Almost graduated

Half happy that another part of my life is (almost) complete, half sad that it's over.

Half nostalgic to get out of the wooden bench, half eager to get in the "ergonomic" chair and start working (again).

Half wanting to get into real projects, half praying to finish my BSc project in deadline.

Half ready for life long learning, only half sure that during the faculty I've learned how to learn.

Half sorry I didn't study more, half sorry I didn't party more...

Half sure life is a big compromise, half confident that you have to 1^st dream big in order to achieve something big.

Half child, half man...

Half waiting for the official FCS diploma, half waiting for the new things I will have to learn from now on.

50% feeling ready for what comes, 100% sure today I have to be better than yesterday...

Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes dum sumus.
Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes dum sumus.
Post jucundam juventutem
Post molestam senectutem
Nos habebit humus.

Graduation Day - UAIC, Iasi

Ziua Absolventului de „Cuza”

Together with you, we are 6108.

You have graduated the #1 university in Romania. It happens once in a lifetime! For the 1^st time, this year the entire celebrates you.

Come on the 27^th of May, take part with all your colleagues at the greatest graduation ceremony in Romania:

Ziua absolventului de „Cuza”. Ziua ta!

Fore more details, there is a poster and the site.

BSc Thesis

Am primit-o prin noiembrie 2002, de la un prof. Eram in primul an abia, poate nu o intelegeam ca acum. Am mai scris-o si cam acum un an, dar sper sa fie inca de actualitate :D

Iepurasul statea pe un butuc si scria de zor ceva.
Trece vulpea prin zona si il intreaba:
- Ce scrii acolo, iepurasule?
- O lucrare stiintifica despre cum iepurasii mananca vulpi.
- Ceeee?
La care iepurasul impasibil:
- Vino sa-ti arat...
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Vine lupul pe langa butucul iepurasului.
- Ce scrii acolo, iepurasule?
- O lucrare stiintifica despre cum iepurasii mananca lupi.
- Ceeee, ai inebunit?
La care iepurasul impasibil:
- Vino sa-ti arat...
.............................................
Trece prin apropiere ursul:
- Ce scrii acolo, iepurasule?
- O lucrare stiintifica despre cum iepurasii mananca ursi.
- Ceeee, nu le mai ai pe toate?
La care iepurasul impasibil:
- Vino sa-ti arat...
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La doua sute de metrii mai departe o pestera in care zac ciolane de vulpe si lup. Langa, leul roade o laba proaspata de urs.

Morala: "Nu tema lucrarii tale stiintifice e importanta ci cine e indrumatorul tau de proiect..."

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Mod-ing my Canon!

Even if I was quite unsure of the process, I finally made a little modification on my Canon A630.

It's all about the HDK firmware, which gave me:

• Shooting in RAW
• Live histogram
• Zebra mode (blinking highlights and shadows)
• DOF-calculator
• Battery indicator
• Scripts execution (exposure/focus/... bracketing, intervalometer and more)
• File browser
• Text reader
• Calendar
• Some fun tools and games :)

There are entire threads about the (non-)usefulness of RAW in Canon's P&S cameras, for S3 IS, G7 and maybe others. Even before finding these, I had the same conclusion in my mind: the work implied is not worth it. If I'll change my mind, we'll just have to wait and see. Until than I'm just going to take advantage of the rest of the neat features! ;)