge however contrary things may appear.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Way to start the year
I'm grateful for a brand new year (yes, I know I'm one month late). I'm grateful that I can still dream and better still my dreams can still come true. I love that I'm in love - it's a beautiful gift having someone to fall in love with. Life, this side of the ocean, is short and largely unfair but each night is totally worth the pain and effort if you give your all during the day and trust in God each day.
Tunisia, Egypt and the U.S
If you believe the riots and protests that are currently been experienced in the middle east will launch a new dawn in civilisation please give me a moment while I laugh at you.
Ok, now that we've got that out of the way let's face reality. Or let me put it like this - this world isn't going to get better. I've lived almost 30 years and in all that time mankind has collectively gotten more depraved, living conditions have got more desperate and generally we've found better ways to hate each other. But I'll like to be proven wrong especially because if there's a power vacuum in any of the middle eastern countries and the wrong parties seize power then we are all in trouble.
Neural networks and protein structures
It's my final semester. I need to get an 'A' in that statistics class without attending classes and also wrap up my thesis. Let's just say greater miracles have happened so I'm not too worried. That said, there's no tellng how regular blog posts will this first half of the year though - especially since I hadly ride the train nowadays.
It's fun times for me. I love it. Now, if only I had the good sense to make sure I make time for God. God help me
I'm grateful for a brand new year (yes, I know I'm one month late). I'm grateful that I can still dream and better still my dreams can still come true. I love that I'm in love - it's a beautiful gift having someone to fall in love with. Life, this side of the ocean, is short and largely unfair but each night is totally worth the pain and effort if you give your all during the day and trust in God each day.
Tunisia, Egypt and the U.S
If you believe the riots and protests that are currently been experienced in the middle east will launch a new dawn in civilisation please give me a moment while I laugh at you.
Ok, now that we've got that out of the way let's face reality. Or let me put it like this - this world isn't going to get better. I've lived almost 30 years and in all that time mankind has collectively gotten more depraved, living conditions have got more desperate and generally we've found better ways to hate each other. But I'll like to be proven wrong especially because if there's a power vacuum in any of the middle eastern countries and the wrong parties seize power then we are all in trouble.
Neural networks and protein structures
It's my final semester. I need to get an 'A' in that statistics class without attending classes and also wrap up my thesis. Let's just say greater miracles have happened so I'm not too worried. That said, there's no tellng how regular blog posts will this first half of the year though - especially since I hadly ride the train nowadays.
It's fun times for me. I love it. Now, if only I had the good sense to make sure I make time for God. God help me
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