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A funny thing happened at work last week. I left for an afternoon meeting and when I cam back, my desk phone was missing. I found this quite odd. However, I did not mind too much because it just meant that I would not be able to receive any complaints for some time. But then, the next day, before my phone was replaced, I went to lunch. But then when I got back, my chair was meeting. Tim commented that perhaps they were hinting to me that they didn’t want me working there. The chair missing was of course a bit of an inconvenience. I had to borrow a chair that did not roll, swivel or have adjustable arms.

I am now finally an official employee of Northern Trust. I got a newID/access card. It’s green as opposed to the red ones that consultants/contractors wear. Unfortunately, the new card does not complement my Bata shoes as well as the red one.

On an unrelated note, Zsh rocks. It’s everything one could want in a shell. Check it out. Also, I am currently experimenting with bayesian spam filtering with ifile. Things look good so far.