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Ride on the LEFT While nearly three-quarters of countries drive on the right-hand side of the road, some countries have retained the left-hand traffic tradition. Indonesia is one o…
For some peculiar reason, I happen to have come to Indonesia. A couple of weeks ago, I got an unexpected phone call asking me to see Mr. So and so. I didn’t know this person very w…
Sunny weekends are always a great time to pedal a bike. Cyclists spend practically all weekend in the saddle and enjoy the sunshine, greenery and scenery. Cyclists in Tokyo are no…
After experiencing repeated sudden system crashes, I decided to update my Linux environment. Since then, my Android Studio stopped working properly. Several problems were found wit…
Days ago, I wrote an article entitled creating Chinese/Japanese word clouds in Python . The article was written for a friend of mine who is learning the language for his research i…
The beginning of Arduino project development always starts with blinking an LED. That is what every physical computer programmers learn and do to make sure that everything is corre…
Almost three weeks ago, I went for an early spring getaway. The sky was mostly clear. The air was mild. Flowers were in bloom. It was time to back in the saddle. So I put on just a…
When it comes to bicycle components, I don't usually like fancy items like aluminum spokes, titanium bolts and carbon laminated rims. Of course, they offer some clear performance a…
The Jaybird X3 are a pair of high-quality, sweat-proof, bluetooth earbuds. I recently purchased ones, when my MDR-AS600BT had lost its ability to hold a battery charge. I loved my…
I recently moved one of my WP websites to a new host. The old host was Japanese and the new is American. But the site's URL remains the same. No one would ever notice the change un…
It does not really feel like winter at the end of February in Taiwan, a subtropical, evergreen island in the Pacific Ocean. Towering palm trees and flowering trees are everywhere.…
Life sometimes throws you a curveball, sometimes amazes you with the good fortune. While I was looking at the sharp and jagged alpine mountain ranges in Munich, I could not even im…
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