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Weekend Poll

According to Google Analytics, about 1/3 of the visitors to this site are on a mobile phone, while around 10% of my total traffic stem from tablets. And I imagine that these numbers will continue to get higher with the advancement of technology, decrease in prices, and wider adaptation of mobile devices. When I first set out to design this current WordPress theme, my original plan was to make it responsive. A responsive design changes the layout of a page depending on the size of the screen. (image source) However, I was too eager to get a new template prepared that I did not thoroughly study up on the method I said "Screw it" and took the easier route of a static design. As more and...

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Did the Korean Culture Contribute to Flight 214’s Crash? A Commendable Response

Have you guys read Malcom Gladwell's Outliers? In it is a chapter titled "The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes" which explains how the Korean culture — more specifically, its emphasis on hierarchical structure — has made them more prone to plane crashes. As I'm sure all of you already know, last week, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport. And while my first thoughts centered around the passengers and crew's well-being (I was especially concerned because my cousin is a pilot for Asiana who regularly makes the Seoul to SF route), my mind also recalled Gladwell's take on Korean pilots. And, before I knew it, the media too began to add the Korean culture into a possible contributing factor to...

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Vogue UK Easter Egg

Step 1:  Go to Vogue UK. Step 2:  Enter the Konami code. (up up, down down, left, right, left, right, b, a, enter) Step 3:  Watch the awesomeness unfold! I'm pretty sure that the higher-ups at Vogue had no idea such an easter egg existed, considering the silly geekiness of the surprise.  :mrgreen: Which of these fabulous raptors greeted you? My favorite is the one with feathers. Via Reddit....

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My Mini-Me(s)

Last month, when my aunt from Korea saw Claire for the very first time, she let out an audible gasp. "Oh my goodness! She looks exactly like Jenny!" Later, she would tell my mom that she thought she had traveled back in time, because the way Claire looked, and the way she was walking toward her, was so similar to how I looked at that age. It seems that my oldest daughter is looking less like her uncle and more like me these days. Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to pull out some old albums the next time I visited my parents...

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