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Hawaii Grows Coffee

According to the cap of the Snapple iced tea I’m drinking now, “Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.” It’s “Real Fact” #138, Snapple says, and you can get all of these facts at their website. I like coffee; don’t you? Where does most of our coffee come from, anyway?

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Today, June 4, is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. This is an event I think we should never forget. Although I was only one year old when it happened, it’s striking to me to read about it. In the news you’ll find various articles about its effects on today, but what I wonder…Continue Reading…

Being John Malkovich

“…the Y combinator in  functional programming” sounds like an interesting thing, even though I don’t know what it is. Thus, when I have time, I want to see the movie Being John Malkovich (1999).

Make Windows Snap to Edges?

Is there any way to make windows snap to edges in Windows XP? That includes both screen edges and the edges of other windows.

First Day at Google

Here’s a summary of how I landed an internship with Google. I feel compelled to write this out for the first time because the vibe I got at Google is that people are really friendly, really honest, and one heck of a lot smarter than me. So the least I could do is be honest….Continue Reading…

John McCain Interviews with Google CEO Eric Schmidt

I was reading my Gmail when I spotted a post on the Official Google Blog called “Presidential campaign trail winds through the Googleplex“. Just four days ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt interviewed Senator John McCain, who is running for the 2008 presidential election. It’s a truly amazing interview, and was very eye-opening for me. Previously,…Continue Reading…