giants
My Giants Week 2023
I want to share the story of my Giants week. Two weeks ago, my wife and daughter went to Korea, and I was alone at home. Hmm... I'm not Kevin, and I don't want to make any trouble home alone, but I thought it could be
Diko Ko
Director of Engineering@Toss USA, An engineer and a producer. Previously produced Sid Story and Yogurting. Find me on BlueSky: @dikoko.bsky.social, Thread/Instagram: @dikoko
travel
Seattle 2023
Last week, I visited the new Seattle office for the first time. My last visit was exactly one year ago. At the time, we were in WeWork Seattle downtown. It was already a decent tech company office, but the new office was at the tallest building in Seattle: Colombia Center.
life
Covid
I often said that now we had normalcy, and I was grateful that I hadn't had the disease. But early this month, I finally got Covid. My wife got it first (probably in her office), and I had it inevitably. My parents and daughter were going to go
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
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'
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
