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Work-related stuff (Quote taken from the Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon, commenting on Wolowitz’s profession as an engineer)

Typhoons & other fun things

Posted on Monday, 04 August 2008 by TsuKata

Even though it’s still pretty hot and humid here, my walk to work this morning was made better thanks to wind gusts. It reminded me of Chicago, honestly. I have those cool wind gusts thanks to typhoon Fung-Wong (Phoenix), which … Continue reading →

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What’s Mandarin for procrastination?

Posted on Thursday, 31 July 2008 by TsuKata

I need to pack. I leave for Taipei, Taiwan (by way of a long-ish layover at LAX) at roughly 8amCT on Saturday, meaning I need to leave the house by 6:15am. Tomorrow night, I’m going to Ravinia with friends, so … Continue reading →

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Something a bit sad?

Posted on Saturday, 26 July 2008 by TsuKata

If you look back in the archives at this post, I could have posted it last month and it would have been almost totally accurate. Yet, the post was made about 3.5 years ago. I guess the good news is … Continue reading →

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Taiwan!

Posted on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 by TsuKata

So, it’s now 100% confirmed that I will be going to Taipei in August for work! Yay! There was a brief, fleeting opportunity to go to Beijing before or after, but it turns out that (unsurprisingly) the Chinese consulate is … Continue reading →

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Protected: Bragging a bit, forgive me

Posted on Monday, 14 July 2008 by TsuKata

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Cost Savings

Posted on Wednesday, 09 July 2008 by TsuKata

The fluorescent lights above my cube have been blinking from dim to bright for about 2 weeks. Our area used to have an admin who handled this kind of thing, but we don’t really have one anymore. Admins used to … Continue reading →

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Home office

Posted on Friday, 20 June 2008 by TsuKata

I finally got my home office set up. I’m working from home today. I have a docking station for my work PC (acquired from eBay for ch3apz0rz). I have my old Logitech cordless desktop, which is so worn out that … Continue reading →

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What’s a 3G iPhone?

Posted on Thursday, 12 June 2008 by TsuKata

Slate has an excellent article describing the evolution of technology that is commonly known as “3G.” The best part of the article for me is that they use the same analogy for CDMA vs. TDMA that I always use (the … Continue reading →

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GSM Carrier Preference: Results

Posted on Monday, 09 June 2008 by TsuKata

The results from my impromptu GSM carrier preference survey awhile back conclusively favored T-Mobile. Thus, I will soon (a few weeks at most) be a T-Mobile user. I will post again once the transition is complete, but I wanted to … Continue reading →

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MBA Update

Posted on Wednesday, 04 June 2008 by TsuKata

Well, I got into both MBA programs that I applied to (although both are still waiting on my letters of recommendation before they change the conditional to a full approval). That was fast. Now I need to decide whether to … Continue reading →

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