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Monthly Archives: September 2013
King of Egg Custards
Egg Custard is a Dim Sum classic. Every Dim Sum restaurants must offer this item. People criticize the fine points of egg custards like wine aficionados. There are the tradition style and the Portuguese style: baked hotter to allow a … Continue reading
First Contact
A sub-genre in SciFi is about the first contact: the first time mankind meet an intelligent alien life form. Creativity blossoms in this sub-genre: what do they look like, how to they govern, how does mankind measure up, how can … Continue reading
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Tagged 0-671-21833-6, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, The Mote in God's Eye
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Only in China!
ChengDu’s summer can be scorching. Temperature can reach 100°F (40°C). As a Seattle resident who’s used to much milder weather, I cannot really imagine living here without air conditioning. Even for local that commute with a scooter, that blazing sun … Continue reading
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Monetary and Fiscal Policies
The stock market is like an addict hooked on QE. Whenever there is a hint of it slowing down, stock price tumbles. Quantitative Easing (or pumping money into the society) is part of the monetary policy which regulate how much … Continue reading
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Management by Playing Chicken
Senior executives are frequently disconnected with reality. The most toxic manifestation of this disconnection is a phenomenon called “Management by Playing Chicken”: it causes company demises and also career derailments. The big shot is under duress, he examines the options … Continue reading
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