I had a wonderful year. I got to travel, read a bunch, cook a bunch, play new video games, attend theater shows, watch movies, spend time with friends and loved ones, and best of all get a puppy. I’ll try and keep this write-up at a surface level, since I’d rather finish it instead of only getting halfway.

Travel

Peru

I travelled to Peru in June with some friends. We did the one-day Inca trail which was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the hike up from the river to the classic viewpoint of the entire city. The “monkey steps” right before the end are a lot of fun; they’re just really tall steps.

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Hannukah of Data: Noah’s Rug is a super fun data puzzle where you must sift through a database from Noah’s Market, “a bustling mom-and-pop everything store in Manhattan”, and find past customers who can help you find Noah’s Rug.

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How does location sharing work when my computer doesn’t have GPS?

If I open my laptop to Google Maps and allow it to access my location, it returns my location to within 20 meters! How can that possibly work without GPS?

Clicking Learn more in the above pop-up tells me (emphasis mine):

By default, Firefox uses Google Location Services to determine your location by sending:

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