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Dough is the Soul of Pizza

Posted on June 4, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 30, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 25, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 20, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 14, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 8, 2013 by sinyaw

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

Posted on May 3, 2013 by sinyaw

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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Never Run Away from Your Job

Posted on April 29, 2013 by sinyaw

I have fell into this trap several times, each time it took considerable effort to crawl out, with scars visible to date. Never run away from your current job, however intolerable it is. Always run toward a better opportunity, whatever … Continue reading →

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H20

Posted on April 24, 2013 by sinyaw

The sin of the $4 Fuji water is the carbon foot-print and the price tag, not the waste of water. Charles Fishman, armed with excellent research, preached to change our behaviors. As I plowed through the pages, the conclusion became … Continue reading →

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忧心

Posted on April 18, 2013 by sinyaw

去国后，几次几次的回北京，默默地看她变化。北京人都以北京为傲，但夸了门面后，也一定埋怨几句。热水煮青蛙，他们习惯了。我这不时的过客，看得忧心。 空气就别提了，朋友家三居室二百多米大，放了五个滤清器，没天没地的滤。停两天孩子就喘气又出疹子。滤网狠心买，有时还缺货，孩子的卧房一定开，客厅晚上就停了。出了城到河北，高速路边的广告牌，居然说“这里有呼吸的自由”。 朋友家的阿姨，住的地方传出禽流感。一下全家慌了，叫她别来家事没人干，来了又怕感染。说是这回不会人际传染，但是“我们能不小心点吗？”言下之意，把非典时代的记忆挖出来了，报纸电视说的，不一定。咱们小心点呗。 河北的农民，肥料政府给，不要钱。于是几十年来，土化验是强碱，废了。没肥料种不了任何东西。知道的人只买远地而来的“有机菜”，一周菜钱数千。没办法，要命还是要钱？ 化学肥料养成强碱的土，成了工业废料，下雨全流进饮水源。我们人不敢喝，能给鸡鸭鱼猪牛喝瓶装水吗？有机饲料给它们吃吗？没事，给它们打针，猛打就不生病。怕了？你也可以只吃有机肉或进口肉。 全北京的人，都在隐隐的怕，默默的等，一天天的过日子。今天轮到不能开车挤地铁，明天注意不能吃鸡鸭，后天换空气滤网。放假敢紧跑去“自由呼吸”的地方。帮帮忙吧！

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