Ky-Cuong Huynh
Figuring out how things work, how they break, and how to make them better

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Mar
26
Mental Yardsticks

Mental Yardsticks

How can we convey numerical data effectively?
4 min read
Sep
03
A white/orange patch, with a six-sided medical star and a snake wrapped around an ice axe, text: NOLS Wilderness Medicine

Course Review: Wilderness First Responder Recertification (WFR-R)

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) is the standard level of first aid training for outdoor guides, instructors, and search-and-rescue team members. WFR-R is the recertification course for it.
6 min read
May
27
Firestarter is an ambiguous term

Firestarter is an ambiguous term

What is a "firestarter" and what are the terms we should use instead?
3 min read
May
21
Synthetic Traffic vs. Canary Deployments

Synthetic Traffic vs. Canary Deployments

Disambiguating synthetic traffic and canary deployments
2 min read
Apr
08
Trial by Jury, Part 3: The Verdict

Trial by Jury, Part 3: The Verdict

How a jury reaches a verdict
9 min read
Apr
05
Trial by Jury, Part 2: The Trial

Trial by Jury, Part 2: The Trial

How the trial process plays out in a courtroom
6 min read
Apr
02
Trial by Jury, Part 1: Jury Selection

Trial by Jury, Part 1: Jury Selection

What I learned serving as the foreperson for a jury
6 min read
Mar
04
How to (almost) die in Yosemite

How to (almost) die in Yosemite

I describe my solo Half Dome summit attempt, with all of the good, the bad, and the ugly
13 min read
Mar
21
A Mental Model for COVID-19

A Mental Model for COVID-19

COVID-19 is airborne
3 min read
Dec
28
Hello world (again)!

Hello world (again)!

Greetings and salutations!