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A blog about the stuff that keeps life interesting, meaningful, and fun.
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August 2005 - Posts
Thesis students
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:52 AM
One of my last meetings before I left was with John Paul Vergara to discuss the thesis students and their topics. There were a few groups who were supposed to consult with me. I wonder who they are and whether I will end up working with them.
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Fund raising
Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:10 AM
Hey, I'm online!To our gainfully employed alumni: we need funding to train our ACM contestants. Please donate. Any amount will help. :) (Note that this effort is completely separate from the fund raising for the ACM ICPC
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Vacation
Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:11 AM
The vacation part of my leave begins tomorrow. Today, I am frantically trying to finish all my remaining obligations. I am not sure if I will have internet access while I am gone so I may not be blogging for a while. Take care, all!
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Losing
Monday, August 08, 2005 11:42 AM
I joined a creative writing contest and lost. I asked for some advice from a friend who has been much more successful at this sort of thing than I ever was or probably ever will be. How's this for sage advice:...enter a contest out of the
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Masquerade!
Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:30 AM
Our final creative writing assignment is to join an online masquerade. Each of us will be assigned an anonymous account. At a set time, we will chat with one another using the speech patterns and behavior of a character of your choice. At
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CS Seniors
Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:49 AM
I spoke to the CS seniors yesterday about possible thesis topics. One of them, Akie Mejia, mentioned to me that he was the only one who had ever been my student. A quick scan of the 30-odd faces in the room made me realize he was right.
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False impressions
Monday, August 01, 2005 5:30 AM
If you think too much of yourself and are condescending to others, you will succeed in antagonizing those around you.Decades ago, my brother told me this anecdote: A fellow Filipino went abroad and had a coversation with a non-Filipino. The non-Filipino
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