Travel, Code, and Engineering


Shopping in the Philippines Part 1 of 2

Living in the Philippines was a daily adventure. Even something as simple as going shopping presented new and interesting challenges. This is part one of a two-part series.


Things to Do in Austin

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Encrypt Everything

A burglar recently broke into my brother's house. They stole some jewelry and electronics including a camcorder with videos of their baby daughter. Hopefully they backed up those family memories to...


Searching Korean Text

One technique I find extremely useful when writing a letter, essay, or research paper is to search through the paper for a portion of a word. Suppose I'm interested in finding a section of my paper...


Market Order Types

I had initially intended to describe and comment on the various types of market orders, but I think this post functions better as a simple bulleted reference.