The Old New Thing

The 2021/2022 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance

March 23, 2021 Mar 23, 2021 03/23/21

Raymond Chen

The pocket reference guide for 2021/2022.

French is a very fragile language, or at least it seems so from the stories I hear

February 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 02/22/21

Raymond Chen

The slightest variation renders it incomprehensible.

My strategy for playing Settlers of Catan

November 11, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 11/11/20

Raymond Chen

It doesn't work, but I use it anyway.

This is definitely rare: It happens only ten times a month

September 7, 2020 Sep 7, 2020 09/7/20

Raymond Chen

Playing the bigger fool.

Why am I ignoring my second monitor? A case study in working from home.

March 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 03/31/20

Raymond Chen

Settling into the new routine has its rough spots.

How to save a lot of money on cable car tickets in San Francisco

February 27, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 02/27/20

Raymond Chen

Go downstairs and buy it from the machine.

The 2020/2021 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance

February 24, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 02/24/20

Raymond Chen

The pocket reference guide for 2020/2021.

You might call it a “cross”, but I’m still going to call it an “X”

January 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020 01/28/20

Raymond Chen

Different usage on this side of the pond.

My summer vacation: The Tower of London and Kensington Palace

November 29, 2019 Nov 29, 2019 11/29/19

Raymond Chen

Doing the admissions price math.

My summer vacation: Speaking German (wait, what?)

November 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 11/22/19

Raymond Chen

But you went to England and France.