Diko Ko - Invisible Friends

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; I thought I could see the ending two weeks ago. Xbox Game Pass gave me so many games to play. I found this game -

life

Is There Sailor Moon?

"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン)" 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 intern at ATR (a research institute in

baseball

The Cloud Club

The last time was the Courtside at Chase Center, 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 luxurious Suites. It was my

movie

The Multiverse of Madness

I've seen "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 movies (since Iron Man) and most

baseball

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

game

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. It seemed that several Tweets (of course they were) provoked the dispute, and

twitter

Twitter, Finally?

"Twitter set to accept Musk's $43 billion offer." 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. I wish he would've read Yishan's

politics

Behavior

Yesterday, Yishan Wong's (the ex Reddit CEO) long Twitter thread was popular in my network. I learned it from a newsletter (only Korean), and I thought it was an essence or at least the most crucial factor of social network affairs nowadays. I think if Elon takes over Twitter, he

apple

Apple Maps

When Apple announced its own map service (in 2012): Apple Maps, I thought it was a silly and extravagant idea because Google Maps was so dominant (and looked perfect) at the time. However, ten years have passed, and Apple Maps is my first and favorite map service: especially for driving

business

Twitter vs. Musk

The hottest tech news of the last week should be Elon Musk's battle with Twitter. 4/4: It had been disclosed that Elon Musk bought more than 9% of Twitter stocks, which made him the largest individual shareholder. By the end of the day, the board of Twitter invited him

dubs

The Courtside

Although I'm a baseball guy, I've also enjoyed watching Warriors games. Watching live local sports games might be the only reason I'm still on the linear TV; I might have watched more than half of the Warriors' live games on TV this season. Now, it's the playoff time, and I

baseball

Giants 2022

Playball! Giants' new season just started. The Giants got the winning series over the Marlins in the opening series. My favorite player in this year's squad is Darin Ruf. Not only because he played in Korea, but also because he showed solid two years as a Giant. Many might think

travel

Napa 2022

Last week was my daughter's Spring break. We hadn't had any plans, but suddenly, it came up to me that it could be an excellent time to visit Napa. I'm not sophisticated at wines. I used an online wine service nakedwines.com and enjoyed the service. I was satisfied with

life

DMV

I think Flash Slothmore might be a character who took off mostly in the movie Zootopia. Many in the US would agree that DMV is the last place to wanna go, and Flash was the stereotype of the DMV workers. However, I have another opinion, and I'd like to share

life

The Slap

I couldn't watch this year's Oscar as I was captured in Nexus, and I might miss the most controversial moment of the week - the slap by Will Smith. It is interesting (and surprising) to see that the most of country looks to be on Chris Rock's side. Yes, I

game

Xbox Series X

Finally, my living room was completed with Xbox Series X. You might not know, but it was super hard to buy since it was released on 12/12/2019. I performed supersonic mouse clicking at the launch date but only found every effort in vain. While Series S is now

life

Facebook Marketplace Scam

One collateral damage of my Death Valley trip was that we bought La-Z-Boy recliners. We had one night at Harris Ranch, and the room had a recliner. All my family loved it, and we decided to buy one. We bought one love chair and one manual recliner from La-Z-Boy. So,

moloco

New Office

Last Thursday, I worked from the office for the first time since the lockdown: almost after two years. I visited the office several times, but all were only to grab some pieces of equipment or perks. I'm working in a company, Moloco, Inc. as an infrastructure software engineer. As we

travel

Death Valley

Death Valley National Park always has been a place on my bucket list. We planned for it two years ago, but we had to change the plan for a family issue. As the pandemic seemed tolerable, we decided now was the time to put the mark. View this post on

politics

The Remains of the Day

A few days before the Korean President's election, a famous general partner of a Korean VC firm mentioned that one in a leadership role in a company had better not mention their political preference. And some arguing followed. There have been several similar arguments in the US. One of the

travel

Pinnacles National Park

Last President Day weekend, I've been to Pinnacles National Park. Pinnacles National Park is the smallest National Park in California, and it is only one hour and a half driving from my home (Palo Alto). Luckily, we could book a tent cabin for one night on Friday - the weekend

life

RIP JJ

Jungju Kim, the founder of Nexon, passed away yesterday. I knew him personally (we have been in the same college and major); we usually called him JJ, but the last time I met him in person was more than 20 years ago - in the late 1990s. It was a

politics

A Ride

I'm not sure where or whom I heard it from first, but I have a political principle when I support a political figure. "Do not buy their words, but see what they have done."So, "I need ammunition, not a ride" is not what I've been impressed with Zelensky, but

politics

Birds Aren't Real

Last week, I heard about the "Birds Aren't Real" movement from The Daily (the NYT podcast). It is a movement that posits the US government massacred all birds in the 1970s, and all the birds nowadays are the government's surveillance drones. You might be wondering what the f*** this is.

life

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country to which I have an affinity without a strong reason. I've never been to Ukraine and don't know anyone from Ukraine personally. The reason for my affection might be because of only one person: Andriy Shevchenko. In the early 2000s, the soccer game "Winning Eleven (Pro