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Also: getting a PhD does horrible things to your ability to get a job you want where you want to live. 8:42 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
@aLaSophia Yes, that is very good advice! I am thinking Mtn View or Sunnyvale, but have some time since I don't start until the end of July 8:32 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to aLaSophia
@adferguson Thanks Andrew! I'm hoping the group will be at least as good as my crazy high expectations :) I start July 23 7:56 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to adferguson
@alanlamielle whoops, didn't answer your question! Won't be in the area until the end of July 7:54 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to alanlamielle
@prashmohan Thanks Prashanth, I'd definitely like to meet in real life! :) 7:23 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to prashmohan
@aLaSophia Thanks! Housing is kinda scary :( but I will definitely keep on the look for you cruising by on a sweet multi-colored bike! 7:23 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to aLaSophia
@alanlamielle Thanks! For sure let's meet. I've been to the Rose and Crown and am a fan! 7:21 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to alanlamielle
but fyi twitter: I've accepted a job at Nicira in Palo Alto! 8:05 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
So I tweeted when I got a PhD, and I facebooked when I accepted a job. Not sure what that means... 8:05 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
Photos of the Alberta Oil Sands flickr.com/photos/7804788… 8:22 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
@stillifewkarate for me, it's I walk around looking like hell because I don't want to get my hair cut 4:11 PM May 19th via Twitter for Mac in reply to stillifewkarate
@eaoliver Biking in Silicon Valley: bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/sil… 8:01 AM May 19th via Twitter for Mac
"This song makes me feel crazy. Like I've eaten loads of sweets." youtube.com/watch?v=0OlY7M… 4:50 PM May 16th via Twitter for Mac
tommyjcarpenter Madrid countryside taken from the #eenergy2012 banquet site. Beautiful. twitter.com/tommyjcarpente… 1:45 AM May 11th via Photos on iOS Retweeted by andycurtis and 1 other
@tommyjcarpenter At +60m Palo Alto will be underwater too. At least parts of San Francisco will be saved! 10:57 AM Apr 30th via Twitter for Mac in reply to tommyjcarpenter
Woot SIGCOMM submission accepted! Big congrats to the lead author, first year grad student, Peter Xiang Gao! 7:07 PM Apr 24th via Twitter for Mac
Thanks for the congratulations everyone! And @ace_agar, I'm now the second doctor in the house! #wifebeatmetoit 5:19 PM Apr 19th via Twitter for Mac
PhD motherfuckers! 1:59 PM Apr 19th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@BexRx thanks Becky!!! 5:14 AM Apr 19th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to BexRx
The best birth control available is for men: techcitement.com/culture/the-be… Please bring this to North America! 6:04 AM Apr 18th via Twitter for Mac

Name Andy Curtis
Location Waterloo, Ontario
Web http://www.cs.uwa...
Bio UWaterloo PhD student who is not good at writing a bio in less than or equal to 160 characters