GPlus

Originally published on, the now-defunct, Google Plus.

UX: WeWork

Designing corporate culture through architecture, physical and social.

Women Work: Computer Programmers

The explicit discrimination in seeking a corporate “culture fit”.

Distinctions: Squash vs Quash

Words: Squash vs Quash You squash bugs. You quash rumors. ———— Change: “The about-to-launch campaign was also squashed by Mayor Boris Johnson.” ———— Technically squash can be used in place of quash (to put an end to; suppress). But isn’t it nicer to make the distinction?

And Justice for All

December 6, 2016. Congress Ave. Austin, Texas. Taken on my walk to the post office.

Lost

迷 Three random incidents this week wove themselves together under the theme of “lost”. I. In one of my Japanese lessons, the vocabulary list included the word for enigma, puzzle, or riddle: nazo 謎 「なぞ」。 When I looked up the kanji, it turned out to be rather arcane (that is, not in the standard school set). On the left-side, is the radical “word” (to say). On the right side is

A Commonplace Book

In the last couple of years have I become more systematic in trying to synthesize my “highlighted” passages by trying to summarize them, paraphrase them, or otherwise actively engage with my reading.

Don’t Make Me Lose Hope