The next homework assignment for Computer Networks requires that we utilize the OPNET Modeler, a commercial discrete event simulation engine for networking. For NCSU students, the product can be accessed through the Virtual Computing Lab.

I delayed as long as possible, but I’ve now been forced to the install WP Hashcash on my Weblog:

WP Hashcash is an antispam plugin that eradicates comment spam on Wordpress blogs. It works because your visitors must use Javascript to submit a proof-of-work that proves they opened your website in a web browser, not a robot.

Unfortunately, Javascript is required in order to submit a comment, so site accessibility has been turned down just a notch.

NC State Engineering Online has posted a list of courses for the upcoming Spring 2008 semester. Registration for graduate students begins on Tuesday, October 16. This semester it looks as though they will be offering a variety of 700 level courses, including Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis, Digital Electronics, and Pattern Recognition.