This video of an interview with the Bumble founder reminds me that the service/mission is often much more important than the technology for starting up a company.
2021-02-14
Bumble
2021-02-13
TB12
Like others, Tom Brady’s diet and fitness routines got my attention .
I see some positive aspects of his routines, but these might not work as well for others and probably not even the real reasons for his performance.
Exercise
I have cardio and weight/core training for about 1.5 hours in the morning, a walk between 0.5 to 2 hours (depending on the route and weather) in the afternoon, and 0.5 to 2 hours of coordination/control exercise in the evening.
Sleep
I usually go to bed around 10:30-to-11 pm and wake up between 6-to-6:30 am, and take a 20 to 30 min nap in the early afternoon.
I guess 10:30 pm among computer scientists is probably like his 8:30 pm among the general public, and I actually need to avoid waking up too early (like 4 am when my brain got too excited).
Diet
I usually have fruit smoothie, grain/bean/seed milk, and some dairy (cheese and egg) for breakfast; vegetables, seafood, and carbohydrate (yam, sweet potatoes, bread/toast) for lunch; and vegetables, fruits, and vegetarian protein (tofu or yogurt) for dinner.
I have dark chocolate (often 100 percent cocoa) for morning snacks, hot cocoa (pure without sugar) and green tea matcha as drinks in the morning and afternoon.
I was puzzled by his denial of dairies, and found out it is not based on science.
Mind
I meditate everyday, and I probably don’t need additional brain exercises beyond my work and reading.
2021-02-12
The takeout economy
Ordering stuff online with a click of button can be convenient, but there are potential consequences to our society (e.g., restaurants and gig workers) and environment (e.g., packaging and shipping).
After learning about the charge from a food delivery (tech ?) company during a restaurant takeout, I now try to directly order from local restaurants to build direct connections and bypass these middlemen who can better help the discovery of new restaurants and these dark kitchens that do not want to bother with services and deliveries.
2021-02-11
Ugly apple
This apple has unhandled extraordinary vertices for its subdivision rules.
Ugly apple – pencil, charcoal, graphite, oil, and smudge #AdobeFresco
Even though shaped with
unusual subdivision,
still fresh and tasty.Happy new year! 新年快樂! pic.twitter.com/zaGinIAgYu
— Li-Yi Wei (@liyiwei) February 12, 2021
2021-02-08
Vacant lot corner
Drawing is one of the few activities that can soothe me into a zone/flow, like hours before a SIGGRAPH deadline (before year 2011, the start of my diminishing marginal return).
2021-02-06
Hand-rest profile
I drew this from referencing a magazine photo.
I did not know what I exactly wanted to do in the beginning and simply let the iterative process guide me.
2021-02-05
2021-02-03
Bright cloud
After experimenting with various brush types (oil, watercolor, charcoal, etc.), I realized that the best way to depict the fluffy cloud texture is smudge over the (black and white) strokes placed by whatever brush types.