Author: Tony Tam
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Rules of Engagement in Troubleshooting Bugs
When troubleshooting software bugs I follow these simple rules 1) Try to first understand the system from beginning to end, ask questions until you feel like you understand it. 2) Do not trust what anyone else says, verify it for yourself. (watch HTTP traffic with LiveHTTPHeaders, watch TCP traffic with tcpdump) 3) Make assertions, ie…
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Only Room For 3
The first thing my manager said to me when he walked in was that he heard Yahoo! News retained the #1 spot again in December. I’m a bit obsessed with statistics. The first day I joined Yahoo! in 1999, that was the first thing I looked at, and I continued to dig through the data…
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Be Proud To Be A Yahoo!
Jeff posted a great list of product launches by Yahoo! in 2005 Read the list and be amazed at what fellow Yahoo! employees have accomplished http://boulter.com/blog/2005/12/26/yahoos-2005-the-year-of-the-product/
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Software Bugs And George Orwell 1984’s Torture
Often times I help people with long lingering software bugs or computer problems and when it’s finally fixed, they usually thank me profusely or express their undying love for me 🙂 I tell them that it’s the Geroge Orwell 1984 philosophy. If you have not read the book or you forgot what it’s about, read…
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Panino At ino in NY
Oh you must come to ino for the best Panino, Panini, Fritata. open til 2am. I’m here now Here is the starter for this AM. Glass of Italian wine, an assorted bruschetta (asparagus, white bean, mozarella, pesto)
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4 Meals A Day
I’ve always wanted to gain weight because I’ve always felt underweight at 138 lbs at 5’8″. Today I’ve finally reached my goal of 150 lbs by year end. I hope it’s mostly muscles but my recent change of diet must have helped push me over the top. Breakfast at around 7:30 Lunch at 12pm at…
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A hunting for chocolates we will go
Last day of this Paris trip and I wanted to hunt down some really dark, high concentrated cocoa beans dark chocolates. This was the shop I visited Denis Acabo/A L’etoile D’or This shop has all the high end chocolates from all over France. I just had to try and speak a lilttle bit of French…
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Go with the flow when traveling with parents
My parents are too old for me to try to change them so I go with flow. They wanted to eat Chinese food in Paris, so I bought them to Chinatown where I’ve never ever been to after 8 times in Paris. I bumped into a Chinese chef of 30 years in Paris and he recommended the…
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10 simple steps to travel in Paris
Find a really good air fare from http://travel.yahoo.com/ Rent an apartment from these folks http://parisvacationapartments.com/ , this is the apartment I’m staying, right on Rue Lepic where all the food markets are. They’ve got a full kitchen, with washer and dryer and very chic apartments Plan your eating itinery with this book Food Lover’s Guide…
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Off To Paris Again, But First NYC : ‘ino panini, bruschette
Yes I’m off to Paris again, this time just with my parents. I think I’ve lost count, but this should be my 8th time to the most beautiful city in the world. We have a 12 hour lay over in NY because I wasn’t thinking when I booked the flight. We are making the best…