[Article Summary] How I decided to allow remote work forever at Atlassian

 Origin: https://www.protocol.com/workplace/how-i-decided-atlassian-remote

"We think we should plan to never go back into the office."

Twitter was the first company to come out and say, “We’re closing our offices."

It turned out that moving fast and communicating fast with false certainty ends up not being the right thing.

In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve

There is a saying, "In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve." The current situation of the Republic of Korea has truly shown the level of the people. At least half of the South Korean voters sold their consciences for their own small profit. One example is real estate. Some people want house prices to rise further as regulations are lifted, while others want house prices to fall due to increased housing supply. It is very difficult for the government to meet these conflicting demands, and it cannot satisfy everyone.

However, people think that they can show their dissatisfaction through voting, but when tensions between the two Koreas are rising and the situation with neighboring countries is complicated, how can they think so stupidly? Whatever happens to the Republic of Korea in the future will not be practically surprising. I just want all my acquaintances to stay alive.

 I have seen clearly how the country is broken under the last Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations. In particular, people in their 40s and 50s, who are currently playing the role of the center of society, felt the pain. I thought that the Moon Jae-in government could barely find its place, but with the birth of a conservative government again, it is now heading to an even worse place.

 Now who wants to go out and light a candle on a cold night?

Korean summit

The two nations technically remain in a state of war, since a peace treaty was never signed at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

It will also be focused on preparing the ground for US president Donald Trump to meet Kim in May or June. Here is everything you need to know about the historic meeting. 


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/korean-summit-everything-you-need-to-know

Arrest warrant issued for South Korea's former president Lee

Summary of the article:

An arrest warrant has been issued for South Korea's former President Lee Myung-bak on corruption allegations

Lee, 77, is accused of bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion and other charges, including allegedly accepting $10.2m from South Korea's spy agency and major corporations.

The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party called Lee's arrest "mortifying and cruel".

Sex slave issue: South Korea's Moon criticises Japan

Summary of the article:
President Moon slams Japan's insistence that issue of sexual slavery during World War II occupation has been settled.

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has once again criticised Japan over its wartime use of "comfort women", calling it a "crime against humanity".

"To resolve the comfort women issue, the Japanese government, the perpetrator, should not say the matter is closed," he said.

"The issue of a crime against humanity committed in time of war cannot be closed with just a word. A genuine resolution of unfortunate history is to remember it and learn a lesson from it," Moon added.

"I hope Japan will be able to genuinely reconcile with its neighbours on which it inflicted suffering and will walk the path of peaceful coexistence and prosperity together."

The term "comfort women" refers to a Japanese practice during World War II - and before - whereby Korean women, among others, were forced to work as sex slaves in military brothels.


Summary of the article:
“It is our indigenous territory,” he said of the islands, called Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan. “Japan’s current denial of this fact is no different from rejecting self-reflection of (its) imperialistic invasion.”

South Korea Proposes Border Talks With North Korea After Kim’s Overture

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/world/asia/south-north-korea-olympics-talks.html

Summary:

South Korea on Tuesday responded to an overture from the North and proposed holding high-level talks between the countries on their border next week.

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had suggested on Monday that the countries open dialogue on easing military tensions and on the possibility of the North’s participating in the Winter Olympics in the South, even as he noted that he now had a “nuclear button” on his desk.

Mr. Moon has been promoting dialogue and exchanges with the North and seeking a thaw after years of tensions.

Cho Myoung-gyon, the South’s point man on the North, proposed that the Korean governments hold their meeting next Tuesday in Panmunjom, a village straddling the border north of Seoul, the South Korean capital.

“We hope the two sides sit down for frank talks,” Mr. Cho, the unification minister, said at a news conference.

Mr. Cho said the South was closely consulting with Washington on its dealings with the North.

On Tuesday, Mr. Cho urged the North to restore the hotline so that both sides could discuss the agenda for the high-level talks.  

Mr. Moon has repeatedly urged North Korea to join the Pyeongchang Olympics, hoping it would ease the military tensions over the North’s nuclear and missile programs.

BACK TO THE FUTURE II: Behind the Scenes

Back to the future is one of my favorite movies. This documentary video talks about a lot of things on the movie.