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    Compressed Work Week - Have you done it?

    it would kick ass if i can get friday off. I currently work from 10 to whenever :(
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    does popping bubble wrap ever get old?

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/japanfan/982f/ Now you can do it without the bubble wrap.
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    If you went missing today, how long before people would notice?

    If i disappear right now, within an hour probably ( gf carpools with me and i get off within an hour)
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    What do you guys use for your server naming scheme?

    In our math department, the main servers are sine cosine tangent line plane ....
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    How many miles do you drive annually?

    I drive about 120 miles round trip to work, 5 days a week. But my car is a q45, which averages about 20mpg, 80highway / 20 local :(
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    Asian Crew, how do you eat your rice.

    :confused: This does not matter, as long as you like it. I used to love putting soy sauce in my rice when i was a little kid ( living in hong kong, china).
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    Asian Crew, how do you eat your rice.

    about the separate food / rice thing, a lot of cultures in asia serve food on top of rice. The food sometimes are not dry and sauce will be on the rice. I grew up in chinese and japanese culture, if that helps :)
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    Is it me, or are most tech jobs lenient?

    Yeah, doesn't seem like anyone cares when I come in. I always get in early and leave late anyways though :confused: As for dress, I don't think anyone cares. I wore a hoodie and jeans to work today.
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    Who drives the crappiest car here?

    96 altima, 138k miles
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    Stupid microwave! grrr

    you have microwave it like 1 minute, stir it up, and repeat .:)
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    What's your drive to work?

    50 miles or so, around an hour (including traffic)
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    How much did you make straight out of college?

    Research assistant making like 30k
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    Which one would you prefer to win? Oscar award or Nobel Prize?

    someone should submit this to the voting channel in wii, then we'll have a better idea what the general public thinks. I would definitely prefer Nobel prize for the fact that I've done something beneficial to mankind somehow.
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    Tech Job People: What is your work dress like?

    Seems like anything, even though there's a dress code that says no shorts / ripped jeans/ etc
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    Did anyone else go through a quarter life crisis after they graduated College?

    I know what you mean. Somehow, your friends are not willing to go out to drink Wednesday night anymore.
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    Do you work with any famous figures?

    I think my advisors are pretty famous in their field. Other than that, I don't think so
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    What computer major should I take?

    For our school (UC Davis), computer science requires: cal1, 2, 3, 4, linear algebra differential equations discrete math abstract math statistics in addition to those, i've taken Number theory and also game theory for fun :)
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    Question for UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz students/alumni

    Tercero now has the best dining common for all dorms, i think. You really should consider living there if you don't mind the afternoon cow smell :) by the way, I'm UCD alum 2000 - 2006. It's really one of the best towns I've ever been in. Everyone is friendly ( not as much now as back in...
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    Who else here is just a regular Joe?

    I think i'm pretty average except for all the computers in my basement :)
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    Bay Area people... what's the traffic like on 101?

    I commune from San Francisco to Santa Clara everyday. There are traffic from like 8am to 10:30am, but it's gotten better since they installed traffic lights on ramps. It usually takes me about an hour to go from San Francisco to Santa Clara in the morning and around 45 minutes back at night when...
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    Does your cell phone interfere with your computer speakers?

    I have 3G and it doesn't interfere with any speakers or monitors :)
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    So what DID you get for Valentines day?

    I got myself a wii, and got my girlfriend a purse + some accessories. She got me Zelda
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    Any good Wii games that a girl will enjoy?

    I played warioware: smooth moves at my friends house and my gf and all the other girls loved it. My gf also all my games for wii though ( call of duty and zelda ).
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    What're you doing for your girl for Valentines day?

    melting pot for dinner after work and possibly a purse for gift
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    How many of you deny you know anything at all about computers

    I always do work for my close family / friends for free, just because it really sucks when someone has a computer problem that can be easily solved. Besides, I always end up with their "old" hardware when they upgrade. I just got a semi complete p4 media server for my home for free :)
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    Poll: Anyone use Apple exclusively or almost at home?

    *Almost* all my machines at home are unix :) I have a mac and I also run ubuntu on another machine. My dad still uses windows for dvdshrink
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    So I joined the mazda 3 club

    My commute to work is almost 100 miles a day too. It's not so bad
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    So I joined the mazda 3 club

    I would love a madzaspeed 3 as a daily driver but the gf is strongly opposed to it :(
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    what did you pay for your 1st pentium 3 and what was it?

    I got mine built from local computer store, and i think it was a pIII 600 coopermine. I'm still using it right now :)
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    Guys with SO's

    I went from 145->165 in a year after meeting my gf. Then i noticed my fat hanging out so i started working out like crazy. Now i'm back to 155.
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    HEY GEEKS!

    20' lcd 3.0ghz p4 15' p4 laptop
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    Did your parents attend college? Did you go to a better University than your parents?

    My parents didn't go to college, so something is better than nothing :)
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    UC Davis just beat Stanford!!!!

    Alright! Take that Stanford!
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    Where are you going to lunch today ?

    a scone, salad, and half a salmon sandwich :)
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    Whats so great about newegg shipping????

    Let me show you my recent newegg purchase Aug 23, 2005 9:05 PM Departed FedEx location OAKLAND, CA 3:46 AM Arrived at FedEx location OAKLAND, CA 2:01 AM Departed FedEx location NEWARK, NJ Aug 22, 2005 11:35 AM Left...
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    Paste what you last copied...

    http://flickr.com/photos/ycantpark/sets/612522/
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    Windows update for pirate versions of XP will stop working in June?

    I really doubt they would do that. If they do that, they would ensure that the internet will have a nice pool of target machines to infect :)
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    For people who drink alcoholic beverages

    1-2 times a week, 1 drink per incident