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September 2023
The Merits of Contrarianism & Why I hate Chatbots.
I generally have an aversion to chatbots. If you articulate your viewpoint on a particular subject and I can predict, line-for-line, the reasoning…
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Will AI Bring Back Weather Girls?
In the 1990s, the era of 'weather girls' began to wane. They were soon followed by car show models and booth babes. Our culture moved beyond women…
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Baby Cafe
The year is 2045. "Baby Cafes" have become all the rage. For $50 an hour, patrons enjoy unlimited tea, confections, and the heartwarming sensation of…
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August 2023
Finding Mindfulness & Losing My Airpods
A few weeks ago I walked to a doctor’s appointment around Powell St. in downtown San Francisco — with airpods in. The noise tends to be overwhelming and…
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On Eurocentric Beauty Standards
Will beauty ever be completely inclusive?
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July 2023
June 2023
An Exploration of Japanese Visual Novel User Interfaces
I was feeling sad last night and made the decision to work on a design project that had been lingering in my mind since 2021: designing a mock Japanese…
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Can Black People Be Racist?
A few weeks ago, I was asked whether I believed Black people could be racist. This question doesn't have a simple answer for me because I don't believe…
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IRL Is the new Internet
Reddit has fallen. Economists predict that the values of Linux, Ayn Rand's estate, and fedoras have plummeted. Joking aside, the Reddit API protests are…
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