Monthly Archives: August 2006
First Day of Fall 2006
Today’s jump into school was also a head-first jump into teaching my FIG students. I was quite nervous, and there was no way for me to hide it from my students. Nevertheless, I told them that I am not very … Continue reading
Illiteracy or Lack of Courtesy? You Decide!
Today, I was responsible for directing the flow of traffic into elevators and make sure people do not stuff them. Although everything went smoothly, I did have to yell at a parent for using the emergency exit door. Well… I … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Here is another interesting quote, this time from the childhood legend Dr. Seuss: Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss This somewhat reinforces … Continue reading
Back At UT!
I woke up at 5 in the morning today and drove to UT with my Dad in my Mom’s precious minivan. Even with my driving, which is somewhat slow and safe, we reached there with time to spare. I think … Continue reading
The Deadly Tech Trifecta
While surfing on Digg today, I came across an article called “Proprietary Software Can Kill You.” Basically, there has been an incident where doctors refused to pay the new, more-than-quadrupled tech support fee for some program that they use for … Continue reading
Beware Of Infomercial Scams
I have posted this in about five web sites. Let’s see them get away with scamming people like us! One Saturday night (7/8/2006), my parents saw the Sweep ‘n’ Mop commercial on TV. Initially, they thought that it was a … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
In today’s Personalized Google page, I saw this quote: “We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez: small, sweet, and coming out of a funny, plastic head.” – Dennis Miller I believe that this quote implies several things: Changes … Continue reading
MOZILLA FIREFOX: 200 MILLION DOWNLOADS!
It is a bit late, but I am pleased to report that Firefox has been downloaded for the 200 millionth time! To give you a small basis for comparison, that is at least 1/10 the number of iTunes downloaded! If … Continue reading
Engineering 101: Keep It Simple!
One day, my 10-year-old brother checked out a book from the library called A Book About Design: Complicated Doesn’t Make It Good. I read it out of curiosity, and it reminded me of the importance of balance and simplicity. I … Continue reading
