The voice

It’s summer time in America, kids are off school, and big blockbuster movies are our summer tradition. This year, it’s #Barbenheimer. I was at our local mall the other day...

2021 in review: Watercolor

I’ve been painting with watercolors since this summer. I fell from my bike, injured my ankle, and I couldn’t ride for about 6 weeks, so I had to find something...

EF66

Overnight sleeper services are all but gone today in Japan, but it used to be a vital transportation mode.

Rusting beauty

I built a model F-14 while back, and my friend pointed out that I can see a real F-14 not too far away from my home. So I paid a...

Art of asking questions

A part of my work is a journalistic work. I go out, I grok how & what software people are building, and that knowledge informs what we do next. This...

On technology leadership

What does it mean to be a technology leader? This has been and still is a perpetual question for me. In this post, I’d like to reflect on what I...

My personal journey around diversity

Today, in the software development industry, the issue of gender, racial, and other diversities is widely accepted. But I also think this is still largely understood as “social value,” as...

LEGO Earth project

I play LEGO a lot with my daughter, and I’ve been obsessed with making spheres. My last sphere building attempt was building a mini LEGO Earth in 2009. While I...