Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • I’m Gen X… you’re welcome

    Is it really that easy to generalize and lump a generation of people into a group with similar traits? A couple of articles caught my attention today in Forbes and Bloomberg that talks about Generation X and Generation Z and I think, for the most part, ring true. Gen-X comprised of latchkey kids and the…

  • Dell XPS 13 (2019). A regular user’s review

    About a month ago I purchased the latest version of Dell’s XPS 13 laptop. I previously owned the 2016 version and while there isn’t much difference cosmetically there are some improvements that make this laptop much better this time around and one immensely annoying thing that I absolutely hate. Let me get the hate out…

  • Back to reading books

    It’s been quite some time since I finished a book. The last couple of years had me traveling and doing other work that kept me super busy. I kept reading during those times but it was really hit or miss and a tough slog. Since I decided to leave the family business I surprisingly still…

  • I’m off the Brave Browser

    I used the Brave Browser for about a year and I really wanted to keep using it because it was great at blocking ads, offered very secure browsing, and it was fast. But, there was one problem that kept creeping up that ultimately made me switch to Firefox. The problem is sync. I use multiple…

  • Green Energy seems to be an “Exercise in magical thinking”

    The entire thing is a long read but read it you must. Here’s some of what you’ll learn and this is just from the executive summary. $1 million invested in green energy only produces 50 million kWh over 30 years while $1 million invested in fossil fuel produces 300 million kWh over 30 years. Solar…

  • Today you can call me Grampy!

    Today you can call me Grampy! Happy birthday Lucille.