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Writing Jobs
TODO
Domain Hosting
spaceship.com (discount codes for initial purchase)
cloudflare.com (dns binding)
porkbun.com
namecheap.com
AWS (delete host zone after register)
Definitely NOT godaddy
Wordpress hosting
siteground
wpengine (a little more expensive)
hustly (less expensive than rocket, wpengine, siteground)
Self hosting (if you're comfortable with managing a VPS)
VSP
Tax Questions
Whether to claim dependents, or should they file their own returns. Contributing to Roth? Total W2 income $5,547.69 (box 1)
Things to consider for 529 distribution - tax form? off campus rent? meal plan?
Legal tax minimization strategies - Kiddie tax, gifting, max gain amount (no other income), gifting back?
Any special tax considerations for ADHD child (one of my boy was diagnosed with ADHD) - Disability tax benefit? SSI application?
Handle potential IRS inquiries (happened once three years ago when I overlooked an involuntary 401k distribution when my employer failed fairness test)
Roth Earned Income limit (what's considered earned income - dividend, interest, capital gain…)
Consulting fee as tax preparation fee? Consulting fee as investment cost?
Sell:
PG
MRK (done, vg rollover)
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Buy:
UL/JNL
ARCC (only in IRA)
NKE (wait until PE < 20)
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UCSB Rent
driver's license
lens, eye drop, solution
(Check if you have enough for next quarter)
tooth brush
phone (we have charger at home)
laptop (only if you need, we have charger at home)
keep some cash in your wallet
retainer
https://isolo.org/dokuwiki/knowledge_base/programming/stockcharting
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8CFQ5B7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B0C8CFQ5B7&pd_rd_w=Rpz8J&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=XYF80YDYCBDS90Y8HEYV&pd_rd_wg=zh7TC&pd_rd_r=c0445066-092f-4ec9-aece-87c1629639c8&s=aht&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1
RP-SMA, SMA
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-AiMesh-Router-AC1900/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=psdc_300189_t4_B00D19HE1U?th=1
https://wordpress.com/support/write-a-book/
Tennis Courts | Andrew Spinas Park, 1008 Second Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063
Sequoia High School
Red Morton Tennis Courts
Menlo-Atherton High School Tennis Courts
https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/protect-unprotect-excel-sheet-password/
https://html.form.guide/html-form/form-action-using-javascript-function/
https://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/how-to-bridge-wan-port-to-br0-with-freshtomato-2021-1-and-later.76306/
https://blog.ostermiller.org/configuring-second-router-wifi-access-point-using-tomato-shibby/
[7,432,692], [7,082,043], [6,693,812], [6,693,811], [6,646,895], [6,606,258], [9,812,878], [9,836,114], [9,837,681], [9,971,608], [10,031,189], [10,203,378], [10,283,975], [10,298,028]
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37614846400
I combined two games in one rule (to reduce the # of rules to create). One can find the ports for individual games. Here is what I have:
Badlion Client & Blizzard Battle
TCP, port 4000,6112-6119,28566
UDP, port 4000,6112-6119,28566
League of Legends & Grand Theft
TCP, port 2099,5222-5223,8088,8393-8400
UDP, port 5000-5500,8088
UDP, port 88,6672,61455-61458
TCP, port 3074
Overwatch & OSU!
TCP, port 1119,3724,6113,13381-13382
UDP, port 3478-3479,5060,5062,6250
UDP, port 12000-64000
Rainbow Six: Siege & Minecraft
TCP, port 13000,13005,13200,14008
TCP, port 14000-14001
UDP, port 3074,6015,10000-10099
TCP/UDP, port 19132,25565
Booklist
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, Nicholas Guy Smith, et al.
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins
Creation: Life and How to Make It by Steve Grand
The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
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Restaurants
(Hunan Chinese) Easterly眷湘, Rivermark Plaza, Santa Clara, CA (impressively spicy)
(Italian) Vaso Azzurro, 108 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041 (can never go wrong with Italian)
(American Chinese) P.F. Chang's, 390 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (clean, quiet sitting)
(Greek) Eureka! Mountain View, 191 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041 (good beer)
Almaden Sushi - 6471 Almaden Expy Ste 70 San Jose, CA 95120 Bento Box
Milan (Italian) - 1712 Meridian Ave Ste F San Jose, CA 95125
Añejo Cantina & Kitchen (Mexican) - 3132 Williams Rd San Jose, CA 95117
Super Dish (Chinese) - 925 Blossom Hill Rd Ste 1003 San Jose, CA 95123
Interesting Articles
1. Tell me about a decision for which data and analysis weren’t sufficient to provide the right course and you had to rely on your judgment and instincts. Give me two to three examples. They don’t have to be big strategic decisions – could be big or small.
2. Tell me about a time you made a difficult decision and how you knew it was the right solution (probe on how they evaluated the options, if they received input, what data they reviewed, etc.)
3. Give me an example of when you have to make an important decision in the absence of good data because there just wasn’t any. What was the situation and how did you arrive at your decision? Did the decision turn out to be the correct one? Why or why not?
4. Tell me about a time when your view on something important was significantly changed by someone that came from a different perspective? What was your reaction? What made you change your mind?
5. Tell me about a time where you sought out perspectives other than your own to make a product/service/project better
6. Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision and the learning from the experience enabled you to make a good decision later. What did you learn that you were able to apply?
7. Tell me about a time when you have been faced with a challenge where the best way forward or strategy to adopt was not “clear cut” (i.e.there were a number of possible solutions). How did you decide the best way forward?
8. Tell me about an error in judgment you made in the last year or two, what it was and the impact of it.
9. Tell me about a business model decision or key technology decision or other important strategic decision you had to make for which there was not enough data or benchmarks. In the absence of all the data, what guided your choice and how did you make the call? (follow up with the alternatives considered and how/why they were ruled out in favor of the path taken, what was the risk mitigation strategy? Outcome? Ask for another example and potentially a third until you are sure this is a pattern and not a one off). (Manager)
10. What are the top strategic issues you’ve had to face in your current role? What decisions did you end up making? (Manager)
1. Describe a time when you significantly contributed to improving morale and productivity on your team.What were the underlying problems and their causes? How did you prevent them from negatively impacting the team in the future?
2. What three things you are you working on to improve your overall effectiveness?
3. Give an example of a tough or critical piece of feedback you received. What was it and what did you do about it?
4. Give me an example of an idea you had that was strongly opposed. Why was there so much resistance? How did you handle the negative feedback?
5. Give me an example of a significant professional failure. What led you to making the wrong decision? What did you learn from this situation?
6. Give an example of a time where you were not able to meet a commitment to a team member. What was the commitment and what prevented you from meeting it? What was the outcome and what did you learn from it?
7. Building trust can be difficult to achieve at times. Tell me about how you have effectively built trusting working relationships with others on your team.
8. Describe a time when you needed the cooperation of a peer who was resistant.What did you do? What was the outcome?
9. Tell me about a piece of direct feedback you recently gave to a colleague. How did s/he respond? How do you like to receive feedback from others?
10. Tell me about a time you had to communicate a big change in direction for which you anticipated people would have a lot of concerns.How did you handle questions and/or resistance? Were you able to get people comfortable with the change?
11. Tell me about a time your team’s goals were out of alignment with another team on which you relied to attain a key resource.How did you work with the other team? Were you able to achieve your goals?(Manager)
12. Tell me about a time you uncovered a significant problem in your team. What was it and how did you communicate it to your manager and to your peers or other stakeholders? (Manager)
KVM
Other
2022
Covid test result
Contact lens, solutions
laptop/charger (Windows)
laptop/charger (Mac)
Phone/charger
Vaccine card
Wallet/ID
Keys to the apt/room
Toothbrush/charger?
Shaver?
Cloths
Cash
Toilet paper
Gift Ideas
Kindle battery run time reduction after software upgrade - GPIO settings and stack overflow 2ppm oscillator for MRM (replacing 20ppm crystal) - system fails to boot. Brownout and dying gasp. LED driver reference counter issue. Bring-up issue on a shorted via PCB. (thermal camera while current limited to identify the location)
PMIC/SoC definition and deliver Core (SoC, memory, storage) + Peripheral Ground plane vs ground islands
High Speed Signal Integrity, Analog Circuit Design, Power Management, Battery Management, Digital Logic Design, RF (radio frequency) & Antenna, Device Physics, Integrate Circuit Design, System QA/Testing/Reliability
A D Window Services, Alvaro, 408-396-6889, trying to setup an appointment
M&G Window Screen And Patio Door Repair, provided a installer's contact, Nicolas, 408-609-2577, sent SMS
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Windows and Glass (
[email protected]) - $150 for re-seal. $200-$350 for taking apart and re-install. One year warrantee (would only offer 3+ year for new window install - total $800)
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AP Test - https://practicetestmaterial.com/ap/ap-physics-1-practice-test-pdf/
chair
mechanical pencil
fire TV stick
tablet
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Using Cirrus Logic 46L06-CWZR highly integrated audio chip - Apple Realtek ALC5663 Chip - Google
Promise of Blood is the first book[1] in The Powder Mage trilogy written by American author Brian McClellan.
https://elliottwave-forecast.com/elliott-wave-theory/
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Where the Crawdads Sing
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
EDUCATED by Tara WestoverRandom House Audio
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Born A Crime by Noah, Trevor
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Think fast … slow
| Buy Watch | Sell Watch |
| XLE, BA, | BAC, UBER, CTL, |
(done done from REI) spotter or rangefinder or binoculars
(done done from BH) gaming computer 81SX000FUS
(done done dicks online) Tennis shoes
(done done ordered from Amz) Grill cover
Sofa
(done done Levis-received and Amz) Jeans
(done done from Amz) airpods
(done done Walmart and Google - received) phone
(done done adorama ordered) dashcam (SJCAM VIOFO A119 V3) install guide: low profile (APS) mini fuse, slot 13 (AAC) try open slot 14, slot 32 (power seat) try slot 33
(done done dicks' tennis balls)
(done done tennis stuff - string, overgrip,
starter clamp
(office depot UPS) (done done Costco) monitor,
(done done Amz) keyboard
(done done from IKEA) Overhead cabinet
(done done adorama) printer/scanner
UCR -
Jonah Tangonan
Anita Puthenparambil
Harlene Kaur
Swastyak Gaur
Dorothy Doronila
Tiffany Dinh
https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/openalpr-a-how-to-on-ubuntu-16-04-desktop.30594/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14f08vCUvMasvrBhb7ATTowgGTbJS_3nO/view?usp=sharing
https://youtu.be/AGIkYi7V0KQ
https://github.com/shivasiddharth/Assistants-Pi
https://console.actions.google.com/project/rpi-d-project/deviceregistration/
pi@alexa-sdk02:~ $ history | grep install
9 sudo apt-get -y install git gcc cmake build-essential libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libfaad-dev libsoup2.4-dev libgcrypt20-dev libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev gstreamer1.0-plugins-good libasound2-dev doxygen
29 sudo apt-get install vim
38 pip install commentjson
39 sudo apt-get install python3-pip
40 pip install commentjson
42 sudo apt-get install python-pip
44 pip install commentjson
72 sudo apt-get install mpg123
75 sudo apt-get install gst-plugins-ugly
76 sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
77 sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base
78 sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
79 sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
80 sudo apt-get install gst-libav
102 sudo apt-get install libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev
110 sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-alsa
118 history | grep install
pi@alexa-sdk02:~ $
$ sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
List
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwW_zQhJ0E7EZzRMM3dfZ2I0OVE?usp=sharing
https://fir.im/6g1y?utm_source=fir&utm_medium=qr
xfinity tkt #: 052348866-
Tennis recorder
CRM software
Hanging sit-ups
Switch and smash pro
airpod
computer
gaming chair
washer drier (Item 1095766Model WF50K7500AV/A2 ,
lpddr3
ssd
Prince Warrior 100T
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sward
thermo
learner's permit
公正
ice cream pizza from BR31
Journey (ps4)
carpet (10' x 10'8“ + 28” x 58“)
bed
workbench - Seville classic ultrahd
small oven
camera
usb microphone
camping bag
memory
ssd
ph5973058d3960e
rds-a
slb
cog
epd
eqr - multi-family residential
sjm - food manufacture
cvi
chk
Linn energy (line)
WNR
WPX
GST
overwatch
Sunnyvale Dental Aesthetics - 1286 Kifer Rd Ste 105 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Get Directions Phone number (408) 736-8880
relay
Minecract
cabinet
50LF6000
appnt EVHS principle
Sunglasses
raspberry push to talk
string
Adc $0.27 amic $0.24
Buffet Dividend Value Stock:
GM, VZ, T, IBM, SU, PG, KO, DE, WFC, WMT
BP05 (02/2012) Product Definer: Bryan Muller Project Manager: Achyut Shah Analog Design Leader: Angelo Della Fortuna Digital Design Leader: Joey Hsieh Design Team Members: Harish Kumar, Carmelo Marchese, Marco Marietta, Angelo Genova, Gary Han
BP06 (MAX17830) Mark Plagens, Yvonne Ko, Amit Jain, Angelo Della Fortuna, Carmelo Marchese, Angelo Genova, Joey Hsieh