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title: "Diego Velazquez" | ||
subtitle: "because they lacked opposable thumbs and the brainpower to build a space program." | ||
subtitle: "A summary of myself" | ||
date: 2020-01-26 23:45:13 -0400 | ||
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<p>Never in all their history have men been able truly to conceive of the world as one: a single sphere, a globe, having the qualities of a globe, a round earth in which all the directions eventually meet, in which there is no center because every point, or none, is center — an equal earth which all men occupy as equals. The airman's earth, if free men make it, will be truly round: a globe in practice, not in theory.</p> | ||
<p>Howdy! I'm Diego, a Technology Management senior and person who is responsible for way too many things this year. I at least try my best. I'm minoring in both cybersecurity and business, have some work experience in those fields, and am always looking to gain more experience or bragging rights wherever I can.</p> | ||
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<p>Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science. The early warnings about technological dangers also come from science.</p> | ||
<p>You may ask: "What are some of the things you deeply regret being involved with due to all the newfound responsibilites?"</p> | ||
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<p>What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that man set foot on the Moon but that they set eye on the earth.</p> | ||
<p>I got a little too eager this year with the following involvements:</p> | ||
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<p>A Chinese tale tells of some men sent to harm a young girl who, upon seeing her beauty, become her protectors rather than her violators. That's how I felt seeing the Earth for the first time. I could not help but love and cherish her.</p> | ||
<h2 class="section-heading">Clubs and Activities</h2> | ||
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<p>For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.</p> | ||
<p>This year, I am the president of the Texas A&M SCUBA club, and probably one of two officers that actually does anything along with my logistics coordinator. Despite being relatively new to scuba, being only certified since last October, I quickly scooped up more advanced certifications for the fun of it and to learn critical diving skills. Hearing repeatedly from the dive shop owner about how the club was poorly ran, along with only a single dive taking place in the spring semester, I decided to run which ended up being unopposed. Now I do my absolute best to revitalize, streamline, and improve the club however I can to make it more appealing to all students.</p> | ||
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<h2 class="section-heading">The Final Frontier</h2> | ||
<p>In addition, I'm also the social media and recruitment officer for the Aggie Barbeque Club. That one was more accidental, since I just take good pictures and thought it would be fun to take it more seriously. I'm technically also one of the pitmasters, since all the officers are responsible for cooking, so that's usually fun if not tasty.</p> | ||
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<p>There can be no thought of finishing for ‘aiming for the stars.’ Both figuratively and literally, it is a task to occupy the generations. And no matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.</p> | ||
<h2 class="section-heading">Work</h2> | ||
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<p>There can be no thought of finishing for ‘aiming for the stars.’ Both figuratively and literally, it is a task to occupy the generations. And no matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.</p> | ||
<p>I also have a job which I've had to neglect for a bit due to being overly busy. I am a security analyst for the university, working in the basement of the Teague building to hunt and evaluate threats on A&M's systems. Usually there's not much, but on occassion we find interesting stuff. I'm hoping I can go into cyber forensics in the future, likely working for the federal government, which I am very greatful that this job gives me the opportunity to learn in such a niche field thanks to my boss's position. I learned quickly that other IT fields like endpoint weren't for me after my internship this summer with General Dynamics, which I hoenstly hated.</p> | ||
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<blockquote class="blockquote">The dreams of yesterday are the hopes of today and the reality of tomorrow. Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next ten.</blockquote> | ||
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<p>Spaceflights cannot be stopped. This is not the work of any one man or even a group of men. It is a historical process which mankind is carrying out in accordance with the natural laws of human development.</p> | ||
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<h2 class="section-heading">Reaching for the Stars</h2> | ||
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<p>As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man.</p> | ||
<p>I do love visiting job fairs at least, and fear that one day I will have to beg recruiters for a good job.</p> | ||
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<img class="img-fluid" src="https://source.unsplash.com/Mn9Fa_wQH-M/800x450" alt="Demo Image"> | ||
<span class="caption text-muted">To go places and do things that have never been done before – that’s what living is all about.</span> | ||
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<p>Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.</p> | ||
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<p>As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there’s a fundamental truth to our nature, Man must explore, and this is exploration at its greatest.</p> | ||
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<p>Placeholder text by <a href="http://spaceipsum.com/">Space Ipsum</a>. Photographs by <a href="https://unsplash.com/">Unsplash</a>.</p> |