Posts by Allen Cheung
Nintendo Labo is a Gateway Toy
No one does video games for kids quite to the level of Nintendo. Their latest experiment, the Nintendo Labo kit, is a great take on blending the virtual and digital nature of video games with movements in the physical world.…
Skills for Aspiring Engineering Directors
Prevailing wisdom suggests that within the ranks of management, despite their proximity on most career ladders, the roles of a manager and a director are meaningfully different. Just as it's difficult to appreciate the responsibilities of line management…
Review: Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon is a TV series in its first season, released on Netflix this year, based off a sci-fi novel of the same name. I was initially drawn to the accolades of the show, but eventually made my way…
The Utility of Writing
Surprise—the guy who's kept a blog for over a decade[1] and spends most of his work hours inside of an email client thinks that writing is important. But while reminiscing about the role that writing plays…
Are "Strong Opinions" Really "Weakly Held"?
Strong opinion, weakly held. It's become the go-to description for explaining the legitimacy of a decidedly non-apologetic, domineering personality or position. The idea is that it may be okay to have an aggressive stance, as long…
Sleeping with Ease
As knowledge workers, it's somewhat a given that we end up taking work home with us. Sometimes this is literal: laptops and VPNs are enough to log in remotely and resume work into the evenings. Other times though,…
