The Tokyo Public Transit system is a genuine marvel of ingenuity, efficiency, and discipline. It’s fast, convenient, and effectively guarantees you’ll get your 10,000 steps in. But there’s no denying it can be quite intimidating to the uninitiated tourist visiting Japan, especially if you live in an area without a lot of public transit. So […]
Last month, Apple revealed its long-awaited headset device, Apple Vision Pro. To those who follow Apple rumors, this announcement was no surprise and has been anticipated for years. But the official announcement has spurred a lot of discussion in almost every circle. As the resident Apple enthusiast in my friend group, I’ve definitely had a […]
As the holiday season grows ever closer, Americans are once again treated to the traditions of drinking eggnog, holiday shopping, and watching classic Christmas movies. However, cultures across the world will inevitably celebrate their respective holidays differently and I believe that Japan’s adaptation of the Christmas holiday is one of the most interesting. Christianity We […]
As the United States prepares to fall back out of Daylight Savings Time, I feel it’s timely (no pun intended) to write about how the computers that we rely on can keep track of time. After all, I feel that between an old-fashioned clock on the wall and our smartphone, most would believe the smartphone […]
If you’ve browsed the web for any amount of time, you’ve likely had your humanity questioned. A challenge is presented to assert whether or not you are human. A CAPTCHA, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (a.k.a. my favorite acronym of all time), is the technical term for this […]
It’s been a while since I’ve last written, and a lot of that is because I was busy with the last semester of my master’s degree in Software Engineering. Unfortunately, my deep-dive, analysis-driven style of writing with all of the fancy citations takes a lot of time to write, but I still want to write […]
Apple’s penetration into the smart home market has produced mixed results. On one hand, they’ve managed to partner with many of the leading smart home accessory producers (with a few notable exceptions)¹, making HomeKit a popular standard that consumers go out of their way to buy. In addition, Apple’s continuous focus on privacy and security […]
Bossa nova is a genre of music that we’ve all probably heard before, but it’s not talked about all too much. Most of the time, it’s described as “elevator music” or “hold music,” which would be great if the elevators I take or support lines I call played music like that. It’s a Brazilian style […]