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    Interview tomorrow...

    From being an interviewer myself at a software company in the west coast, the recruiter is right. A nice button shirt or sweater, khakis or black slacks, and a nice pair of shoes (oxfords are fine). Suits would be overdoing it for a software position.
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    Posting from Tokyo. Any questions?

    How's the dengue fever shown on tv now? From two weeks ago, it had spread from Yoyogi Park to Shinjuku.
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    So... thinking of leave grad school (long post warning)

    It's your job to be a leader. It's his job to be a boss.
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    Computer Science vs Electrical Engineering

    Computer science, but that's because I had more interest in it. While there is some overlap, they are very much different. EE here focused more on circuitry, semiconductor physics, signals, and specialties like DSP. CS is more broad and higher level: machine learning, computer vision...
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    What to bring back from Japan?

    Any examples of Japanese smartphones that could turn a profit? The selection I see from Docomo and Softbank look just about the same as the US market. iPhone5's are now the craze over there.
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    What to bring back from Japan?

    Into gundam models? They're dirt cheap compared to the ones sold in the us. Buy them at bic camera or yodobashi (I recommend visiting them at least once. 7 stories of awesome electronics!) Clothes from uniqlo is also nice. G.U. Is the cheap alternative. You can also try global works. If you're...
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    Best car for 8k, newbie driver?

    Scion TC is a good pick. 8k sounds right for that many miles and that year. I would also consider the g35 (04+, same tranny and engine as the 350z) and the mazda3 (06+, few issues regarding the tranny and engine afaik). Both are good cars and reliable. If you want cheaper, 1.8L sentra, Xb, or...
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    Can anyone read this Japanese for me?

    "This product was made under quality control management, but if there are any defects, please return it to the store you bought it from. You can exchange it at any time."
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    Fuu.. person parked next to mine scratched my car... what to do?

    Dang, that's one crazy dent you had there Zap. Anyhow, to update, I contacted my apartment management, and they called her, but she said she wasn't at fault. While they were calling her, I was at a body shop getting an estimate, and they hand polished off almost all of the scratches and blue...
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    Fuu.. person parked next to mine scratched my car... what to do?

    My apartment has gated assigned parking, so luckily it's not a random person that scratched my car, it's the one with the stall next to mine. Anyhow, I noticed yesterday evening that my car had a 6 inch blue line across the back of my driver side mirror. Upon further inspection, I noticed the...
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    Biking gurus: What do you think of this bike?

    I would pay the $80 at a local bike shop to assemble it professionally. and has anyone noticed the tags? "schneider can't cycle?" lol
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    [video] guy tracks down and confronts dude who stole his bike

    http://www.komonews.com/news/local/166221456.html I wouldn't think it'd be fake if it's on the local news...
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    Biking gurus: What do you think of this bike?

    Meghan54 has great points about the bike. If you want cheap, go on your local craigslist. I was able to snag this bike (was sold on BD before) http://www.cyclesmercier.com/big_corvusal.html for $250 the other day. The thing about BD bikes is that their price plummets over time because they're...
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    [video] guy tracks down and confronts dude who stole his bike

    If it's only 140 miles to recover a $2,500 bike? I'd do it. Portland to Seattle isn't that far, especially the U-District where he confronted the guy. That said, the bike parts may be common, but he can easily verify the serial number with the Performance Bike shop in the U-District, which I...
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    ot enjoying it.

    Mba... Mba...