Category Archives: Uni

Why did we start at IPv4? What happened to IPv5?

This article aims to clarify the history of IP and answering potentially difficult about the version numbers. Continue reading

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Computer Science wiki for Revision now up!

Yes revision has begun, and I had a novel and possibly unique idea in regards to a wiki – I could use it to formalise my revision work, by slowly adding my work up as a wiki. Okay. Maybe it’s … Continue reading

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In the matter of only 2 hours…

I have been looking frantically for ‘internships’ for my next University year. I spend a year in the computing industry working for a real company on a real project, earning real money and hopefully setting me up for my career … Continue reading

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Andy Callaghan: Pythonian

I have recently found myself deviating away from C and C++ towards a newer, cleaner, smarter and much less annoying programming language - Python. I was knocked back from it’s sheer simplicity in code and the vast selection of built-in libraries … Continue reading

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There go my printer credits…

My XML coursework is finally done. As I couldn’t get any work done at home, I went into Uni from 5 on Saturday… … at 2am, I finally left with the coursework done. I walked back home feeling zombified with … Continue reading

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Coursework Hell, Convex Hull.

I feel overwhelmed that my Convex Hull algorithm coursework is complete. We got just over 4 weeks to complete this work, but along with another 4 pieces of coursework that were due in before this one — most people didn’t start until the last … Continue reading

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Reading University’s secret shame…

Take a look at this picture: This picture was taken swiftly by me on an open day. Could prospective undergraduates and parents then have a completely different view on the University’s on-campus hotel, ‘Black Horse House’ ‘doubling up as a … Continue reading

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Buried in coursework

I probably shouldn’t be writing this, but never mind! I’m currently up to my neck in computer science coursework, a total of nine pieces in all. 1st: Essay on trends of computer architecture development (done, tomorrow) 2nd: ‘Disscussion’ to contrast … Continue reading

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New host, new version, new job, new uni year.

A lot is happening behind the scenes at the moment with my life… I have been developing a major project for my sister, involving e-commerce, secure multimedia downloading and streaming, RSS jiggery pokery – all under a new CMS called … Continue reading

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MS Slide7: Go to hell Hull

I recently went to a Microsoft event in Reading called SLIDE7. We were informed of the event by a lecturer at the University. It is a Web development day put on by Microsoft, dedicated to students; Or at least I … Continue reading

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