Posts by Allen Cheung
Review: Stories of your Life and Others
After watching the excellent Arrival , I was compelled to find and devour the short story that inspired the plot in that movie. This is a persistent habit of mine, seeking out source materials that inspire a creative work, particularly if…
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus was a PlayStation 2 game released in 2005 about a hero tasked with the seemingly impossible mission of defeating giant colossi, in order to revive a comatose companion. It was a one-of-a-kind game, themed so strongly…
Smartwatches as Glorified Fitness Trackers
I temporarily ditched my Withings hybrid watch for a slightly smarter cousin. My curiosity got the better of me; I knew that a hybrid smartwatch could represent the best of both worlds, but I imagined how a second screen on…
Review: The Manager’s Path
I forget who mentioned The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change to me as an interesting book to pick up, but I do remember thinking that it sounded like the perfect guide to software…
Impressions of the Switch, Three Months Later
The Switch is my first Nintendo console since the SNES. Having missed all the great Nintendo franchises in the past decade or so, I've been excited to wait for the updates the classics, and so far, The Legend…
Review: The Upstarts
The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World is a journalist's take on how Uber and Airbnb came to exist. These two startups are two of the biggest…
