Author Archives: Robert

What’s going on elsewhere

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Robert

I’ve let this blog grow a little moss this semester, so I will try to catch up on what I’ve done elsewhere. There has been lots to keep busy with, but the only really visible things so far are two … Continue reading →

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Back on line (again)

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Robert

We have been back to on line classes for a couple of weeks and will soon be at the end of the semester. I hope that everyone has been able to make the transition (again!) and that you have been … Continue reading →

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Welcome to spring semester 2022!

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Robert

Back in class again! Last semester had very few posts, hope to have a few more this semester. Some big changes are coming, more on that in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, stay healthy!

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Back in the classroom!

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Robert

The new semester has started and we are now back where we belong–in the classroom! The first two weeks of our late breaking semester were online of course, and it was just enough to remind me of why I like … Continue reading →

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Summertime!

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Robert

Whoops! Almost forgot to put up my annual summer break post! The grades are in, now go relax. I’m revising a book, so no breaks for me. I am still on campus this summer, if you see us out for … Continue reading →

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The final final

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Robert

Today is the last day of finals week, congratulations to everyone for making it through a challenging semester. The last four or five weeks online were especially challenging for me, hopefully my online-teaching skills are now considerably sharper than they … Continue reading →

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The mysterious read-only vim file

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Robert

My standard text editor is Vim (now 8.X). When Vim is set up correctly for my language environment, it is a reliable workhorse that does pretty much what I want. However, there is one glitch I have run across more … Continue reading →

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The first week of online classes

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Robert

A big thanks to my Chi Nan students for their enthusiastic participation in our first week of online classes. And an even bigger thanks to my TA Hsin-yi for her help in setting up the Big Blue Button on Moodle … Continue reading →

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New and improved Xampp cannot create file xampp-control.ini

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Robert

A new computer running windows 10 and lots of updated software, what more can you ask for? A bottle of aspirin to go with it. The headache today is perhaps not the fault of windows 10. It is due to … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: My 19th nervous breakdown

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Robert

My old computer (5+ years) now shuts down without any warning every 5 to 20 minutes. There may be a fix for this, but I have decided to bite the bullet and get a whole new system. The old system … Continue reading →

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