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"If builders built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization"
--Weinberg's Law
Get Your Daily Dose of Oil Industry Propaganda Here
It's Time for Insurance to Cover A U T I S M in Oklahoma
See this Nick's Law blog for more information.
See also the Autism Votes website, with a full- page ad. by Autism Speaks in the Tulsa World.
Cable Connection Speed Test
From dslreports.com , 05 Dec 2008
Music
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Dvorak (that's "dVOR-zhahk," by the way), Rimsky-Korsakov, Brahms, Beethoven, Bach, Borodin, Percy Grainger, Aaron Copland, M. Moussorgsky, M. Glinka, J.B. Chance, Roland Seitz, William Billings, Alice Parker, Paul Hillier and all those very popular folks
Movies
American Grafitti, Paint Your Wagon, What's Up Doc, The Sound of Music, Oh God!, With Honors, Good Will Hunting, Revenge of the Nerds, Man of the Year, Patch Adams, While You Were Sleeping, Miss Congeniality, In Love and War, Renaissance Man, and Anything by Ken Burns
Television
Anything on the [Discovery] Science Channel
Books
Hofstader, D.R.: Godel, Escher, & Bach;
Feynman, Richard P.: Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman
Hawking, Stephen: A Short History of Time
University Oklahoma Main Campus
Norman, OK
Graduated: 1975
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: M.S. Computing Science
Minor: Industrial Engr./Electrical Engr.
Clubs: Graduate Teaching Assistant (GA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-Computer Society, Sooner Aero Club, American Mensa
1971 to 1978
University Oklahoma Main Campus
Norman, OK
Graduated: 1970
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: B.S. Industrial Engineering
Minor: Computing Science
Clubs: Army ROTC Scholarship, National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program (NSF-URPP) <--(they've since changed those initials!), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Industial Engineers, Tau Beta Pi (Engr. Honorary), Sigma Tau (Engr. Honorary), Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honorary)
Greek:
Gamma Delta Iota
1968 to 1970
Rice University
Houston, TX
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Major: Science/Engineering ("S/E")
Minor: Drum Major, Marching Owl Band (The MOB)
Clubs: Baker '70 (but NOT Baker 13!), Rice Band, Rice Athletic Supporters (basketball pep band), Army ROTC Scholarship
1966 to 1967
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: National Science Foundation Summer Science Training Program (NSF-SSTP)
Minor: Math & Computing (IBM 7094 !), Summer 1965
1965 to 1965
Amarillo H S
Amarillo, TX
Graduated: 1966
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Advanced Science, Math, English
Minor: Drum Major, Golden Sandie Band
Clubs: Band, Orchestra, Latin Club, National Honor Society; National Merit Scholarship Finalist
1963 to 1966
Grandpa/Prof. Oates's Companies
13 - 4) OU: Research Asst., US Air Force Logistics Command: Industrial Engr., OU: Grad. Teaching "Asst.", Control Data, MTI, TOTCO, IMI, Seagate, PCTI, MicroInfo o OKC, OK (& briefly Albany, NY), US Industrial/ Systems/ Software Engr. .
1968 - 1987
3) Monitronics, Inc. Norman, Oklahoma, US Systems Manager
1987 - 1990
2) Organon Teknika / bioMérieux Oklahoma City, OK, US Principal Engineer/Research Assoc. II Product Development Engr. Dept.
1990 - 2004
1) OKC Community College Oklahoma City, OK, US Adjunct Math & Engr. Prof. Science and Math Division
2004 - present
Grandpa/Prof. Oates is waiting to be bankrupted by any major illness. Kudos to my former health insurer. Don't choke on your profits! Posted at 9:42 AM Nov 20 view more
Since the topic has come up lately in converstions with my former students
and with some of my keyboard cronies, here are a couple of Wikipedia
articles that some of you may find useful or humorous or both. Enjoy!
Who I'd like to meet:
Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Paul Dirac, Stephen Hawking, Werner Heisenberg, Murray Gell-Mann, Harold "Buddy" Rorschach (met him!), Marie Curie, Maria Montessori (Are they on MySpace?)
Thought for the year:
He who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool; shun him.
He who knows not and knows he knows not is simple; teach him.
He who knows and knows not he knows is asleep; wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows is wise; follow him.
Wonderful!! It's been pure bliss. The kids love it, I love it, the husband loves it. My stress level is to an all time low--it's great :) How is post grandbaby life treating you guys?
Congrats Papa Oates! She's beautiful and she sure is lucky to have you as a grandpa. I'm sure you'll spoil her rotten. Miss you. I promise to come see you soon.
Yes, they are.. :) I am completely done with having kids and no plans on grandkids for a while, but it is nice getting new nieces and nephews now.. :) they are completely precious.. :) I know you will enjoy her so much.. :) I like the name..
Will this be the first grandbaby for you? Luckily i am not having grandchildren yet :) but I know it is exciting when my nieces and nephews have babies.. so congrats, enjoy and make sure you take lots of pics.. :)
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