life
Watching the Winter Olympics came with a lot of new commercials. Yes, this is also Super Bowl week. I came across Alaska Airlines' new commercial, and... saw "Korean Dad." What the hell is this guy? I got to know that he is a (real) Korean guy named
game
I suddenly came not to play PC/console games around 2007. Partly because I quit a gaming studio and started my Ph.D. courses, but mainly because around 2010, I thought the PC/console gaming was too saturated, nothing interest and mobile would prevail. Yes, it was true: mobile games
49ers
Thank you for an unexpectedly exciting season. And goodbye.
politics
I got to know the word 'Hillbilly' from a newsletter [https://otterletter.com/wwjdd/] (Korean only). Frankly, as a new migrant, it is so hard to catch the nuance of such words; I might just learn or acknowledge it. But the story of J.D. Vance caught my
go
I worked as a front-end engineer in the early days of the current company. We had used Angular [https://angular.io] for the time being and moved to React [https://reactjs.org]. React was a framework that actively used higher-order functions. I always have thought Javascript is the most "
49ers
San Francisco 49ers won again. Following the last week's insane 0-sec wildcard win, Robbie Gould's last time 45-yard field goal snatched the win and made the team proceed to NFC Championship. I had been whining about Jimmy G throughout the game (and it shouldn't
netfix
Netflix stock price dropped more than 20% today. A few days ago, Netflix raised its price in the US [https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/14/22884263/netflix-price-increases-2021-us-canada-all-plans-hd-4k] ; now (my) 4K plan is $20 per month. It is the most expensive subscription fee for the video streaming service that I&
apple
I'm usually saying to my acquaintances that my religion is Apple - half in fun, but I believe it would be a better religion than Jediism; yes... quite debatable, I know. I prefer a homogeneous environment and have filled my personal and work environment with Apple devices. I
game
Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard in a $68.7B deal [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-buying-activision-blizzard-in-68-7b-deal] . It shouldn't be only me who was thrilled by the news of this morning. Two words for me: Blizzard and 68.7B. The anticipation that the once greatest but strayed studio might return
travel
Last Friday, I visited Big Sur. It was a weekday, but my daughter didn't have a class that day so that we could enjoy the less crowded beach. It is my pleasure to have one of California's most beautiful coastlines within a 2-hour driving distance. 0:
life
"Deserve" is the word that I'm unwilling to use/hear these days. I don't know any more harmful words in the contemporary world. Which one is more attractive?: 1) the one who something is theirs because they deserve it, and 2) the one who
tvshow
I'm not sure how many people are enjoying Apple TV+, but there are a lot of gems. Recently, my favorite show is "The Problem - With Jon Stewart." [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-problem-with-jon-stewart/umc.cmc.4fcexvzqezr25p9weks6sxpob] The show pounds bitter criticism on America'
