Hello Planet GNOME

Somehow the first syndications did not leave a good impression!

Well HELLO PLANET GNOME! My name is Seif Lotfy and i am a student (graduating within the next 2 weeks) living in germany (I am egyptian though). I am mainly developing on GNOME Zeitgeist (which is similar Federico’s Journal idea). I will be posting about the progress we are making tomorrow first thing in the morning! I hope you enjoy my blog!

Cheers

Seif

Things I feel like or need to do ?

I am 24 now so here is a list of 24 things I need to be doing or feel like it.

  1. Get all issues listed in the Zeitgeist TODO list done
  2. Finish studies/exams
  3. Improve my Salary
  4. Visit my girlfriend
  5. Visit my mom and brothers
  6. Visit my dad
  7. Lose weight
  8. Visit my aunt more
  9. Start porting at some point all Zeitgeist providers to Mayanna
  10. Start working (by helping Marina) on the GNOME Shell
  11. Work with C
  12. Work with Mono
  13. Learn to drive properly
  14. Go out lindy hoping
  15. Go out juggering
  16. Go out karaoke
  17. Traveling 1 month to India or China alone
  18. Learn to play an instrument (guitar or piano)
  19. Catch up on LARPING
  20. Look for a Job (anything with GNOME or OSS)
  21. Find a bigger better place and move out
  22. Buy a hybrid car
  23. Teach my girlfriend and little brother python
  24. Finish a FPS Game

Now I really don’t know how much I wil lget done befroe I turn 25 but I am going for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8  and 14 for the next two months. Wish me luck!

To be or not to be?

Hmmmmmm took me 5.5 Years to go through college! What does it say about me? I know I was not fooling around but still 5.5 Years CRAP that is a lot ! I just turned 24 and am finishing school! I mean most people in germany finish at that age but for I alos started earlier than most germans.

Partly I don’t like what I was studying thus I tend to keep busy with other part time activities, such as 3 years robotics (currently World Champion in the RoboCup 4-legged league), R&D (Fraunhofer for 2 years and an ESA sponsored Project for 6 months), hacking on OSS(Gimmie, Mayanna and Zeitgeist) plus an internship at a bank! I also lost my dad back in 2006.

Does all this actually legitmate the 5.5 Years? How much does this experience count though? Will the 5.5 Years really get in my way of getting a good job? How much will a masters degree change the situation, if I can finish it in a year?