Time for another dump of interesting links from the end of 2021.
Links from October 2021 - December 2021
Links and stuff I shared on Twitter
Unfortunately these links all go to the tweets themselves rather than the content I usually was linking to. Not going to bother cleaning that up so apologies!
- 10원 Tips @10wontips"Tesla" is becoming popular in Korea. No, not the car brand, the 소맥. Terra (beer brand) + Chamisul (soju brand) = Tesla 테라 + 참이슬 = 테슬라
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsA look at how TmaxOS (aka 구름 gooroom, but the name seems depreciated to a subset of features) adds their own elements like secure boot, central deployment, etc to their Linux-based Korean domestic OS. m.post.naver.com/viewer/postVie…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsAn example of the problem with Disney+ captions in Korean. English was "You’re welcome to join us in the castle if you’d like." Guessing maybe 성 (castle) -> 성 (sex) -> 가랑이 (crotch) so now we got Olaf asking "Want to share in my crotch?" biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsAnybody have $1 million burning a hole in their pocket? Order a prefab 3-story 2-dog shaped building on #Coupang. Perfect as a dog cafe, or a private home that asserts dominance. Free delivery! Hurry only 1 left in stock! coupang.com/vp/products/58…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsApple TV/TV+ will be coming to SK Broadband set-top boxes in November zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsBaskin Robbins unveils an unmanned store in Seongnam, South Korea
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsBike thefts are apparently surprisingly common in Korea, making up ~4% of all thefts. Half of all bike thefts happen right outside the owner's home. Via lawtalknews.co.kr/article/UM5D46…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsCan't get enough CSI, NCIS, other shows your dad loves? CBS content coming to LG U+. LGU+ really going all out on American content. YouTubeTV, Disney+, Netflix... zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20210…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsConversion of industrial urea solution for vehicle use impossible: state lab koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsCute logo doodles from Naver for Christmas, by artist Minji Moon instagram.com/minji_moon/
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsDetails on that HWPX file format and how it relates to the old HWP standard, going forward. hancom.com/cs_center/csFa…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsEnglish guide to setting up the COOV app for vaccination verification in Korea facebook.com/33419746078860…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsFood columnist 황교익 insults Korean fried chicken, Korean Chicken Association fires back with North-Korean-level threat: "Bow down in apology or we solemnly declare to exact all possible means of revenge." n.news.naver.com/article/016/00…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsFYI for any Hancom Hangul Office for Mac users: although the latest version is Hangul 2014 (Windows is on Hangul 2022 already), the 2014 version is continuously updated. As of Oct 2022 it's been updated for Monterey support.
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsGhostbusters Afterlife will come out December 1st in Korea, but under the title "Ghostbusters Rise" (고스트버스터즈 라이즈). Title seems related to the tagline "A new world... they've been woken up!" (새로운 세상, 그들을 깨우다!)
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsGoogle Developers Korea Blog: Enabling alternative billing systems for users in South Korea developers-kr.googleblog.com/2021/11/enabli…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsHangul file fans, big news. Hancom Office 2022 is released (한컴오피스 2022). Windows-only (Win7+), ~$60. Defaults to open-doc .hwpx files. New API/SDK coming to compete with GoogleDocs/MS360. bloter.net/newsView/blt20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsHere's a #KoreaEmergencyAlert in original Korean, translated version on the gov website, and translated version that actually got pushed out. I don't get it. Where did these errors come from? "Brain snow" does sound serious though...
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsI eat dinner at McDonalds pretty often and try to cut out some calories with a plain decaf coffee at night. I noticed they often don't have it. Turns out certain branches just don't carry it at all. Here's a list of those branches.
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsI'm confused by what "구름 Gooroom" actually refers to at this point because 구름OS is offered by Hancom. Somehow it seems like these projects may be coming together?, via: etnews.com/20211029000001
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsIf you have a Naver+ membership (something I previously thought of as only really useful for accruing more Naver Pay points), your Naver MYBOX cloud storage bumps up to 180GB. blog.naver.com/myboxteam/2225…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsInteresting look (in Korean) by Naver Dictionary Blog at some of the "new" words that entered the Korean language in 2021. Many are English loans but some are new coinages. blog.naver.com/dic_master/222…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsInteresting look (in Korean) by Naver Dictionary Blog at some of the "new" words that entered the Korean language in 2021. Many are English loans but some are new coinages. blog.naver.com/dic_master/222…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsInteresting plan to have rival companies or public networks automatically step-in to provide service when a network goes down. bloter.net/newsView/blt20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsKongsuni doll that has a built-in Kakao-i powered smart AI speaker, so you can talk to it, ask questions, get personalized responses, etc. zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsKorean guy's blog post about how he uses @Inoreader to follow investment info. Always glad to see Koreans using RSS. blog.naver.com/tmdtnd4542/222…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver Dictionary officially supports Tagalog (the Filipino language, featured in pic) along with Urdu, Danish, Norwegian, Hebrew, Lao. dict.naver.com/tlkodict/#/main
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver doodle for the End of 2021 "When only our hearts could be close in 2021, thank you for being together" (i.e. we were kept physically apart by social distancing, but tech kept us close). Artist: Seol Dongju instagram.com/p/CYIhgZrJdrP/
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver MYBOX app (a type of Google Photos + Google Drive + Google Docs type multipurpose Naver storage app) now lets you easily share and follow shared photo albums.
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver search rolls out "Smart Blocks" (스마트블록) that group frequently associated content into "blocks." For example, search for "cat" and blocks suggest common products, pics, adoption info, etc. Via blog.naver.com/naver_search/2…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver Vibe app (Naver's streaming music service) will feature a new 'Audio' tab for guided meditations, sleep sounds, audioplays, etc. Included on the free tier. zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNaver Vibe, Naver's music streaming service, now has "Party Rooms" where multiple users can have audio chats together (like Clubhouse app) over streaming music. Great for Kpop fans or language learners. zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20210…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNeat extension for Naver Whale browser that will add Korean hangul to Chinese hanja text. No need to manually search Naver dictionary. store.whale.naver.com/detail/odcjknm…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsNeed urea water (#요소수) in Korea for your diesel vehicle? Search "요소수중점유통주유소" on KakaoMap to pull up nearby stations that stock it plus stock inventory amount. Via kakaomap.tistory.com/351
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsRamen broth in a teabag
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSamsung has a patent on a Galaxy smartwatch that charges by solar power via the band. bloter.net/newsView/blt20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSamsung to remove more ads from their apps. Looks like they're listening to how much customers hate it. zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSKT's "Nugu" AI speaker gets (English language) Alexa integration. zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSome cute Naver doodles celebrating last week's Small Businessman day. Artist Park So-young's Instagram link: instagram.com/minssdesign/ Via blog.naver.com/naver_diary/22…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSoon you can collaborate on your Hangul HWP files in the "Hancom Town" metaverse. (You can, but do you want to?) Via bloter.net/newsView/blt20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSpeaking of Bill Murray, "Groundhog Day" was titled "Black Hole of Love" (사랑의 블랙홀) in Korean. Also props to that one Korean female in her 20s who watched it!
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsSpent this lunch tim trying to connect my Kakao Pay to Apple Wallet to make purchases before realizing you can only connect the point/loyalty cards from KP to AW, not the actual payment ability.
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsStarbucks Korea has the official Pumpkin Spice Latte along with a few other Halloween treats. @TheRealPSL #pumpkinspicelatte
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsStarting January 1st, most SNS services (Kakao Open chat group chat etc, not 1-to-1 chats ...yet) will check shared content against database of spycam etc porn & auto-delete it. Repeat offenders may have police come knocking. m.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A202…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThat's got to be one big "oops" "Chief of privacy protection watchdog apologizes after agency mistakenly leaks personal info" koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThe Boryeong Undersea Tunnel (보령해저터널), linking Boryeong with Taean, will open next month (Dec '21). At ~7km, it's Korea's longest. Naver Map link: map.naver.com/v5/entry/place…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThe Korean gov's "My Health Records" App, already on Android, coming to iOS. Can login via KakaoTalk account. Via zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20211…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThe rise in payments to food delivery services (Baedal Minjok, Yogiyo, Coupang Eats) Via platum.kr/archives/174569 V
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThe very day that Hancom Office 2022 was released, it already started showing up in a cracked version on torrents. enewstoday.co.kr/news/articleVi…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThis doctor's name is Lee Sang-han, which coincidentally is also the Korean word for "strange." He's literally "Doctor Strange" Via Reddit reddit.com/r/korea/commen…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThis guy does all kinds of weird photoshop style manipulations of the Squid Game cast, including gender swaps, aging, fattening, even balding. Sounds weird but results are impressive instagram.com/squidgame_art
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsThis guy does all kinds of weird photoshop style manipulations of the Squid Game cast, including gender swaps, aging, fattening, even balding. Sounds weird but results are impressive instagram.com/squidgame_art
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsTo protect yourself from potential defamation charges, mosaics on others' faces may not be enough. No identifiable info (clothing, time/location) should be included, and any comments must be purely objective, no hint of slander. Via lawtalknews.co.kr/article/M8AFZG…
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsTop YouTube videos in South Korea for 2021 youtube.com/trends/2021/kr/
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsVideo look-through (in Korean) of the Linux-based North Korean "Red Star OS" youtu.be/J09e0WGaIkc via Reddit
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsWe were restarting routers/modems like crazy. Then the accusations started. We turned on each other like animals. "YOU unplugged something when you moved your chair!" "No YOU installed that stupid app" "No it happened when he clicked that!" https://t.co/iPJrZSfTVs Quoted tweet from...
- 10원 Tips @10wontipsYouTube has been working with SM Entertainment to remaster and release old K-pop music videos from the 1990s-2000s. Here are some that got the treatment so far.
Links to interesting news articles and websites
- 78% of domestic plastic waste comes from food packaging: survey
- A cat and a rat are together: This year’s 4-character idiom speaks to corruption and collusion in S. Korea
- A tribute to USIS-Korea filmmaker Humphrey Leynse
- About 10,000TB of video data consumed daily by S. Korean smartphone users : government data
- AI-based Smart Mirror to Select the “Right Product” for Your Skin
- Alleged photo of BTS using an iPhone while under contract with Samsung catches attention
- Apple to Open Developer Academy at POSTECH
- Apple to open developer academy in South Korea to avoid KFTC fine
- Apple TV+ streaming available starting Nov. 4
- Apple, Disney's choices contradict Netflix in network fee controversy
- Arcverse: Naver's metaverse replicating the real world - Korea JoongAng Daily
- Baby Girls to Outnumber Boys Soon
- Blackpink under controversy for immediately switching to iPhones after contract with Samsung expires
- BTS fans, environmental group build forest along Han River in honor of BTS member V
- BTS, Squid Game sweep Instagram’s popular hashtags this year
- Busan showcases blockchain-based verification for public transportation boarding pass service
- Busan's Haeundae Beach loses over 20% of white sand from erosion: data
- Calls grow for KT to go back to basics following network outage
- Celebrities loyal to LG phones earn attention amidst Black Pink's iPhone fiasco
- Chinese Cloud Service Providers Expanding Business in South Korea
- CJ ENM partners with ViacomCBS for global content distribution
- CJ OliveNetworks to introduce NFT ticketing at BIFF
- Clinical trials of mRNA vaccine candidate to begin in first quarter of 2022
- Counterfeit products from Chinese sellers are polluting Coupang.
- Coupang data leak affects 310,000 customers
- Coupang faces customers’ information leakage.
- Coupang hit for selling expired cooking oil
- Coupang is raising its paid membership program pricing.
- Court orders cancellation of answer to disputed CSAT bioscience question
- Cryptocurrency expert pleads guilty to helping North Korean government use blockchain to evade sanctions
- Danggeun Market starts its own payment service in Jeju.
- Deepfake' Porn Spreads in Korean Cyberspace
- Despite concerns, NFT craze set to expand into fashion, entertainment
- Diesel exhaust fluid' hoarding to be prohibited
- Discrimination or not? Museum denies foreigners access to programs citing language barrier
- Disney+ to Release ‘Running Man’ Spin-off in South Korea
- Doctors protest 20-day cap on ICU stay of COVID-19 patients
- Electric double-decker buses adopted by Seoul's satellite cities to help commuters
- Emart taps South Korea's vegan market with plant-based meat products
- Entertainer Yu Jae-suk tests positive for Covid-19 - Korea JoongAng Daily
- eSIM Service to Become Available in September Next Year
- European Union Grants GDPR Adequacy Decision for South Korea
- Exclusive Logistics Center for Korean Firms Coming to Port of Rotterdam
- Fake Wedding Guests Make Comeback
- Filming Location of Squid Game's Last Episode - AREX Incheon International Airport Cargo Terminal Station
- Genie Music targets online global concert market with new interactive artist communication platform
- Genie Music to provide connected online music streaming service for Genesis GV60
- Gentleman' film set attacked by swarm of bees, only the leads get away unstung
- Germany persuades S. Korea to participate in Europe's 'Gaia-X' project
- Google invests in Korean edtech startup
- Google Korea’s volunteering spirit runs deep
- Google to launch new subscription bundle - The Korea Herald
- Government to introduce "multiple re-entry permit" for fully vaccinated foreigners
- Government's Christmas carol campaign faces backlash from Buddhists
- GS Caltex uses drone to demonstrate fuel delivery service in Seoul
- GV60 drivers can use Samsung phones as digital key powered by ultra-wideband
- Gyeonggi considering construction of new bridge over western Han River
- Hancom Group to participate in 'CES 2022' - PRNewswire
- Hancom Office 2020 Enterprise Delivers Enhanced Office Productivity for the Enterprise Market
- Hancom unveils metaverse platform 'Cyworld Hancom Town' - etnews.com
- Hena? Hyena? Reason enough to change passport name, says panel
- Historic Cecil Theater poised to close over safety issues
- How did the COVID-19 affect the commercial real estates market in South Korea?
- How to Register your Overseas COVID Vaccination in South Korea
- Hyundai auto group partners with content providers to introduce diversified OTT service
- Hyundai Motor Found to Be Most Incorrectly Searched Brand on Google
- IBK to Offer ‘Dotori’ Account Service in Cyworld’s Metaverse Platform
- IC Card Standard Developed to Reduce External Dependence
- In Memory of the 42nd Anniversary Of President Park Chung-hee’s Death (by Kim Moon-soo, Former Gyeonggi Province Governor)
- Inha University Hospital starts telemedicine service for foreign residents
- Inner workings of Gwangju Uprising revealed in ex-Peace Corps volunteer's book
- IT Media Outlet Releases Image of Galaxy Tri-Fold
- IU’s ‘Killing Voice Live’ Most-viewed Youtube Video in S. Korea This Year
- Kakao breaks its revenue records due to the gaming business.
- Kakao Ent. acquires subtitle translation experts for its global expansion.
- Kakao Entertainment and Naver Webtoon to fight illegal websites - The Korea Herald
- Kakao Mobility partners with online secondhand market to offer quick delivery service
- Kakao partners with domestic digital card service operator to beef up digital wallet service
- Kakao Releases Sign Language-based ‘Give-ticons’
- KakaoTalk Marks 10 Years of Emoticons
- Karrot gets easier mode of payment on Jeju
- Korea Railroad Research Institute Develops Non-contact Fare Payment
- Korea's Longest Undersea Tunnel to Open Next Month
- Korea's near-century-old 1st western restaurant to shut down due to pandemic
- Korea’s No.1 bakery franchise successfully settles in US
- Korean Air to Set Up Eco-friendly ‘SKYPASS Forest’
- Korean-American entrepreneur backs KAIST's New York campus
- KRAFTON acquires US-based game developers.
- KT releases combined subscription plan for online music and audio book library services
- KT to pay W40 bil. in compensation for network outage
- Lack of Korean language skills not a reason to be deprived of child custody: Supreme Court
- Latest Round of Major Legislation by the National Assembly
- LG Electronics launches indoor plant cultivator 'tiiun'
- LG Uplus teams up with Malaysian mobile carrier to provide 5G extended reality K-pop content
- LINE starts MySmartStore Open Beta with Naver.
- LINE Works by Naver leads the Japanese B2B Messaging Market.
- Megastore franchise Homeplus operates special shopping area for vegans
- Message for U.S. Citizens: New U.S. Travel Requirements
- More Negligent Driving Can Be Reported by Snitches
- Namseoul University introduces nation's first IBEC course
- Naver begins testing of 'Webtoon AI Painter'
- Naver Labs joins hands with Softbank to turn Japanese cities into virtual world with HD maps
- Naver Labs unveils its autonomous driving technology.
- Naver map to be used to provide address information of sex offenders - The Korea Herald
- Naver’s Clova Note reaches 1 Million users in 1 year.
- New light rail network opens across Gyeongsang provinces
- NK defector sentenced to prison for breaking into police station for online streaming
- Once-popular Cyworld aims to revive past glory with metaverse
- Online Bulletin Boards as Journalism Beats: Data
- Only 3 in 10 Koreans wash hands with soap after using toilet: survey
- Organ Harvesting in Korea: Myth or Reality
- Over 35% of Koreans drink tap water: survey
- Overseas Sales of Nongshim Shin Ramyun Eclipse Domestic Sales
- Police investigating cyberattack against dating app for wealthy users
- Police Launch ‘Visible’ Emergency Call Service
- Police to Introduce Car Number Plates for Exclusive Use
- Popular 'online communities' turn many victim to fake news
- Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung, Hwacheon Daeyu Corruption Scandal, and Ties to Legal Profession
- Princess Deokon font to commemorate Hangeul Day
- Professor holds online class while in bathtub
- Provincial city to demonstrate AI-based pedestrian detection technology
- Public officials raise eyebrows by quitting to join crypto exchanges
- Pyongyang Hotel international call rates
- Ramen tea? Unusual drink is hot in more than ways than one
- Ransomware suspects nabbed in intl. probe involving S. Korea
- RAT malware spreading in Korea through webhards and torrents - Bleeping Computer
- RCEP to Take Effect Soon
- Researchers commercialize electron beam-based odor-reducing tech for livestock farms
- Rolex watches, gold bars traded in online secondhand markets
- S. Korea demonstrates video information-based online pork carcass auction
- S. Korea to Open Up Public Wi-Fi in Network Outage, Disasters
- S. Korean Commercial Banks Open Video Consultation Windows
- Safer sex for all: S. Korean men show growing interest in HPV vaccine
- Samsung Electronics, SK hynix could be subject to new int'l taxation rules
- Samsung Unveils Open Source-based Software Development Kit for CXL Memory
- Self-Defense Gadgets Sell Like Hot Cakes as Paranoia Grows
- Seoul District Office Publishes ‘Dual-language Fairy Tale Books’ Along with Foreign Residents
- Seoul Mayor elated by first autonomous transportation commercial service
- Seoul showcases mobile digital map containing city's various information to use as simulation
- Seoul to demonstrate real-time traffic light information service thru popular navigation apps
- Seoul to distribute transparent facemasks to help preschool toddlers learn how to speak
- Seoul to offer metaverse-based administrative services by 2026
- Seoul to provide digital map of convenient facilities in riverside parks
- SK Telecom Launches AI Assistant Service That Supports Both Korean and English Languages
- SK Telecom Ranked 1st in 5G Speed and Coverage in 2021
- SK Telecom to develop more accurate disaster notification system
- SKT joins Samsung's AI-based smart home appliance network
- Skylake Equity Partners acquires TmaxSoft.
- SM Entertainment ties up with YouTube to remaster old K-pop music videos
- Snowflake opens cloud computing service branch in Korea
- Software Titan Hancom Denies its CEO Has a 'Crypto Slush Fund'
- South Korea's Rural Areas Adapt to Immigrants
- Special Blog: 1339 Verification of US Military Vaccine Paperwork
- Squid Game and Korean Law (2) – Legal Advice for Ali (Spoiler Alert)
- Squid Game and Korean Law (4) – Shall VIPs be punished in Korea?
- Squid Game: All Of The Games Explained So You Can Play Too!
- Subcontracted employee's mistake caused network outage'
- Technical glitch takes KT's networks down
- The arrival of the Peace Corps in Korea, 1966
- Things are Rozy in Korea's Uncanny Valley
- TmaxTibero develops system for reducing traffic accidents
- Top Domestic News Stories of 2021
- Uber and T Map's joint venture releases smart integrated mobility service app
- Uber starts its JV in the Car Hailing business as UT.
- US Military: Connect to Life in Korea with Your FRC (aka ARC)
- US Military: Getting Your Foreign Registration Card (FRC) in South Korea
- ViacomCBS will launch Asia’s first Paramount+ with CJ.
- Virtual influencer Rozy selected as model for ginseng product maker
- Virtual social media influencer signs modeling contract with major convenience store franchise
- Visually Impaired File Damages Suit Against Retail Chains Operating Inaccessible E-kiosks
- Watcha, a South Korean OTT, partners with Apple TV+.
- When critics of American foreign policy write Koreans out of their own history
- Who's watching? How governments used the pandemic to normalize surveillance
- Words That Defined Korea in 2021
Yonhap Receives "Death Penalty" from Major Portal Sites “You remove it but it keeps coming back”: New laws leave adult digital sex crime victims little recourse (FOCUS) Scientists advocate S. Korea's wise strategy to target niche space market [ANALYSIS] MyData services in trouble - The Korea Times [Book review] Discontented youth in East Asia and the rise of anxious nationalism [Feature] AI job interviews are booming, but doubts linger [INTERVIEW] Naver's cloud ambitions are hovering over Southeast Asia - Korea JoongAng Daily [INTERVIEW] Snapchat aims to improve presence in Kor ea- [News Focus] Will Windows 11 revive PC demand in South Korea?
- [Us and Them] People living in poverty become targets of hate in Korea
- [Weekender] The collaboration ’X’ factor: When consumption meets cultural code
That's a lot of links. Hopefully some of this reading will get you through the start of the new year. Happy new year folks.
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