tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687997999633482063.post4323367881426574878..comments2023-06-12T04:02:46.258-04:00Comments on sandying - just being me: Words from the Post-College, Adult LandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687997999633482063.post-38176732322460172132007-10-17T22:00:00.000-04:002007-10-17T22:00:00.000-04:00I'm graduating from BU in December... Any advice o...I'm graduating from BU in December... Any advice on how to NOT experience the post-college debt phenomenon?<BR/><BR/>Another word I have been hearing whispered all around me in a sinister-sounding voice lately is "bills." Very scary stuff...<BR/><BR/>Adulthood, here I come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687997999633482063.post-19217256163648162542007-10-05T14:06:00.000-04:002007-10-05T14:06:00.000-04:00One term that I find funny (being in Asia) is how ...One term that I find funny (being in Asia) is how some American friends now use "Ping" to mean getting in touch or to touch base. <BR/><BR/>For example: "I'll ping you next week to finalize our lunch venue."<BR/><BR/>Since I have a technology background, the first definition I learned for "Ping" meant <A HREF="http://www.ss64.com/nt/ping.html" REL="nofollow">something else</A>... which, when you think about it, is also funny, since "Ping" means <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar#Active_sonar" REL="nofollow">something else yet again</A> when we talk about SONAR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687997999633482063.post-81775124173494903022007-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:002007-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:00Bandwidth-- How could I have forgotten this one? ...Bandwidth-- How could I have forgotten this one? <BR/><BR/>Bandwidth is that wonderful word that means: <BR/>1. The numerical difference between the upper and lower frequencies of a band of electromagnetic radiation, especially an assigned range of radio frequencies.<BR/>2. The amount of data that can be passed along a communications channel in a given period of time.<BR/><BR/>In professionalisms, bandwidth refers to the amount of time available for productivity in a day. "Do you have the bandwidth to finish this project?"Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922616441676932106noreply@blogger.com