travel Yosemite 2023 We've been to Yosemite National Park during the Memorial Day holidays two years in a row. Yosemite discloses different appearances throughout the year, but May is often regarded as the best time due to its abundant water. That's why we visited on Memorial Day last year and got indescribable impressions
apple WWDC 2023 Now it is my annual ritual to complain online-only WWDC. Four years have passed since the last in-person WWDC (2019). I'm so sorry that I couldn't complain about sad bagels - bagels without the toaster. However, the "no innovations at WWDC" phrase wouldn't be proper this year; now we have
development Using Python on M2 In another post, I mentioned separating my personal computer environment from the company's one when I bought Miorine (my M2 Max MBP). I also set up my private development environment with Neovim because I thought using my company's JetBrains licenses on my personal laptop was inappropriate. It was interesting because
life Robocalls The iPhone boasts several lesser-known features and one of my favorites is the "Silence Unknown Callers." It silently declines the call if the caller is not in my Contacts. Yes, I have a chance to miss a call, but they will leave a voice message if it is necessary (especially
giants Goodbye, Ruf, again Ruf was designated for assignment and declined a minor league assignment, becoming a free agent. He was subsequently signed by the Brewers. I hoped he went to the minor and would have a chance as a Giant. But a young Casey Schmitt's brilliant performance might have taken his edge off.
climate Climate Changes Consequences Last week, I was most intrigued by PBS Terra's video titled "What is the RISKIEST Region in the US as the Climate Change?" TL; DR: the Bay Area is relatively safe, but the southern US - Arizona, Texas, and Florida would get more and more dangerous. But people are leaving
movie Super Mario Bros. Movie Two weeks ago, I watched "Super Mario Bros. Movie" in the theater. It was my best movie of this year (until I saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 this past Sunday, but little in it between them). The beauty of the movie was its running time: 1h 32m — a
bayarea Pergola and California Yesterday, one of my colleagues said that he had tried to build a pergola in his backyard, but he learned that he needed a permit from the city as the structure could be seen from outside his home. I won't disclose the city (at least, it's not my city -
life CMEA Adjudication Festival My daughter (8th Grader) is in the school symphonic band for one of her elective courses. The band is primarily for enjoyment, instead of striving for professional competition, which may be the impression given after watching the Sound! Euphonium anime. However, there is one time of year when I feel
giants Walk-off Watching a walk-off win, by the walk-off homer, at 2 outs in the 9th bottom is always thrilling. Giants extend the winning streak since my last visit to the ball park. Go Giants! P.S. I don't understand why MLB (and NFL, and probably NBA) prevents embedding of their official
giants My First Oracle Park in 2023 The start of the Giants 2023 is not smooth, with many on the IL. But, as always, the early season is the period to assess, and I hope the team will find the answer soon. Luckily, I could buy some good value tickets before the season and made my first
travel California Superbloom 2023 Every Bay Area news station (probably all California's also did) seemed to say about this year's super bloom in California. Although we saw a glimpse of it in Pinnacles, we thought that it could be a big reward for having the unusual atmospheric river of this year. So, we decided
bayarea Pinnacles 2023 Pinnacles National Park is the smallest National Park in California (5th smallest in the US). We were there last year and had a great time, and this year, we visited there again as the Spring came to the Bay Area. We learned a lot about the Park on our last
bayarea Filoli Filoli is a lovely Bay Area landscape - only 30 minutes drive from my home. It was built as a private residence in 1917 and opened to the public in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. I always have
travel Tomales Bay and Point Reyes We've been to Hog Island Oyster Co. restaurant in Napa. It was the best oyster in my life. We were pretty surprised when we had raw oysters because it was so fresh - no fishy taste. So, when I learned its HQ is at Tomales Bay, within two hours' distance
moloco Moloco 2023 Q1 RWC Office Event I haven't watched Warriors' game this season more than the last season. The team didn't perform well; frankly, it seemed the team couldn't match other teams' improvements. But, recently, I had seen several insane turnovers that made up two-digit deficits in the second half. So, when I heard that the
giants Ruf is Back! I mentioned that my favorite Giants player was Darin Ruf - especially in 2021. I was so sorry when he left last year. And New York was not a good place for him. When I heard the Mets designated him before the season, I thought finding a new place in
book An Immense World When I first heard this book's title - An Immense World, I guessed that it would be a book about the grandeur of nature - something about marvelous US National Parks. Only half was correct; it was a book about nature, but not about the spectacular or wilderness. It was
giants Pitch Clock / Romo The MLB season opening is around the corner. I hope the 2023 Giants will be a greater team than 2021. I watched the last exhibition match at Oracle Park on TV. MLB this year has several rule changes, and the most noticeable one should be the pitch clock. The pitch
life Barnes & Noble My daughter goes to an art studio for a lesson every Saturday morning. The studio is a half-hour drive away, and it wouldn't be wise to come back and forth and throw times on the road. So, I had to find a place to manage meaningful time. And luckily, I
travel Calistoga 2023 Atmospheric rivers are still torturing the Bay Area these days. I heard from many that California's high tax rate was the price for perfect weather. While preparing the 2022 tax return, I'm wondering if I could ask the IRS for a tax refund for bad weather, though I wonder if
tech SVB Down Silicon Valley Bank fell down last Friday. The shocking news swirled in my company's Slack channel Friday morning. I didn't have much regard for it because I didn't have any accounts in SVB. But I realized it was not others' affair when I saw a message: "Do we bank with
baseball WBC 2023 Started World Baseball Classic began yesterday, and Korea couldn't make a good start. Baseball is a game in that even the best team could win 70% of the chances: the ball is round. Team Australia deserved the win; they threw faster balls with good command (except for the 8th inning), hit
tech Flattening Mark Zuckerberg said that this year would be his "Year of Efficiency." Eliminating redundancies and improving efficiency by flattening sounds reasonable strategy. At least, he looks like a working CEO - although there seemed to be some back blasts. But I believe the layers in Meta haven't been made for
moloco MolocoLife Youtube My company (Moloco, Inc.) opened a new Youtube channel - MolocoLife. We had one (Moloco channel) before, but it was mainly for our clients (advertisers). This new one was more about the company culture and people - mainly for employees and new hire candidates. Even though I worked in this
