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Program Management Career Explained

Program Managers own the list, probably not anything on the list, but the list itself. Owning means to make sure the items on the list got checked. Every now and then, they go back to the beginning and check them … Continue reading

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Superpower Chess Game

Let’s see, Xi JingPing and Barrack Obama met in Sunnylands, California, early June 7th. Months prior, all major news media berated China for all kinds of cyber criminal activities: piracy, hacking, spying, and downright stealing US’s advanced defense technologies. Move … Continue reading

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Not the Best Sequel

The Twelve is the second of the Passage trilogy. The way Justin Cronin had it, I am not sure the third book is worth reading. As Passage ended, I expected the “hunt” to continue. I wanted those protagonists to bond … Continue reading

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Dough is the Soul of Pizza

Remember my bread formula? (For breads, they are formula, not recipes.) A few days ago, Wife made another batch of dough. After several loaves of bread, we have a portion slightly larger than my fist. I thought I will experiment … Continue reading

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PaperWhite

I loved each of my Kindles, that is why I kept on getting new ones. Kindle PaperWhite is the best to date. OK, let’s be a bit more objective… If you are sticking to the “dead tree” form of books, … Continue reading

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The High Price of Chasing Cheap

Christine Romans of CNN had this segment on Your Money this Saturday on the slavish condition of garment workers in Bangladesh. She chastened all big retailers for their sub-contracting practice that ensure deniability and avoid accountability. The economist in me … Continue reading

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Rho Agenda Trilogy

Richard Phillips was delightfully technically correct. There are many networking, cryptography, security, and mathematical nuances in the plots. He got most of them right. It is still a SciFi, of course there are creative licenses — for example the inner … Continue reading

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Affirmative Action for Managers

Anti-discrimination are laws. As a manager, it is illegal to consider actions toward employees based on the “protected classes.” Legally, it is OK to discriminate those who are not in one of those classes. But they have expanded to cover … Continue reading

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Earphones, new era

I have tried many pairs of earphones, cheap and expensive, and settled on Philips (and disappointed at Sony). I have used up one pair and acquired a similar model ($35) and been happy with it. I used them for work-outs … Continue reading

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World Famous Wang-Family BBQ, v2

The coveted reddish rim near the meat surface, the nostril tingling smoky aroma, and the easily separated meat from the bones, are best achieved by charcoal over a long period of time. I like naturally generated smokes, teased out with … Continue reading

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