Reading Time: < 1 minute I mentioned sometime ago that LaunchCode is a great way to get into programming / software development world for a grown-up whose background is not computer science or information science. But that’s not the only way. More recently I noticed some friends made the transition from research position at Washington University to industry. Again there
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the beginning of the 2017, and it’s also the customary review season for me. This weekend is a bit interesting as we got freezing rain on Friday (and I had to work from home on that day), also due to the fact about a month ago we had freezing rain on a Friday
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Update 31-Jan-2019) I used the Apple watch for 2+ years now. Did have a replacement in Sept 2017 as the old watch just did not work (not charging, not responding). It’s a Nike version but the warranty is still honored by Apple. I brought it to local Apple store and was able to receive a
Reading Time: < 1 minute Or version control. My wife is taking a class at launchcode and she just started learn git, one of the most popular source code control systems. Git has a steep learn curve, in my opinion, but it’s getting popular, widely used and I think that’s the reason they picked it. But I think that could
Reading Time: < 1 minute (01-31-2019 Update) So I got 2 more years out of the MacBook after the fix. Actually last year (March 2018) I made another mistake, I leaked water (water bottle leak) to the MacBook when I put it in a sports duffel. So had to go to Apple store to get it fixed again (I think
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Update 07-08-2018) Noticed this nice write up of hashicorp by redmonk. (Original Oct 2016) The following is mostly notes for myself, when I followed the Consul get started guide (by Hashi corp). Pre-requisite: vagrant How I created a Vagrant instance on mac (or be more precise, Vagrant Cluster (github)). Note I installed the Virtual Box,
Reading Time: < 1 minute Why I am saying that? I am the only active person among my “Fitbit friends”. So I assume it could means a few things: 1) All my friends stopped wearing Fitbit; 2) All my friends did not sync (or their Fitbit could not sync, which I admit is a real problem for Fitbit); 3) All
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did my first root of Android phone. I had two Android phones before, but I never rooted it. This time I had a need for root to add the Chinese language to a Samsung Galaxy S3. The specific model is T-mobile SGH-T999 (shown in the Download or Recovery mode, but the model number on the
Reading Time: 2 minutes I am a soft spoken person. I got to know this word when a recruiter gave me feedback in 2000, when I applied for a consultant position at software company. That’s ok most of the time, except in certain cases we need to be clear: we cannot be vague, and we cannot waiver. Some examples
Reading Time: < 1 minute I used to listen APM: Market Place (NPR) and the Nightly Business Report (PBS => CNBC). I was a business news junkie, and was into stock market. I also listened to a more in-depth podcast: the weathtrack by Consuelo. More recently, I expanded my podcasts a bit, as you can see from below. NPR hidden
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