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…

On Mac OS X, I was getting “The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer” when I connect my HP M1132 printer to my MacBook Air. I tried a number of the solutions I found via Google, but ultimately the solution was to simply disconnect the printer, turn it off, turn it back…Continue Reading…

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I asked: I have a factory-unlocked iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3.1. Should I update to 4.3.2 using iTunes first, and then jailbreak? Or should I just run the jailbreak immediately, providing redsn0w with the 4.3.2 firmware, even though my device is on 4.3.1? (Will this also update my iPhone to 4.3.2?) dhlizard125p answered me almost…Continue Reading…

Last week, I visited New Asia College, part of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. There’s a free shuttle from the University MTR station on the KCR (light blue) line. Technically, the shuttle is only for students and staff, but they don’t check IDs or anything, so I just went in. I sat in a class…Continue Reading…

When I tell people I’m from LA, they sometimes ask me how they should get around. Do they really need to get a car? I don’t really know. I suppose it depends on where you want to go. I always got around LA by car. Now that I have significant experience using public transportation in…Continue Reading…