Category Archives: Life

My Spring 2013 Semester (Part 2)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Part 1 can be found here. I’m finally done with the semester. As I wrote in part 1, this has been my busiest semester at college. Most of the time was spent on one class: CS 3410, or Computer System Organization … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Care?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Ever since I started to write about politics and religion on this blog, people have asked me why I care, or have questioned (with good intention) my time spent on it. Especially considering that I am studying mathematics, probably the … Continue reading →

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New Alienware Laptop

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I recently bought a new Alienware laptop. Here are the specs of it compared to my previous laptop: Old New Model Dell Studio XPS 16 Dell Alienware M17x R4 Picture Bought April 2010 April 2013 Purchase Cost (Approx.) $1400 $1400 … Continue reading →

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INTP

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I stumbled upon the Myers-Briggs type indicator a long time ago, obtaining the result INTP. At the time I thought it was just another personality test on the Internet, but last week I heard one of my apartment-mates using his INTJ … Continue reading →

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College and Smartphones

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Last December I obtained a Samsung Galaxy S3, my first ever smartphone. Yes, I’m only about 6 years late to the smartphone party. Before this, I had been using a Motorola Razr flip phone for years and didn’t really think … Continue reading →

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Math or Computer Science?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Well this is an interesting situation. Just a month ago I announced that I was adding a computer science degree, so that I am now double majoring in math and computer science. The title of the post, after all, is “Computer … Continue reading →

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Making Mistakes—And Quickly Correcting Them

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

A couple days ago on my math blog, I posted about my interview experiences with Jane Street (*edit: I have taken down the post by request). I would normally write about job or life experiences on this current blog, but … Continue reading →

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