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On This Day...

• 2012: Helping kids build their vocabularies: spell-offs and bedtime stories — We’re working on helping J- learn new words. The more words she learns, the more she can think about and [...]
• 2010: ACM Hypertext conference in Toronto this June; paper deadline Feb 14 — My research supervisor is chairing the ACM Hypertext conference that will be held in Toronto from June 13 to 16, [...]
• 2010: Weekly review: Week ending February 7, 2010 — Work [/] Revise wiki structure [X] Follow up on lessons learned Also: Coordinated regarding logo Explored archetype analysis [...]
• 2010: Lessons learned from microblogging talk — I gave a talk on microblogging to approximately 150 people at IBM. It was fantastic! There was so much energy [...]
• 2009: Finally got my new landing page off the ground! =) — I’m starting to get the hang of using Web analytics to look at how people are moving through the site. [...]
• 2009: Weekly report – Week ending February 8, 2009 — From last week’s plans: LifeCampTO and a dinner party, oh my! That was a lot of fun. Check out my notes [...]
• 2007: Okay! I’ve got it! — Find boxes. Pack one backpack of clothes to take to NY. Pack one suitcase of clothes that I need if treating GH [...]
• 2007: New plan — Wow, when my life decides to go somewhere, it moves *really* quickly! It seems more complicated than it is, but I [...]
• 2007: Housing — I have decided to stay in Toronto for the next few years. I want to get used to living somewhere. I’ve [...]
• 2007: The paperwork is easy! — I passed by the International Student Centre to ask about work permits, and I’m thrilled to report that the process of [...]
• 2007: Competition and cooperation — JJ Ferro pointed out this inspiring story of how technology can make a difference and how competitions can lead to cooperation. http://www.sahana.lk/bicolrelief/index.php?mod=vol&act=default http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/news/news/207 Challenge [...]
• 2007: I have finally caught up with LJ — At least for now. No longer a delinquent friend… yay! Random Emacs symbol: battery-load-low – Variable: *Upper bound of low battery [...]
• 2006: Tragedies — Dominique hits it right on the head with his two posts about the Wowoweee tragedy. Bread and Circuses The Filipino caste system and [...]
• 2005: Passed JLPT level 3 — Looks like I passed level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Yay. On Technorati: japanese
• 2004: “Geeks Put the Unsavvy on Alert: Learn or Log Off” — With viruses such as MyDoom spreading, technophiles are chastising users they view as wanting the benefits of digital technology while shirking [...]
• 2004: DevC++ — Gerald R. Generoso wrote in to say that http://www.bloodshed.net has a simple and easy-to-use tool for programming. This is probably Bloodshed’s DevC++, [...]
• 2004: Oops, lost notes — Pfft! Carefully typed notes lost because I forgot to C-c C-c the *Remember* buffer before closing my computer. The battery drained.