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| *mipadi* |
 Mar 20 2007, 09:54 PM
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As some know, I'm a computer science student. Next semester, I'll be a first-semester senior, which means I can take some pretty kick-ass CS courses. I might get permission to take a course in computer security. Why? Well, for one, the professor is the best CS professor at my university, but there's an even better reason: it's the final project for the class.
I talked to the prof about the final project. Basically, shortly after the midpoint of the semester, the class is split into small teams. Each team gets a computer. The computer is set up on its own private network. Each team gets to pick a distribution of Linux to install on its computer. Each team gets a few "free" weeks to secure its box, and then...yep, you guessed it. A few weeks before the end of the semester, it becomes open season on the network: Each team tries as hard as it can to break into the other teams' computers and trash their machines. This is the sort of thing geeks dream about as children. Problem is, I don't know if I can fit it into my schedule...but I'm going to try to find a way. |
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Mar 24 2007, 05:37 PM
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cool.
gl :) |
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| *mipadi* |
Apr 3 2007, 07:08 AM
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Woohoo, I got the class! I didn't meet all the prerequisites, so I emailed the professor (who just happens to be my research advisor and honors thesis advisor) to ask if he'd let me in. He wrote back, "Come by my office and we'll talk about what you know about systems programming [which is required for the course]." So I dropped by and he said, "So, what do you know about systems programming?" I said, "Uh, well, nothing really, I've written some multi-threaded programs in Java and Objective-C and that's about it," and he stopped me and said, "Okay, that's enough, that's what I wanted to know," and gave me permission to take the course.
So I registered this morning and got in, and the time was changed for it so I was still able to take the other courses I require, too. Only problem is that I had to shuffle things around to take a Bio lab at 8 AM on Thursday mornings, but I have Tuesdays completely free. |
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Apr 3 2007, 07:39 AM
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That's awesome, have fun hacking!
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Apr 4 2007, 11:42 PM
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Oh, you bet I will.
Although it's a pretty rough semester. Lots of class, plus an honors thesis. The Great Run Towards Grad School has begun! |
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Apr 5 2007, 09:19 AM
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SABOTAGE.
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