The information at wikipedia is not always great, if you are an expert on the subject, say "climate change." However, it offers useful basic info. For example, I opened a letter from LifeLock at breakfast, which claims its service will protect me from identify theft, a big headache if it happens t ...
Even though the question has been on my mind for days, I only decided to write this Blog only after reading 如果 “ 编辑 ” 和 “ 审稿人 ” 无法知稿子是谁的,会不会更公平些? ( 张兴光 ) http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-689219-659817.html ...
Thanks to the internet, I can Blog at SciNet and meet new people. Thanks to the internet, I can purchase things online from books to plane tickets without ever leaving my living room. Thanks to the internet, I can talk to my families and friends at a few cents a minute or free of charge. ...
I was definitely depressed yesterday, due to the hard work (of editing a bad paper), the bad weather in Honolulu, and the terrible air quality in Beijing where so many of my friends work and live. My father used to ask me if I heard anything about the "big things" that were happening in China, I ...
A friend called, to tell me that they are too busy to visit me in spring. His wife's boss informed his people that they will be busy from April to September. I am happy that her job needs her. Not everyone is as lucky as she is, at least not today. Some of my colleagues received notice from their ...
It is so easy. But, what if you made a mistake by accident? Well, I did just that a minute ago, by giving the wrong exp. date on my AE card. Now, I will wait and see if the purchase is cancelled... I hope not . But if not, then how safe is it to purchase online?
Why? Because 80% of the headline news, say at Yahoo! news front page, is bad news, even on the New Year's Day. That is even hard for a happy person to take. If one is not happy, he does not need more bad news. Maybe it’s time for the media to rethink of its negative impact on people’s dail ...