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The Decline of the Cantonese Language

I have a 2-year-old son. He’ll be a second-generation Chinese-American, who — unless our lives completely go sideways for the next two decades — will attend American schools and absorb American culture like any other kid...

Video Game Narratives

On the recommendation of many podcasts and some folks I follow on Twitter, I went and finished Firewatch — a new, story-driven game about a guy hanging out in a national park watching for forest fires...

Forever Backwards Compatible

In chatting with someone on Clarity a couple of days ago, I came across a peculiar question that didn’t seem that remarkable at the time. The topic was hiring a freelancer to build a...

Life as Tetris

I found a fun article a couple of days ago that tries to compare Tetris to life over Chess as the appropriate gaming analog. As a former addict to Tetris DS as well as a...

Year in Review — 2015

As arbitrary as it may be, the end of the year is a good milestone and reminder to reflect on the events and thoughts of the past 12 months. It’s a great excuse to...