Category Archives: Information

Miscellaneous snippets of information – anything from a motivational quote to a paragraph or article.

USC Course Evaluations

Posted on 4/26/2007 by Elliot Lee

At the end of every semester, the University of Southern California has students complete course evaluations. These include reviews of our professors and teaching assistants (TAs). Typically, professors don’t take these seriously at all. They’re passed out in the middle … Continue reading →

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Lewis in Meet the Robinsons (in 3-D)

Posted on 3/31/2007 by Elliot Lee

Tonight I went to a midnight showing of Disney’s latest computer animated movie, Meet the Robinsons (G). It was a 3-D showing– with 3-D glasses, dual projectors, etc. I was very impressed, and not just because of the superb presentation. … Continue reading →

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Adobe Acrobat Update Manager stinks

Posted on 2/28/2007 by Elliot Lee

Yesterday I posted about how great Firefox’s upgrade procedure is. Today, I want to contrast that with an “Update Manager” that’s really terrible. It’s the Adobe Acrobat Update Manager, which for the last few days has wanted to upgrade Acrobat … Continue reading →

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Easy Podcasting

Posted on 2/4/2007 by Elliot Lee

OK, I’ve figured it out. I looked through a lot of trash and ended up with two really simple programs: Juice for downloading podcasts to your computer, and Shuffler for transferring from computer to MP3 player, assuming your MP3 player … Continue reading →

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When you get sick, don’t take medicine

Posted on 12/6/2006 by Elliot Lee

Much of it is a marketing gimmick by the drug companies. The other part is that they cover up the symptoms. You get temporary relief, but not a cure. You’ll get better faster if you just drink more water and … Continue reading →

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Incorrect Price Tags

Posted on 5/4/2006 by Elliot Lee

I would think there should be a law against this. 2 + 2 = 3 So here goes my rant: never trust someone selling you something. … So, today I was staring at the price tags in the beverage isle … Continue reading →

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Demographics of Walnut, California

Posted on 4/5/2006 by Elliot Lee

Walnut is so cool. “The area was once predominantly white. Upper-middle-class Asian immigrants have settled in Walnut, where they now form the majority of the population.” As of the census of 2000, there were 30,004 people, 8,260 households, and 7,582 … Continue reading →

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Some food differences

Posted on 2/14/2006 by Elliot Lee

English (UK)    American courgette    zucchini mars bar        milky way milky way    three musketeers opal fruits    starburst chips        french fries crisps        chips I used to wonder why “fish & chips” had no chips but only french fries. Looks … Continue reading →

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List of Harry Potter Books

Posted on 2/12/2006 by Elliot Lee

I was losing track of trying to remember them, so I looked them up on Wikipedia and will also list them here. I haven’t read all of them yet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 1 September 1998 (US) Harry … Continue reading →

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