Author: chenpan
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Reflections of a TA: Navigating the Anxiety of Grade Release Day
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The most nervous for me as a TA is when the course instructor releases the grades that I have marked. I am worried there may be complaints about my grades on Piazza (a discussion board between students and teaching staff). Luckily, it’s been two days already, and there hasn’t been a complaint about my grading…
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Self Ramen Bar in Toronto
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I have been suggested multiple times by YouTube about the Self Ramen Bar in Korea. I was impressed because that’s something I had never done before, until today. I was heading to my favourite rice noodle restaurant – Fudao Ricenoodle. But I felt a little cold because I didn’t wear my jacket. I saw “Self…
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Why do I think it is not a good idea to record every meeting?
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[This article was polished by GPT-4] It’s important to talk defensively, just like to drive defensively. Recording every meeting, as I had personally experienced due to a requirement, doesn’t equate to the effective preservation of information, contrary to popular belief. In fact, I am of the opinion that it is not a beneficial practice. The…
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Does Chatr have eSim cards?
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My father switched to an iPhone last week. He was using two physical SIM cards but with the iPhone, he can not do it anymore. He is with Chatr right now. After doing some research I believe that Chatr doesn’t have an eSim feature. We were planning to move to another provider near the end…
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“My Apple order is still in process in the Apple Store app hours before the scheduled pick up time, what shall I do?” – a lesson from my own experience
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I was at Toronto’s Eaton Centre to pick up my new iPhone from 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM. But when I entered the Apple Store around 11:33 AM, my order was still “In Process”, i.e., “Not Ready for Pickup”. I asked a lady, and she told me to wait until my pickup window closed at…
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iCloud Passwords extension may slow down your browsers – a non-perfect solution
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If you are like me, who uses Apple devices but also a Windows PC, and you have the iCloud Passwords extension to sync your passwords. Well, maybe you are having the same issue as described below. I have been experiencing a slow Edge/Chrome on my Windows 11 PC, even with a fresh installation after the…
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PC Build – Upgraded my desktop computer
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In LifeI did a PC build, which was an unexpected upgrade. I had dual monitors setting, one is 1440P (27″) while the other is 1080P(22.5″). I had some trouble because of the mouse offset moving across monitors. Last Friday (August 11, 2023), there was a sale on an Acer 27″ 1440P monitor. I bought it. However,…
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Smart Lock – What I love most about my Samsung Devices
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In LifeHave been using a Samsung smartphone for nearly one year and a half, a feature I love most is not anything fancy but Smart Lock. This is not the Smart Lock that I installed at my front door – it’s for unlocking the smartphones. In short, it automatically keeps the devices unlocked in certain scenarios,…
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Samsung health doesn’t include the one extra hour today when the daylight saving time ended.
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In LifeToday is the time: the daylight saving time ended – the time was rolled back one hour at 2PM. I woke up checking my Samsung Health app. I am using a Galaxy Watch 4. I have made some complaints about the sleep tracker although the product overall is great. This morning I am disappointed again…
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No longer an Apple user – sold my iPad today
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In LifeI have never been an Apple fan, however, more than 2.5 years ago in 2019, I bought my first and only Apple product – iPad wifi 128GB (6th gen). I used it mainly for taking notes paperlessly. The experience was great. But today I sold my iPad together with Apple Pencil, which would be replaced…