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Fall 2004 is done! I managed to survive my finals, for the most part, and now I'm up here until Sunday to see a basketball game with the 'rents. In the meantime I've been cleaning the apartment, going to Jacksonville to bring my roommate his wallet he forgot and couldn't get on the plane without proper ID, finally getting around to doing some Christmas shopping, watching movies, and hanging out with friends before they go off for the break. The days before school starts and after finals are the most fun since it's all the fun of college without any of the homework.
Slashdot was running a poll on favorite Christmas carols, except named in a non-obvious computer nerd kind of way...
Ag s (Silver Bells)
#ffffff Christmas (White Christmas)
1100 Days of Christmas (12 Days of Christmas)
!L (Noel)
(137 i7 5n0//)^3 (Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow)
away in a manger (Away in a Manger)
O(n) Christmas Tree (Oh Christmas Tree)
Also there's a Foxtrot comic on the Christmas card for smart people.
Or if you're tired of old holiday favorites, how about statistically computer generated Christmas songs? His computers listen to Christmas music and learn the most important parts, and then creates it's own. The results are a little disappointing, but with work one day computers might be composing the next great symphony.
Only two weeks for winter vacation. That's not cool.
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