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Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum

Latin. He who wants peace, let him [first] prepare for war.. I was talking with a friend of mine tonight, about what he wanted to do next, now that he has obtained his MSc.He threw around a few options, one … Continue reading

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In which I learn that even with a lifetime of math under my belt, there are still some basics that I either neglected to learn, or have utterly forgotten

Take this one: A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits can be divided evenly by 3. So for instance: 216 is divisible by 3, because(2 + 1 + 6) = 9; and 9 is divisible … Continue reading

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In which I understand why I flunked my last GMAT “practice” test so badly, even though I followed the Princeton Review techniques to the latter…

Here’s a verbate from page 3 of the Cracking The GMAT 2008 Edition. Read this: "If you try our techniques on the practice problems in most popular GMAT coaching books, you will probably decide they don’t work. Why? Because the … Continue reading

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Passed my exam..

That’s all there is to this entry. You can tell I’m not estatically happy.. but that’s only because the more of these Microsoft exams I take, the more I ask myself if Network Administration was something I dreamt of doing … Continue reading

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Should I go to sleep at this point?

I’m on a run here it seems.. usually at 4am I get too tired to continue but tonight besides the slight headache (I’ve taken painkillers but staring at a screen all day – 75Hz refresh rate or not will make … Continue reading

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Weekend before exams

Just a few days to go.. still working on DSP. No rest for the wicked eh? so true.. the insomnia’s relentless these days. What I’ll give for a good nights’ rest.

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