akisaarinen.fi
Personal homepage of Aki Saarinen
This is the personal homepage of Aki Saarinen, a software developer at
Reaktor.
Contact | Work | Studies | Projects | Photos | Links | The truth about xkcd #302
Contact | Work | Studies | Projects | Photos | Links | The truth about xkcd #302
Contact information
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there's anything you'd like
to ask from me or if there's something you want to let me know
(except if you're a spambot, then please leave me alone you evil
little bastard!).
Work
Since February 2009 I've been working as a software developer at Reaktor, a Finnish software company specializing in expert IT services and effective software solutions.

Before Reaktor I worked as a software engineer at Image Soft Oy, a software company based in Helsinki, specializing in advanced industrial measurement and data acquisition systems, remote maintenance products and demanding signal processing software. I worked for Image Soft from 2004 to 2009, doing software development with mostly C++ for both Windows and Linux.
You can also take a look at my LinkedIn profile.
Studies and Master's Thesis
I graduated from Helsinki
University of Technology, department
of Computer Science and Engineering. My major subject was Computer and Information
Science and minor Telecommunications
Software.
I wrote my master's thesis at Reaktor about concurrency control in Group Editors in the context of a Product Backlog management tool. It was approved with the grade 5 (excellent).
» Concurrency Control in Group Editors: Case Study in a Product Backlog Tool (PDF)
I wrote my master's thesis at Reaktor about concurrency control in Group Editors in the context of a Product Backlog management tool. It was approved with the grade 5 (excellent).
» Concurrency Control in Group Editors: Case Study in a Product Backlog Tool (PDF)
Projects
Here are some non-commercial projects I've participated in:
- NetOgler, a distributed data gathering platform. Developed with C++ using the Qt framework as a summer project with Teijo Laine.
- Centripetality, Winner of Assembly Summer 2007 Game Development Competition (See video)
- PoolFXP, A Java-based pool-game developed during a course in Object Oriented programming,
Photos
![]() Business on the beach (midsummer 2006) |
![]() Hardcore surfing (midsummer 2007) |
![]() Flying! (midsummer 2008) |
![]() A tough game of pétanque with style (midsummer 2009) |
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Links
General:
- My Delicious links (at times, there might be something interesting)
- My LinkedIn profile
- My Facebook page - Ha, there is none!
- Teijo Laine - Homepage
- Henri Tuomola - Homepage
- Oiva Eskola - Personal blog (in Finnish)
- Olli Huotari - Homepage
- Juho Vähä-Herttua - Homepage
- Pyry Lahti - Homepage
- Tero Laitinen - Homepage
The Truth about xkcd #302
I know you all want to know this, so here it goes, a reply from
Randall Munroe
about xkcd #302
being a reference to a
Friends episode.
From: Randall Munroe <press@xkcd.com> Date: Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Is xkcd #302 (Names) referencing to the TV show Friends? To: Aki Saarinen <XXX@akisaarinen.fi> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:44 AM, Aki Saarinen <XXX@akisaarinen.fi> wrote: > Hello, > > I was left wondering whether xkcd http://xkcd.com/302/ (Names), is > referencing the popular TV show Friends by using the name Rachel in the > altar (as you might know, Ross failed at the altar by saying Rachel instead > of Emily in the Friends season 4 episode 24). > > I'm a fan of the Friends, so I can't help but think that this is yet another > ingenious reference in the xkcd series. But it might just be a coincidence, > too... I can't rest until I know the truth, so if you have the time to > answer this, I'd be really pleased! :) > > Sincerely, > Aki Saarinen You can rest -- sadly, it's not a reference. I am pretty unfamiliar with Friends. I think I've seen about one episode, total. It's a big gap in my pop-culture knowledge. It's just based on my own embarrassing experience (suitably exaggerated) :) Best, RandallI was of course a little bit disappointed that it was not referencing Friends but really big thanks to Randall for replying! Finally, I can rest.
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This page was last modified 2010-06-01 20:50 UTC +0300
This page was last modified 2010-06-01 20:50 UTC +0300



