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Mahjongg

Posted on December 3, 2011 by sinyaw

Mom learned Mahjongg when I was in first or second grade. (The solitaire game of the same name was invented by Westerners, and completely unrelated.) As a stay-at-home mom, she needed to pass the time after Dad had gone to … Continue reading →

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Macau

Posted on November 24, 2011 by sinyaw

Casinos are extravagant by necessity. After all, the definite objective of gambling is material. Venetian is the clear biggest among all those glittering monstrosities in Macau (澳门). The 2nd floor simulates Venice: the street, the side-walk restaurants, the blue sky, … Continue reading →

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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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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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奸商

Posted on September 30, 2011 by sinyaw

總有五六年了吧,有一天在北京逛書店,看到部”四大小說”評書(就是說書). 現在早忘了多少錢,反正不貴,買下來再說. 不久開始聽水滸,一回半小時,共百來回,有時聽聽,有時擱下,林沖宋江,從北京聽到美國,居然聽了三年多才聽完. 過癮,但也停了小半年才有過勁去聽下一本:三國. 這回聽的勤些,但也快兩年才聽到赤壁之戰.可是心裡納悶,一百一十五回快完了,難道講完赤壁就沒了嗎? 果然,關公義釋華容道後,就沒了. 就是最後一回. 太不爽了. 好在我剛好來了北京.上網一查,好小子,全書365回,那書店根本沒賣全.當當網有全集,88å…ƒ. 當場(立馬)下單,下午送到兩盒子.å…±16å¼µCD. 365個MP3檔.看來全了. 為甚麼商人要做這種事呢? 不就是幾張CDå—Ž?這麼便宜東西,還要惹人罵一陣子.嘆!

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How Medicinal?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by sinyaw

Two years in a row since I arrived, Myrtle Beach hosted Seattle Hempfest: a celebration for Marijuana or “the world’s largest marijuana decriminalization gathering.” This year, the envelope was, again, pushed a bit further. Jonathan Martin of Seattle Times reported: … Continue reading →

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It is over. Finally!

Posted on August 17, 2011 by sinyaw

Honestly, by Book #7, I was not anticipating its release. J.K. Rowling wrote lengthier and darker as Harry Potter saga continued. The books became adult-level effort with teenager level enjoyment. But I am the guy who read all six of … Continue reading →

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Borders no more

Posted on July 28, 2011 by sinyaw

Sad, Borders is closing doors. This is inevitable as brick-and-mortar bookstores, as well as all traditional media distributors, are giving ways to Internet. Although I have largely converted to Kindle, I assumed that close-out sales will be great bargains. On … Continue reading →

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Fireworks at the lake

Posted on July 6, 2011 by sinyaw

The boats congregated into a roughly square formation in the middle of the lake. The gathering started very early in the morning and quickened after noon. At about 4pm, there are about 400 boats; I can imagine people hopping from … Continue reading →

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Air Rage

Posted on June 16, 2011 by sinyaw

On one of my recent flight to SFO, soon after landing, as the very moment the seat-belt light turned off, a passenger sprang up and ran to the cockpit area. He talked to the attendant and got what he needed, … Continue reading →

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