Louis Tsui

Currently a web developer. @UofT MEng 1T8, ECE 1T5+PEY. #MOOC enthusiast. Gamer. I like programming. Aiming to be a lifelong learner.

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Farewell to the Lagunita platform from @StanfordOnline! I had to scramble to finish one last course in Automata Theory and I'm really glad to have done so. I'll be on the lookout for other courses that will be relaunching on edX.

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Luckiest #Hearthstone Battlegrounds run I've ever had! Got both the "Pretzel Mustard" and "Spicy Pretzel Mustard" achievements with it🥇

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Finally made a dent in my technical e-book backlog by finishing "97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know"!

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@MIT_CSAIL @IntNostalgia My introduction to programming! I took my first programming course in 10th grade and my high school teacher taught it using Visual Basic 6.

[Colon :🦊: @TheRealGDColon]

this is the best/worst website i have ever created. and it's now live at https://t.co/NpkolPvJmR

enjoy! (rts appreciated 🙏)

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Microsoft agreed to buy the video game maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, its largest takeover ever and a big bet on the metaverse.
https://t.co/dDofndd8yW

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Just started playing #Recettear! ...I purchased the game on Steam 11 years ago and finally fired up the game today😅
Better to start on my PC game backlog later than never, right?

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Over the past few days, I answered a question on #stackoverflow for the first time and it was accepted!
It feels pretty great to be on the helping side for once instead of helped as I've been using SO for around a decade and my account is 4.5 years old.

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Reached Master league again in StarCraft II! Also hit a new peak MMR according to rankedftw 🥳

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I was only planning to check out the Doodle Champion Island Games #GoogleDoodle for a little bit, but I found it so fun that I completed the game over a couple of hours!😅

And I still plan to play it again some more...

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I recently completed "Building Modern Python Applications on AWS" on #Coursera! https://t.co/cepSU8Z9xY

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

First time making it to Master league in StarCraft II Legacy of the Void! Great way to finish the long weekend😀

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

I recently completed my first foray into AWS with AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials on Coursera: https://t.co/zzI7IgwKXS

I think it was a good, non-technical overview of AWS and the many, many services it offers. Definitely interested in checking out other related courses.

[Inactive; Bluesky is @hillelwayne(dot)com @hillelogram]

In 2019 I started the Crossover Project, where I studied how software and "real" engineering relate by interviewing people who've worked in both. 17 interviews, 12 hours of recordings, and untold hours editing later, I'm finally ready to share my findings! https://t.co/DPxQSJZVjA

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Interesting to learn that Cells at Work! s2 and Cells at Work! Black are airing together next season. Curious about the data that led to this decision; my initial thought was that it'd be more effective marketing to air one per quarter.
Either way, I'm excited to watch them both!

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

The plight of open source project owners. As mentioned, large tech firms are devoting resources to help open source projects. This seems like it should be a more common practice, particularly for companies that benefit greatly from such open source work https://t.co/kkcbRgnc0e

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Updated my graphics card driver today and initially couldn't get any sound from my monitor.😱
Unplugged and plugged back the HDMI cable and not only did sound return, I no longer get a delay issue that had been plaguing me for a while! Pretty good feeling😁

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Registered for the #GoogleCloudOnBoard event happening Sept 29-30! https://t.co/klr38I5OYF

Since the event is free, it looks like a good opportunity to see what Google Cloud skills I can pick up based on my current level of knowledge.

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

Great read about legacy IT systems, which power many integral services. Particularly interesting to read about some solutions proposed for software to avoid even reaching such a state. On the human side, can incentives exist to avoid optimizing for the short-term?

[IEEE Spectrum @IEEESpectrum]

The world spent $35 trillion last decade on legacy #IT systems. We don’t notice them until they fail—hello US unemployment systems—and then we’re at a loss as to how to modernize them. Why is that and can we upgrade our way out of this mess?https://t.co/JfhlIDboqM

[StarCraft @StarCraft]

On the wings of liberty, swarming with heart, you carry on our Legacy. Thanks for being here from the start. #Happy10thSC2!

Read: https://t.co/l3bL0L9RtL

[Louis Tsui @unLimiTedSC]

With news of the #ShamanKing reboot and other similar announcements for 2000s-era series, it really does seem like the 20-year nostalgia cycle is a thing.