Category Archives: Peek into my mind

Doomsday Averted.

Posted on December 22, 2012 by sinyaw

Remember the movie 2012 that depicted the second coming of Noah’s flood, with earth splitting fires that swallowed all civilizations? December 21 came and passed. What were you doing? How many times you learned that a disaster could have been … Continue reading →

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Why Unions Still Exist?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by sinyaw

The benefits of unions to the labor side is clear: good income, good lifestyles, and job security. Extra costs to business translate to higher prices. But if the business is a near monopoly, its customers have no choice. The customers, … Continue reading →

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Farmers Market

Posted on December 10, 2012 by sinyaw

“What do you miss from California?” People asked when they learned that we lived there for decades. “Farmers Market!” has been the answer we never really said out loud. The inquirers rarely really wanted to know. It was only a … Continue reading →

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三國(8): 曹操

Posted on November 23, 2012 by sinyaw

好不容易請來了神醫,曹操卻把華佗下獄至死. 自己也病亡.現在看來,是腦瘤吧. 三國中,論管理人才,孔明,孟德是頭兩名. 有趣的是他們都不是CEO. 曹操從未稱帝,死時是”魏王”,漢之宰相. 諸葛亮至死也是劉家的家臣,從無反意. 小時覺得曹操是奸臣,重讀三國,倒沒這感覺了. 他是跋扈了些,但始終沒反啊. 說來,他把”漢室江山”,管的不壞.南征北討, 給劉家立了不少功勞. 三國把赤壁寫的太美了. 諸葛神的,周瑜美的，曹操尿的.一戦而三分天下. 但以全局而論,他一直是三國中最強的一支. 蜀吳永遠在他的陰影下. 所以關羽華容道放他一馬,是真毀了劉備的”霸業”. 話說回來,也不是曹操先善待了關羽十幾年嗎? 再給曹操十年,他能一統天下嗎?

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Stuck at the 29th floor

Posted on October 28, 2012 by sinyaw

October 27th, 2012 Saturday night, after a nice dinner (thanks to wonderful Wife), I was just lazily watching TV and someone scratched my window. Huh? This is the 29th floor! Was a bird hurt out there? I rose to investigate. … Continue reading →

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What’s the point?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by sinyaw

Finally, the last of the presidential debates was over. The media industry kicked up another notch on political coverage, desperately seeking fresh angles. We all pretend that there are still undecided voters who are to choose the next president. We … Continue reading →

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Why Sail Boat Moves?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by sinyaw

Many civilizations have independently discovered ways to optimize for the wind power. They all learned to sail in all directions, regardless of which way the wind is blowing. There are really only two tricks: the shape of the sail and … Continue reading →

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The Cell Phone Economy

Posted on September 21, 2012 by sinyaw

While iPhone5 basks in spotlight, I got myself a new Android. For reasons that’s not obvious to those who marveled over Siri’s eerie life-like response, the brighter than real display, the mega-pixels in built-in camera, the openness of Android ecology, … Continue reading →

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Let the flood gates open

Posted on September 14, 2012 by sinyaw

QE3 has started. Bernanke announced that starting Friday, September 14th, Federal Reserve will pump some $40 billions dollars into the market every month. Unlike the previous rounds, there is no definitive end date for this. The Fed will continue until … Continue reading →

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Americans and their guns

Posted on August 18, 2012 by sinyaw

At a party recently, after sufficient “lubrication,” I polled the guests on their “barrel count” (number of firearms they own). These are multi-generational Americans, living, in addition to Seattle, in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. The result was startling even … Continue reading →

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