Jul 17, 2019How To Gain An Edge And Create Opportunities — Explained With FoodBread goes with butter. Ketchup goes with hot dogs. Avocado goes with chocolate. There are infinite food pairings around the world. It’s all a twisted mess of relationships like a ball of cotton candy. When you think about it… You can draw relationships between just about anything. Addition is the…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Jun 18, 2019Where Do Ideas Come From?I was recently traveling around Asia. Without cell service or a computer, I spent a whole lot of time doing “nothing”. My brain had the space to absorb the world around me and to listen to my subconscious aura. How are there so many poorly designed sinks that spray water…Creative Process3 min readCreative Process3 min read
Feb 14, 2019How We Created the Most Clapped Story On Medium EverI was clapping my friend, Adrian’s blog post earlier today when I found out Medium limits you to 50 claps. My friend deserved far more praise than that, at least 51 claps. Behind me were Adrian and Blake. Adrian asked, what if we modify the HTTP request. Brilliant! …JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Jan 11, 2019Member-onlyHow a Software Engineer CooksDespite being allergic to [almost] everything, I love food and I love cooking. Being the competitive person I am, I want to hone my culinary skills to that of a Michelin-starred chef. This is an extremely ambitious goal of course, especially because I have to juggle it with software engineering…Food10 min readFood10 min read
Dec 2, 2018How LED Bulbs Illuminated My LifeIt all started at the University of Toronto science camp. Along with my brother and cousin, we scavenged any and all the gizmos we could find from syringes to batteries to motors to light emitting diodes (LEDs). We didn’t really accomplish much with this loot other than illuminating the LEDs…Lighting8 min readLighting8 min read
Dec 2, 2018Thoughts on Identity VerificationIf you’ve ever been asked to upload a photo of your government ID to prove your identity, you’ve gone through an identity verification process. If you haven’t, this is a screenshot of what Coinbase’s process looks like. About a year ago, I was shocked to learn some companies still use…Blockchain8 min readBlockchain8 min read
Dec 2, 2018The Case for SleepingBack in high school, my life revolved around Minecraft. From the time I got back from school to late into the night, my Skype online friends and I were Minecrafting. On weekends, I would record videos for my Youtube channel. As fun as this time was, sleeping 4–5 hours each…Sleep5 min readSleep5 min read