Archive for April 27th, 2012
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Friday, April 27th, 2012Academic update: Spring 2012, part I: The Final Countdown.
Friday, April 27th, 2012I’m still waiting for the grade on my big final “Capstone” paper. And, no, I’m not hitting “refresh” every 30 seconds on the university’s website. I’ve managed to limit myself to checking every few hours.
In the meantime, though, my “Implementing Network Systems and Security” professor has graded all of my assignments; he hasn’t plugged the final grade into the university’s reporting system, but the numeric grades for all the assignments are there.
And…?
Loser update.
Friday, April 27th, 2012I feel a certain compulsion to note the achievement of the Charlotte Bobcats, who finished the NBA season with 23 consecutive losses and the worst winning percentage (0.106: 7-59 overall) in NBA history.
But here is my problem, and the reason I haven’t been on this like flies over a cow’s head in a Damien Hirst installation:
Charlotte only played 66 games. The 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers played 82 games, and finished with a 0.110 percentage (9-73).
So, yeah, Charlotte’s achievement is noteworthy, but it goes in my personal record book with a big old asterisk. I don’t like counting records from strike-shortened seasons.
Of course, if the Bobcats come back next year and make a strong run for the futility title, I’ll be on it as much as I am on anything involving the NBA.