Author Archives: Robert

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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Welcome back! Spring semester 2021

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Robert

Hope all my Chi Nan students had a good break and have signed up for the classes you need. Make sure you add before the deadline! It was a busy week for me, I’m still setting up the moodle pages … Continue reading →

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A Chinese controversy at USC

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Robert

[I will continue adding links to this post as I find relevant material on-line.] This is a post about an unusual controversy in the United States over the use of the Chinese language in teaching. The controversy occurred at the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Chi Nan’s fall semester 2020!

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Robert

At last an update, just in time for the beginning of the new semester! Welcome here to the new students, welcome back to the old.

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Made it through the mid-term

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Robert

Finally reached the halfway point in this tricky semester. We have been lucky to keep meeting in class as usual, except for our classmate who has not been able to come back from winter break in Macau. Don’t worry, we … Continue reading →

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Welcome back to the spring semester 2020!

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Robert

After an extra week of vacation (which we will have to pay back at the end of June), we have made it through the first week of the new semester. Welcome back everyone, and for our students/classmates who are still … Continue reading →

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Group on table joins

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Robert

This is one of the more confusing issues of table joins. To make it extra confusing, try an outer join: Select * from ta as a left outer join tb as b on a.key = b.key Both tables have duplicate … Continue reading →

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Happy Chinese New Year

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Robert

Even though it’s three weeks late, Happy year of the Rat! 恭喜! 恭喜!

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Robert

It’s not very cold in Taiwan, and Christmas is no longer a holiday here, but Merry Christmas to all, just the same. And for those of you who like countdowns, get ready to say goodbye to the 201Xs (unless you … Continue reading →

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