Author Archives: Robert

MA thesis online

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Robert

It took me quite a while to get my MA thesis scanned, and even longer to post it online. It’s most likely fate in cyberspace is to become AI training material. However, there may be one or two people out … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the fall semester 2025

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Robert

Dear students, A very late welcome to the new semester! Updates to this website are often irregular, but this was a long gap! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. … Continue reading →

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Summer 2025 is here!

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Robert

Grades are in and school is out! I turned in my grades this week, and almost everyone made it across the finish line this semester. Good job! If you were one of the handful who did not, come back next … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Spring semester, 2025

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Robert

Dear students, Welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. These are continuations of the courses I taught last semester. Both are on NCNU’s Moodle site, … Continue reading →

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Happy year of the snake!

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Robert

Although it sounds somewhat ominous in English, snake years are not necessarily bad ones, so don’t get discouraged yet! Last year was another quiet year at rgr-cyt, since I spent most of my blogtime at jfkarc.info (check it out if … Continue reading →

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Merging two tables in mysql

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Robert

This is something I occasionally want to do, but I have usually forgotten how to do it, so the recipe goes here on the back of my giant online envelope. There are two ways to merge two tables. One involves … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Fall semester, 2024

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Robert

Dear students, A late welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Both are on NCNU’s Moodle site, please check there for class details. My school … Continue reading →

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Lighthouses in Wisconsin

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Robert

Another video from our son Nick. Love these old towers!

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Happy Summer 2024!

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Robert

Well that year went by fast! Classes are now long done, and it was a good semester–all pass! Also, congratulations to my graduate student advisee, Ivan Mak, who successfully defended his thesis in June 2024 and is now on his … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the fall semester, 2023!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Robert

Dear students, Welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Depatment of Foreign Languages and Literatures, both have class pages on NCNU’s Moodle site, please check there for class details. My school … Continue reading →

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