2025 in review: Coffee

In Jan, a colleague of mine came to the US from Japan and stayed over for a whole week. I think it was on the way to a weekend Tahoe...

2025 in review: Cooking

I started cooking this year. Nothing too fancy. Primarily so that I have three meals to eat every day. The work is busy, so the time I can spend is...

Othello by Claude

Claude 3 just got released, so I decided to try it out with something everyone around me is talking about; How well does AI write a program?

Outer Wilds

I recently bought PS5, so I asked my gamer colleague for some recommendations. Among a few that mentioned was Outer Wilds. I’ve heard that one before. A unique, space-exploring game...

Virupaska

Every time I get a chance to visit Japan, I make the point of visiting this huge hobby shop. It occupies a massive eight story building in Akihabara, right in...

The voice

It’s summer time in America, kids are off school, and big blockbuster movies are our summer tradition. This year, it’s #Barbenheimer. I was at our local mall the other day...

Seattle to Portland 2023

A couple from my local cycling club organized an expedition to participate in “Seattle to Portland” ride. It was 200 miles over 2 days.

AIDS/LifeCycle 2023

7 day bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. 545 miles. That felt so crazy, so out of my reach. I attempted at this last year, only to catch...