Day 1 / Entry 1

We arived after around 8 hours waiting, sitting in a plane and sitting in a bus. It was already getting light again ... well I have to say that we traveled in the night.

Right now I'm sitting in the communication area, with around 30 other people who apparently use the same tube as I do: http://www.speedtest.net/result/505567272.png

But if that is the only downside, it would be awesome.

Its not the only downside, but still great ;)
The other downside is that I totally lost the other schoolmates, so I'm wandering around all alone and get bored quite fast, still ther is much to do, so I have entertainment, but I wouln't have to sit here and write a blog entry about it.


So thats all for now, So Long


Greg the Mad

Great Cell Idea

How about a cellphone that only works over the internet connection?

I mean, thats what cells are made for today, is it not? And you can make voice calls over Skype or even free stuff like Live Messanger (you could decide youself!).

And who cares that you would not be able to call for help with those devices? ... You still could really 'call' for help after all. Also could the emergency servises create thier own online portals for those calls.

All I know dose the broadband internet also use the same grid as the normal cell phone (well at least they could) and so you would not loose any connectifity.

... Such a device would be greate ... just think of all the cool stuff that would be standard! Waves (meaning Google Wave, if you don't know what that is ... anyway)! Voice calls! Video calls! Internet! And all of that wouln't be any big deal, you only had to pay for the loading. And imagine that with a flatrate! You only would have to pay (for example) 5€ a month to have EVERTHING!

Well that me, sitting here with my phone only cell, without internet ... well that whole divice costs 30€ without any discount ... can't some great cell producer create such a device and present it to me?

Greg the Mad

Sucksses

You know that test always proofe that you fit a certain level of knowledge.

As it is supposed to be with the 'Matura', but it somehow lowers you 'I'm great' feeling if you hear a girl talk about how all hir friends passed the 'Matura'. Especialy if you know those friends and know how not smart they are ...

I'm pissed currently ... man? What is this education worth anymore?

... Anyway.

I acutally planed to relaxe the next week as I take of to turkey next weekend, but relaxing is hard.

I mean Sacred 2 : Fallen Angles is one of those good old Diablo games wher you just play, and don't have to think much, you just play.

But well ... I did not spend the whole last week relaxing ... I ... have ... ... I have layed out a the main concept of my engine and restarted the work on my programmin language, now called 'Blockgramm' ... hey ... Blocking dose have a sound to it too ...

Greg the Mad

1 week feasting

I made it.

I have passed one one of the hardest school test in austria, and so probably one of the hardest test in the world.

I'm the king of the world!!!!

:D

Anyway, thats all air through the engine already. Just came home from a big party we had at a colleagues place, around 24 hours of feasting.

And the best hasn't yet started. SummerSplash

SummerSplash is a exclusive holiday-feast-programm for people like me who have passed that one special test.

In plain text this means that I, and around 10.000 other young and pritty people will spend one week, all inclusive, on a beach somewhere in turkey.

:D

Greg the Mad

Matura

Right now its 10:10 ... 21 hours till my schoole leaving exam starts.

I currently fixing some minor and major issues in the pressentation that I have to make tomorrow.

After that I will spend a nother funny afternoon learning the blackboards that I have to know tomorrow, boring but neccersary.

Then a little run of around 3km to keep my heartrate down. Supper, checking equipment, and sleep till around 5am.

At 7am I have to be in school and take the oath that I'm ready for that test and not affected by any illness or drugs.

Then the waiting comes.

We will sit in the so called 'Matura-Saal', which is a own hall for that one test. Once in a while a teacher will come and call a name. The called student then have to stand up and get his question. Its a sheet with two questions on it that he can choose, or two he has to answer, depending on the  subject the question is in.

There are two kind of subjects, the complimentary subject and the focus subject. The focus subject consists of two questions, one you have to answer as a presentation and one you have to answer as a blackboard drawing.

The complimentary subject is two questions that you can choose one of.

After you are done with your question you get back at your seat and wait for the next question.

... You woun't know what that question will be or what subject, ... that are tense hours.

Finaly at 12am, we hope, the worst part will be over and the first half of the class will be tested (including me). With that thrilling experience we will walk down to a lokal eatery and have some lunch (they other might also have some beer ;) ).

Later at around 20:00 the teachers will be finished testing the whole class and will be done with evaluating the results and the marks will be writen down.There is a little indication that everyone is looking at at those minutes, the flag. Its tradition to have a white flag outside the building if every one has passed the test. Its the highest goal of the whole class. Not because everyone what everyone else to have a positive test, but because that tells everyone that they did pass.

Greg the Mad