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One collateral damage of my Death Valley trip was that we bought La-Z-Boy recliners. We had one night at Harris Ranch, and the room had a recliner. All my family loved it, and we decided to buy one. We bought one love chair and one manual recliner from La-Z-Boy. So,
life
Jungju Kim, the founder of Nexon, passed away yesterday [https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/01/south-korean-gaming-company-nexon-founder-jung-ju-jay-kim-has-passed-away-at-age-54] . I knew him personally (we have been in the same college and major); we usually called him JJ, but the last time I met him in person was more than 20 years ago -
life
Ukraine is a country to which I have an affinity without a strong reason. I've never been to Ukraine and don't know anyone from Ukraine personally. The reason for my affection might be because of only one person: Andriy Shevchenko [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_
life
Even though the 49ers were not there, Super Bowl is Super Bowl. Like all the other playoff games (literally, all), the Super Bowl was an exciting game till the end. Yes, the halftime show should be a legend. However, many would agree that the Super Bowl commercials are always the
development
A few days ago, a Twitter thread was getting popular from my timeline. > 구글은 참 좋은 회사인건 맞다. 주당 실제 일하는 시간 평균 30-40에 괜찮은 페이에 쉬는날많고. 5시 넘어 일하는 사람 한명도 없다. 화려한 오피스 가서 밥먹고 나오면 정말 으쓱한 느낌든다. 근데 반면에 참 괴로운 것들이 있는데... — 박상민 / Sang-Min
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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
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&
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
travel
My parents are visiting the US to have family time held off for a long time. My parents are not active persons; they don't have much travel experience. Their favorite must be seeing their granddaughter (they literally raised her), but I wanted them to have new experiences. So,
life
Yesterday, we (my wife, daughter, and I) went to the movie theater to watch " Shang-chi and the Legend of Ten Rings [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang-Chi_and_the_Legend_of_the_Ten_Rings]." I didn't take so long to realize that how much I did
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My last summer vacation was at Lake Tahoe. It was my first visit to Tahoe. I heard a lot about Tahoe from many friends (mainly about the Wintertime for skiing) and articles (not only tour guides but do you know the TCP Tahoe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_congestion_
life
I was busy this month, both personally and professionally, due to the move. Although I cannot tell all details, my recent tasks have been mainly a migration: transfer data to a new structure. It is no sophisticated works. But any discrepancy can introduce catastrophic side-effects, so it has kept me
