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Toru Jan 08, 2015Jan 02, 2024 Adobe Creative Suite 6, earthquake, exclusive illustrator, figure, illustrator, learning, one-on-one meeting, opportunity, paper, Photoshop, professor of engineering, project, software engineer

Meeting with a Professor

Today, I had an one-on-one meeting with a professor of engineering about his paper’s figure. The professor’s study is related Read More
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Toru Jan 07, 2015Jan 02, 2024 barber, hair cut, headache, progress, rest, sleep

I visited a barber and had my hair cut this morning.

I visited a barber and had my hair cut this morning. And then I went to my university. But I Read More
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Toru Jan 06, 2015Jan 02, 2024 dictating, educational, efficiency, frozen, movie

I finally finished dictating all dialogues of the “Frozen”.

I finally finished dictating all dialogues of the “Frozen”. As expected, it took me 2 hours to complete last 20%. Read More
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Toru Jan 05, 2015Jan 02, 2024 dialogues, dictation, dictionaries, feisty-pants, frozen, linear relationship, pants, progress rate, required time

Linear Relationship

Today, I dictated the dialogues of the “Frozen” as with yesterday. 3 hours after I started, just 80% of the Read More
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Toru Jan 04, 2015Jan 02, 2024 difficult, easy to understand, frozen, give up, interjections, listen, Oaken, Scandinavian accent, serifs, song parts, typed

I Watched the Movie “Frozen” Dictating Its Serifs

Today, I watch the movie “Frozen” dictating. The reason why I chose that title is its serifs might be easy Read More
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Toru Jan 03, 2015Jan 02, 2024 good night, programming, sleepy, tired, university

An Ordinary Day

I woke up at my university. From then, I have done programming all day patiently. Since I’m slow to get Read More
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Toru Jan 02, 2015Jan 02, 2024 browser-like software, C#, dictation software, Java, programming language

Dictation Practice Software was Completed Anyway

Finally, I finished creating a dictation software program for improving my English. At first, I tried to make the software Read More
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Toru Jan 01, 2015Jan 02, 2024 dictation practice, English improvement, foreign dramas, New Year's resolutions, software development

Create A Software for Improving My English

Have your made your New Year’s resolutions? This year, I’m going to improve my English in earnest. So today, I Read More
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Toru Dec 31, 2014Jan 02, 2024 deadline, desperate, master thesis, new year's eve, oranges, rest, studying, TV shows, university, work

Only Today, I Came Home Early

Basically, I have no day off. As always, I went to my university and did my work. As a matter Read More
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