Hi, my name is

Nathaniel Buck.

I am a student living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am currently an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh studying Computer Science. This is my website.

What I'm Writing

Mute Math

Mute Math is a rock band from New Orleans, LA. I first discovered Mute Math in 2004 after stumbling upon their website and listening to a few of their songs from their debut Reset EP. After purchasing the Reset EP, I began to follow Mute Math’s video blog from their first tour and fell in love with the band. Mute Math has quickly become one of my favorite bands, for a number of reasons. Continue reading…

HD DVD is Dead

Yesterday Toshiba announced it will discontinue making HD DVD players and recorders. I wasn’t expecting the HD DVD Blu-Ray war to be decided this quickly, but I guess I’m glad that someone won. Continue reading…

How Not to Fail at a Job Interview

I recently wrote an article about How Not to Fail at a Job Fair. I guess that something went right for me at the job fair because today I interviewed with a company called Vocollect. Here are some things that I learned through the process of preparing myself for the interview, and the actual interview itself. Continue reading…

An Elephant, Pictures, and a German

This past week or so I came across some websites that I really liked, so I thought I would share them. I hope that you like them too. Continue reading…

Three Things That Enhanced My Computing-Life This Week

These are some things that I came across this week that I found to be rather useful. I hope that you like them. Two of them are Mac-specific, so sorry to everyone who uses something else. Continue reading…

How Not to Fail at a Job Fair

Today, a Co-Op fair was held at the University of Pittsburgh. The Co-Op program at Pitt consists of companies who higher students to work for them (full-time) for three separate 4-month (one semester) periods. Usually you alternate between semesters of work and school. A Co-Op is similar to an internship, but with a Co-Op there is a greater focus on long-term skill development. Continue reading…

Superbowl XLII

Two days ago, the NFL named its 42nd World Champion since the tradition of the Superbowl began in 1967. In the most anticipated and watched game in Superbowl history, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots by a score of 17-14. The Giants victory was not only shocking, but significant on many levels. Continue reading…

Websites: Superawesome & Mark Boulton

Web design is something for which I have a passion. After I finish school I would love to be able to make websites for a living, but for now it will just stay a hobby.

In an effort to have nathanielbuck.com reflect who I am and what I like, I plan on displaying nice websites that I come across. These websites will not only be aesthetically pleasing, but must also have clean, valid code, and be accessible Continue reading…

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