go Pipelining with Go A few days ago, a friend of mine posted a question about the Go concurrency control. The question was, "Can we assure that doSomething(0) always runs before doSomething(2)?" The answer would be, "No." We cannot determine the order in which goroutine can
movie Soul Goodbye, 2020, and welcome 2021. During the last end of year break, I had watched a bunch of movies at home. And there was "Soul." I think it should be
book Tyranny of Merit If "Disunited Nations" was my book of 2020 for my brain, "Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? (Michael J. Sandel / Farrar, Straus and Giroux)" was the one for my heart. Prof. Michael J. Sandel may be more famous in Korea than
book Disunited Nations During the last Thanksgiving break, I read "Disunited Nations, (Peter Zeihan / Harper Business)." On the verge of 2020, I think it is my (personal) book of the year. The central
life Queen’s Gambit "Queen's Gambit" must be one of the most famous TV shows worldwide these days. I enjoyed it last Thanksgiving day, and I'm also the one fascinated by the show definitively. Spoiler alert: a little bit. At first, I cringed, as it was totally out
go Dependency Inversion in Go Two years ago, some engineers in my company had a study on the book "Hands-on Dependency Injection in Go." Overall, the book was about the famous SOLID principles: Single responsibility principleOpen/closed principleLiskov substitution principleInterface segregation principleDependency inversion principleAt that time, I couldn't get
life The Price of Credit If I have to name one I hate most, I can give you a name without hesitation: Woo-Suk Hwang. In 2005, he published in the journal of Science that he successfully cloned the human embryonic stem cell. He was called the "Pride of Korea,
The Rule of Games I love baseball. I’ve been a fan of SF Giants since 2008. I also got to love football (yes, American football) too last year. Last year, the 49ers made
life A Dental Appointment Yesterday, I visited my dental clinic. It was a regular checkup, but I put off my appointments two times because I thought dental treatment could be the most dangerous activity in this pandemic era. I was still a bit afraid, but I thought the
anime RIP. Mr. Matsumoto Last week, there was a cool article from Vulture about the history of the animation. In those 100 great moments, I believe I know the most from the Japanese anime.
life The 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2020 In late July, my daughter complained that her iPad - the first generation of 9.7 inch iPad Pro that I used before - was too slow. So... (you know)
life Walking Down the University Ave I love my AirPods Pro (who doesn't?), but there has been making rattling noises recently. It started several months ago. I heard a noise that something is trembling in my
life Patrick Stewart In the early 2010s, I used a service called Everpix. It was a cloud photo service that I could save my photos and view/manage them in any device. Nowadays, iCloud Photo or Google Photo is ubiquitous, but there was no one like that,
game Ultima IV - The End The end of Ultima IVSo, I completed the Ultima IV last week. There is no pre-defined route in Ultima IV, but the requirement to enter the abyss - The Great
game Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar It was 1987 (when I was 7th grade) that my mom bought me my first computer: Apple II+. It had around 300,000 KRW price tag (about $375 at that
covid-19 Travelling during the pandemic My daughter and I arrived in Korea a few days ago. We’re currently under 14-day self-quarantine. I couldn’t imagine what a journey during the pandemic looks like. But
anime Space Battle Ship Yamato 1 Ep 22. Finally, I watched the 22nd Episode of Yamato 1 - The Rainbow Star Cluster. It was an incredible story that a genius engineer beats an admiral who planned and executed a perfect strategy. Space Battle Ship Yamato is an extraordinary anime to me. Though
life Scariest Days It has been more than a month passed after the shelter in place order was activated. It would be good if I could say it had been peaceful and dull days, but I couldn’t because I had been sick. TL; DR. Now I’
wwdc WWDC20 and Shelter in Place Day 4 Contrary to my wish, WWDC20 is going to be an online-only event. Apple said it would be “a new experience.” I’m positive about the decision. But at the same
life Barbarian Days I bought a paperback of “Barbarian Days (William Finnegan).” It is unlikely for me to buy a paper-book in these days (most are e-books), but I buy a few if
life The New Office My company HQ moved to a new location - Redwood City - from Palo Alto. I think the main reason would be (as I’m not an executive) the cost.
wwdc WWDC My new office now has a toaster, and I can toast a bagel for breakfast. I love bagels for breakfast, but unbaked bagels are so miserable. It was WWDC that
life The Question To Fail A few months ago, I read a twitter of a Korean software engineer who was working in Silicon Valley. He had been in a meetup for college students who were interested in working in Silicon Valley. There was a Q&A session, and
bayarea Why Bay Area Again Then, I want to talk about why I’m back to Bay Area. Ten years ago, my SF office closed - when the financial crisis came - and I had to return to Korea. During the last 10 years, I started my own business,
anime Takako Ohta 35th Anniversary Live In my last business trip to Tokyo, I couldn’t buy a flight ticket for my schedule. So, I had to take a plane for three days ahead of my
