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The only one of its kind in HK, Tsing Yi's Chun Kwan Temple is a palimpsest of the migration patterns and maritime culture that shaped this island.
Writing this story was a fun opportunity to learn more about a part of HK I'd spent far too little time in before. Hopefully, you enjoy reading it too!
Writing this story was a fun opportunity to learn more about a part of HK I'd spent far too little time in before. Hopefully, you enjoy reading it too!
Pirates, Magic and Neon: Tsing Yi’s Chun Kwan Temple
Hong Kong's only neon-lit temple is also unique in another sense: it's dedicated to Chun Kwan a god with a very specific purview.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
The only one of its kind in HK, Tsing Yi's Chun Kwan Temple is a palimpsest of the migration patterns and maritime culture that shaped this island.
Writing this story was a fun opportunity to learn more about a part of HK I'd spent far too little time in before. Hopefully, you enjoy reading it too!
Writing this story was a fun opportunity to learn more about a part of HK I'd spent far too little time in before. Hopefully, you enjoy reading it too!
Reposted by Claudia Lo
There was a lot of, I don’t know the right way to describe it, ‘self regulation’
so having been on the ground for the Hong Kong protests (lucky me, always finding myself at the center of international news stories), one of the things that struck me about it was how violent the rhetoric often was, yet how that didn’t seem to translate to much actual violence
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
There was a lot of, I don’t know the right way to describe it, ‘self regulation’
been sitting on this for a while:
AI adopters (even self-described skeptical adopters) can't seem to grasp that for most people, exposure to AI output makes them FURIOUS. And this isn't something you can reason people out of, it's a predictable response to being asked to shovel shit
AI adopters (even self-described skeptical adopters) can't seem to grasp that for most people, exposure to AI output makes them FURIOUS. And this isn't something you can reason people out of, it's a predictable response to being asked to shovel shit
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
been sitting on this for a while:
AI adopters (even self-described skeptical adopters) can't seem to grasp that for most people, exposure to AI output makes them FURIOUS. And this isn't something you can reason people out of, it's a predictable response to being asked to shovel shit
AI adopters (even self-described skeptical adopters) can't seem to grasp that for most people, exposure to AI output makes them FURIOUS. And this isn't something you can reason people out of, it's a predictable response to being asked to shovel shit
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dwarf fortress bugs come in 3 flavors:
1. preposterous bullshit that is a complete edge case but sounds funny
2. minor tweak needed to avoid legacy code in cat self-adoption causing cats to inevitably catch fire and burn fortresses down
3. spanish inquisition grade suburban wine mom heresy
1. preposterous bullshit that is a complete edge case but sounds funny
2. minor tweak needed to avoid legacy code in cat self-adoption causing cats to inevitably catch fire and burn fortresses down
3. spanish inquisition grade suburban wine mom heresy
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
dwarf fortress bugs come in 3 flavors:
1. preposterous bullshit that is a complete edge case but sounds funny
2. minor tweak needed to avoid legacy code in cat self-adoption causing cats to inevitably catch fire and burn fortresses down
3. spanish inquisition grade suburban wine mom heresy
1. preposterous bullshit that is a complete edge case but sounds funny
2. minor tweak needed to avoid legacy code in cat self-adoption causing cats to inevitably catch fire and burn fortresses down
3. spanish inquisition grade suburban wine mom heresy
Feel like I broke some kinda cross disciplinary barrier when someone at work asked me if I used an LLM to analyze source texts and I replied, "no I just read them"
September 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Feel like I broke some kinda cross disciplinary barrier when someone at work asked me if I used an LLM to analyze source texts and I replied, "no I just read them"
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Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”