Author: Tony Tam
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Jeff’s 5 Dysfunctional Attributes of Good Engineers
Jeff, my manager posted 5 Dysfunctional Attributes of Good Engineers I agree with all 5 and I think I suffer from all 5. I’ll call myself a good engineer. I think that is why I still have a job. lazy: check I’m hugely lazy, rather not do the work, but if I have to, I’ll…
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Dream Big
Yahoo! News reached 40 million unique users per month recently. Today I was sitting around the conference with my co-workers chewing the fat. I was telling them that in my mind, we are at a second phase of Yahoo! News. It’s a phase of large numbers.In the next 3-5 years we can grow to 80…
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the unthinkable, 57.5 mile drive to work
(photo is of the Dragon Beard candy from Koi Palace) Today I was driving into work from Berkeley after dropping off Kate at school. It’s a 46 mile drive if I went on a straight route along 880. Today 511.org said there where 4 accidents on 880 so I decided to take 580, 680 and…
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No coffee for you Dad !!!
Kate and I got into an argument Monday morning, I think it was about wearing clothes or maybe I was slow in getting up in the morning. She wrote me a note “No Coffee For You Dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I asked her why I don’t get any coffee and she said K : “Because when you are…
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Kate’s sunday conversations
Some random bits of conversation between Kate and me K: “Dad, are you going to die before me?” me: “uhhh, I think so.” K: “but not for a long long long long time right?” me: “I hope so.” K: “Dad, even when you are angry, you still love me right?” me: “I’ll always love you”…
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torned tendon, gone is my foot for 3 months
Tonight I was playing badminton for 1 hour before I had to work late night. When I was doing a pretty simple jump smash, I felt this twist on my foot.. So I thought it was a simple ankle twist.. I was rubbing it and something seem weird. This tendon, behind my ankle was gone..…
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Connecting via Baguette
This morning I was going to Petite Patisserie (all organic pastries) for some morning pastries when a jolly bearded man was commenting on how sad Kate was looking. I told him she refused to put on her jacket and was pouting. The man was delivering twenty some odd baguette and I asked him where he…
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Free Hugs: Give someone a hug today
I was walking back home in SF passing by the Metreon, saw these teenagers holding “FREE HUGS” I went up and got a great bear hug, incredible feeling to be hugged tightly by a total stranger. Check out how it all started by Juan Mann (freehugs.org)
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Tis The Season For Roots
get yours carrots, beets, potatoes, radish.. it’s time to hold up at home and enjoy these hearty fruits of the earth.