Thanks, I have a horrible habit of saying CPU instead of PC since my brain thinks "ComPUter=CPU", even though I know the distinction.

You're right about it sounding like a newbie blog: there's no technical content (yet! I just wanted to get something up), and I've added explanatory stuff for things every real programmer should know. Instead of catering to everyone, I should choose an audience and write specifically for that.

I know nothing I have written will be front-page of HN, but you gotta start somewhere, and for me taking the inital step is the hardest.

I'm not Asian. What makes you ask?