5th Feb 2012 
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In general, I don’t like the French way of thinking, but this is one of the few things that I actually like about French. Kids should learn how to cope with boredom on his own. Give less immediate attention to your kid and he will learn patient.… [...]
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Who said history is boring? This is a very interesting history of the world’s most important operating system. The classic operating system turns 40, and its progeny abound By Warren Toomey, IEEE Spectrum, December 2011 They say that… [...] Why do we have so many intellectuals in the first place? They do not seem to be very productive in modern society. Maybe we need a few as keepers for our knowledge, but educating most of them are just wasting resources of the society. Robert Nozick… [...] As long as transistor continue to shrink for the next 30 years, I won’t be out of work before I retire. Somehow I have a feeling that I won’t see the end of Moore’s law in my life time, since there is always some new innovation… [...] When the world is mourning with the death of Steve Jobs, the world lost another tech pioneer Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of C and UNIX. To many geeks, Dennis’ role in the computer revolution is way more important than Steve. Dennis Ritchie,… [...] Neutrino is faster than light! If there is no experimental error, it will be the biggest discovery since Einstein’s relativity theory. In fact, this result prove that Einstein is wrong. If something can be faster than light, then time… [...] If romance reduce girls’ pursuit in engineering, probably the reverse is also true that girls choose engineering have less interest in romance as well. They should do a follow up research and survey a large sample of engineering girls,… [...] I like Plato’s idea that wisdom is directly proportion the amount of leisure time a person has. To Plato, leisure does not mean indulge yourself in brainless entertainment, it means time for thinking and exercise of the mind. When my… [...] I totally agree with the problem of outsourcing. Only simple, repetitive tasks that are easy to QA are suitable to outsource. For complex tasks, it takes more time to write the contracts and specifications for outsourcing than actually doing… [...] It would be nice to work in an environment like Xerox PARC, total freedom to let your research and build with no budget limitation. Unfortunately, in ASIC world we always squeezed by schedule and resources constraint and don’t get much… [...] Applying the concept of a sprint in Agile development can help me cope with information overload. I block off a period of time, 2-3 hours, to concentration on my work. I will hide myself, disconnect from email and instant messages to avoid any… [...] I have been keep saying those who buy expensive HDMI cable are idiots and now here is the prove. By Will Greenwald, May 13 2011, PC Magazine For the vast majority of HDTV owners, a $5 HDMI cable will provide the same performance as a $100 one. You’ve… [...] I am not as liberal as Rob Bell, I believe Hell does exist, but it is only reserve for truly evil people like Mao Tse Dong or Muammar Gaddafi (maybe George W. Bush too). I definitely won’t agree only Christians can go to heaven and everybody… [...] Here is a new term, software terrorist, who brings negative productivity to the team. I can attest that catching bug in poorly written code waste a lot more time than rewriting the code myself from scratch. By Allen Holub, May 2005, SD Times The… [...] Looks like psychologist will be out of work soon and they will be replaced by computer programs. I never trust those talk therapy anyways, the couch only works in the movies. Mar 3rd 2011, The Economist Cognitive-bias modification may put the… [...] Now, I know nuclear melt down is not that frightening. Worse by worse, it will only take out the core, but not any radioactivity explosion. By, Dr. Josef Oehmen, MIT, March 13, 2011 I am writing this text (Mar 12) to give you some peace of mind regarding… [...] I hate the lighting produced by CFL bulbs. I am going to switch from incandescent bulb to LED lights directly when the price of LED lights comes down. CFL is a in-between gaping technically that eventually should be phased out. By Joseph Calamia,… [...] I have been saying skiing nurture my spirituality for many years. Finally there is some theology proof from an Anglican priest with his Ph.D thesis on spiritually in snowboarding. CBC News, Mar 4, 2011 Thesis examines connection between spirituality… [...] This is the end of Bandai. Who would buy over priced plastic model if you can print your own Gundam? Probably it will be the end of ToyR’us too. By Feb 10th 2011, Economist Three-dimensional printing from digital designs will transform… [...] Why burn or bury garbage when you can vaporize them and turn garbage into electricity? This is the solution for landfill. Feb 3rd 2011, Economist Atomising trash eliminates the need to dump it, and generates useful power too DISPOSING of household… [...] |
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