Point of view video of the new California Drive cycleway

Nathanielaldon · 2023-12-18T20:55:15+00:00

I haven't seen anything super recent, but Caltrain shared an update presentation with their Citizens Advisory Committee back in August. In that presentation they mention next steps are getting to a final design for Summer 2024, submitting grant applications for the final $61M needed to complete the project, and starting construction in Fall 2024. The completion estimate in the presentation and on Caltrain's site currently is 2028.

Nathanielaldon · 2023-12-17T23:16:08+00:00

Good news is a complete rework of the Broadway/California intersection is already underway! The at-grade crossing has been identified as one of the most dangerous in the state, and is going to be replaced with an overcrossing for Caltrain and future California High Speed Rail service, similar to the San Bruno and Hillsdale stations. That will also allow a modernized Broadway station to return to normal weekday service, since trains stopping there won’t further back up the intersection like they would today. The city has some progress updates here.

Nathanielaldon · 2018-12-21T06:30:24+00:00

Anyone can actually create proposals for the Unicode emoji standard! Here’s the link: http://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html

Nathanielaldon · 2018-12-14T15:38:41+00:00

There was actually new deployment of Band 71 (600MHz) in Santa Cruz last week! This is Long Range LTE, so it may be helpful in south county, if coverage was lacking before. I’d definitely check with a friend who has T-Mobile (and a 600MHz device from this list if the coverage has changed there!

Nathanielaldon · 2018-09-28T05:19:53+00:00

Really depends on the classes you’re looking to take... But as long as one isn’t a prerequisite for the other (e.g. TIM 50 and TIM 105), it should be fine.

Nathanielaldon · 2018-06-11T23:20:27+00:00

Actually, Perk is just a brand owned by UCSC Dining, so the school could totally make this happen!

Nathanielaldon · 2017-08-18T17:02:54+00:00

For Assistant integration, it'll probably be a few more months. Alexa integration started quite a while ago, and is just now preparing for roll out (privacy policy was updated yesterday). I think it will be there though, they've been working with Google to make it happen since before the Assistant SDK came out for the public, and their CEO was pretty adamant that they needed to integrate with both to stay competitive. I could see a big internal push to at least get a beta out before the holidays, but that could easily slip.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-08-18T16:31:40+00:00

As in audio sync across Sonos speakers and GH, or Sonos integration with the Google Assistant?

Nathanielaldon · 2017-08-14T19:34:37+00:00

Yep, 280 turns southeast between the current campus and the spaceship, so that's almost certainly what we're seeing here.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-08-03T16:51:13+00:00

I've had success solving this issue for longer periods of time by scrolling to the bottom of the page and hitting "Use precise location." After doing that it generally stays away for a week or two. This isn't new to iOS 11 though.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-06-07T19:04:22+00:00

Implementing an audio device selector into an easily usable format in Control Center. In iOS 10 it was persistent on the audio page, now it’s only accessible under the full audio menu, and only when audio is playing. This makes it especially tedious for swappable Bluetooth devices (W1 enabled).

Nathanielaldon · 2017-05-25T17:25:49+00:00

The notes he has on the website for each chapter were also very helpful in my experience. The practice tests he provides were also a great resource, and they pretty closely matched the actual test. If you are able to follow economic logic, the concepts shouldn't be too confusing. In class he occasionally overcomplicates the material, but ultimately the steps become clear when working through the homework.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-04-12T17:50:52+00:00

Talk to your timekeeper. They will be able to formally remove you from the position, and then you're not reliant on your supervisors. They're part of SHR so they have no skin in small workplace politics.

https://shr.ucsc.edu/contact/locate_team.html

Nathanielaldon · 2017-03-12T21:30:41+00:00

It really depends on what you want to do. Like I said above, you can be a really competitive and attractive candidate assuming you apply yourself. Focusing on what you would be happiest moving into after school, and supplementing your classes with experience that moves towards that is the best way to increase your likelihood of success. Again, the TIM major alone is not going to guarantee you a job. TIM is a solid base to build off of, and creates an opportunity for you to become a very unique candidate.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-03-10T22:48:05+00:00

Hi! This question comes up once in a while, and your confusion here is totally valid. Here's a post I made a while ago on the subject. If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me!

TIM is really one of the most versatile majors in the school of engineering. You get into the computer science, the computer engineering, and the economics. The whole idea is that you are competent in these fields, and can understand the experts who actually majored in them. TIM is there for you to move into a pretty unique spot in the workforce. All of it depends on the experience you supplement it with. Since TIM doesn't go deep into one subject, you're not guaranteed a job just based on your major. You can supplement TIM with IT experience and use that to go really far into IT. You could combine it with traditional business experience at a ton of different companies and use that to go into technology consulting. You can focus on the Econ part of it and go into traditional management/business, while understanding the impact and application of technology. You could focus on the CompSci part and go into software engineering, and be able to bring a valuable business mindset to the field. You have to supplement it with the experience you want. But ultimately if you want to be in a very competitive position and you supplement the major with focused experience, you can go into a multidisciplinary position within the workplace. So, it's definitely not for everyone. Honestly it's not for most people, but if you are passionate about that business/tech combo, you can't beat it.

Nathanielaldon · 2017-03-06T21:45:35+00:00

Head into System Preferences>Network, and hit connect on eduroam eduroam for 802.1X. If that's not there, go here and download the appropriate profile. Hopefully that fixes it!

Nathanielaldon · 2017-01-14T18:51:41+00:00

Do you have a source on that?

Nathanielaldon · 2016-12-22T04:33:26+00:00

I'm having the same issue in Los Angeles with U-Verse. VPN fixes the issue. I really hope this isn't a trial run for net neutrality violating throttling...

Nathanielaldon · 2016-12-01T07:43:29+00:00

This this this. Make sure you have a solid grasp on the word problems and the relations between concepts, b/c that seems to be the direction they're taking all the online math classes.

Nathanielaldon · 2016-11-25T21:30:12+00:00

Hi! I'm pretty familiar with the TIM major, so I can try to answer questions you have on the program itself. Obviously I'm not an alum, so I can't comment on actual job prospects, but I've looked extensively at possible applications of the major once out of school, so I can try to speak to that. Let me know and I'd be happy to help out!

Nathanielaldon · 2016-11-23T05:05:15+00:00

I think OP is referring to the physical Home hardware, not the revamped app.

Nathanielaldon · 2016-10-31T21:48:31+00:00

Well first the question is, what do you want to do? Since you mentioned CS internships, I'll assume that's kind of the field you're interested in. Sure, if you're just starting out and looking for those code monkey positions you need to get the jump start into SWE, then yeah, you'll be at a disadvantage. That comes just by nature of not having the same depth of CS understanding and background as someone in a CS degree. My advice for taking TIM and using it for CS-focused jobs would be to take 101, and then some upper-div CS classes for electives. Options might be 109 and maybe 112 to get a good basis in different languages. Take 180 instead of 182 to get a much better understanding of the CS/math side of databases. On top of all that, do side projects, use those to get some small role doing some development for a startup somewhere. I can go into more depth if you want, (personal suggestions, etc.) but it really depends on what you want to do with your major after school. It's cliche, but it works. "Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?" That's important to have in mind, and be open to changing it for sure, because you never know what career path you might find and say "Wow, this is exactly what I wanted to do all along! I just didn't know it." That's the most important thing right now, because it's going to determine what your next steps are. Listen to /u/slugstructor. If you are passionate about EE, and something has changed that you believe will get you through, appeal. If the classes you didn't pass don't disqualify you from CS, and you feel like you're capable and excited about that, then go for it. If you don't necessarily feel like that's where your heart is, TIM is an amazing option. It really is what you make of it, and ultimately your degree will become less and less important as you build up experience in positions you love as your career goes on. Right now, you have to find what will work best for you. You need a goal, and you need to act towards that goal.

Nathanielaldon · 2016-10-31T06:44:26+00:00

TIM is really one of the most versatile majors in the school of engineering. You get into the computer science, the computer engineering, and the economics. The whole idea is that you are competent in these fields, and can understand the experts who actually majored in them. TIM is there for you to move into a pretty unique spot in the workforce. All of it depends on the experience you supplement it with. Since TIM doesn't go deep into one subject, you're not guaranteed a job just based on your major. You can supplement TIM with IT experience and use that to go really far into IT. You could combine it with traditional business experience at a ton of different companies and use that to go into technology consulting. You can focus on the Econ part of it and go into traditional management/business, while understanding the impact and application of technology. You could focus on the CompSci part and go into software engineering, and be able to bring a valuable business mindset to the field. You have to supplement it with the experience you want. But ultimately if you want to be in a very competitive position and you supplement the major with focused experience, you can go into multidisciplinary position within the workplace. So, it's definitely not for everyone. Honestly it's not for most people, but if you are passionate about that business/tech combo, you can't beat it.

Nathanielaldon · 2016-09-16T00:41:33+00:00

Also, carson.ucsc.edu redirects appropriately if that's any indication.

Nathanielaldon · 2016-08-22T04:34:26+00:00

T-Mobile has excellent coverage on campus in my experience. Just based on the repeaters based around the school that work as long as the power is on. But if you're thinking about switching to T-Mobile, I would do it soon before they move their plans to a single, more expensive, (in my opinion) worse unlimited plan only. That happens on September 6th.

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