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Monthly Archives: October 2011
A Giant Fell
In the 1930s (before the first computer was constructed), one Alonzo Church introduced Lambda Calculus to the field of mathematics. In short, this obscure field of math introduced a structured way to substitute symbols. Imagine you can give a set … Continue reading
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三國(4): 赤å£
奇怪. 曹æ“一世奸雄,æ‰ä»¥å°‘å‹å¤š,è´äº†è¢ç´¹. 回é 來大兵打劉備,å«æ¬Š,å»åˆè¢«ä»–們少å‹å¤šæ‰“æ•—. 三國ä¸,赤å£æ˜¯æœ€ç²¾å½©çš„一段鬥智. 首先å”明”舌戰群雄”. åé¢,曹æ“下個”檄文”,逼腦了å«æ¬Š. 一來一回,促æˆå«åŠ‰è¯ç›Ÿ. 第二是ä¸äº†å‘¨ç‘œè¨ˆ,錯殺了蔡ç‘,å¼µå…. 曹兵ä¸æ²’了水戰人æ‰. 這點是他準備ä¸é€±,è¦æ‰“æ±å³,怎能沒水將呢? 沒帶一個來,也得練個出來啊. 第三是åˆä¸äº†å‘¨ç‘œçš„”打黃蓋”苦肉計,åŠ ä¸Šé¾çµ±çš„”連環計”把船ç¶åœ¨ä¸€èµ·,墊下日後被ç«æ”»çš„種å. 這點倒ä¸èƒ½æ€ªæ›¹æ“,冬天ä¸è©²æœ‰æ±å—風,æ±å³ä¸è©²æœ‰ç«æ”»çš„å¯èƒ½. 所有的æˆæ•—,都是一連串的事件,一æ¥æ¥æ¼”出來的. 曹æ“連錯三æ¥,但有åå€å…µåŠ›. 應該還是穩æ“å‹ç®—çš„. 赤å£çš„最後決å‹,在å”明的”借æ±é¢¨”. å°èªªè£å¯«æˆå¦‚鬼似神. ä¸è«–如何,這是決定的關éµ. 但是曹æ“å†æ„æ–™ä¸åˆ°,他為什麼連æ防都沒呢? 在江上è¦æ»…ç«æ‡‰è©²ä¸é›£,éµç’°é€£éŽ–,也應該能解. 但兩æ¥éƒ½æ²’準備. 一語é“之,驕兵大æ„.
Mid-Career Maneuver
Life is relatively simple if you distill it down to just three basic questions. What do you expect of yourself? Do you want to be a billionaire, happy hippie, Olympian, world-renowned artist, movie star, family person, corporate tycoon, or what? … Continue reading
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The Price of Everything
The table of contents aims to rouse curiosity. It promises to reveal the prices of life, happiness, and even women! Further, it goes into areas that make you very curious. What’s the price for “free?” Isn’t the answer obviously zero? … Continue reading
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Solaris 11
Really? It came out? January of 2005, yes, more than six years ago, I saw Solaris 10 released to the world. I was so proud to be associated with that release. I loved Solaris 10. Every machines that call itself … Continue reading
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Class Warfare
This is not class warfare. It’s math. — Obama, Sep 19, 2011 These few days, a group of people are occupying Seattle by camping in the busy Westlake Park. They claim that they represent the 99%. The general idea is … Continue reading
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阜æ豆漿
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If I were a Gatemage…
Yep, day dreaming… Gatemage is someone who can create a portal that consumes no energy. Any object that enter the mouth will appear instantaneously at the exit, no matter how long the distance. A gatemage can create or close such … Continue reading
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Solar Industry goes China
New York Times reported something that’s hardly a news: China now dominates world’s solar cell production. Geez, can someone name anything that China does not? The sensation of the report is on the high-technology nature of the product. This is … Continue reading
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