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South Korea: Seeing The Countryside

Crossing South Korea by train before leaving for Japan

South Korea: Eating Eel

Beach frisbee and fresh seafood at Jagalchi Market

South Korea: Gumi Bears FTW

A coastal temple visit near Busan

South Korea: So Close, Yet So Far

A flight to Busan and a rainy search for my hostel

South Korea: Lost And Found In Pyeoson

Finding my way to Jeju’s folk village museum

South Korea: Hawaii, Eat Your Heart Out

Exploring the northeastern side of Jeju island

South Korea: All About The Love(in)

A visit to Cheonjiyeon falls on Jeju island

South Korea: Beoseu Hell

Flying to Jeju and navigating the next leg of the journey

South Korea: The King’s Porn

Planning the next stops after Seoul

Korean Culture Event

Video highlights from an event I attended in Seoul

South Korea: Glimpse Of Korean Culture

An invitation to experience Korean culture in Seoul

South Korea: Reunification With North Korea Is Imminent!

A tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone

South Korea: Schoolchild Celebrity

Exploring Gyeongbokgung with a fellow traveler

South Korea: Thighs Of Steel (to Come)

An unplanned hike up Bukhansan with a hostel friend

South Korea: Late Start

A late start and another attempt to find the palace

Asia Travel Itinerary

The countries I hope to visit on this trip

South Korea: Venturing Out And Night Life

Getting acquainted with Seoul’s food, metro, and nightlife

South Korea: Arrival

Finding my way from Incheon airport to a Seoul hostel

Adventures In Asia

Setting out on a months-long journey across Asia

Interview Of My Doctor

Finding a video interview with my Seattle doctor

David Card, Wheelchair M.D.

An article about my doctor and his remarkable independence

Just A Dream

A music video for Just a Dream

What Happened To Obama

Frustration with Obama and the Democratic Party

Original Stormtrooper Costumes

Stormtrooper gear made from the original molds

“Smash The Ceiling”

The case for getting rid of the federal debt ceiling

Short Term Health Insurance

Finding temporary coverage between jobs

Learning Ruby

First impressions of Ruby’s language design

“The Rise And Fall Of The Independent Developer”

How legal risks threaten independent app makers

Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta

Too many systems and too little time to survive

Password Scheme

How I used to turn an association into a password

“The Rise Of Worse Is Better”

Thinking of Worse Is Better as iterative design

Evolution Of A Switch

A narrower knob makes the iOS switch easier to read

Password Strength

The challenge of keeping strong, unique passwords for everything

Symptoms Of Stress, Anxiety, And Depression

How academic stress affected my body and mind

Phil Harrison On The Future

An interview about where games might go next

That’s All, Folks!

The surprisingly informal last words of my dissertation

What Kind Of Thing Is That?

Following Wikipedia’s categories to understand unfamiliar things

ITunes Charge Dispute

An unwanted magazine subscription and no obvious refund path

UIs In Movies And TV Shows

Why fictional computers never stop beeping

Lion, ICloud, IOS 5, Oh My!

Apple’s announcements promise an iPhone that can stand alone

Slipping Shoelaces? Crooked Bows?

A small change fixes a lifetime of crooked knots

Steve Jobs Presents Ring Campus

Apple’s proposed Cupertino campus goes before the city council

Recipe For Rebooting Tomb Raider

Lara Croft gets upgrades, skills, and a base camp

Battlefield 3: Frostbite Trailer

A look at the engine behind Battlefield 3

“How To Write Unmaintainable Code”

A mischievous guide to making the next programmer miserable

New Windows Phone Features

A look at the Mango update for Windows Phone

Star Wars Dance

Even the droids get to do the robot

“How To Start A Startup”

Paul Graham on people, ideas, and competition

“A Review Of The 1977 Turing Award Lecture By John Backus”

Dijkstra delivers some unusually sharp scholarly criticism

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