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Common Knowledge
Just how common is common knowledge? Sometimes there are things I feel should be widely known but for some reason a significant portion of people don't know about. For example the double flashing lights on a car generally means it is either stopped somewhere for some reason (like unloading things) or it is a emergency and the car cannot move. ( Read more... ) -
Knowing grandparents
My knowledge of grandparents is sadly lacking. I wish I could speak more to them and find out more about the past. So many things cannot be discussed because I simply cannot say or understand enough. I'm quite interested in their World War II experiences too. For a long time I didn't know anything about it and the question never crossed my mind. ( Read more... ) -
Winter Stuff
This winter was good. I got to see everyone again. This included Circle K people when I went to Six Flags with them. I rode a lot of roller coasters even though I usually don't. I was happy but sometimes the thought of it being the last time I really see them flies through my mind. I feel kind of sick when it does. I try not to think about it too ( Read more... ) -
Communication
I'm sometimes a bit worried over communication with friends nowadays. I find that we are decentralizing our methods. Our various methods includes AIM, Facebook chat, Facebook messages, Facebook events (for larger meetings), Gmail chat, Steam chat, Email, Skype and of course the phone ( Read more... ) -
More events
So the day after Thanksgiving, I met my friend from Circle K again. This time it was back up in Norcal though. I drove on the highway by myself for the first time. It was the first time I'd driven on a highway alone but I feel okay about it. Merging on still makes me nervous though. Hopefully this feeling will go away over time ( Read more... ) -
Allergic to Guilt
I think I'm allergic to guilt. Many people don't feel too bad when bad stuff happens. That isn't me. I feel very bad if I'm responsible and I can never rest until I have reassurance from the victims that it is okay. Maybe this is why I'm such a "good" person. I am just compelled by my allergy to avoid hurting others and always give more than enough ( Read more... ) -
Paradox of Programming
Why is it that in every language I've programmed in, the most aggravating thing to do in all cases, without fail, is reading and writing to a file. It is the most simple of tasks, and yet spawns the most frustration by far. Implementing a neural network didn't seem to be much more difficult than figuring out how to print numbers to a text file even ( Read more... ) -
The dangers of our urban jungle
That makes it five times I was almost run over at the intersection of Springer and El Monte. There was the time a woman was memorizing flashcards and not paying attention, the time someone was dialing a cellphone and zoomed in front of me, the time an old lady started accelerating while I was still in the way, the time I was almost squished in the ( Read more... ) -
driving
I can never seem to drive the car with my dad as a passenger without getting into an argument halfway through to the end. I'm always not breaking fast enough, not breaking slow enough too far to the left, too far to the right, not going fast enough, or going too slow. I seriously cannot tell the difference between all of this. The margin between ( Read more... ) -
Conversation Luddite
It is funny that despite being a technical guy that likes technical things like computer games and surfing the internet, I actually don't like it sometimes ( Read more... )