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Lordi wins!
Perhaps you have to Finnish to understand how strange this all is, but I guess Hell just froze as Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest! Not only that, but with a monster rock band and the highest score ever! After 39 years of being a loser Finland doesn't give a rat's ass of what Europe might like, but instead sends something unique, something personal and something Finland can really do well, and that's metal! Metal and monsters and the best Eurovision song ever! Woohoo! We rule!
21.05.2006 klo 01:14
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My Master's thesis
I got the grade for my Master's thesis today. I scored an eximia cum laude approbatur, that is accepted with particular gratitude. It is the second best grade one can get. The best grade, laudatur, is super-rare and really hard to get.
Getting an eximia requires a well-written work with something new in it; you can't get an eximia by going over someone else's work, no matter how well you do it. I suppose my contribution to the body of research on XML information retrieval was notable, in some way. I should get the actual evaluation tomorrow, then I'll know what they really thought of it.
I'm quite glad. I never expected to get a grade this good, it was too good to expect. Now they'll probably want to me to continue postgraduate studies, particularly as I'll be working on the department this Fall doing some kind of small research project.
Which is nice, but I'm not that keen on getting a Doctorate; it isn't too hot on the job market, really - getting a decent job with the Master's degree is hard enough, as I'm over-educated for most of the library jobs that are available. A Doctor is good for running a university library, which takes years of work experience, which might be hard to come by...
I'm also less keen on embarking on an academic career. While it might be kind of fun, I'm not so sure I'll enjoy the battle for the extremely limited research funding... Well, I'll just have to see what the future brings. Que sera, sera, right?
15.05.2006 klo 18:55
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I've found football
Traded myself a copy of Pro Evolution Soccer 2 for PS2. I've been playing as England; Emile Heskey is my new hero, with Michael Owen. The duo has been scoring goals like there's no tomorrow.
I like the game. I've never been a big fan of sports, particularly on tv, but I do like my sports games. I used to be a huge fan of NHL Hockey (around 1995, though), and there's two football games I've played a lot: Sensible Soccer and Kick Off. I must say, despite all nostalgia, PES2 beats both of them hands down...
15.05.2006 klo 17:14
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