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Winston Churchill said it long ago . . .
何毓琦 2024-3-18 07:56
Two famous Churchill sayings go a long way in my opinion to explain the current political gridlock in the US. If you are a Democrats in the US, you cannot help but bewildered by the solid support of some 40% of the American voters and seemingly 100% domination of the Republican Party by &nbs ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|268 次阅读|没有评论
You Tube Video
热度 1 何毓琦 2024-3-15 04:59
In retirement, I do watch a lot of TV. Mostly I watch news program, political talk shows, and old movies. The last category brings back memories and nostalgia. However, I seldom watch the You Tube channel unless prompted by other messages or recommendation from friends. However, the other night whi ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|310 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1
Danger of Chat-GPT and Generative AI
热度 1 何毓琦 2024-3-13 22:14
In one of my earlier blogs, I wrote about my experience with Chat-GPT in which I ask GPT to produce a biography of myself. When I found many untruths in the bio writeup, I questioned the GPT as to where it found these facts. GPT confessed that it made it up . In educational field, when ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|516 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1
China in the last 120 years
何毓琦 2024-2-26 04:54
From the fall of the Ching Dynasty to the current People's Republic of China (PRC), a span of roughly 120 years, China lived through being essentially colonized, invaded and occupied by foreign powers, suffered through WWII and then civil war and now emerging as the largest (or second largest) ...
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曾經滄海難為水 . . . . (about our personal experience. . . . .)
热度 1 何毓琦 2024-2-20 03:45
Long time readers of my blogs know that both my wife and I are Do-It-Youselfers (DIY). We love to tackle household repair/maintainence jobs. At our age of 88.7 and 90 respectively, we do it not so much to save money anymore but for the pleasure of accomplishing a job well done.(since you ar ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|906 次阅读|4 个评论 热度 1
Democracy, Public Service, and the Complexity of Governance
何毓琦 2024-2-12 16:26
Democracy, Public Service, and the Complexity of Governance It was Churchill who famously said that Democracy is the worst form of government except for all others. Put it another way: To be elected - the most fundamental pillar of democracy - you need to get your message to the popul ...
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[转载]Historical photos since the beginning
何毓琦 2024-2-10 09:23
Breathtaking History Photos That Will Give You The Chills From the last 130+ years https://explore.informationvine.com/30-history-photos-from-the-past-that-will-give-you-the-chills-copy/122?utm_source=combobreaker-pushutm_campaign=AMG-Programmatic-Auto-US-Sat-1530-473285rch=pu792pcid ...
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[转载]Ten most expebnsive city to live in the US
何毓琦 2024-2-7 21:44
Ten most expensive city to live in the US They are at least 50% more costly than the national average 10. Washington DC 9. Seatle, Washington 8. Los Angles, CA 7. Boston, MA 6. Orange County, CA 5. Brooklyn, NY 4. San Francisco, CA 3. San Jose, CA 2. Honolulu, H ...
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[转载]50 Myths about US History
何毓琦 2024-2-5 16:50
From the Internet: Debunking 50 American History Myths That Just Aren't True Let us have a look at 50 of the greatest myths in American history. 1. The Signing Of the American Declaration Of Independence Occurred On July 4th, 1776 2. Inventor Thomas Edison Was The ...
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Towards a more perfect union
热度 2 何毓琦 2024-2-5 02:13
I have a CA friend who never stops complaining/criticizing about the US whenever we meet and talk. Finally I couldn't stand it anymore and asked him which country would you rather live in including China After a moments thought he replied: THE UNITED STATES .. I forgave him and h ...
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