lifestyle
I had a college friend in town the past two days and we spent a lot of time walking around Hong Kong and Macau. Over 48 hours, we walked more than 61,000 steps. In our hyperconnected, increasingly volatile world, being able to spend time catching up with a decades
software
I was listening to Wolf Tivy's discussion with game developer Jonathan Blow on The Students podcast on the drive home from Macau this evening. In it, they lament the perceived poor quality of engineering that goes into software compared to that of something like a bridge and discuss
macau
I've made several trips to Macau over the past few years but it's been a good decade-plus since I spent a decent amount of time simply walking around the Macau peninsula just to look around. I spent a few hours this afternood and even walking
hong kong
Almost 20 years ago, when I first set up a company in Hong Kong, it was a running joke among fellow entrepreneurs how backwards things were. Everything required paper printouts, company chops, postal mail response and fax machines. At some point, the Hong Kong Government started making what appeared to
ai
The law provides a wide range of tools that people can use to achieve their desired goals. Prior to the internet, these were gate-kept by lawyers and other legal professionals, because few people had the time or inclination to seek out a legal library and pour thousands of pages
governance
The most contentious debates in membership-based organizations always center around how outsiders become members - who decides who is in vs who is out. This debate is even more intense when membership is high-cost and gives you access to limited resources. I was reminded of this today at the
technology
NVIDIA and his CEO are in the news for all the wrong reasons. But something stood out in NVIDIA's Board's statement on the "matter": The Board [of NVIDIA] prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and
fatherhood
For those not following along, Sir Patrick Stewart passed away in late October. From the outpour of online thoughts and condolences, it is apparent that I am not the only one who thought of the fictional starship captain he was most known for, Jean-Luc Picard of the series Star
hong kong
You know the type: black, with dual, sometimes triple, vehicle plates and, until recently, it was either an Alphard or a Vellfire. Yes, these are the famous cross-boundary vans that will whisk you, your family and friends and luggage between Hong Kong and the mainland or Macau…for a
apple
I've been a yearly iPhone upgrader as long as there was an iPhone. Every year we pass them down through our family and sell the oldest unused iPhone for cash to an auntie or uncle sitting outside of the Apple Store Causeway Bay. Today, was my upgrade day.
usa
A friend pointed out that the US Republicans' loss in their election earlier this week really wasn't a big deal because every president's party since the 90s has lost the midterms except for the ones after 9/11. This might be true, but I think
water
Thai soda water is probably the world's fizziest water. When you pour it out, or spill it (as I did in the cover photo), the bubbles of air occupy a greater volume than the water. I got hooked on Thai soda water several years ago when I realized