Web 2.0: Past, Present, and Future

Four years have passed since Tim O’Reilley and his pals famously started endorsing the new era of the Internet: Web 2.0. Some people got excited, some got sceptical, commenting “Isn’t it just a marketing buzzword?” Looking back, I think we were...

La Cafe

Now, is "LA CAFE" the correct way to say "The Coffee"? — Because that is what I believe this coffee shop was named after. Let's ask Google Translation, the Oracle. Spanish: el café French: le café Italian: il caffè Portuguese: o café...

Another reason to go to Japan (NSFW)

As a Japanese living outside of the country, I am supposed to shout patriotic rants about this photo, conveniently wiping out the memory of preaching equally disgusting opinions about Japan to anybody with ears when I was there. That's also my take on...

The God delusion

Here are quotes from the (in)famous Richard Dawkins's book. It's title explains it all: do not believe in god.I have only read the first few chapters but I already think he is full of himself; I won't befriend him (if there ever is a chance). I have...

Taipei MRT: Card sensor

Check the angle of the card sensor — it is tilted at the right angle so you can put the token or prepaid card in a natural way, without slowing down your walking speed too much. Well, that's it. My brain started overheating (after watching too many YouTube...