Diko Ko - Invisible Friends

Diko Ko

Software Engineer at Moloco Inc. an engineer and producer. https://www.instagram.com/dikoko/

Levi's Stadium

Last Sunday, I went to Levi's Stadium for the 49ers' home opener. Since I came to the Bay Area three years ago, I got to love to watch football games on TV and became a 49ers fan. So, I decided to visit Levi's Stadium and see a live match for

RWC Offsite 2022

RWC Offsite 2022

Luckily, I could've been in a fast-growing tech startup. I was surprised to learn that we made the top 100 (#95) ranking on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list, which acknowledges the fastest-growing private company in the US: we are the 5th among all SF metro area companies and the 15th

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

During the last Labor Day weekend, we went to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was established as a National Park in 1916 and is an active volcanic area - the last eruption was from 1914 to 1917. It always makes me tired to get out of the Bay Area on

Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun

I had to choose my next book when I completed "The Dispossessed." Though I mentioned it in a totally different context before, "The Remains of the Day" is one of my favorite novels. So, it was automatic for me to pick up "Klara and the Sun" when I found Kazuo

Student Debt Forgiveness

I think the hottest topic in the US last month was the Student Loan Relief Plan (not the Mar-a-Lago raid). I knew it was Senator Elizabeth Warren's one of the important agendas of the last presidential primary. I thought Biden took the idea reluctantly, and he would not make any

The Auto Mouse

Speaking of Lineage, there was a period when the "auto mouse" was a big headache. The auto mouse (or auto clicker) was the software or hardware that automated the mouse's point-and-click, so enabling automatic farming (monster hunting). I was so surprised when I learned it: it even could recognize the

Books made me an engineer

In retrospect, I was not a good engineer in my undergraduate days (1993-1997, more than 25 years ago). Though being in one of the best-privileged colleges in South Korea and even having good credits, I was not a productive engineer. I could follow courses; I could implement a simple microprocessor

Seoul 2022

I couldn't have written posts these days because I visited South Korea last month (since I last visited there two years ago). It was a little more than three weeks, but I had never imagined three weeks would go so fast; I had only a few days without an appointment.

Goodbye, Ruf!

Darin Ruf was my favorite Gaint; I've kept saying this. Today, he was traded to the Mets for J.D. Davis and three prospects. The trade was pretty interesting to me. The Giants this season have been in a subtle position. They couldn't make the last year's performance, but it

It Takes Two

Although we didn't go anywhere last July 4th holiday weekend (except for the Foodieland), we had a great family time with a game: It Takes Two. It is an action-adventure co-op video game. I've heard about it from many media because it swept many GOTY (Game Of The Year), such

Foodieland

We didn't have any plans for the 4th of July weekend. But a Facebook ad feed came up in my feed: Foodieland Night Market. I had to admit that it is an effective audience targeting because I had got pressure from my wife hanging out somewhere during the holidays. It

The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed

On a Saturday afternoon, a friend of my daughter (who met each other at the summer camp) visited our home and occupied the living - and I pushed into the backyard. Under the sunshade of the backyard, I thought it was the best time to write a review for a

Persist

Nothing to add.

Seattle 2022

Last week, I visited the Seattle office. Many of my co-workers are in the Seattle office, and as we've been growing so fast, it was an excellent time to put new names to their real faces. When I first visited the Seattle office, it was in 2018, and the office

Dubs 2022

Dubs won the NBA 2021-2022 Championship. I've watched about a half of the Dubs games this season (on TV, except for the first playoff game). I was not a basketball fan. When the Japanese comic Slam Dunk was popular in Korea, I used to do some shooting practices near parks.

WWDC 2022

Three years in a row, WWDC was also held as an online-only event. I know a few (not sure how many) forks were invited to Apple Park for an on-site "viewing" event, but I couldn't be one of them. Maybe, Apple might still be concerning my complaints; they must not

Yosemite 2022

Just right after coming back from Vegas, I left for the Memorial Day weekend family trip to the most popular national park in California: Yosemite. I tried to make a reservation early this year but found that all campsites were already gone (I learned later that some portion of sites

Programmatic IO 2022

Programmatic IO 2022

I've been busy for the last few weeks: both for work and private. The word 'busy' comes to us as a synonym of tiredness, but sometimes of energy or vitality. And for me, that was the latter because I could've been on a business trip - after a long time

Tunic

Warning: this post has a light spoiler about the game Tunic. I didn't think it would take this long to write this post about Tunic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunic_(video_game)]; I thought I could see the ending two weeks ago. Xbox Game Pass gave me so many

Is There Sailor Moon?

Is There Sailor Moon?

"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon]" is a Japanese comic series that the princess of Moon saves Earth (and Moon). The original TV anime series was aired from 1992 to 1997, and it was one of my favorites. In 1998, I was a research

The Cloud Club

The last time was the Courtside at Chase Center [https://www.invisiblefriends.net/courtside/], and today, I've been to the Cloud Club at Oracle Park. I've been there so many times, but it was my first visit to the Suite level, and the Cloud Club was one of the most

The Multiverse of Madness

I've seen "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness [https://www.marvel.com/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness]." So, now I'm spoiler proof. I can hardly be a Marvel fan - I literally 'never' have read any marvel comics. But I would be a definite Marvel Movie fan - I've seen all Marvel

Oracle Park 2022

Oracle Park 2022

Last Saturday, I visited Oracle Park for the first time this season. Frankly, AT&T Park is still the more familiar name to me; moreover, I feel obscurely it's more beautiful to see the letters "AT&T." It was 2008 when I became the Giants' fan. My office was on

Elden Ring

In the aftermath of the Twitter frenzy, I learned that there had been a debate about a New York Times article. Interestingly, it was an article about a game, maybe the hottest game these days: Elden Ring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_Ring]. It seemed that several Tweets (of

Twitter, Finally?

"Twitter set to accept Musk's $43 billion offer." [https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-twitter-set-accept-musks-best-final-offer-sources-2022-04-25/] So be it. Congratulations on the Twitter board - it's not sarcastic. I can understand them if they think it is a perfect chance to 'exit' from a labyrinth. Welcome, and good luck to Mr. Musk.