Posts by Allen Cheung
Screw that Guy
There is, supposedly, an evolutionary advantage to tribalism. The phenomenon where we readily identify with members of an in-group, while at the same time shun others who aren't as an exclusionary out-group, was critical to creating and maintaining…
Disk Media Nostalgia
It turns out that moving to a new place is a good catalyst to Marie Kondo the house, and it's particularly therapeutic—though proportionally time-consuming—to work through piles of stuff accumulated over the decades, from sleeping in…
Career Advancement in Large Teams
I had a chance to chat with someone who recently joined one of the major tech companies[1] as an engineering manager. Upon settling into their team, they were disappointed to learn that the actual work environment, plus the work…
Technological Optimization
I think of myself as a technologist, someone who sees of technology as a positive force on society, the continuous endeavors that strive to move us towards better futures. It accomplishes that goal by enabling more possibility with greater efficiency…
This Metaverse Thing
A number of years ago, I knew this guy who ran a business rendering custom characters in real life, building molds of World of Warcraft character avatars[1] out of a factory in Asia to sell to players who wanted…
Review: The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
I first came across the sci-fi author Ken Liu via his translation of the first book of the Chinese epic series Remembrance of Earth's Past , i.e., The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu. I thought he did a…
