Computers (laptops, desktops) and smartphones are all tools which can potentially be useful to us. Like a chainsaw, however, they can also be dangerous. Reckless play with these things
The computer I'm presently writing from isn't a particularly fast computer. Using "modern" apps (e.g. web …
read moreIdle talk is to be avoided; deceptive talk (lying) is prohibited. Having been writing blogs of rather informal character for a while, it would not be challenging for me to just "post something" everyday—to practice of "producing content" for the sake of content amounts to deciding on some schedule …
read moreThus far, I've categorized these blog posts as "news"—initially I was doing more talk about politics this and that and stuff going on in the (USA/national) news. Then, this blog has turned to more narration and reflection mixed in with notes on stuff I've been trying and learning …
read moreThere is theory, which can be understood as a (intellectual) model of how something works, and then there is practice in which theory can be applied to get results. Another word for practice is work, in the case that the thing being practiced is applied towards some end with effects …
read moreAmong other projects, one activity I've been spending more time on since all the COVID-19 stuff got rolling is ramping up the intensity of my foreign language studying. In this post, I am going to explicate why I currently find studying European languages (mainly focusing on Russian, some French/Spanish …
read moreIn this post, I'll describe a phenomenon I'll call the xenophilic paradox. This idea is this: people that are very interested in foreign cultures often dislike or feel alienated from the place they themselves are from—while wishing that people of the cultures they admire do not become more cosmpolitan …
read moreIn the city I grew up in, there were many unfamiliar symbols all around me. Though I am of Chinese heritage, I did not learn Chinese until I decided to do so myself as an "adult learner". So, returning to places I spent time in as I grew up living …
read moreWe can define positive thinking as actively directing one's attention towards some goal (e.g. striving for that which is beautiful). Positive thinking can be contrasted with reactionary thinking— simply responding to bad news rather than actively working towards something.
Allow me to provide an example from language …
read moreDuring these locked-down times, I've been given the opportunity to work on studying foreign languages again, which is good fun. Here I share some additional tips, tricks, and insights which have been helpful to me. Eventually, I plan to integrate this content into my language learning page which has additional …
read moreIt has been a while since I've checked tech news, so I visited Hacker News this morning to see what's going on the minds of the computer nerds. I looked over one article going over how Amazon's Kindle devices collect a "surprisingly large amoung of data". Various other articles concerned …
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