User:Mjz7

Biography

I feel like "biography" is too official, maybe something more casual would be better.

Early Life

Marcelo Zapata was born in the year 1996. He immigrated to the United States some years later. He lived most of his youth in Tustin, California, and attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Later, he attended Duke University and became a member of the Pratt School of Engineering.

Middle Age

Despite his great hopes and aspirations, Zapata ended up in a basic 9-5 job in an office where his boss treated him poorly but the pay was alright.

Old Age

When his wife died in a submarine accident in the year 2072, Zapata became very lonely and shut himself from the world. In his loneliness and despair, he wrote several sad poems and short stories about failure and loss.

Disappearance

Despite being 167 years old, Zapata was in decent health in the year 2164. On the day before his birthday, he decided to go on a road trip to Las Vegas, because why not?? He was last seen entering that one underground club by the M&M's world.

Investigation

There was no investigation. Who cares about a sad lonely old man anyway?

Legacy

Before leaving to Las Vegas, Zapata left his stove on accidentally, which caused an explosion that destroyed 92 years' worth of sad poetry and short stories about failure and loss. Also the entire neighborhood burnt down. So, yeah, he didn't really leave a legacy other than the neighbor's dog frozen in ash.

External Links

Brain-Inspired Computing Reaches a New Milestone, Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, updated 7 August 2014, accessed 3 September 2014 (Reverse-engineer the brain)

Favorite MATLAB Demonstration

My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the "Viewing a Penny" section because it showed how by simply using contour plots, changing the color, and other basic commands such as pcolor and shading, one can create a three-dimensional view of a penny, which can be used as a benchmark by the Federal Reserve for the mold of the penny.