I just got done with my first week of work. I've been going through training so far, though it's mostly been an opportunity to build a network with everyone else who's joining the firm this year. I really like all the people I'll be working for and working with ( Read more... )

Several years ago I stopped being able to log into my ICQ account. I created the account in 1997 and used a really bad password. It was an all-lowercase dictionary word. Someone hacked into the account and changed the password. Now I know why:

Rohan told me someone hijacked my account. He had talked to someone on ICQ who was logged in under my old ( Read more... )

I discovered my pediatric records so being the data junkie that I am, I graphed my height over time.

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Today, I had the last class of my graduate studies.

I also submitted an application for an apartment in New York. I should find out tomorrow if we get approved. *crosses fingers*

I've been following immigration news and regulations for a while now since I have to deal with this whole mess now. If you're doing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM, as they like to call it) you can get an extension on your OPT. Instead of being able to work for 12 months you can now have OPT for 29 months.

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He makes a very convincing case as to his third party candidacy. I feel kinda bad for him. So much of the American left reviles him for "stealing" the election in 2000 and it really showed during the Q&A.


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(From My Computer Networks Professor)

Right now www.youtube.com is offline.  Why?  Because somebody else told the Internet that they could reach the addresses that correspond to YouTube.  This is an example of what is called a "prefix hijack" -- where some other network (also called an Autonomous System) announces an IP prefix they do not own, ( Read more... )

What do you write on a tax form that tells you to divide line 19 by line 20 when both lines 19 and 20 are 0?

They want the result to 4 decimal places.

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