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Nematode

Posted on January 19, 2009 by sinyaw

Today, January 19, 2009, she did it. It took her 209 days, at the speed no less than ferocious. I knew that I could never achieve this for the rest of my life. I am simply not in the same … Continue reading →

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Solution to the Global Warming

Posted on January 16, 2009 by sinyaw

It is actually quite simple. Instead of producing less greenhouse gases. We cool Earth down. High up there, there is a layer of very, very cold air. At the top of Troposphere, about 12km above the sea level, the temperature … Continue reading →

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Outliers

Posted on January 12, 2009 by sinyaw

Outliers: The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell Little, Brown and Company (November 18, 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0316017923 When I grew up, elders told stories of famous and successful people in the history. Quickly, we learned the pattern: this calligrapher filled the … Continue reading →

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Infected

Posted on January 8, 2009 by sinyaw

Coming back from the holiday, my computer was sick. No, did not download anything, just simple web surfing, by myself and family members who are all computer savvy. It became sluggish, extremely. It froze at random time. When it unfroze, … Continue reading →

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Life on a Young Planet

Posted on January 5, 2009 by sinyaw

Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth Andrew H. Knoll ISBN13: 978-0-691-12029-4 Princeton University Press (March 17, 2003) Joe Kirschvink, of CalTech, conjectured that Earth was once a snowball. When glaciers crept below … Continue reading →

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Doing Presentations

Posted on December 29, 2008 by sinyaw

slide:ologyThe Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations Nancy Duarte ISBN: 9780596522346 O’Reilly Media, Inc. August 12, 2008 Completely reasonable for a graphic design company to publish a book on slide design or presentation style. The principles are completely dead-on: … Continue reading →

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Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future

Posted on December 27, 2008 by sinyaw

What if Leonardo da Vinci was born later? Say, in 18th, 19th, or even 20th century? He makes every engineer to feel inadequate. God knows what more would he come up with advanced tools like computers, internal combustion engine, or … Continue reading →

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Pay It Backwards: An Act Of Coffee Kindness

Posted on December 25, 2008 by sinyaw

Very well written, with reference to my favorite self-control exercise: TaiChi. My kid’s friend shared it and she shared his sharing. My usual style is to share again, but this one stroke a bit bit more than “interesting.” Pay It … Continue reading →

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Posted on December 21, 2008 by sinyaw

The Day the Earth Stood Still Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly 12 December 2008 We cracked up when Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) and Mr. Wu (James Hong) talked in a McDonald restaurant. Keanu’s Chinese is passable, James Hong’s better, but the dialog … Continue reading →

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Impala

Posted on December 18, 2008 by sinyaw

Many years ago, this freshly-off-the-boat grad student needed a car. I walked into a dealership in Phoenix and came out the proud owner of a yellow $2,000 Buick LeSabre. I drove this all-American V8 to LA a dozen times, always … Continue reading →

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