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Winston Churchill said it long ago . . .
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|259 次阅读|没有评论
You Tube Video
热度 1 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|309 次阅读|2 个评论 热度 1
Danger of Chat-GPT and Generative AI
热度 1 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
A life of the mind
热度 2 2024-3-4 05:16
This may be self rationalizing or 20/20 hind sight. Looking back of my life endeavor of some 65+ years (since my first published paper in 1955), I am what the world would classified as a scientist or engineer. But with a couple of exceptions I have not done a single experiment or practical ap ...
个人分类: S and T|678 次阅读|3 个评论 热度 2
China in the last 120 years
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) ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|768 次阅读|没有评论
曾經滄海難為水 . . . . (about our personal experience. . . . .)
热度 1 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
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
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 ...
个人分类: 生活点滴|854 次阅读|没有评论
[转载]Ten most expebnsive city to live in the US
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
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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