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The problem isn’t given, especially in the real world
9/18/2009People aren’t comfortable when the problem isn’t given. This semester, I’m the Lab Assistant for ITP 499, iPhone App Development. This week, I felt that my style doesn’t mesh with the students. They care about definite assignments. They want to … Continue reading →
Trips are about the people: my weekend in Japan
11/15/2010On Friday, I met up with Phu Cuong. We went to a sushi restaurant and had all-you-can-eat sushi. Fortunately, he speaks fluent Japanese, so he was able to order for us.. and boy, did he order! It was a fantastic … Continue reading →
Hostorix: Never Fail Web Hosting?
10/5/2007I’m here at BigSeminar X in Atlanta with Armand Morin, and he just launched his web hosting company, Hostorix. It looks pretty compelling: the promise of no downtime, CPanel with all the features– including Fantastico, and unlimited domains and databases, … Continue reading →
Some price changes on Amazon.com
3/27/2009From Amazon.com: Important Messages Please note that the price of Lenovo ThinkPad Advanced UltraBay Battery II – Notebook battery – 1 x lithium polymer 3-cell 2700 mAh has increased from $112.32 to $115.16 since you placed it in your Shopping … Continue reading →
Slashdot on Improving Education
7/12/2005from Slashdot comment MBCook’s Magic Formula (Score:5, Interesting) by MBCook (132727) on Tuesday July 12, @03:51PM (#13046084) (http://www.foobarsoft.com/) Here are my magic solutions. I think if we implemented every one of these, our society would improve quite a bit. * … Continue reading →
Author Archives: Elliot Lee
Dimple Clip
While in Henderson, Nevada, I met an enterprising young man named Anthony Mitchell. He is the creator of the Dimple Clip, a fashion accessory for tie-wearers. These pics show how it works: Though I don’t wear ties often, when I … Continue reading
Re: Ron Paul’s 2008 Campaign Manager, Kent Snyder
Bad things happen in this world. People get sick and die. That is a fact of life. But to think that government could, and should, do something to solve everyone’s problems is naive, unrealistic, and untrue. P.S. A little comic … Continue reading
Ron Paul at Nye County Rally, at the Skate Zone, 1261 E Calvada Blvd, Pahrump, NV
Earlier today, I went to Ron Paul’s Rally in Pahrump, Nevada. It was my first real political event. Shortly before the event started, I went in front of the stage and asked a random young lady to take my photo. … Continue reading
A Week In San Diego: Apps, Yoga, and Food
My lunch at Rubio’s in San Diego Earlier this month, I went to San Diego for a week. The main purpose of my trip was to attend The App Code seminar. I met some awesome people there, especially Mike and … Continue reading
I support liberty, not Ron Paul
If you’ve seen some of my Facebook status updates, you might know that there are a lot of good reasons to vote for Ron Paul. Image via Invest It Wisely You might also think that I’m a strong supporter of … Continue reading
Questions asked by US immigration at airport
Three days ago, I landed at LAX– Los Angeles International Airport. It’s nice to be back. Sometimes I call it home. Sometimes Vietnam is still home. I suppose my home changes depending on the context. But, for now, it’s always … Continue reading
Persistence and ingenuity
When I went to the Apple Store in Shanghai, I had one objective in mind: swap out a broken power adapter for a new one. And I wanted Apple to do it for free. Was that too much to ask? … Continue reading
libz.1.2.3.dylib and iOS 5 SDK
“libz.1.2.3.dylib” is not included, which is used by ASIHTTPRequest. Adding libz.1.2.5.dylib corrected this for me. I haven’t tested whether this change causes the app to break on devices running versions of iOS earlier than 5.0.