Primary Information
First Name
Last / Family Name
Rice NetID
This is your account name for Rice email, Owlnet, etc. Note: if you don't have a Rice NetID, you
need to get one.
Preferred E-mail
Primary Major / Department
COMP
ELEC
CAAM
Undeclared
Other (please specify)
``other'' )
Class year
2006
2007
2008
2009
GS - MS/MA
GS - MCS
GS - MCS/MBA
GS - MCS/Bio
GS - PhD
UofH - PhD
UofH - Masters
UofH - Ugrad
Other
The university thinks I'm
enrolled for credit
auditing
My Student ID Number
Scheduling Issues
Comp527 is officially scheduled for MWF 2:00-3:20pm. Comp527
was designed to have two 90-minute classes per week. The most likely plan
will be to teach MW 2-3:30pm, saving Fridays for make-up days. How does
this work for you?
Monday
I need to leave
A little early (2:50pm)
On time (3:20pm))
Whenever (3:30pm+)
Wednesday
I need to leave
A little early (2:50pm)
On time (3:20pm))
Whenever (3:30pm+)
Friday
I need to leave
A little early (2:50pm)
On time (3:20pm))
Whenever (3:30pm+)
Useful Statistics
Operating systems experience?
(5) I hack kernels
(4) Took Comp421 (or equiv) earlier
(3) Taking Comp421 now
(2) I've played with Unix
(1) Only Microsoft people do OS's
Networking experience?
(5) I hack protocol stacks
(4) Took Comp429 (or equiv) earlier
(3) Taking Comp429 now
(2) I've written some network programs
(1) I've surfed the Web
Language experience?
(5) I hack language runtimes (or prove theorems about
them)
(4) Took Comp311 (or equiv) earlier
(3) Taking Comp311 now
(2) I've used interpreters within other projects
(1) I only write machine code
Sysadm experience?
(5) I've run huge heterogenous networks
(4) I've maintained a multiuser Unix system
(3) I have a tricked-out Linux box at home
(2) I got Win98 to run OpenGL Quake without crashing
(1) I'm still looking for the "Any" key
Hardware experience?
(5) I can debug raw silicon with microprobes
(4) I've engineered PC boards
(3) I've breadboarded simple devices
(2) I've installed new cards in my PC
(1) I only do software
Hacking/cracking/phreaking experience?
(5) My hack got front-page coverage
(4) They patched the Linux kernel for my attack
(3) I removed the copy protection from Apple // games
(2) Played with script-kiddie tools
(1) Microsoft software has bugs?
Software engineering experience?
(5) Large teams, legacy software, QA, bug tracking,
etc.
(4) Medium teams, CVS, some release process.
(3) Small teams, snapshot releases.
(2) Class group projects, haphazard backup copies.
(1) Individual hacking, living dangerously.
Crypto experience?
(5) Broken or designed a commercially deployed cryptosystem
(4) Implemented a standard cryptosystem
(3) Used PGP or S/MIME
(2) Used a secure Web site
(1) Used a secret decoder ring
Mathematical experience (with emphasis on crypto)?
(5) Comfortable with algebraic number theory
(4) Rusty, but seen it before
(3) Comfortable with algorithm analysis
(2) Survived required calculus classes
(1) Math is hard
Fun Stuff
Rice residenal college
Most hated rival college / team
Home page
Stupid Anti-Spam Stuff
Would you believe that web form spam has gotten to the point
that I need to deal with it here? We'll talk about that later in the semester.
For now, please copy the word on the left, and paste it into the box on
the right.
wensleydale