Justin Jay Wang

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Methods for random gradients

 

An overview of techniques I’ve used to generate random gradients.

Room to create

 

Restructuring my personal site so I can create more by default.

Creating again

 

On sharing content online, after years of being offline.

Things I believe

 

A manifesto, of sorts.

Thoughts on work

 

I used to think I’d be OK just working a standard 9 to 5 job, and having time on evenings and weekends to do what I actually want. My mindset was: work hard, get through school, find a job, and you’ll be happy. As long as I earned

Rules for living

 

1. Do things the right way. 2. Do things with style. 3. Do things you should. 4. Be honest. 5. Be deliberate. 6. Embrace discomfort. 7. Know what you don’t know. 8. Keep your composure. 9. Mostly do things that are sustainable. 10. Don’t let anyone else slow

Most important

 

How do you lead a simple life? By identifying what’s most important to you, and focusing on these priorities. What I value the most: * relationships, with family and close friends * creating things, be it design, art, music, food * taking care of myself—eating well, staying active

I want

 

My take on a @dcurtis blog post of the same title and topic.

BPM for iPhone

 

The iPhone app I’ve been working on has finally arrived on the App Store. It’s a metronome app called BPM.

The culture of driving

 

In college, I biked the North Berkeley hills to campus. I made my way around town by bike or foot, and occasionally public transit. I was against cars and resented having our environments shaped by them. I never thought that in a few short years, I’d end up having

Steve Jobs

 

I finished reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography using iBooks on my iPhone. Some thoughts and takeaways: 1. Importance of intuition, often times over rational thought. 2. Product, not profit. I remember being surprised at how profit-driven some of the business students were in my collaborative MBA/engineer class