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Bangkok: a modern city

Day 1 in Bangkok, Thailand Upon arriving, I learned (or more accurately, realized) that “Siam” is Thailand. Somehow, I had not realized this before. It was only after I saw all the signs and ads for the Siam Commercial Bank that I thought for the first time: “Oh, Siam is Thailand.” U.S. Citizens do not…Continue Reading…

Sites for iOS App Stats

iOS Apps (or both iOS and Android) AppAnnie Android apps AppBrain

git: ignore “old mode”, “new mode” changes

There’s a git config setting you can change: git config core.filemode false

West Loop Roadtrip – Day 7

So begins my last post. Our roadtrip has finally reached its last day… We started off our day by visiting a Quaker church, which turned out to be very different from my usual Southern Baptist services. Here, they emphasized a more personal and direct form of worship through silence and reflection. We gather around in…Continue Reading…

West Loop Roadtrip- Day 6

Up we awoke in our Sacramento motel, and after a quick breakfast, it was soon checkout time. After making a few phone calls, it appeared that it was not time for my personal reason to happen yet. Not a big problem, we simply hung out in the lobby, using the rest of our paid Wi-Fi;…Continue Reading…

West Loop Roadtrip – Day 5

Since today wasn’t nearly as windy as yesterday, we decided to take a guided tour of Reno…on Segways! Yup, no walking hundreds of blocks or sitting in a crowded, stinky bus; we were traveling in hipster fashion. Since it’s off peak season for Reno, Elliot and I were the only ones on the tour…we were…Continue Reading…