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Lessons from the ITE Student Leadership Summit

March 26, 2023 by awang

For several months, I was part of the Student Leadership Summit (SLS) planning team with USC’s chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), a professional organization for transportation planners, …

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IISE Western Conference at Cal Poly

March 14, 2023 by awang

This past weekend (March 3-5), I had the pleasure and fortune of attending the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers’ Western Regional Conference, hosted by Cal Poly in San Luis …

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Hosting a GlobalPing Probe

February 11, 2023 by awang
aerial photography of city during night time

I recently found out about GlobalPing from a post on a web development forum that I frequent. It’s a service created by the same people that made jsDelivr, the super …

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US Transit Fare Media You Can Order Online

December 31, 2024December 30, 2022 by awang
city buildings photography

For some reason, I have a collection of various public transit fare media – mostly smartcards issued by US transit operators. Take a look: As part of this, I’m interested …

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LAX to USC on public transit

December 31, 2024August 24, 2022 by awang
aerial view of city buildings during daytime

Los Angeles isn’t exactly known for its outstanding public transit, but I also don’t think transit in LA is as bad as many say it is. In fact, I’d say …

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Canadian bank accounts for non-residents

August 17, 2022 by awang
three round gold-colored coins on 100 US dollar banknotes

I recently needed a Canadian bank account to complete a Government bureaucratic procedure. As a Canadian I thought it would be a pretty trivial process, despite being a nonresident. Little …

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Elaborate Roblox “3D Model” Scam Attempt

May 27, 2022 by awang
two green padlock on pink surface

Recently I received an interesting DM from a random user on Discord. Somehow the user found my Roblox username and offered me 8000 Robux for “[using] my avatar as the …

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Offline-first PWA with Svelte & Vite

July 22, 2022May 25, 2022 by awang
A MacBook with lines of code on its screen on a busy desk

I’ve always been a big fan of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). They offer app-like functionality without the development / labor overhead that comes with building a traditional app. Plus, I …

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Google Workspace/MXroute split delivery

March 6, 2022 by awang
macbook pro on black textile

I’m a happy Google Workspace (G Suite) user – I love the convenience of being able to use Google Drive, Gmail, and other Google services on my own domain. I’m …

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Confluence “System favourite colour”

February 2, 2022 by awang
red rose

I was recently debugging something in my Confluence install when I discovered this interesting bit: Now, why might my Confluence server have a favorite color and favorite character? (Also, who’s …

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