… with CSS, otherwise known as Cascading Style Sheets. I’ve used these off and on in web development for the past few years, but almost always only to define how I want links to appear on a page (underline/no underline, hover color, etc.), nothing more. Not until recently did I discover the true beauty and [...]
My love-hate relationship with gmail didn’t end with my deleting my gmail account. I thought that would be the end of the relationship, that gmail would never be a part of my life again. Well, I’m happy/sad to say that gmail and I recently got back together. I am giving our relationship another chance. What [...]
Online dating. What comes to mind? I used to be completely against it. Why would you ever want to meet someone online when you meet plenty in person? Besides, the whole online dating thing just has this creepy feeling surrounding it. Then I thought, what’s wrong with meeting people online? It’s just another venue for [...]
Specifically on this blog: 1) My posts in here have gotten significantly more frequent. 2) Topics of posts have gotten increasingly more personal. 3) Readership has grown. I have always said that what I post in here is for the amusement of anyone and everyone who happens to come across this piece of the web. [...]
I can’t help but go through thefacebook every once in a while and just look through people to see who all have profiles. Sometimes I muster up the courage to invite an acquaintance to be my friend; other times I’m content just looking at their profiles. I also have two accounts: one UVA, one MIT. [...]
I would like to introduce everyone to the birth of two specific new blogs this past week: Not Genetically Viable and Team Uno. Not Genetically Viable comes from a guy named Phil. Part of the blog’s first monster of a post just about sums up my triathlon summer. The post also includes some tidbits of [...]
Yesterday, someone googled “triathlon boston 2005 results shan wu.” They live in Ashdown, on-campus grad housing at MIT. Specific identity? Unknown. I’m flattered; I really am. If any of you ARE interested in the triathlon results, see Boston Triathlon 2005 results. Do Ctrl-F “Wu” to find me. We technically got disqualified, but it was only [...]
I wondered why Google had a special logo today. Turns out, it’s the anniversary of the first manned moon landing! To commemorate, Google Maps now features Google Moon for us to explore. Be sure to zoom in all the way; you’ll get a real surprise :) I should note that this link was shamelessly stolen [...]
Check it out – I’m the coach of the Carolina Panthers.
I actually really enjoy doing surveys. Here’s one from MIT’s media lab: surveys on blogs. The more diverse their sampling pool, the better. It will take less than 10 minutes to fill it out: