Wa Kwitu

Chemical engineering grad

[sarahwatchesmovies]

The Impossible Planet (02x08) ▴ Doctor Who

[exactingleverage]

↪The Reunion Job

[ndindi]

Charlie Eppes: I gotta tell ya, from a mathematical standpoint the designs for this yacht are absolutley amazing. It almost has me thinking about getting back into my fluid dynamics work again. Alan Eppes: Oh. I mean, abandon your cognitive emergence theory. Charlie Eppes: I said 'almost'. Alan Eppes: Oh, good, because I remember the damage some of those fluid dynamics experiments did on the pond in the backyard. Charlie Eppes: Oh, all the koi lived

[lianabrooks]

Leverage Did It Well

I didn’t notice this the first time I watched Leverage (or the sixth), but when I posted a GIF of Hardison last week I noticed something…

The line is adorable, the writing fantastic, but the big thing I noticed is YOU CAN SEE HARDISON. Aldis Hodge is lit up so you can see his face easily.

Here’s another GIF.

And another…

So, here’s the thing. In most shows black actors fade in the background. They’re lit incorrectly and the dark background combined with the dark skin means the character vanishes. Especially on shows with cops and a lot of white people. 

Poor David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard) of Numb3rs is invisible in every night scene because he’s not lit up correctly. 

Before the advent of colored TV there were more black actors. They were common almost. But with color came the problem that a dark background makes a fair skinned person stand out while making a darker skinned person vanish. The Hollywood solution was to stop hiring darker skinned people. (Not a good idea).

In the first GIF Hardison is in a darker room. He should have vanished, they back-lit him, had ground lights, and framed him well. 

Same with the second on, notice the light on his head. He’s glowing like an angel.

Third GIF… notice the lamp placement? The light almost washes out the color of the green towel behind Hardison, but it means the viewers see him perfectly. And isn’t that really the goal? 

[ndindi]

Heard this one while in lecture “Statistics is like a bikini. What it reveals is good but it is meant to cover up something. ”

[humansofnewyork]

“Life was easy as a child.  I grew up in Burkina Faso.  My father was a primary school teacher and we had everything we needed.  But he died when I was eleven.  And three years later my mother passed away, so I became an orphan.  I was left with my brother and sister.  They were very young.  Almost too young to remember.  And we had nothing.  I had to learn how to take care of them.  My brother especially was very traumatized.  But I swore, swore, swore: we would never leave school and we’d never be separated.  I dropped out of seminary and enrolled in a technical school.  I fought hard.  I sold small things.  I started a theater company.  We were contracted by NGO’s to perform educational skits in remote villages.  Then I studied social media and learned how to be a community manager.  I have my own business now.  I help artists and organizations with their digital presence.  I have eight clients.  Through all of this my brother and sister have been allies in my fight.  We talk all the time.  Even though I’m in Europe right now, I know everything that is happening in their lives.  I paid for their education.  I taught them what my parents taught me.  Be honest.  Work hard.  And never give up.  The best thing to do is never give up.” (Rome, Italy)

[lesbianterror-deactivated201802]

Oh God…

[ndindi]

Losing is a learning experience It teaches you humility It teaches you to work harder It's also a powerful motivator

[ndindi]

Pulses are worldwide available and can be enjoyed in different ways. This is ndegu or pojo depending on where you are on Kenya but I also known them as mung beans Actual seeds are cooked in stew to eat with ugali, chapattis or rice. They can also be sprouted as seen to beserved on salads, soups and other dishes. https://www.instagram.com/kitchnlab/p/BudT8X9AMW4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a7gu4p1mfkwa

[ndindi]

This week’s Motto and Mantra

[alciavikkander]

[duckiethot-deactivated20170522]

Hidden Figures (2016) dir. Theodore Melfi

[youmightbeanengineeringstudentif]

TELLING PEOPLE I HAVE MODELLING EXPERIENCE

What they think:

In reality:

[fearofpop]

A guy is taking his girlfriend to prom. He waits in the ticket line for a really long time but gets them. He goes to rent a limo. The rental line is really long but he eventually does it. He goes to buy her flowers. The line at the florist is really long but eventually he gets the flowers. At prom, she asks him to go get punch. He goes to the refreshment table and there’s no punchline.

[thebabbagepatch]

you’ve got to be kidding me

[blorbobarbie]

I am in physical pain

[ndindi]

Wheat Berry Salad with Quick-Pickled Beets. Made this on Sunday when I got home from church and wanted something quick and cool to eat. Had made the pickled beets on Saturday evening and the cooked wheat berries were also on the fridge . So you take some chopped coriander/cilantro (dhania), fresh lemon juice and chopped onions and mix them with the cooked wheat berries. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly. Serve with pickled beets or any other dish and enjoy. If you don't have cooked wheat berries, use brown rice, quinoa, millet or plain rice as substitute. #food #lunch #ToMyRoots #salad #wheatberries #healthy

[youmightbeanengineeringstudentif]

DEFINITIONS REWRITTEN BY ENGINEERS

la·place             /läˈpläs/

Noun

The place in your brain where information gets lost, perhaps forever. It resembles a black hole.

Contents of Laplace include:

anything with Gibbs Free Energy

Matlab

matrices

polar coordinates

Laplace

physics (i.e. torque, anything rolling, “Tarzan questions”)

long division

organic chemistry

addition with more than two digits

addition with 6, 7, 8, or 9

auxilliary views

anything with lb-mols

deriving anything other than x2

integration by parts

eigenvalues / anything related to linear algebra

imaginary numbers

molecular orbital diagrams

double linear interpolation

the dell operator

the names of the Greek letters

what adequate sleep feels like

Example

“Engineer 1: ‘What’s the equation for surface area of a sphere?’

Engineer 2: 'Oh no, it’s in Laplace!’ ”

[ndindi]

An interesting book, impulse buy of food and gift of Fish sauce and ended up with : Thai Green Bean Salad Sometimes the universe lines up just right and hands you a gift. This dish is inspired by @chrissyteigen book: Cravings RECIPE: Link on the Bio #newrecipe #ToMyRoots #f52grams #greenbeans #thaifood #food