Difference between revisions of "User:Kmc50"
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==About Me== | ==About Me== | ||
| − | My name is Kendall Covington | + | My name is Kendall Covington. A few random facts... |
*I might be slightly in love with Harry Potter. And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjtzib0G9Rs Doctor Who.] | *I might be slightly in love with Harry Potter. And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjtzib0G9Rs Doctor Who.] | ||
*Dance is pretty much the only thing I do. | *Dance is pretty much the only thing I do. | ||
*23 is the best number, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapheme-color_synesthesia end of story.] | *23 is the best number, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapheme-color_synesthesia end of story.] | ||
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| + | ==Name Pronunciation== | ||
| + | Typically, people have more trouble with spelling my name rather than saying it. But, I will say that my name is not: | ||
| + | * Kindle | ||
| + | * Candle | ||
| + | * kenDALE | ||
| + | * Ken Doll | ||
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| + | So something somewhat similar to "KEHN-dull CAHV-ing-ton" or "hey-YOU" works just fine for me. | ||
==Fun Fact of the Day== | ==Fun Fact of the Day== | ||
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==Grand Challenge for Engineering== | ==Grand Challenge for Engineering== | ||
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=merging-of-mind-and-machine The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine], Ray Kurzwell, Scientific American, posted 23 March 2009, accessed 22 September 2011 (Reverse Engineering the Brain) | [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=merging-of-mind-and-machine The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine], Ray Kurzwell, Scientific American, posted 23 March 2009, accessed 22 September 2011 (Reverse Engineering the Brain) | ||
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| + | ==MATLAB Demo== | ||
| + | One of my favorite MATLAB Demos was the Spherical Surface Harmonic. It is such an interesting looking figure, and also very colorful, which is always nice. I hope to one day be able to understand the formula or why that little code can make that shape, but for now it is just a mystery - something that I know has a pattern to it, but that I cannot yet grasp. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:05, 22 September 2011
Contents
About Me
My name is Kendall Covington. A few random facts...
- I might be slightly in love with Harry Potter. And Doctor Who.
- Dance is pretty much the only thing I do.
- 23 is the best number, end of story.
Name Pronunciation
Typically, people have more trouble with spelling my name rather than saying it. But, I will say that my name is not:
- Kindle
- Candle
- kenDALE
- Ken Doll
So something somewhat similar to "KEHN-dull CAHV-ing-ton" or "hey-YOU" works just fine for me.
Fun Fact of the Day
очень вкусно : "very tasty" in Russian
Grand Challenge for Engineering
The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine, Ray Kurzwell, Scientific American, posted 23 March 2009, accessed 22 September 2011 (Reverse Engineering the Brain)
MATLAB Demo
One of my favorite MATLAB Demos was the Spherical Surface Harmonic. It is such an interesting looking figure, and also very colorful, which is always nice. I hope to one day be able to understand the formula or why that little code can make that shape, but for now it is just a mystery - something that I know has a pattern to it, but that I cannot yet grasp.
