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First days in Champaign-Urbana

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

WRI (Wolfram Research) put me up for my first 1.5 weeks in one of the apartments they maintain, across the street from work. A very nice 1 bedroom apartment, very nicely maintained and setup. Kudos to idgemet for a job well done.
I drove around: Looked at neighborhoods. Looked at houses. Looked at apartments […]

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Driving Cross Country

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Here’s my trip: Seattle to Illinois in three days:
Mon 05/12/08: 1st Day: Ended in Bozeman MT.Google says: 679 mi – about 9 hours 43 mins(not including the ferry ride from Bainbridge Island)

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Tue 05/13/08: 2nd Day: Ended in Sioux Falls SD.Google says: 857 mi – about 11 hours 40 mins
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Wed 05/14/08: 3rd […]

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New job at Wolfram Research

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

I recently switched jobs, leaving Isilon Systems (in Seattle) to start working at Wolfram Research Inc (in Champaign, IL). Besides a new company, in a new town, it’s also a new position: I’m leaving behind the world of hardware testing, for software testing, as a Quality Assurance Engineer. At least, until Wolfram starts building hardware!
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