Author Archives: sinyaw

New Theme

Posted on May 16, 2009 by sinyaw

Like it? Thanks to Karen for her critique and suggestions.

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EQ for Companies

Posted on May 14, 2009 by sinyaw

Bob Sadler introduced Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) to a group of managers at Juniper. As he explained the concept, it dawned on me. This is the EQ for a team, or a company. There are many ways to measure a … Continue reading →

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Kirk v. Wolverine

Posted on May 10, 2009 by sinyaw

Star Trek Movie, 2009 Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto X-Men Origins: Wolverine Hugh Jackman Don’t choose. Watch both, if you still have any doubt. Star Trek is nostalgic as well as formulaic. It rekindled my passion for this old TV series … Continue reading →

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The Art of Persuasion

Posted on May 4, 2009 by sinyaw

The art of persuasion (rhetoric) has three elements: emotion (pathos), deference (ethos), and logic (logos). Imagine this attempt to persuade you to get a dog: President Obama conducted extensive research and concluded that Portuguese Water Dog is the best choice … Continue reading →

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Sick!

Posted on April 28, 2009 by sinyaw

I paid good $10 for a flu shot this year. Saturday morning, I woke up to the routine: fed dog, brew coffee, walked dog, came back, and turned on the computer. Hmm, was that a cold sneaking up on me? … Continue reading →

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What Happens to Japan?

Posted on April 25, 2009 by sinyaw

Jared Diamond pondered on why society chose the path to demise. Biologically, all life forms exist to propagate their genes. If a society, without external interferences, enacted a deed that lead to its extinction, such decision would be highly unnatural. … Continue reading →

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Catz on Sun

Posted on April 21, 2009 by sinyaw

Safra Catz, Oracle’s President and right-hand person for Larry Ellison, commented on the Sun acquisition, with a slight on Sun’s current management. From New York Times. Sun is a modern technology company that outsources nearly all the manufacturing, assembly and … Continue reading →

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Goddesses

Posted on April 19, 2009 by sinyaw

Goddesses Linda Nagata SciFi.com “As of Friday, June 15, 2007, SCI FICTION will no longer be availabe on SCIFI.COM. SCIFI.COM would like to thank all those who contributed and those who read the short stories over the past few years.” … Continue reading →

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How Big is 1.5TB?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by sinyaw

My laptop has a 100GB disk and it is almost full. My own data take about 45GB and Microsoft uses the rest. All my email and their attachment use about 1GB. I am very diligent in pruning email messages. In … Continue reading →

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LISA: Where Does Taiwan Go From Here as a Global Outsourcer?

Posted on April 11, 2009 by sinyaw

Rebecca sent me this message: In this issue of the Globalization Insider, we delve into the challenges now confronting Greater China and the rest of Asia that are being discussed this week during the LISA Forum Asia in Taipei. There … Continue reading →

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