disneyland@hongkong has never taken off. now it will be ground for sure. it is still a hassle to go to hongkong from mainland, even we are now all part of china. to make the message clear, another disneyland will be built at shanghai. wait a minute, how popular that mouse can be in china? this is a big question mark.
put all the buzz aside, chinese are just smart. now the residents around that area are busy. to make sure they can get more money from the government, they are building more fences, more greenhouses, and even fake hills restlessly. government is not dumb ass. it has been said that government is leveraging the satellite technology. the system will alert if the landscape is changed.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
a cab driver with stanford phd
http://taxidiary.blogspot.com
"Probably the only taxi driver in this world with a PhD from Stanford and a proven track record of scientific accomplishments, I have been forced out of my research job at the height of my scientific career, and unable to find another one, for reasons I can only describe as something "uniquely Singapore". As a result, I am driving taxi to make a living and writing these real life stories just to make the dull job a little more interesting. I hope that these stories are interesting to you too."
That's one twisted country, and luckily I am out there. The feeling is, you stay longer on that island, you have less way out. You are sucked in, sweating the dole life.
"Probably the only taxi driver in this world with a PhD from Stanford and a proven track record of scientific accomplishments, I have been forced out of my research job at the height of my scientific career, and unable to find another one, for reasons I can only describe as something "uniquely Singapore". As a result, I am driving taxi to make a living and writing these real life stories just to make the dull job a little more interesting. I hope that these stories are interesting to you too."
That's one twisted country, and luckily I am out there. The feeling is, you stay longer on that island, you have less way out. You are sucked in, sweating the dole life.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tipping points
Tipping points are the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable.
Six degrees of separation (also referred to as the "Human Web") refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth.
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps.
- The Law of the Few
- The Stickiness Factor
- The Power of Context
Six degrees of separation (also referred to as the "Human Web") refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth.
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Outlier
For the richest men in human history, why there is a bunch from a single generation in a single country, born in 1830's in USA.
What are Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Joy in common?
Why Chris Langan, with a perfect 200 IQ score, ends up as a bouncer? Oppenheimer, a genius who was once in depression, and tried to murder his tutor, was assigned as head of Manhattan Project?
Why Jewish lawyers succeed in New York?
Why Korean Airline sucked big time before?
Why Chinese is good at Maths?
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outlier, looks behind the spectacular results, reads between the lines, and explains from a freshening perspective.
What are Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Joy in common?
Why Chris Langan, with a perfect 200 IQ score, ends up as a bouncer? Oppenheimer, a genius who was once in depression, and tried to murder his tutor, was assigned as head of Manhattan Project?
Why Jewish lawyers succeed in New York?
Why Korean Airline sucked big time before?
Why Chinese is good at Maths?
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outlier, looks behind the spectacular results, reads between the lines, and explains from a freshening perspective.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
涂序新老师讣告点评ZZ
九月二十九日上午八时三十分，涂序新老师遗体告别仪式在杭州殡仪馆举行。参加告别仪式的有学院领导、学校相关部门、部分师生及涂老师亲属与同学，共100余人。(没啥问题，领导在前这是规矩)Mitbbs.com
涂序新老师于2009年9月17日凌晨2点因病不幸坠楼去世，终年32岁。(坠楼！！还是因病！大家经讨论认为，以后很多时候可以说：因病上吊、因病投河、因病被自杀、因病……这位讣告写手啊，因病和坠楼有因果关系吗？几乎是以暗含幽默的方式公布讣告？)Mitbbs.com
涂 序新老师1977年8月生于浙江金华，1995年9月——2001年6月就读于清华大学，2000年6月获水利水电工程专业学士学位，2001年6月获法 学学士学位。2001年9月——2007年6月就读于美国西北大学，分别于2004年和2007年获得岩土工程硕士和博士学位。其后在美国西北大学从事博 士后研究工作，2009年6月中旬回国到学院工作。(没啥问题，我老不骂人)Mitbbs.com
涂 序新老师为人真诚善良，对待同事细心周到，受到大家的尊重；对待学生，耐心解答疑问，多次深入新生宿舍与学生交流，受到学生的爱戴。涂序新老师学识渊博、 事业心强、治学严谨，对研究工作认真执着，精益求精。(他妈的，看到这里虽然说了点人话，但感觉怪怪的，尤其是什么“多次深入新生宿舍”)Mitbbs.com
借此机会，感谢学校各部门及学院师生的关心！(开始感谢了？要不要开始庆功？还有在讣告上感谢的？还“借此机会”？)Mitbbs.com
附涂序新博士来学院的主要经历Mitbbs.com
2009年1月，涂博士通过电子邮件与学院岩土所联系，申请教师岗位；Mitbbs.com
3 月24日，由学院提供往返国际机票和住宿条件，涂博士来学院面试；(看到没，“由学校提供往返国际机票和住宿条件”，看到没！还国际机票呢！逝者面试时还 喝了你们的水，要不要说出来？总之，浙大出钱了！浙大买单了！浙大牛逼了！这句话的前半句要是翻译成英文，在美国是会被人笑死的！)Mitbbs.com
4月21日，学院将《新进人员聘任通知书》发给涂博士，涂博士于次日通过电子邮件表示“本人愿意接受你们所提供的岗位和待遇”；(嗯，至于你们履行没履行，是另一个问题，这里不骂了，要不然太长了)Mitbbs.com
6月12日，涂博士与浙大签署聘用合同；Mitbbs.com
7 月28日，涂博士租住由浙大提供的位于玉泉校区求是村的教师公寓。公寓建筑面积57平方米(内含独立厨房、卫生间以及电视、冰箱、空调、微波炉、电磁炉、 床铺、桌椅等家具和电器设施)。此后，他相继参加了学院组织的留学归国人员座谈会、环境岩土工程国际学术研讨会筹备及会务工作，并担任了2009级本科新 生班主任；(极品段！极品段！我老拍案惊奇，我老佩服得高山滚鼓、前仰后合，我老看得老泪纵横、感激涕零……看到没，浙大提供了房子耶！57平方米呢！更 绝的是，里面还有很多很多设备，让诸位海归和海不归大开眼界：独立厨房的耶！不是筒子楼！还有卫生间呢——可惜没说独立卫生间；还有电视、冰箱、空调、微 波炉、电磁炉，多全啊，要是再有烤箱的话不活脱脱是个美国公寓？还有床铺和桌椅呢！妈的当海归是北朝鲜来的啊？Mitbbs.com
喘 口气，继续分析：在一个人的讣告上，会出现诸多电器和类似信息，单看这一段还以为转租房子呢！总之，浙大真好哇，提供这么多东西，海归这儿看来是谁也亏不 了，连微波炉都有了呢！就不用像我老当初那样，和人一起去沃尔玛花二三十美元去买了！——不过不知道是不是新的，因为没说——对于让海归用新微波炉，恐怕 讣告上也得加一条“电器和家具还都是新的呢！”写讣告的人，一看就是中专会计出身，算账列清单真麻利啊！某大学果然是藏龙卧虎之地，果然是高手不问出身， 在下服了！)Mitbbs.com
9月1日到8日期间，涂博士参加了学校在之江校区举行的新教师岗位集中培训；(没毛病)Mitbbs.com
9月8日，学校启动了下半年专业技术职务评审工作。9月11日，涂博士在学校“专业技术职务聘任系统”中填写了申报副教授的相关信息；(看到没，“填写了申报副教授的相关信息”，暗含的意思我不说了，反正我懒得去分析)Mitbbs.com
9月17日，涂博士于凌晨2点因病不幸坠楼去世。(大团圆！因病、坠楼！到此全文达到结局，此病极是了得，居然会让人坠楼，而且还不是失足坠楼！这样写，难道有些人、有些“第一流”大学不觉得无耻吗？)Mitbbs.com
(全文完。我无话可说，我只得出了一个结论，那就是，在中国即使像狗一样卑微，像猪一样肮脏，也得选择活着，否则你的讣告上会出现微波炉！)Mit
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
倒钩
最近上海有个词语突然热了起来，“倒钩”。首先黑车到底碰了谁的蛋糕？黑车大多出现在一些城市边缘地区，公共交通不到位，群众有切实的需要，如果在合理的价格范围内运作，我觉得也未必不是好事。政府有关部门为了打击黑车市场，发明了一套钓鱼策略。让自己的线人通过骗取司机的同情心来搭车，在预先安排的地方下绊子。停车拔钥匙，扣车罚款，一万起价。做的有点过，最近就出事了。可笑的是，这样的新闻几天前还在上海新民网上沸沸扬扬的，今天就突然都消失了。
Thursday, October 15, 2009
best five generated by strengthsfinder
SIGNATURE THEMES |
| Responsibility |
| Input |
| Harmony |
| Adaptability |
| Learner |
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