Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

Hipsters talk more than Boomers these days.

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A lot of his friends now had an Amazon Ring. Or some other type of home security system. He really ought to have one of those. It was the 21st century after all. Why wouldn't you have one of those? During Christmas he had watched the firstΒ  Home Alone movie,...
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Kimchi City

therealbrandonwilson asked me whether the kimchi I made with my mom is better than I've had previously. The answer is yes.

Taste-wise it's about the same as what my mom has always made, and I'd peg her as an above average kimchi maker....
2021-05-04 20:32:21

Flash Fiction Practice
Meeting Effie at the Diner

Ern contemplates it.

"Sure. I'll take that refill."

Already his second cup of coffee and Effie's no where to be found. She probably hasn't left the nursing home yet.

Ern keeps glancing at his phone, the only thing besides his coffee mug and a single sheet of moist napkin that's on...
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2021-05-04 15:15:50

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Untitled Shared at May 03, 2021

One thing I love about software is how asymmetric the output is to the input. Maybe this is why when many developersΒ  burnout they reach for things where the input and output are intimately linked. Things likeΒ  gardening andΒ  baking bread.Β 

I love the latter too now. For the most...
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2021-05-03 16:37:28

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Untitled Shared at May 03, 2021

I remember my first time watchingΒ  Breaking Bad feeling more world like. The arcs that the character went through felt like phases more than just something that happened as part of a plot over a few episodes.Β 

This time around I can see things develop and I'm astonished how quickly...
2021-05-03 02:52:55

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The pyramid of intimidation -- Excitement

Similar to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I can recount going through stages with different levels of intimidation when confronting software. In the beginning, any thought of code intimidated me. Any mention of apps, the command line, or even HTML websites struck the feeling of imposterhood deep into me.

Excitement It wasn't...
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2021-05-01 19:20:39

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Used to fear open source packages

I spent the summer of 2016 desperately trying to write a novel. Most days I didn't manage more than a paragraph. I' spend most of my laptop time distracted on either reading about successful tech people or watching random things on Youtube . One day I came across a choose...
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2021-05-01 02:49:06

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Untitled Shared at Apr 29, 2021

This Saturday is our introductory meeting for the Echo and Narcissus writing club. I'm glad that I already have my narcissus decided. All I need to do now is re-read my favorite stories by Colin Barrett and pick two excerpts. 

I'm looking forward to writing out what I like about these...
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2021-04-29 18:06:43

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This many people can't want to do this few things

Increasingly I've come to respect the harmonious truth in thinking big, acting small . When it comes to doing anything long term enjoyably, it's less the late night scenes hacking away. It's less about realizing there's some market to be had and trying to chase it. It's more about you...
2021-04-28 15:40:24

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Psychology

I was thinking last night about an odd triplet. The three of us don't look like we'd be part of the same friend circle. We don't even write in similar ways likeΒ  GabrielGreco and I do. And yet it's now just after 2.5...
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2021-04-28 15:16:09