Category Archives: Peek into my mind

Tyranny of Handshakes

Posted on June 3, 2009 by sinyaw

When Kid came back home from her freshman year, she will stick out her fist and yelled, “Pound.” I soon learned the protocol. I would bump my knuckles with hers and “pound” back. I fathomed “pound” was the new high-five. … Continue reading →

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Bible

Posted on May 22, 2009 by sinyaw

Kid, on Easter, finished Bible (NIV). Unlike other books, this one took her several years. Bible is not a book to finish in one sitting. I attempted the same, when I was just a few years younger than she is … Continue reading →

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Summer is here, Use sun block lotion

Posted on May 18, 2009 by sinyaw

But not necessary the one with highest SPF. First, we should understand what SPF is. If you get sun burn, without any protection, in 10 minutes, using an SPF 15 lotion will make you last 150 minutes. Simply put, SPF … 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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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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It makes you stronger

Posted on March 27, 2009 by sinyaw

In the movie Princess Bride, Westley took an ever-increase dose of poison over a long period of time to build up his resistance, part of his herculean effort to rescue the princess. A recent Darwinian award winner tried the same … Continue reading →

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Bronze Sculptures of YuanMing Yuan

Posted on March 7, 2009 by sinyaw

For 150 years, Qing Dynasty’s emperors poured money, hearts, and talents into YuanMing Yuan (圓明園). By 1860, it became the most extravagant garden that ever existed. China, for all practical purposes, was the wealthiest and dominant country in the world … Continue reading →

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10 Years of Java

Posted on February 28, 2009 by sinyaw

Hello World(s) — From Code to Culture: A 10 Year Celebration of Java Technology Sun Microsystems Inc. ISBN: 0-13-188867-6 Kid picked from my pile from weekend’s garage clean-up project and blogged about it. It jerked back so much memory, bitter … Continue reading →

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Turning around for 22 millions people

Posted on February 23, 2009 by sinyaw

According to The Economist, Taiwan forecast 2009 GDP to shrink by 3.5%. Across the strait, China predicted a much reduced growth of 6%, highest on the chart, seconded by India’s 5%. The media has been fixated on the trial of … Continue reading →

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