I've mostly stopped being interested in technology as just technology - I've seen too many cycles, I guess. But once in a while it strikes how much things have progressed ( Read more... )

I left Copenhagen for Portland (via Chicago) today. I went through the motions of check-in and security as usual, got some US cash from a bank at the airport, and headed for the SAS lounge - I had a couple of emails I wanted to do, and a document I had to send in paper mail. I wrote out my paper letter, asked put it in an envelope and addressed ( Read more... )

Power socket. Lots. Really - it's not that hard.

Most people who've done programming, or math, know just how hard it is to achieve "simple". So when you see something that's simple and elegant, and even obvious, don't be fooled - getting there probably took a lot of work ( Read more... )

So, having seen this http://www.xkcd.com/657/ at the intarwebs (and had a good laugh at the "12 angry men" graph) I was reminded of this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png, which is of course an altogether ( Read more... )

"The Complete Fun House Sessions". 6 CDs. 30 (!) takes of Loose. I can't seriously be considering getting this, much less sit through it - can I?

I finally made it back home. Mostly, it was an easy and relaxed journey - just a long one.


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There's internet at the Air China lounge in Beijing airport, and it's free and fairly responsive. Accessing stuff in the US or in Europe is not problem ( Read more... )

On my way home from Daejeon. It's quite a trek. Daejeon is a bit from Seoul, and there's no direct train connection to the Incheon airport. The most convenient option is a bus service that runs directly to the airport, and take anything from 2-3 hours depending on traffic. The bus is very comfortable, with seats like you'd find in 1st class on a ( Read more... )

Someone posted a comment to one of my old posts, and so I went here - and realized I haven't posted to LJ for a full year. Did FB and twitter really take over my life ( Read more... )