Confessions of a researchaholic

February 18, 2025

Holiday time for exploratory fun

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Monday the 17th is a holiday and I was pondering whether I should start a work task that I aimed to finish by the end of the week or spend time on more exploratory research. I decided to go for the latter as I realized that during my usual workdays I often feel enough obligation towards my collaborators for the former and I am the only one who can push myself for the latter.

My decision turned out to be correct for this particular one, as on Monday I had some fun tinkering with \href{https://glicol.org/}{computer music language} (that I have zero background with) and on Tuesday I immediately hit on issues that required responses from my colleagues upon starting the work task.

And I also spent some time doing some silly doodling:


February 16, 2025

Sports-themed Sunday

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While walking to visit this sports-themed exhibition at SFMOMA today before its closing, I noticed some black-chauffeured cars in the neighborhood and realized that the NBA All-Star weekend was happening around.

February 10, 2025

Scam Inc

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Fascinating podcast series of the scam industry located in the Thailand-Myanmar border, from the victims (whose psychological weak spots are exploited), the scammers (who often deceived job seekers), to the crime syndicate behind.

This BBC report provides a good visual on the ground.

February 1, 2025

Sticky rice ball

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A sticky rice ball with a fried dough stick and sweet or salty filling is a traditional breakfast in Taiwan.


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