cooleyb1's Journal: new guy

Hello This is my first entry on slashdot. I first heard about slashdot from one of the community members and met a couple of others at a lunch in Boston. Upon review i have found a great deal of interesting information on the site. I suppose that a little background is in order. Im a Computer Science student and have just moved from C to JAVA. I cant say that i can write anything particularly cool yet, but im working on it. I find the realm of a virual machine utterly fascinating and look forward to full exploration of its capabilities. I never really considered myself a nerd. In fact I had supposed quite the opposite. You see, recently, as i passed the stage of searching for social status, i realize the vast untapped springs of intelligence, creativity, and resources that exist for a person in today's world. The rapid pace and exciting breakthroughs are awe inspiring, and in my belief are barely even opening up to their full potential. I need to be a part! I have found that math and coding have broadened just about every thought in my head. I will be regularly perusing the website, and occasionally will offer my comments on the content. Fortunately for the world i hardly ever talk about what i dont understand, hence, i may not say much. -B