MCS

Year: 2004

  • Trip to Federated Insurance

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    Students interested in mathematics, computer science, and related careers are invited to go along on the first CSEMS trip of the year, to visit with alumni and alumnae at Federated Insurance in Owatonna and learn about career possibilities. This trip is intented for students of all years, not just for those actively seeking jobs. Our…

  • New face for a new year

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    The big change in MCS Department personnel this year is the addition of David Molnar as a visiting instructor. David is an expert in problem solving, including the preparation of students for the Putnam competition. He’ll be doing that at Gustavus this fall, in addition to teaching other courses throughout the year. Molnar received his…

  • Grokster opinion adds fuel to IICA blaze

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    Media attention is focusing on the 9th Circuit’s opinion in the Grokster case, saying that P2P software providers can breathe another sigh of relief. But this isn’t reallly where the action is. The real action is some extremely fast-track behind the scenes work being done to revise S. 2560, the Inducing Infringements of Copyright Act…

  • Information Technology and the Cultural Peep Show

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    Back in April, I was one of the speakers at the inaugural symposium for Gustavus’s president, Jim Peterson. My remarks on Information Technology and the Cultural Peep Show briefly explained the signficance of the trend towards what is often called “pay per view” — though I don’t like that name, since payment isn’t what concerns…

  • Liberal Arts Computer Science

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    “Liberal arts” n pl (14c) . . . 2: the studies (as language, philosophy, history, literature, abstract science) in a college or university intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop the general intellectual capacities (as reason and judgment) as opposed to professional or vocational skills. – Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary At the…

  • Trial Win: Tim Donoughue Nabs $300k+ Judgement Against Rogue Programmer

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    Houston — I (’91) represented Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) in a trial against a former employee who developed software for the company. After developing a beta and turning over the object code for testing, the employee refused to submit the source code to the company. Subsequently, he blackmailed the company, demanding additional compensation before…

  • Connecting people

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    Typical posts for the “connecting people” blog category might be I’m looking into industry sector X. Anyone with experience willing to exchange email? I’m going to be in geographic area Y. Anyone interested in getting together for coffee? My company is looking for interns. Any current students interested? For now, this area is open for…

  • David C. Rosoff, 1985-2004

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    The deparment is saddened by the death of David Charles Rosoff, son of math professor Jeff Rosoff, on Saturday, July 17, 2004 as a result of head injuries sustained in an automobile accident. What follows is the tribute the family published. Born on September 9, 1985, David graduated with highest honors from St. Peter High…

  • 25 Years of Computer Science at Gustavus: A Celebration

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    We had a really nice event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the CS major.

  • Ashcroft v. ACLU leaves a big problem unsolved

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    When the Supreme Court issued its decision on 2004-06-29 in the case of Ashcroft v. ACLU (regarding the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA), I whipped off a quick, rather florid op-ed to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. They don’t seem to have run it, so in case anyone finds it interesting, I’ll post it here.…