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Nov 25, 2020

Asians Aren’t the “Other” Race

Many newspapers and international organizations claim to believe in “inclusion.” The modern workplace frequently advocates inclusion of all groups as well, and companies like Facebook or Google often have professional groups dedicated to specific races or cultures. There is still a marked exclusion of Asians from many conversations about equality…

Asian American

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Asians Aren’t the “Other” Race
Asians Aren’t the “Other” Race
Asian American

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Apr 23, 2020

Why Nursing Homes Are Losing Against COVID-19

“U.S. Coronavirus Deaths in U.S. Nursing, Long-Term Care Facilities Top 10,000” read the headline. Wallstreet Journal published a story about how nursing homes and long-term care facilities seemingly can’t keep COVID-19 from decimating their residents. …

Covid 19

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Why Nursing Homes Are Losing Against COVID-19
Why Nursing Homes Are Losing Against COVID-19
Covid 19

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Mar 12, 2020

Quick Calculation for Projected New Coronavirus Cases (USA Only)

I fitted a natural exponential function to the USA’s daily reported cases of novel coronavirus. Unless drastic measures are taken, we could see 90K+ cases before end of March 2020.

Coronavirus

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Quick Calculation for Projected New Coronavirus Cases
Quick Calculation for Projected New Coronavirus Cases
Coronavirus

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Dec 26, 2018

Preparing for the Crunch — 2019 and Beyond

In my March 2018 article “Economic Outlook for 2019 and Beyond,” I discussed several risks to the US Economy that could hit us in the new year. I forecasted much uncertainty and risk in 2019, but I did not anticipate so much of that risk to spill into 2018. …

Investing

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Investing

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Jul 21, 2018

Land of the Free*

I looked at the speeding ticket. It said I was going 75 MPH on Route 12, not too far from Mount Rainier. The penalty: $187. I was surprised the speed limit was so low, considering it was an empty country road with sparse traffic. If you look at the map…

Traffic

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Land of the Free*
Land of the Free*
Traffic

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Mar 25, 2018

Economic Outlook for 2019 and Beyond

Over the past five years, I’ve spent countless hours studying finance and investing through a handful of sources: The Wall Street Journal, Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, documentaries, and dozens of blogs and online resources. After a while, I began to see trends and learn to anticipate market movements. While…

Economics

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Economics

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Dec 1, 2017

My Mobile App Suggestions for Yelp

I’ve been using the Yelp app to find food and entertainment more often lately, especially since I often travel for work and vacation. But I’ve also gotten some peer pressure to use other apps like FourSquare, since they have better integrations with other apps like Gyroscope. I built up some…

Design

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My Mobile App Suggestions for Yelp
My Mobile App Suggestions for Yelp
Design

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Jul 26, 2017

That Corporate Travel Life (and Lifestyle Creep)

I was at the San Francisco International Airport, waiting for my flight to Las Vegas. It was just another business trip, but something felt different. When I bit into my blueberry scone and thought, “This is the worst blueberry scone ever!” –I knew it had happened. …

Travel

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Travel

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Published in Gyroscope

·Jul 24, 2017

Owen Williams: From sitting at a desk to running 100 kilometers per month

Knowledge workers are people who think for a living. They are engineers, architects, academics, accountants, lawyers, and more. Many people dream of having these jobs, as knowledge-based jobs generally pay better and have better hours. …

Gyroscope

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Owen Williams: From sitting at a desk to running 100km a month
Owen Williams: From sitting at a desk to running 100km a month
Gyroscope

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Published in Gyroscope

·Jul 10, 2017

Dana Lewis: Running, managing diabetes, and open-sourcing a pancreas

Dana Lewis, like many Gyroscope users, is a runner. Most of us go running without thinking much about it, but Dana has one more variable to consider: blood glucose. She was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes in her early teenage years, and since then she has dedicated much of her…

Diabetes

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Dana Lewis: Running, managing diabetes, and open-sourcing a pancreas
Dana Lewis: Running, managing diabetes, and open-sourcing a pancreas
Diabetes

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