Category: 6. šŸŽ®šŸ§ šŸ–„šŸ€

  • Year 2018 in Podcasts

    (updated 2021 and changed original title “Podcasts in 2018 that brought me delight” to Year 2018 in Podcasts to make posts more consistent) An anarchist’s bakery, Captain Data’s wrath, Chuck E. Cheese, FUBR … ā€œMaking 2018 Meaningfulā€: Part 2: Podcasts An anarchist’s group of businesses in Ann Arbor that ObamaĀ visited The 😲 Moment. So many. How…

  • Like me, please šŸ‘šŸæ

    source: https://cdn.psychologytoday.com A small incident that pushed me to wean off of social media. I posted something on LinkedIn this week. It was a image of an exciting upcoming event. What I didn’t realise, was this image was not official. The moment I posted it, I got a few likes, and also a bunch of…

  • I went to Nio’s Shanghai store, and I said, ā€œAre you serious?!ā€

    Tesla Killer? Definitely not now, and outlook not so good. What seems to be working: There is 1 production ready model (ES8) that is almost 50% cheaper than Tesla’s Model X. That’s promising. The car is cool. On paper, it is cool. They have a lot of investors and money. They can definitely raise money.…

  • I went to WeWork, and I finally got it.

    Some co-working space. It’s not because of those industrial looks, cosy sofas and coffee aroma. It’s the people that makes WeWork so successful. ā€œI know people makes a difference but there has to be moreā€¦ā€ That’s probably what you are thinking right now. Somehow journalists strategists we human beings believe the secrets of success is…

  • What I was thinking while eating a Beyond Burger …

    Omnipork Balls: Source: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/restaurants/kind-kitchen-by-green-common I finally went to Kind Kitchen by Green Common, a restaurant in Hong Kong that serves only plant-based food. It serves dishes like cucumber spaghetti salad with avocado and JUST scrambled eggs, Omnipork ā€œmeatlessā€ balls, the Beyond Burger and more (their menu). The food was tasty, I admire their mission, but…

  • Nintendo Labo Convinced Grown-Ups to Wear Card Boxes.

    Screenshot of Nintendo Labo Review byĀ c|net If anyone claims that he or she was not surprised when Nintendo announced Labo, they are lying. Nintendo Labo looks stupidly and crazily fun. In case you are not aware what it is, check this video out: These are about to launch, and finally more real life people are…

  • 30 Days with Alipay & Apple Pay (wallet)

    My #1 realization is I am cheap. I have used both of them in the last 30 days. There wasn’t any specific rule so to speak, but I did try to use Alipay as my default in the beginning, because I have been an Apple Pay user for a while. My most common use cases…

  • Apple Said Women Should Work Twice As Hard

    On Twitter Reddit etc some people complained that Apple made women work harder, that Apple was insensitive. I thought it would be good to go through some of the one time challenges, and compare. Some background information: On March 8th, the International women’s day, Apple came out with a workout challenge. Double your move goal,…

  • Cash/Card-less Hell in Shanghai

    “1st Class Chinese Citizens Only” Source: chinamoneynetwork.com I was in Shanghai this week for a business trip. I have been told how advanced China has become when it comes to electronic and mobile payments. Wechat Pay, AliPay, etc have leapfrogged many other countries. You can pay using these services for almost everything: taxis, groceries, meals,…

  • The Only Way I Might Survive ā€œAIā€

    Be more like Alfred the Bulter, and less like Ke Jie the GO world champion. For a low skilled person like me, artificial intelligence, ā€œAIā€, will take my job away. I don’t have much hope, but I find thinking through how I might slow down this eventual death, a rather fun one. I started looking…