Author Archives: Simon

Missing Japanese Input Sources

I came across a weird bug that prevented me from being able to type in Japanese. After a few hours of fiddling I worked out how to fix it. Continue reading →

Posted in Technology Tagged
Posted on 11 November 2022

Not Quite My Own C64

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Way before I had my own though, I had access to one at the local public computer lab—aka, K-Mart. The local library had a few C64 magazines full of BASIC programs ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Tagged
Posted on 1 November 2022

Exhalation

Ted Chiang’s Exhalation is one of my favourite short stories. Its centrepiece is a meticulous description of the protagonist’s self-dissection of his own brain. It’s a mechanical being (although the word mechanical seems too crude) so rather than blood and … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Tagged
Posted on 1 November 2022