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Hawksmania

Posted on January 19, 2014 by sinyaw

Seattle Seahawks is having a great season. Riding on last year’s moment, they finished the season winning 13 games out of 16 and clinched the conference champion. They won the first game of the play-off and will face the long-time … Continue reading →

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Books of Mortals

Posted on January 13, 2014 by sinyaw

In the year 2065, or so, the first world Sovereign unleashed a retrovirus, called the Legion, that would remove all primary emotions, except for fear, for those infected. Since retrovirus changes the genes of the host, generations that were born … Continue reading →

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$15 Minimum Wage

Posted on January 9, 2014 by sinyaw

If we give everyone more money, what happens? Since the total amount of goods and services stay the same, by the general laws of supply and demand, everything will become more expensive and everyone ends up the same as before. … Continue reading →

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Jobs v. Union

Posted on January 4, 2014 by sinyaw

The Machinist Union Members narrowly approved Boeing’s proposed contract and sealed the deal that future 777x will be manufactured in the Puget Sound area. Boeing guaranteed that the composite wing, the most advanced part of the airplane, stays here. The … Continue reading →

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Appreciating Geography

Posted on January 1, 2014 by sinyaw

In few days, I traversed across north America and really experienced the extremity of weather. Starting at Seattle,I first went to Toronto, via Chicago, then Ottawa, and Charlotte. On my way back, I stopped at Detroit. Several days later, I … Continue reading →

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Retrovirus

Posted on December 22, 2013 by sinyaw

Three consecutive fictions I read had retrovirus as a key element of the plot. Seriously!?! I did not know before I started them. In Inferno, the genius villain used the retrovirus to render a third of the human population infertile. … Continue reading →

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Lipid v. Fructose

Posted on December 12, 2013 by sinyaw

Since the 1950s, the medical industry and world public health organizations have subscribed to the Lipid Hypothesis: eating red meats and saturated fats will increase the cholesterol level in the blood stream; the cholesterol will then clog arteries, lead to … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Minneapolis

Posted on December 6, 2013 by sinyaw

“Where are you going for Thanksgiving?” The question was the standard response when I revealed my plan for the holiday. A smart remark on the weather typically followed. Honoring Kid’s convention, I switched to Celsius when the temperature is below … Continue reading →

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A Hundred Years to Shape People

Posted on December 1, 2013 by sinyaw

Chinese say, “It takes 10 years to shape trees, and 100 years to shape people.” To shape people is to educate them. In doing so, the government must think very long-term. Only educated parents and teachers will generate better educated … Continue reading →

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Ender’s Game

Posted on November 24, 2013 by sinyaw

There is no spoiler in this post. This has been near the top of my all-time favorite SciFi books. Orson Scott Card has also been near the top of my all-time favorite SciFi writers. Imagine why I don’t want to … Continue reading →

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