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Monthly Archives: April 2014
The Demise of Pluto
The planet, not the cartoon dog. Kid actually took Mike Brown’s class and learned about the drama first-handedly. Years after she told me the story, I bumped into this book. Could it be nerdy and boring? I smiled, laughed, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 978-0385531108, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, Mike Brown
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Best Sushi in Tokyo
“It’s the best Sushi in Tokyo,†our host boasted. “That’s a bold claim.†We both thought that’s really more of a personal opinion of our host than an unbiased journalistic assessment. Our expectation, nevertheless, heightened as we took in the … Continue reading
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How Clean Is Your Drinking Water Supply?
Portland, Ore., dumped 38 million gallons of drinking water because of a urinating teenager. That teenager’s pee added about 0.01 PPM (part-per-million) of pollution to the water supply. That more than 200 times less than the allowable amount in drinking … Continue reading
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Discovery Park
I can only hear my own foot steps. The soft and soaked dirt squealed on my every steps. The sounds were delightful to this lone walker. I knew the physics of the sounds, but cannot help thinking the trail is … Continue reading
Foundation Trilogy
I cannot believe that I never read Foundation Trilogy. I have been an Asimov fan forever and read many of his works. Well, they were indeed master pieces. For historical references, Asimov originally wrote the Foundation Trilogy as “Foundation“, “Foundation … Continue reading
How to Lock SmartCar with Disconnected Battery
SmartCar has a curious design. There is no way to lock the car without using electricity. The key is a standard remote control one that can be used to lock, unlock, or open the trunk gate. Like all other cars, … Continue reading
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