Month: February 2007

My college roommate was this guy’s partner in one of their engineering classes. Glad to see that at least 1 Duke graduate is putting his engineering degree to good use.

I love gmail for many reasons, but one the biggest reasons is their very effective spam filter. “Not to brag, but I used to be known as the king of spam… ” “GMail puts spammers out of business”

02-14-07_1804.jpg, originally uploaded by keithlam. Valentines surprise

I got this random email about some BBC article on war and thought nothing of it…then things changed. This kid decided to send random, unwanted emails out about his life.  My favorite part about this kid is that he somehow thinks he didn’t email me, but admits to sending out this email to a mailing… Continue reading Why I hate mailing lists and this guy (Shankar)

If you are wondering how much electricity costs for a 1 bedroom apartment in Bristol, CT during the winter, then it is $210.80 (17.94cents/kWh) for the month of February 2007. Other months have been more around $100, even during the summer when I was leaving my A/C running all the time. I think it is… Continue reading Stupid Electricity Bill

Luckily my job didn’t make this list of the top 10 overrated careers by U.S. News & World Report.  Most of the jobs are ones that sound easy, glamorous, or high-paying. Top 10 Overrated Careers Advertising Executive Attorney Chef Chiropractor Nonprofit Manager Police Officer Psychologist Real Estate Agent Small Business Owner Teacher

02-01-07_1652.jpg, originally uploaded by keithlam. Conference