Kabaddi: The rules for the casual viewer October 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 10/9/19 Raymond Chen What you need to know as an observer.
My summer vacation: The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace October 4, 2019 Oct 4, 2019 10/4/19 Raymond Chen Pomp and circumstance.
Odd things you find when you read the airplane safety information card October 3, 2019 Oct 3, 2019 10/3/19 Raymond Chen Will it float?
My summer vacation: Watching a German movie on the plane and learning some language history October 2, 2019 Oct 2, 2019 10/2/19 Raymond Chen Trying to keep that part of my brain from disappearing.
My summer vacation: Paris public transportation September 27, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 09/27/19 Raymond Chen Getting around is easy. Paying for it is hard.
My summer vacation: Versailles September 26, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 09/26/19 Raymond Chen Ostentation fatigue is a real thing.
My summer vacation: The Louvre Museum September 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 09/25/19 Raymond Chen Don't waste your time queueing to see the Mona Lisa.
My summer vacation: The Eiffel Tower September 13, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 09/13/19 Raymond Chen It's really tall, for one.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a bomb September 3, 2019 Sep 3, 2019 09/3/19 Raymond Chen Even though it doesn't tick. Do bombs even tick?
Silly Alexa trick: Speaking French with a horrible American accent September 2, 2019 Sep 2, 2019 09/2/19 Raymond Chen Asking for a repeat, but in a different speech synthesizer.