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Flip Turn

Posted on November 18, 2011 by sinyaw

From this balcony a dark bottomed pool beneath Glided effortlessly, like a current carried him Strokes slow and casual, yet eerie fast. The end stood the wall that stopped the fluidic. He’s oblivious. Flop! He showed briefly what a duck … Continue reading →

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中國剩女

Posted on November 5, 2011 by sinyaw

當年北京一個個黃髮垂髫小女孩們,不但已嫁了一群,幾個還當媽了. 感嘆真的老了. 電郵恭賀這個,閒閒扯出了中國的剩女話題. 這詞指的是越來越多的過了適婚年齡的女性同胞. 諧音的聖女,暗指這些高齡女子,都不好”搞定”,男人望而卻步. 成了娛樂界的熱門談笑話題. 其實,中國不過是跟著個世界模式走罷了. 當然,中國的規模,會比別的”先進”國家大幾倍. 現代都市女性,高薪高學歷,學歷,資歷,工作能力不亞同齡男子. 女孩家心細周到,說寫溝通能力普遍較強.上台一般亮些. 近十年來,她們發現,除了要找個伴侶,她們並不需要個丈夫. 要同時做賢妻良母,還得不輸巾幗,不大容易. 許多決定一個人過日子,簡單些. 中國都市女性結婚的首要原因是”孩子得有個爸”. 西方國家連這都放棄了,她們不婚生子的比率越來越高. 男性的角色和種牛差不多. 剩女是個社會的抉擇. 女性逐漸遠離她們的傳統角色,男性沒有這轉變,所以要求對方不變. 現代社會在經濟上沒有任何要結婚的壓力或誘因. 雙方漸行漸遠,不但剩女多,光棍更多. 光棍和剩女的唯一差別是他們的生育力. 中國女性不願未婚生子. 她們得”找個歸宿”或犧牲母性. 可能既有家庭幸福,又有成功事業嗎? 剩女問題是要既主內又主外壓力下的副產品. 絕大部分的婦女,知道做不到,但不能抉擇,一拖幾年,悔恨光陰不再,就成了剩女了. 其實男性幾千年來早搞清楚了,這是極難事. 他們的解決方案是”討個好老婆顧家.” 只是這招對女流不管用.

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A Giant Fell

Posted on October 30, 2011 by sinyaw

In the 1930s (before the first computer was constructed), one Alonzo Church introduced Lambda Calculus to the field of mathematics. In short, this obscure field of math introduced a structured way to substitute symbols. Imagine you can give a set … Continue reading →

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Mid-Career Maneuver

Posted on October 22, 2011 by sinyaw

Life is relatively simple if you distill it down to just three basic questions. What do you expect of yourself? Do you want to be a billionaire, happy hippie, Olympian, world-renowned artist, movie star, family person, corporate tycoon, or what? … Continue reading →

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Solaris 11

Posted on October 11, 2011 by sinyaw

Really? It came out? January of 2005, yes, more than six years ago, I saw Solaris 10 released to the world. I was so proud to be associated with that release. I loved Solaris 10. Every machines that call itself … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare

Posted on October 9, 2011 by sinyaw

This is not class warfare. It’s math. — Obama, Sep 19, 2011 These few days, a group of people are occupying Seattle by camping in the busy Westlake Park. They claim that they represent the 99%. The general idea is … Continue reading →

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If I were a Gatemage…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by sinyaw

Yep, day dreaming… Gatemage is someone who can create a portal that consumes no energy. Any object that enter the mouth will appear instantaneously at the exit, no matter how long the distance. A gatemage can create or close such … Continue reading →

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Solar Industry goes China

Posted on October 1, 2011 by sinyaw

New York Times reported something that’s hardly a news: China now dominates world’s solar cell production. Geez, can someone name anything that China does not? The sensation of the report is on the high-technology nature of the product. This is … Continue reading →

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三國(3): 愚忠

Posted on September 25, 2011 by sinyaw

常山趙子龍,入千軍萬馬如無人之地. 殺到血染全身,精疲力盡,逃出重圍. 要不是張飛在長坂坡喝退曹兵,他一員虎將,也被蟻兵捉去了. 這仗,是為了救他”主公”劉備的兒子阿斗,後主劉禪. 這是中國的故有美德: æ„šå¿ . “為人臣子”,必須聽話,絕對效忠不二. 如果”忠孝不能兩全”,那只有犧牲孝了. 孔子的倫理,”君臣”第一,”父子”第二. 從老闆的角度看,這太美了. 不論手下人多有能力,市場價多高. 他們一絕對不能”不忠“,也就是不能叛變. 他們還得絕對聽話,所有的能力,判斷力,都只是對外的. 到了老闆面前,每個都是白癡,只有老闆是對的. 而且他們都是”家臣”不是”å“¡å·¥”. 他們存在的目的是保護老闆個人,或家人,的利益. 而非公司或國家. 三國中,劉備是最爛的老闆,曹操,孫權比他強多了. 若非關張趙,及諸葛亮的愚忠,那可能成三國之勢? å¿ ,當然是個美德. 但不是”忠君”,而是忠於個理念. 美國是第一個把這觀念搞清楚的國家. 所有的政府員工,他們效忠的對象,是美國憲法,而不是任何組織或個人. 三國時期,根本還沒這觀念呢. 當然,趙雲有他的職責,其中之一,就是保護糜甘二夫人及少主.所以他是忠於他的職責. 劉備“故把親兒擲馬前” 換來趙雲的“雖肝腦涂地,不能報也.” 也是不錯的管理手段.

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The Shadow of 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2011 by sinyaw

Toronto’s National Post had this week-long series on the 10th anniversary of the event. The question was, “Who won this war on terrorism?” We knew that Bin Laden was killed. We knew that Al-Qaeda has effectively been destroyed. We also … Continue reading →

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