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Mar 13, 2026
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Applying to Grad School in the US

I am thinking about applying for masters in CS in the US. It's already February. I thought about applying before but my mind was dominated by stress and the anxiety of failing classes. I applied

Writing Practice (but in Russian) We are writing essays of 300-400 words on typical topics from old TOEFL independent writing. Then we correct the grammar. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It

Jan 02, 2026
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Youtube Videos I Liked Watching

==> ⭐-Ballet - Mariinski, Bolshoi, Vaganova, etc.txt <== Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - The Kirov Ballet - https://youtu.be/9rJoB7y6Ncs 'Grand Pas de Deux - Adagio' - NUTCRACKER (Tchaikovsky) - National Opera of Ukraine - https://youtu.be/RusC5iqkXMo Best of

Jan 02, 2026
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Spanish Culture and Media

Combine these to search on TikTok (it works for other languages as well) Spanish names use [First Name] + [Father's First Last Name] + [Mother's First Last Name] (E.g. Maria Rodriguez Gomez, Luis Lopez Garcia).

Feb 08, 2025
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My Guide to the Global Internet

Here is my guide to the global Internet. | | US | China | Russia | EU | Japan/Korea | Open-Source & Other | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |

Feb 08, 2025
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Data Practices Thoughts

In my opinion, a good data practice must include 3 principles: I don't even care that much about open source. I am purely pragamtic. Google Photos/Instagram: WeChat: Telegram: S3/Object Storage: Text with Version Control (Git):

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Dec 30, 2024
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Ukrainian Culture and Media

Ukrainian has distinct characteristics, particularly in how "i" and "h" sounds are pronounced. Ukrainian accent of Russian is quite noticeable, though not all Ukrainians speak with it. Borscht, a soup very popular in East Slavic,

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Dec 01, 2024
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East and West of Hefei

Today I am going to east Hefei. This is one of my lesser known places around here. I am going to walk many kilometers, hopefully lose 1 kg of weight, and Basically enjoying ourselves! So

Sep 23, 2024
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Web Hoarding Attempts

The key idea is that Cloudflare R2 has low storage fees(10 dollar per TB per month), and no egress fees. Egress fees are scary when I consume videos like this, say, AWS or GCP's egress