Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

More projects coming up Nov 12, 2008

This part of the year is all about transition.  The world waits for a new president to take over, and I'm waiting to see where I'll be working next year.  I'm not very good about waiting for stuff to happen, so I've been keeping myself busy with big plans.

Whenever I have big plans, my blog seems to suffer.

I want this website to be updated continually, but I don't want this blog to just be a blog of links to other blog.  I want it to house my thoughts and observations, but I want my words and pictures to be fully developed before they go up.  At the same time I'd like to present something new everyday.

So for this reason, I'm going to update the Ephemera part of my blog (on the top right of this site) every day.  It's going to have interesting links that I think you should check out.  My comics and posts will slow down a little, but the quality will improve.

This will give me some extra time to work on my big project. I've worked with a lot of guys with big plans, and I think I've come up with my own.  I'm really excited about this, and I hope to give you some details soon.  Thanks for reading, stay tuned!

What are Externalinks? Sep 20, 2008

You may or may not have noticed that I've modified the layout of the site just slightly. The header graphics have been altered, and I mostly just did housekeeping.  The most obvious change is that every post title is now clickable.

Now and then, I'll have something I want to get off my chest.  I'll write up a few paragraphs, include some pics, and maybe even ask for comments and opinions.To get to the comments and to the specific post, you'd have to click on its permalink. I've now labeled this link, so that page should be easier to get to.

Most of the time, though, I'll just have a cool link I want to share.  This is where "Externalinks" come into play.  Just click on it and you'll be off my site and on to another merry web adventure.

Who I am

I'm Derek Chin and I'm very happy to be here. Life is a journey and an adventure, and I tend to be the "Big Picture" guy. (I ask silly questions like: "How does this help me and society in the long run?") I have lofty ideals and goals, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. This is a personal blog, so please excuse the tangents I go on, or the type of language I use once in a fucking while. I enjoy making music, doodling, and movie-hopping. Yeah I do.

What I do

XHTML/CSS/PHP/JS/MySQL/Ruby(on Rails) is the name of the game. I've had a great experience at very different companies and environments.

  • Opposing Views
  • SoulCast
  • Newegg.com
  • LA Times

Here is a complete list of my work. I am currently available to take on projects. Contact me.