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| − | Hey everyone! I think I just went through the hardest months of my life. I was taking 4 major classes in school (the maximum) and I just took 3 AP exams ([[American Studies|US History]], [[AP Psychology|Psychology]], and [[AP Micro Econ|Micro Econ]]) | + | Hey everyone! I am in the [[Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence in Information, Society & Technology]] at Drexel now for 5 weeks. It's great to be around people with the same passion for technology. It's a diverse group - about half have some programming experience. I'm the only PHP expert and the only one who knew about version control systems. Still they have a lot of creative ideas and good input for fleshing out ideas. It looks like our [[ITP]] will be a reboot of [[SeniorQuoter]] making it modular and building a voting system (favorite song, class couple, prom song, etc). |
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| − | In the meantime, I've been very busy with [[GridView]]. Things are shaping up with 876,340 users, and some cool features in the works.
| + | We are also very close to launching new features for [[GridView]]! It's going to be very cool! It's been in the works for many months now! |
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| − | I also have a month of school left! And I don't think I ever said that I was accepted into [[Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence in Information, Society & Technology]]. It's a 5 week residence program at Drexel University. Since I am looking closely at the iSchool at Drexel (it is at the top of my list) for colleges, this is like a 5-week free trial. According to one graduate of the person I talked to, it was the best thing in her life (above regular college too). | + | I finished uploading my notes for [[American Studies]]. [[PreCalc]] is next. I don't think I will do any others. I know [[Physics]] still says "coming soon" even though that class ended 6 months ago..... |
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| − | With all of this hectic things, I've neglected [[Tecker 911]], [[SeniorQuoter]] and posting stuff to this site. All I managed to put up was my projects, if that. I haven't added any scanned papers in the last 3 months.
| + | [[Tecker 911]] is up to 52 episodes edited and 60 filmed. I just have to release more! |
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| − | I am also active in school events. I was the media manager for [[Locks of Love]] which is tomorrow and I ran the TV operations for [[Mr. Haverford]] with a crew of 4-5.
| + | ''[http://theplaz.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:ThePlaz&action=edit§ion=new Leave Plaz a (public) message] [[Image:File_icon.gif]] or [[User:ThePlaz:E-mail me|send me a (private) e-mail.]][[Image:Mail_icon.gif]]''--[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] 21:35, 30 June 2008 (EDT) |
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| − | Recent [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/ Flickr] photos include: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157605114520931/ the 2008 BLAST (after-prom)], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157604501232397/ Mr. Haverford 2008], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157604471058744/ Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/collections/72157604303866637/ thousands of photos from my Spring Break trip out West to the natural sights], and [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets/72157603862460856/ the addition on my house is done]. [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz/sets See all]
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| − | Also, I bought a new tablet pc! It's a [http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=T4220 Fujitsu T4220]. It's a perfect blend of performance, portability, and since I bought a refurb at 60% of the list price, a good value too. It's running Microsoft Vista, which has new features for tablets (and is not all that bad!). It's only got 1GB of RAM, but I haven't noticed that at all! I was all ready to buy an upgrade, but I'm waiting now. I really like taking notes in OneNote (and that will make it easier to update this site) Also, since I am using Outlook with the Connector for MSN, I get my email (even sent mail), calender, contacts, and tasks synced online and on my 2 computers. It's very nice! I have an unboxing video I need to find the time to put together.
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| − | Plus, my family signed up for the Verizon FiOS triple play. I am waiting for the 15/2MBS internet, but I am not looking forward to getting rid of my HD DirecTivo! (sorry Tivo- it was really great when it came out)
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| − | PS Hi [[AP Psychology|Mr. Siegerman]]!
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Chap 4
(independent study)
Chap 5
(independent study)
- Independent Study Withheld
Chap 5/6
(independent study)
- Independent Study Withheld
I don't think there is anything worth posting from this class.--ThePlaz 11:07, 23 August 2008 (EDT)
Reserach Papers/Essays
Projects and Lessons
Book Centers
Homeworks
Projects
Outlines
Maps and Creative
Essays and Reports
Notebook
POWs
Programs for the TI-83+
Homework
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Michael Plasmeier
"ThePlaz"
My name is Michael Plasmeier, but almost everyone calls me Plaz. I am a Associate Product Manager at Yahoo - working on the Membership and Geo-related platforms teams. I graduated from MIT in 2013 in Computer Science and Management. I am halfway between the tech and the business world, doing both web development and product development. My interest in doing both started while I was working on GridView, an app I built after 10th Grade that reached 1.3 million users on Facebook.
Internships
Last IAP, I was a Software Development Extern doing testing in Ruby on the back end at CardSpring. Last summer, I was Product Manager at Disney Parks and Resorts Online where I worked on a project for Disney Cruise Line. Last January, I worked in management/strategy consulting at Altman Vilandrie & Company. The previous summer, I was a web developer at NextJump, an online affiliate advertising firm in New York. Prior to that, I was an extern in the Office of the Chief Scientist at State Street. My freshman summer I worked at Deutsche Bahn, the German national railroad, where I designed the smartphone version Touch&Travel, an app that lets you pay for the train with your phone.
MIT
At MIT I was heavily involved in classes, usually taking 7 classes a term, while being involved in student government. (I wrote about how I do it in Working out a System.) senior was dedicated to wrapping up requirements. Junior year at MIT I focused on EECS classes, as well as being elected president of Baker House. My second year at MIT focused on management classes. I was also involved in the vendor selection and implementation of the new dining plan. Freshman year, I took core classes and served on the Athena and Printing Committee. (I wrote about just hanging on freshmen year in Learning to Learn.)
Websites
I built a lot of web projects in high school. My most popular project, was GridView [1], an app for Facebook which lets you add the profile pics of all of you're friends to your Facebook profile. GridView had over 1.3 million users and made me some money.
I hosted and produced the video podcast Tecker 911 [2] along with some of my friends. Tecker 911 was a series of 100 5-15 minute shows each which covers a technology topic in a way which is relevant for ordinary people, with a focus towards students and our community. Tecker 911 was also shown on our local public access channel Channel 11.
I started SeniorQuoter, [3] an open-source web application for senior quotes collections for high school yearbooks. In 11th Grade, I lead a Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study at my high school. I helped 4 other students learn PHP and MySQL and then I project managed version 2 of SeniorQuoter, the administration interface.
Tecker and Conflicter were question and answer services I built in 10th Grade. They never really caught on, but they were the perfect way to learn PHP. Dictionary Robot is something I tarted last year, but abandoned later. In 10th Grade, I was a member of Team 484 and in 11th Grade I was their webmaster.
In 8th and 9th Grades I wrote bunch of programs for the TI-83+.
Tech
My first two years at MIT, I was a regular on The Weekly Spin, a weekly take on tech stories and tech policy.
On my Tech page I have had a few pages about Devices I own and other small things that I have built. For example, I also made some improvements for MediaWiki, the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia. I made a new skin for MediaWiki and a few MediaWiki extensions
Other Accounts
I also tag a lot of stories on Delicious. I also have over 70,000 photos on Flickr. I Tweet kinda regularly. I also post things to YouTube. And of course I have a Facebook. It all comes together on my FriendFeed.
A Collection of Tools I created to help students.
Templates
Skills
ThePlaz in often mentioned or interviewed in the news
MIT
MIT Dining
MITx/EdX
Baker Piano Drop
Tecker 911
GridView
ThePlaz.com Praise
- Sam's Praise about my site
- Baron Harkonnen's Thanks
- Thanks for uploading Flickr photos
- Uses Many ThePlaz.com Wiki features
- A Drexel professor told me on the first day of class that I take very good notes and I would graduate suma cum laude from Harvard due to the quality of my notes at Gov School
- Hi I saw your page about that download for the ferris wheel unit for IMP4, I didn't download it but even the info you had on the page helped me out. I have no idea what I'm doing and just started this year- i really get stuck on my homework EVERY night. Right now im working on HW 2 "As the ferris wheel turns" and i have no idea what I'm doing. But i just wanted to say thanks cause I'm gonna download that once I'm farther into the unit!--A Facebook user (J. S.)
- Just wanted to let you know: I stole your headline method of note taking from your website and it is completely saving my life in American Studies. -Rebecca C.
- Hey, you do have one of the best designed websites I have seen lately. Good job. A little flashy, but still functional. --Email comment 8/18/2010
Videos
Spoofs/School/Short Films
Tech/Reviews
Highlights
Trips/Vacations
Places/Events/Daytrips
(need to update)
Tech/Unboxing/Products
Pictures on the Wikimedia Commons
Articles
Free Apps
Free Programs
Libraries:
Minor/Useless Programs:
I am a lot into technology. Here are links to some of my web sites as well as modifications and how-to articles about other software.
My Websites
Devices
MediaWiki Tweaks
Essays/Thoughts
Other
- You must register (for a free account) to edit pages.
- My site contains mostly my homework and projects as well as various stuff from my life. I am continually adding stuff. If you don't see what you need, ask me a question, or add it yourself. Just hit "Edit" at the top of the page.
- Check out the user pages! All site members get their own page too! So don't be afraid to change and add to your page. You can do anything you like! Your user page is at [[User:{{USERNAME}}]].
- New server (should be far faster and fix speed issues!!!) and URL scheme (should be shorter and easier to remember) Old links should still work and redirect you to the new site! --ThePlaz 23:58, 17 January 2009 (EST)
- Please note our General disclaimer
- Thank you to Michael Gdovin who came up with the domain name.
- Uploading now enabled for the following file types: 'png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'ogg', 'zip', 'doc', 'xls', 'ppt', 'pps', 'pdf', 'mp3', 'wav', 'wma', 'wma', 'txt' Please upload responsibly, any inappropriate uploads will be tracked and deleted.
- ImageMagick now installed for better thumbnails --ThePlaz 17:48, 5 May 2007 (EDT)
- For up-to-date info see Special:Statistics
There are 6,499 total pages in the database, including 1,578 pages in the main namespace and 5,000 files uploaded. These counts do not include OneNote notebooks on minisites or SkyDrive, and count multi-page files (PDF and Word) as one page.
There have been a total of 5,163,449 page views, and 16,470 page edits since ThePlaz.com was setup. That comes to 2.53 average edits per page, and 313.51 views per edit.
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6/30/2008 Personal Message
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--ThePlaz 21:35, 30 June 2008 (EDT)
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