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Markets in Miaoli: Day 3 in Taiwan

Today is my third full day in Taiwan. I walked around Miaoli with Aaron’s grandpa. He speaks English acceptably well, though his native language seems to be Mandarin Chinese. He also speaks fluent Japanese, and he thinks very highly of Japan. Aaron has agreed to do an experiment with me, lasting 48-hours up to a…Continue Reading…

National Palace Museum: 2nd Day in Taiwan

Yesterday was my 2nd full day in Taiwan. Suresh and I wanted to go for a hike, but I woke up a bit late. We went out for breakfast and got an interesting taro bun with fried eggs. They cut some slices into the top of the bun, then place the fried eggs inside. The…Continue Reading…

First Full Day in Taiwan: Taipei

I went to Taipei-101 and ate in the food court. I went to the one restaurant that didn’t have a long line of waiting customers. Probably not a great choice. I ordered pan-fried chicken. It wasn’t fantastic. It costs 400 TWD to go to the top of Taipei-101 and peer out from the Observation Deck….Continue Reading…

Motorbikes in Taipei

Today I arrived in Taipei. The most surprising thing so far has been the large number of motorbikes that I saw while walking around the city. They’re on the roads and parked on the sidewalks, almost like in Vietnam. Yet there are far more cars here as well. It’s like a 50/50 blend. A lot…Continue Reading…

“Continue program execution” keyboard shortcut – Xcode 4

It’s actually called Pause, even though the hover hint says Continue program execution. It’s hard to find keyboard shortcuts for the Debugger, but they’re all in the Xcode preferences. Continue program execution: control+command+y Also known as: ^⌘Y

Gary Johnson

The news that Osama bin Laden had been brought to justice sparked my interest in American politics once again. I strongly supported Ron Paul for President in 2008. (For the record, here’s how Ron Paul would’ve handled bin Laden.) I still believe that the USA would be far better off today had he been elected….Continue Reading…