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On sabbatical! Prev: Co-founder at Sodatone (music forecasting w/ deep learning, acquired by @WarnerMusic ), @UWaterloo robotics

Toronto / SF

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Joined February 2012

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Arjun Bali

1 year

In 2019, out of nowhere, I became allergic to almost everything I ate, had 24/7 heartburn and anxiety, and lost 26 lbs I wrote about my two-year journey to find the root cause, how mainstream medicine fell short, and some lessons learned along the way:

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The Discouraged Patient Dilemma

When mainstream medicine falls short, where do patients go? My two-year journey to cure sudden-onset food allergies, acid reflux & anxiety.

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Arjun Bali

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Feel like not enough people are talking about how Chipotle is an $88B company that added a whole Cloudflare's worth of market cap YTD (+$26B, +42%!)

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The most thought-provoking part of @tobi 's @BetaKit interview about tech in Canada: "It's the same story over and over and over again." "We started Canada on trapping beavers, and exporting the pelts to London for them to make all the money." 1/2

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another W for canadian healthcare: my mom just broke her hip and got diagnosed with severe osteoporosis after 2 hours of research, it's clear to me she's been at *extremely* high risk for 9 years but unless you're 65+, we don't test bone density absolute negligence

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2 months

the most unexpectedly impressive thing about @socraticainfo symposium was the attention to detail - beautifully designed slides, tickets, even wristbands - attendee matching site - - lighting, camerawork, music selection every aspect beautifully executed

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17 days

I was asked the other day if I'd ever received a drunk text from a girl... ...today I realized the only drunk texts I've ever received are from my former team

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5 months

shoutout to @internetvin and @tommytrxnh for hosting New Demos 1 last night hands down the most energizing tech event in toronto i've ever been to

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Peru went from producing 0 blueberries in 2009, to the #2 producer and #1 exporter 10 years later With some agricultural + logistical innovations and gov't support, they went from "it's impossible to grow here" to a $1B+ industry All started with one entrepreneur, Carlos Gereda

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1 year

missing some nuance here, but it's kinda wild that both deep learning (Hinton) and web3 (Vitalik) have roots in Southern Ontario

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Arjun Bali

2 months

. @newdemos_ ratatouille 🤝 anyone can cook

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5 months

shoutout to @internetvin and @tommytrxnh for hosting New Demos 1 last night hands down the most energizing tech event in toronto i've ever been to

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"We produce oil, and send it to Houston where all the refineries and margins are." "We educate everyone at U of T or Waterloo, and export them to Silicon Valley." "We take the thing that's most important, and send it to whoever wants it, instead of building companies." 2/2

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Arjun Bali

10 days

Just realized I've been making 5 cents a month in royalties from the one album my high school punk band has on Spotify / Apple Music No better feeling than generating ✨passive income✨ while listening to your own music

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4 years

Surprised my grandma with a new iPad today, and she got down to business pronto: “Does this one have Netflix?” “Yes, let me downlo-” “OK Google show me the matchmaking show”

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Arjun Bali

10 years

It's been one hell of a ride. Thanks for an unforgettable four years @BayviewDECA and @DECAOntario . #DECALove http://t.co/4ZV4EYp3Wh

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My biggest takeaway from @lychkel 's design workshop is how quickly and systematically you can turn a C- design into an A- one, even as a non-designer Insanely talented mentors, detailed personalized feedback, inspired a ton of confidence Super high ROI event, highly recommend!

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thank you toronto for my largest ever edition of da101 as a part of @TorontoTechWk24 last night🤍 25 mentees worked on a design challenge throughout the night in timeboxed sprints, got 1:1 feedback from mentors and iterated, with some demoing their design transformations at the

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17 days

Being the logo is so oddly satisfying One of the coolest moments building Sodatone was taking a bet on @TimescaleDB super early on, and then years later going to their landing page and seeing "Warner Music Group" sitting next to companies like Uber, Coinbase, HP, and Lucid

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After years of begging for logos it is fun to be the logo

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1 month

shoutout to @abetlen and all the awesome speakers for hosting such a great event last night @cohere easily the most interesting conversations I've had at an event in a long time (and s/o to whoever ordered that GF pizza, never seen that at a meetup before, much appreciated!)

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2 months

Toronto AI devs come out next Thursday May 2nd to Cohere offices for the Toronto Local & Open Source AI Meetup! We have some great speakers lined up including @jxnlco (instructor) @madhavsinghal_ (replit) and @MikeBirdTech (openinterpreter) Thank you @aidangomez for hosting us!

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Arjun Bali

10 years

I heard it's snowing in Markham... ;) #sanfran http://t.co/rE8bq5Vf9N

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10 years

* cue windows login sound * #LakeLouise http://t.co/o9T4k8CId5

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Current Bayview students: your high school math notes will be infinitely more valuable than university lecture notes. KEEP THEM.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Reppin' @bitmakerlabs at @HackTheNorth ! http://t.co/gSvEZGfBmy

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10 years

http://t.co/0uQl9YVmAM

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10 years

So proud of my 40.5 community service hours

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10 years

No cell reception in my room but hey I'm used to it - that's the @WINDmobile experience...

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Arjun Bali

4 years

the hardest part about starting a startup is managing your psychology the hardest part about selling a startup is managing your psychology after you've sold it

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Arjun Bali

4 years

still can't believe we got a shoutout from an early investor in Square 😱

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Warner is signing double the number of artists via AI-driven A&R tool Sodatone than it did last year. Now, it’s hired a global head of Data Science. - Music Business Worldwide #Hamm400aos

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Arjun Bali

4 years

so linkedin lets you put any emoji you want in your name curious product decision for the "professional" network...

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Arjun Bali

10 years

LOL search suggestions make me feel not alone http://t.co/B56i9WuiEB

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Arjun Bali

11 days

Industry conferences are priced assuming a company is paying As an individual, you can often get a 50%+ discount if you give them a reason to bet on you Best to ask 1-3 days before the start date, once they've already hit their targets Saved $5k across 3 conferences this year!

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Arjun Bali

11 years

Just punched myself in the face while air drumming. #prettylegit #hardcore #metallica

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Arjun Bali

4 years

# of applicants for our job posting spiked 4X this week, and it's really sad to see among them was a founding engineer at a 100+ person company in Toronto, which is absolutely crazy

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@internetvin keep tweeting sauga boy, we all saw you sitting in the corner by yourself last night toiling away on your drafts

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1 month

…should I do it

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Arjun Bali

3 months

OH in Toronto: "waterloo engineer" is the new "kentucky guard"

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Carson Breber

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The hit rate on Kentucky guards is just absurd

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5 years

Walked around UWaterloo campus today and reflected on my time here. Never have I felt simultaneously so deeply appreciative for and sorely let down by an experience. So much was positive, yet so much was lacking.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

#NewSATQuestions Starbucks messed up @sutina_chou 's order. How done is she? a.) 100% done b.) 300% done c.) SO done d.) She can't even

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Arjun Bali

5 years

No words. @Raptors

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Arjun Bali

10 years

When in need of a ripe banana: increase the rate of that reaction LOL http://t.co/fpCf6tfOPC

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Arjun Bali

10 years

@uhmclaire this will forever be my memory of you. http://t.co/YM8TxlHMAx

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Arjun Bali

4 years

Wii Fit was way ahead of its time #quarantinethoughts

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Arjun Bali

6 years

Seeing artists at bars accepting credit cards through Square so the audience can't make excuses for not having cash for the tip jar is the most delightful use of tech I've seen lately

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Arjun Bali

5 years

100% true story: 6 VCs gather for breakfast in LA. One of them orders an acai bowl. The rest of them, in imperfect unison: "I'll have one of those too!"

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Arjun Bali

11 years

A day of firsts for @jerrypeng25 . At 4:00pm, he was admitted to Dartmouth. At 2:50 he admitted "it's okay to have an open mind". #stunned

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Arjun Bali

4 years

10 years ago I assumed Moodle was a niche, innocuous piece of software TIL Moodle is #1 by LMS market share and was considered revolutionary in 2002 as the first major open-source learning platform + fun fact it stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment(!)

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Arjun Bali

11 years

GEOFFREY/YIFAN MORPH HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?? http://t.co/DvvD53SLS1

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Double black diamond on my way to class #nbd http://t.co/tmOICzHUzl

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10 years

Another A+ textbook quote: "An improvement in productivity means that workers become more productive."

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Arjun Bali

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Sobering stats from the 2023 Daily Bread Food Bank report: 1. *Every* food insecurity indicator worsened 2. 122k people used food banks for the first time, 40% more than the COVID influx 3. 60% have post-secondary education, 30%+ have employment income 4. 2.5M visits, +51% YoY

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Arjun Bali

11 years

Back from a week's worth of nervosity and excitement in Anaheim. #ZeroExpectation made it all the more worth while. http://t.co/yKymGSeqgf

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Arjun Bali

4 years

There's a big difference between thinking about something a lot, and thinking the same thought over and over again

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Arjun Bali

2 months

no one: chamath: deep inside the bowels of these companies

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Arjun Bali

10 years

One month out of high school, one-third done Bitmaker, and doing my first Hackathon tomorrow. This summer is insane!

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Arjun Bali

11 years

I don't remember ordering this... #IMustBeTribute http://t.co/8amJxXMpX9

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Arjun Bali

10 years

[FOR GUYS] How to slow dance: http://t.co/HM0R8Itwa1

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Arjun Bali

1 year

@Austen that's awesome can also ask it to output the changes in the style of a git diff — a bit easier to review!

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Arjun Bali

10 years

#UCLA engineering open house :) this place is soooo grand http://t.co/9Zuk1sPZB9

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Last day in Markham and it hasn't settled in at all yet.

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Arjun Bali

9 years

First build blog is up! “Digital Photo Frame Powered By 500px, Raspberry Pi, and Ruby” http://t.co/ZPm1OTvJAV

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Arjun Bali

4 years

something I don’t understand: doctors who scold their patients for consulting “Dr. Google” to try to make themselves better what else do you expect people to do in the 2 weeks it takes to get a 15-minute appointment?

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Successful dual boot of Windows 7 and Mac OS X on the Air!

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Wow I went back to school and felt like a guest instantly. OKAY I feel different now

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Arjun Bali

11 years

Who needs suspenders when you have 2 belts and duct tape?

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Arjun Bali

10 years

First time in 4 years I won't be waking up to and sendings texts at 6am that say 'DECA DECA DECA!'

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Arjun Bali

10 years

The first question I ask when considering a piece of clothing: what would Matt Yau say??

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Arjun Bali

1 year

wish we all didn't jump so quickly to pitching things as "10x" better many things are only 2x better (or just 20% better!) and it's okay to say that hyperbolic claims → expectation/reality mismatch → people default to being skeptical, instead of seeing the potential

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Off to San Fran! #BerkeleyBound #ShareCalDay http://t.co/G0zZrZFnJF

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Arjun Bali

2 months

ten years later, still one of the most memorable 2x2s

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Arjun Bali

9 years

See ya later TO. Off to SF !

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Arjun Bali

5 years

It’s interesting to think about how Spotify proudly highlights how much time you spend using their app - pretty much no other major consumer app that I use would consider this a good idea

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Tell me this isn't legit. @BayviewDECA http://t.co/TjjTYrzQjq

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Arjun Bali

5 years

Thankful for uber-aggressive suits at airport lounges who yell at their team over the phone...for showing me what I absolutely do not want to become one day.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Best of luck to @BayviewDECA and @DECAOntario at ICDC 2014!

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Just realized we'll be entering our last high school semester EVER. Seven have passed by way too quickly.

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Arjun Bali

5 years

In thermodynamics courses, we learn the textbook definition of entropy (effectively, “disorder”) but not the Greek etymological root, which translates to “transformation”. The latter adds immense depth to the meaning: disorder arises as a fundamental byproduct of transformation.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

It's so weird how you start to cherish the small moments when high school is almost over

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Arjun Bali

10 years

No kitchen in rez? No problem. Hacked together a boiled egg breakfast in a kettle! http://t.co/ueyYAkRgcf

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Arjun Bali

10 years

24 hour NYC trip with @jerryzhang222 ! #StartupSchool #YCombinator

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Arjun Bali

9 years

* cue windows login sound * (part 2, XP version) http://t.co/1Qn9UtveCl

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Great last dinner with @MayorsYC tonight :) (but you guys will always be #MYTF to me!)

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Arjun Bali

11 years

Cleaning my room and I found all the cash I had remaining after #DECAICDC2013 ... all five dollars. http://t.co/24ZocfgKgj

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Arjun Bali

10 years

You know something's wrong when your report card has more absences than @jerryzhang222

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Arjun Bali

10 years

The host doesn't make the party good; the people make the party good. I really hope that's an original quote

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Arjun Bali

10 years

School's doing something wrong when after 12 years you still haven't a clue what you want to pursue after you graduate...maybe it's just me.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

So....high school's done. I don't really feel different yet?

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Arjun Bali

4 years

haven't heard anyone talk about how COVID changes music education in-person classes are unsafe (spit flying everywhere), teaching over video is impractical, and theory/history only goes so far why not start teaching thru music production software? cheaper, safer & more engaging

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Arjun Bali

6 years

Few things bother me more than when people assert their opinions as fact. Screw all the leadership coaches and listicles that say you're "undermining your power" and "showing weakness" by qualifying your opinion with "I think".

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Arjun Bali

9 years

So @BayviewDECA 's doing pretty alright these days... #ICDC2015

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Cooked my first legit meal today: lemon chicken with mushroom sauce. Surprisingly palatable. :) http://t.co/xQFBn6tPwQ

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10 years

Great day @UCBerkeley ! #ShareCalDay http://t.co/hdUgRoxoZ7

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Arjun Bali

5 years

Witnessing Pascal Siakam's growth is witnessing the magic of compounding in real time.

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Arjun Bali

9 years

Thanks @thalmic ! Works like a charm :) http://t.co/NXhKRy71S8

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Arjun Bali

10 years

I accept all major coffee shop gift cards if any of y'all are wondering. #jokes #justplace

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Thoughts on Commencement … The writing's a bit rusty, but I'd rather publish my first post. Feedback appreciated :)

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Arjun Bali

10 years

Last minute vacay to Banff before school starts! See you in a week TO.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

So artsy back in the day http://t.co/thZrBkdPtP

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9 years

When you have a full page solution that isn't correct and the textbook solves everything in one line...

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Arjun Bali

10 years

What I've learned this past month: don't be in denial about the state of your health, sleep level, or energy.

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Arjun Bali

10 years

I could float as a kid??? http://t.co/A75bDMu0vS

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10 years

s/o to @haaghen_daz who is #1 wingman for life

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