Computer science, by itself, is irrelevant. Of course, you could generalize that argument to all fields of study, but at least when you study biology, even if you don’t apply it somewhere, you understand how cells and organisms, including yourself, function. However, with computer science, it does you no good to learn how to program […]
Author Archives: Keshav Tadimeti
Lost in Boelter: The Hottest Network Security Trick
Contrary to conventional wisdom, you can’t burn yourself by touching a firewall. Most of our everyday encounters with firewalls usually don’t go beyond scouring Google for a way to bypass them so that we can stream our movies. But the truth about firewalls is that they are critical to keeping organizations – and individual users […]
Keshav Tadimeti: UC should create a contingency fund to limit tuition hikes
Well folks, the University of California and California state government are at it again and this time, the state’s the instigator. A recent state audit criticized the UC on its budget again and maintained that it needs to better control its costs. In return, the UC accused the state of making unfair and erroneous conclusions. […]
Lost in Boelter: Finding a purpose
“What career do you want to pursue?” I’ve had my fair share of being on the receiving end of that question. But of all my countless encounters with it, one incident in particular stands out in mind. Two years back, I was speaking to my friend’s dad when he asked me about my career plans. […]
Keshav Tadimeti: Geffen Academy planners failing to keep concerned parties informed
To date, the Geffen Academy at UCLA continues to defy my expectations. But not in a good way. The Geffen Academy is a secondary school being developed by UCLA for middle and high school students of the UCLA staff and the LA community. It is being funded by a $100 million donation from businessman David […]
Lost in Boelter: Computer science demands perseverance more than perfection
Computer science is not for the faint-hearted. I learned that fact the hard way last week. I had been working on a major project for my computer science class for the past two weeks. I had completed nearly everything the 56-page project specification required, but a single task managed to lay beyond my reach. After […]
Lost in Boelter: Packet passer
“404 Page Not Found.” “Unable to connect.” “Unable to join the network.” If you’ve ever tried accessing a website that didn’t exist or tried surfing the Internet while not connected to a network, you probably met a distant cousin of one of the above network error messages. In this day and age, where everything from […]