Flop Turn River
Going with the Flow: A Day in Bali with Ah Zhou
The detour to the volcano — a seasoned guide's soft upsell, or just a whim?
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I’m Zenx, a software engineer who reads, plays poker, and travels. I write about choices at work, books that changed my mind, hands I got wrong, and people I meet along the way.
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- Flop Turn River
Going with the Flow: A Day in Bali with Ah Zhou
The detour to the volcano — a seasoned guide's soft upsell, or just a whim?
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Flop Turn RiverThe Collapsing Edifice: Rereading 'Homo Deus' in the Era of Reasoning AI
Is Dataism a system upgrade or a formatting of Humanism?
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Flop Turn RiverThe Million Dollar Path: Human Observations at the Texas Hold'em Table
How long does it take to make $1,000,000 playing poker?
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Flop Turn RiverRefusing Darkness: Reflections on 'Dark Harassment'
Who is the real monster?
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Flop Turn RiverIntegrity in Solitude: Reflection on 「Six Lying College Students」
Is it wrong to dislike someone?
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Flop Turn RiverThe Leverage Swap: Manager to IC in 2026
Will AI become a purer lever?
Flop Turn River
The Collapsing Edifice: Rereading 'Homo Deus' in the Era of Reasoning AI
Is Dataism a system upgrade or a formatting of Humanism?
Cafe AI
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The Million Dollar Path: Human Observations at the Texas Hold'em Table
How long does it take to make $1,000,000 playing poker?
Club Poker
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Refusing Darkness: Reflections on 'Dark Harassment'
Who is the real monster?
Library Human Nature
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Integrity in Solitude: Reflection on 「Six Lying College Students」
Is it wrong to dislike someone?
Library Human Nature
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The Leverage Swap: Manager to IC in 2026
Will AI become a purer lever?
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Different starting points. A shared curiosity.
The Leverage Swap: Manager to IC in 2026
A plan to return from management to individual contribution, and a question about AI and personal impact. A hypothesis still to be tested.
Read the essayIntegrity in Solitude: Reflection on 「Six Lying College Students」
From a mystery novel to watching reality TV, a reflection on how we judge others. When we see only a fragment of someone’s life, can we pause before drawing conclusions?
Read the essayThe Million Dollar Path: Human Observations at the Texas Hold'em Table
A long-term challenge begins with three lost buy-ins. Revisiting the hands, the reads, and the stories I told myself.
Read the essayGoing with the Flow: A Day in Bali with Ah Zhou
A driver, an unplanned detour, and stories that sit somewhere between fact and folklore. Getting to know an island through one person.
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