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(2017-11-11 15:00:29)
Theinsidiousbugwefoughttofixforthreeweeks
wasfinallyfound.Itwasduetoonelineofcode
byafriendofmine,J.Toobadheleftthe
companytwoweeksago.Atemporary"fix"wasmade
sothatwecouldreleasetheproduct.Itwas
interestingwhenIexaminedthecodehistoryand
foundthattheculpritwascheckedinona
Saturdayevening. Overthepast10months,Jtoldmemanytimesthat
hisbossandtheseniorcollea...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-11-04 10:58:53)

Itwasatoughtimebeforeproductrelease.Bugs
(softwarecodedefects)plantedlongago,
unintentionallyofcourse,suddenlysprangup.I
gotmysharebutcouldn'tfixoneofthem.Itwas
laterresolvedbyamoreexperiencedengineer.The
technicaldetailswereinterestingbutIwantedto
focusontheemotionalside.Ifeltdefeatedfora
moment.Theonlyworsethingcouldhavebeenthat
mycodecausedtheproblem.
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(2017-10-29 11:07:30)

TimhasbeentoBJJclassesforabouthalfayearby
nowandoneeveninglastweek,afterthekidsclass,
thecoachessurprisedusbypresentinghimwitha
white-yellowbelt.Wedidn'tknowwhatthenext
beltlevelwasforkidswhenwestarted.Wejust
wantedtotrain.Itcamewhenitwasdue.Timwas
pumpedupand,tosomedegree,sowasI.Heeven
askedmetoworkwithhimonsomemovesathome.
Thishappenedrightafterhis11't...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-10-21 10:19:12)
Theschoolheldelectionsamongstudentsevery
yearforofficesforPresident,VP,Secretary,etc.
Timalwayswantedtoedittheyear-bookbut
wasn'tchosenforhistorianforthe2ndtime. Imyselfdidn'tfeelstronglyaboutoffice.My
grand-dad,Iheard,washeadofacountydistrict
anddidafewthings,includingsettingupthe
firstpublicwaterpumpforfarmlandirrigation
formyhometown.Thepumplastedtillthisd...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-10-15 09:41:42)
RarelydidIenjoycallingDad.Ilovehimbut
havephonedonceortwiceaweekmostly
outoffilialduty.Iusedtobebitterandargue
aboutpastandrecentfamilyevents.Fora
longtime,Ifeltmomwhosufferedfromher
marriageanddiedat53wasnotdulyavenged.
Sinceturningattentiontohealth,Iwouldlaunch
diatribesagainsthisdeep-rootedbaddietand
procrastinationandtrytodictatewhatheshould
doinhisdailylivi...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-10-07 18:15:21)
IheardtheChineseversionofthefollowingstory
alongtimeagoandittookroot.Everyrevisit
broughtagoodlaughandrefreshedadmirationfor
themilitarygeniusor,incaseitwasapocryphal,
whoeverthatinventedit. >Napoleonwassupposedtohaveonceexplainedto
>aninquirer,"Therearefourtypesofsoldiers.
>Thefirstarethedumbandlazy.TheseImakemy
>infantrymen.Thesecondarethesmartand
>energet...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-10-01 11:56:02)
ThemoreIlive,themoreIbecomeawarethat
smallthingsmatterinmysenseofwell-being.So
todayI'dliketorecordmysicknesslastweek. Thereseemedtobesomevirusintheairand
severalcolleagueswentdownwithcold.Icaught
itTuesdayafternoon.Symptomsincludedadry
throatandlowenergyatthebeginning,lowfever
andbodyachesinthemiddle,andaslightly
runningnoseattheend.Istoppedcoffee,
fruit-fas...[閱讀全文]
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Workisaprevilege.Ihearditalotbutseldomfelt
thatway.OverthepastfewmonthsIdid. Earlierthisyear,Iidentifiedsomeseriousproblems
intheexistingmemorymanagementschemesatmy
newjobandwasabletosolvethembyproposing
andimplementingsomethinginvented23yearsago. Itwasflexibleandfast.Itwassatisfyingtoseemy
codebeatthehardware-basedmemoryallocatorin
performanceand,atthesametime,solvet...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-09-16 11:59:35)
MandIsitnexttoeachotheratwork.AnIranian
immigrant(fromtheLakeUrmiaregion),hejust
graduatedfromanearbyuniversity.Hestrugglesa
littlewithEnglish,doesnottalkmuchbutsmiles
alot.He'sslender,friendly,energeticbutnot
aggressive.Everyonelikeshim. Onemorning,wewerebothdeepinheavydebugging
andanothercolleguecametotakeoverhisbugand
Mwastemperarilyoff-the-hook.Thenheranintoa...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-09-10 10:40:02)
Thesedays,goingupMissionPeakwasalmosta
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[閱讀全文]
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