Monthly Archives: December 2007

Dial-a-gender

Posted on 31 December 2007 by tychay

Twice this month I found that I’ve found that I’m a better conversationalist when I’m waiting in line to use the bathroom in those bars, places, or homes that don’t have separate bathrooms by gender. I guess it’s the combination … Continue reading →

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My supermodel moment

Posted on 30 December 2007 by tychay

Just heard something about me that was completely ridiculous and, at the same time, very funny. (I only wish it were true.) To set the record straight: Due to the ergodic hypothesis,

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It isn’t Thanksgiving without the kimchee

Posted on 27 December 2007 by tychay

22 November 2007. The dishes are being passed around the table: turkey, white and dark meat, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, stuffing, kimchee… Maybe at your Thanksgiving there is that dish that is not like the others—the one … Continue reading →

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Why I love Lunch 2.0

Posted on 21 December 2007 by tychay

I love Lunch 2.0. It’s ironic that something that started as a prank on Web 2.0 could become representative of the very thing it teases: free and open communication and “the lunch as a conversation.” Even though I missed Lunch … Continue reading →

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My short career in modeling

Posted on 21 December 2007 by tychay

There are a couple guys in the tech world who are models, have been models, or could be models. A friend said that the combination of tall, dark, handsome and geeky was “totally unfair” to us. (I assume she meant … Continue reading →

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I’m popular, attractive, and self-confident!

Posted on 18 December 2007 by tychay

Great news today! Halle blogs another gem about some social “research” results: “One involved the creation of mock Facebook profiles. Researchers learned that while people perceive someone who has a high number of friends as popular, attractive and self-confident, people … Continue reading →

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FOX needs a senior PHP front-end developer

Posted on 17 December 2007 by tychay

Hmm, it’s been a while since I posted some PHP jobs. (You know this is getting inconvenient. I think I need to just write a job tool for php.net.) Received this rec from a friend filling a position for FOX … Continue reading →

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Quantifying beauty

Posted on 15 December 2007 by tychay

“You called me earlier?” D— replies, “Oh yeah, I was at the hardware store. Something there reminded me of a blog entry of yours.” “Which one?” “I forgot. So hey, speaking of that. Chris was annoyed about your lame post.” … Continue reading →

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Have you hugged your engineer?

Posted on 14 December 2007 by tychay

I was browsing through Facebook and I ran across Andrew Mager’s profile photo again. This time it was taken at the CNET holiday party. I’ve been saying for a while now that I’m just going to compile all of his … Continue reading →

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Flickr stats

Posted on 13 December 2007 by tychay

Today Flickr combined my two favorite things in the world: photography and my ego. Introducing Flickr stats. [observations after the jump]

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