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
hong kong
In preparation for starting a family, I moved to the suburbs of Hong Kong in search of more space. Like the suburbs everywhere, this means that a commute is required to reach the more desirable areas of the city. While I don't need to go in to the
hong kong
I was walking around after dinner in a mall in Hong Kong this evening looking for the mall's information desk. The sign hung from the ceiling of the mall indicated its direction by a question mark with a box around it and an arrow pointing in the direction
internet
I got my start on the internet as a young child using the Cleveland FreeNet. It was a free dialup system that gave terminal-based access to services such as email, telnet, irc and games. The earliest email of importance (to me) that I sent was one to the sitting
day-114
One of the most entertaining and most intelligent accounts on X is the stuffed-bear-themed pseudonymous account of a Chinese-American former head of China research of a large investment bank. (I don't make up the rules.) He writes on X: The West is now busily destroying
fatherhood
When I was in elemantary school, I was once asked to write a short essay about someone I looked up to...a role model...who wasn't a parent. I choose Captain Picard from the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. I was very sad to hear that
economics
Another merger was annouced today in the US tech/platform market. This time its between Instacart and Doordash...both players in the home delivery space...think Grab, Deliveroo, Keetah or Meituan for those not familiar with the US market. The US ends up with duopolies or monopolies in so many
economics
When I first visited Hong Kong, as we were preparing to head out on the first day, I asked the college buddy with whom I was staying what I needed to bring. He said, “Larry, this is Hong Kong…all you need to bring is money. Everything else you can
politics
Governments have two types of policies they can use: carrots and sticks. Carrots include things such as handouts, subsidies and other preferential incentives. Sticks are things like taxes, tariffs, regulation, benefit reductions and restrictions. The challenge for Western politicians is that carrots get them elected and sticks get them unemployed.
hong kong
Hong Kong can be divided into two groups of people: people that frequently travel to the Chinese mainland and those that don't. You can recognize the latter group because when asked about going to the mainland, they will usually make a comment like "I haven't
philosophy
"The efficient way is the wrong way. Like if you're going to do the accepted, efficient, what McKinsey will tell you to do [way], you are going to get accepted, normal, efficient results. If you want outlier results, you need to take the hard way." This