Category Archives: Peek into my mind

Dad and I

Posted on March 5, 2016 by sinyaw

I was always kind of proud when people said I look like him, since big brother was always said to look like Mom. When we found a picture of him when he was actually my current age, I realized that … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Energy: Waste Disposal Problem

Posted on February 13, 2016 by sinyaw

Fred mildly disagreed with my position on nuclear energy. I admit that I was too “SciFi” in my blog. The point was that all nuclear energy problems are self-imposed and merely cost functions. Nuclear waste, theoretically, can be reused to … Continue reading →

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On Nuclear Energy

Posted on November 11, 2015 by sinyaw

President Obama formally rejected the Keystone pipeline project, a controversy among Canada, the US economy, energy independence, and environment. No wonder he waited till the last year of his presidential terms to make up his mind. The viable alternative, however, … Continue reading →

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One Debate

Posted on September 26, 2015 by sinyaw

It is quite a phenomenon that Carly Fiorina jousted herself to #2 with just one debate. Overall, this election is becoming more about entertainment. That brings the uncomfortable question of how Americans choose their president. Seriously, if Donald Trump is … Continue reading →

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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

Posted on September 11, 2015 by sinyaw

There is standing joke that Caltech’s football program was “un-defeated in 1944.” No, that institute was not known for their athletic prowess. Should any school? Honestly, do kids attend schools for their sports programs or intellectual learning? Bill Coleman, a … Continue reading →

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The Birth of a Crane

Posted on September 4, 2015 by sinyaw

They blocked the road around mid-night and dropped off all the parts. The crew arrived around 4am and started working, with the aid of a little crane that is about 4 stories tall. By 8am, you realized if it is … Continue reading →

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Hair Cut

Posted on August 8, 2015 by sinyaw

I like my hair when it was cut a month ago. Your deduction on my hair cutting frequency will be wrong, if based only on that statement. I would procrastinate then drag myself to a barber’s shop and ask to … Continue reading →

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A Fable

Posted on July 9, 2015 by sinyaw

You lived in a upper-middle class neighborhood and Bob, the neighbor, was living well: kids well provided for, unstressful job, eat out and vacation regularly, good clothes, new cars, manicured yards, well cleaned house, nice pets. Not that you didn’t … Continue reading →

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Droughts are Political Problems

Posted on April 24, 2015 by sinyaw

California and Taiwan, two places that are close to my heart, are both suffering severe drought this year. Governor Jerry Brown is imposing mandatory water reduction. Taiwan is rotating water supply: two out of seven days will have no running … Continue reading →

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Imitation Game

Posted on March 28, 2015 by sinyaw

Alonzo Church first came up with Lambda Calculus, an obscure branch of mathematics that deals with the manipulation of symbols. Pretty much at the same time, Alan invented the (Universal) Turing machine, an ingenious construct that manipulates symbols with programs. … Continue reading →

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