don't be so harsh on the old man. He indeed accomplished a lot. A little bit self-promotion is generally Ok. What did Steve Jobs actually do technically?
thank you, I am sure you save a lot of time for a lot of people. There is an interesting conversation in the movie
"wall street". Bud Fox tries to make a sale pitch to Gordon
Gekko. After awhile, Gordon says: Now tell me something
I don't know.
thanks for your comments. it is insightful. really appreciate it. If you read the current self-help books, you will find there is really nothing original or new there. but that stuff sound so engaging. it keeps your reading.
there are so many mistakes there. at 40:36, Ethel Boole wrote
a book "gadfly", about a young girl who sacrificed herself to the revolution.
the main protagonist, Arthur Burton, is a young man.
A wonderful story indeed, heart warming with a sense of humor. War is really stupid.
But there is still an unsolved mystery here, How did the radar pick up the signals? Didn't the pilot turn off all the radios?
We, science-oriented people, should be doing something about it. We have the power and resources. Politicians are only part of the problem. The ignorant voters is the major issue here.
There was the weapon of mass destruction propaganda which precedes the Iraq war. Now powerful but ignorant people failed to stop the coronavirus even though there were stark examples from china. And we have even a greater challenge ahead, which we can’t afford to fail again. There are 220,000 people working for the video industry which has an annual income of 25 billion dollars. How many people are employed to educate people about the big issue ahead like protection of habitat?
Back in the early 2010s, I did a project which is trying to interest people In keeping track of politician statements and assign scores to their credibility. Unfortunately, I can’t find anyone to invest in such a project. I just knew back then if we don’t change the status quo, the media would lose credibility. Unfortunately, I was proven right. The “ fake news “ becomes the big news back at the 2016 election. I am still paying the big daddy to keep the website registered so that I can brag a little.
Just a random thought. why doesn't Professor Christensen run for President? He will be a perfect, wonderful President. Nice, Decent, most of all, knowledgable. His expertise is just what this country badly needed. President Clayton Christensen. How nice. People from all over the world will
love and respect him.
Some times, when I look at some celebrity scholars, I scratched my head wondering what did they do to deserve
their reputation. But Dr.Christensen's work is truly great.
He is a genuine scholar. Innovator's dilemma is groundbreaking research. I learned a lot from the book. Intel CEO Andy Grove is a kind of arrogant guy for a lack of good words. Andy used to tell a16z's Partner Ben Horowize that He has a full shelf of Management books gifted from management Professors. Andy threw them away only keep the first page of each book with author's signature and nice words. From this article, Dr.Christensen's work apparently gained his respect. that is not an easy feat. Considering Andy Grove himself also wrote a great business book, high output management. Just check Dr.Christense's wiki page, He was a Rhode scholar. No wonder. Clayton Christensen, Rest In Peace. You are a wonderful Professor. Thank you. Miss You
"The thing is that they remember all those things while people in the West are oblivious to them."
You are so right. Opium wars is major part of history books.
Every educated Chinese( or not so educated ones) knows this part of history. There is this "they wronged us" mindset right or wrong. A lot of conflicts come from this.
"Still, looking at this blog, it kind of feels weird, in the sense that through this approach we’re creating machines rather than humans."
Totally agree. this is why this approach isn't easy to be accepted by the wide audiences.
" Perfect performance as life goal seems creepy"
Creepy is a harsh word, this word is abused by Americans.
I understand what you try to say. may I use the word
" a little bit of disturbed"
"Science needs interaction to thrive",
doesn't it?. I would expend it a bit. Always everything needs
interaction. from a country down to a person. A person who can communicate well thrive in an environment will be successful in that environment.
This story is fake. I was there. Hard to believe this, I didn't see anyone dead in the Tiananmen Square. We were at Square. The soldiers surrended us. The soldiers shouted, "Get out of square". People were very emotional. Some wanted to stay and others wanted to leave. We heard that student leaders, Liu XiaoBo (who is awarded 2009 Nobel peace prize for this effort) was elected to negotiate with the troop commander. Later Hou Dejian, (who is the Taiwanese singer and one of the leaders), told the crowd that we can leave peacefully and there will be a safe corridor. Because there were a lot of people who didn't want to leave, Hou shouted, those want to leave say "go" and those want to stay say"stay". From my memory, the result was about even. Someone from speaker said that majority want to go. Let's get out peacefully. I remember very clearly, on the side of the corridor, there were several cameramen to record the proceeding of our leaving. There was a western looking face. if you want to know the truth, see the TV documentary Tiananmen square. that one is very objective. I lived in Beijing at the time. The reason I end up in the square was that initially, I was at FuxingMen area where troop shoot people happened so I moved along the ChangAn street and end up in the square. I passed by the square very day before the crackdown, I had tried to get into the square to talk to the student leaders. But I can't get to the center where the People's monument is stood because student union was established there and the tempory pass was needed to get there. During the night of June 3rd, everyone can get there and still hard to talk to the leaders. There are about hundreds of deaths. after 89, There is a group called "Mother of Tiananmen square". a group of women who lost their children during the night. They are very brave and under pressure from the government, tried to collect the names of those who died during the night and documented circumstances of death. They documented about several hundred of cases. After the incident, I come to USA. I found out why there are people want to exaggerate this thing. For the news people, the more sensational the better. that make their career. Most people don't know, there were about 40 thousands of chinese students in US university. at the time, most of these students were sent here by Government. It is called "Gong Pai", means their expenses were paid by the government. as part of the deal, these people have to be back to China when their schedule is up. At the time, China was very poor. these people don't want to go back. So there was an incentive there. and Later, Geroge H.W.Bush issued an Executive order which granted these students and scholars wholesale so far you proved that you were in USA before April 11, 1990. Those who come after that can apply for political asylum as well. at the time, U.S is in recession. Helped people to apply for the political asylum was a big business. I myself was asked if I want to apply. (I said no). There were Chinese student leaders end up in U.S too. They need money to survive. They want to get the funds from U.S government to continue the Democracy moment. so they have the incentive to hype this as well. Believe me, at the time, I want to believe this exaggerated version of the story. I want to tell people there were ten thousands of people died crushed by tanks. But that is not true. After I come to US, I was very disappointed by some of Chinese students behaviors in US. They organize the demonstration and have the picture taken in the US campus so that they can use it as proof to apply political asylum. The American journalists were in favor of student demonstrators, I can understand, but some were really embarrassed themselves professionally. fake news is not invented during 2016 election. Knowing both sides very well, I saw a lot of fake news, something out and out lies being reported about china during the 1990s. Still, there were a lot of honest American journests that earned my respect, in all emotional times, they just stick to the facts, no bull. Unfortunately, people like that never get promoted. it is true every where. Honesty never pay.
I beg everyone answer my question. The anti-trust laws are originated from USA. The anti-monopolies rules are much harsher in US than those of Europe. Why did not federal government pick this up? Since a lot of the companies that are disadvantaged by this Google practice are Us companies. Also I have to agree that this ruling is tough but fair. And the writing is very concise by easy to understand. it is good writing no matter you like the ruling or not.
I got my green cards 10 years ago. I have been working on my startup project for the past 3 years. I didn't make any money and didn't pay taxes. Now I want to apply for american citizenship. in the naturalization form, there is a section for past working places and tax paying history. What am I supposed to do with it?
Thank you for taking time doing this public service. I really appreciate.
I got my green cards 10 years ago. I have been working on my startup project for the past 3 years. I didn't make any money and didn't pay taxes. Now I want to be american citizen. in the naturalization form, there is a section for past working places and tax paying history. What am I supposed to do with it?