Archive for June, 2008
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Jenny and I signed up for Netflix for the sole purpose of watching The Wire. This way, we wouldn't have to fight off fiends to get a hold of the DVDs at the Mountain View Public Library (by the way - that place is like a free Blockbuster). Anyway, we ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
A friend had posted this a few years ago on Facebook. I had a good laugh thinking about how some of my coworkers solve problems. Where do you think you should be placed?
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Today, I did the work thing, got an REI membership, and played GTA IV.
One year ago, I packed for a trip to China and Thailand.
Two years ago, I moved into my new dorm room and went through RA training for Summer Research College.
Three years ago, I went with Jenny down ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
It's really hot right now in the Bay Area. When I was driving around in the afternoon, my car was sensing 97 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors.
But, I'm not complaining. Bay Area weather is still the best. It's in the hundreds in SoCal. It's hot AND humid in St. Louis. It's raining ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
I've playing around with Google Trends a bit and really enjoy the comparisons you can do. I imagine businesses will enjoy using this tool to keep track of competitors. Unfortunately, it's not a simple vanity tool, where I can check to see if my full name has more search volume ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The New York Times ran a story about Obama's personal aide, Reggie Love, who makes sure Obama has everything he needs for his day to day. As the Times notes, Love says that Obama "likes MET-Rx chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of a hard-to-find organic brew — Black Forest ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
I was looking back on some previous entries during my Xanga days, where I used to write about what I did everyday. While I think that is somewhat excessive, I do think it's appropriate to write about some more noteworthy things that go on during my day to day. At ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
A few coworkers this morning were doing a bit of Stanford bashing, talking about the neo-conservative bastion that is the Hoover Institution. No doubt this is justified, as the Hoover Institution is well-funded and shielded think-tank, which is a complete antithesis of the liberal-minded student body. What makes the Hoover ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Wouldn't it save us all some trouble if the following things/policies did not exist?
NASCAR - cars drive around in an oval about 500 times. Exciting. If you consider watching paint dry exciting. 100 cars + 500 laps = a lot of gas wasted for a "sport" which is dependent ...
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