Thinkweird Blog » Featured http://thinkweird.info The wandering tune of a distant flute at night... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:55:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 What if I am the garbage comber, what if I am God? http://thinkweird.info/2199/what-if-i-am-the-garbage-comber-what-if-i-am-god http://thinkweird.info/2199/what-if-i-am-the-garbage-comber-what-if-i-am-god#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:47:12 +0000 tw http://thinkweird.info/?p=2199 My daily jogging is now changed into jogging on alternate days. I run at least 3km every other day, sometimes 5km and I plan to extend the route into 6km and keep it that way for a while. Today I did 5km but didn’t feel enough because I didn’t sweat as much as before. Next time I will wear my wrist watch so that I can time my speed. » » »

]]> My daily jogging is now changed into jogging on alternate days. I run at least 3km every other day, sometimes 5km and I plan to extend the route into 6km and keep it that way for a while. Today I did 5km but didn’t feel enough because I didn’t sweat as much as before. Next time I will wear my wrist watch so that I can time my speed. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/2199/what-if-i-am-the-garbage-comber-what-if-i-am-god/feed 0 What the perfect MS Windows is like? http://thinkweird.info/1580/what-the-perfect-ms-windows-is-like http://thinkweird.info/1580/what-the-perfect-ms-windows-is-like#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:09:21 +0000 tw http://www.thinkweird.info/?p=1580 Windows 7 has just been released in the market, and it has got a lot of media attention. Still it is just an upgrade of the previous Windows and another step forward on the familiar design track of Microsoft. As time goes by, this will not work very well on this Internet age. Here I offer some advice to MS on how to make a better OS in this Internet age. » » »

]]> Windows 7 has just been released in the market, and it has got a lot of media attention. Still it is just an upgrade of the previous Windows and another step forward on the familiar design track of Microsoft. As time goes by, this will not work very well on this Internet age. Here I offer some advice to MS on how to make a better OS in this Internet age. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/1580/what-the-perfect-ms-windows-is-like/feed 0 Is Chinese difficult to learn? http://thinkweird.info/970/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn http://thinkweird.info/970/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:59:20 +0000 tw http://www.thinkweird.info/970/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn/ Some Oxford-educated English man claims in his blog that China should use an alphabetical writing system, and China’s failing to do so in history partly resulted in the high level of illiteracy. He goes like this： » » »

]]> Some Oxford-educated English man claims in his blog that China should use an alphabetical writing system, and China’s failing to do so in history partly resulted in the high level of illiteracy. He goes like this： » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/970/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn/feed 48 The Rise of the Civil Society in the Wake of the Sichuan Earthquake http://thinkweird.info/208/the-rise-of-the-civil-society-in-the-wake-of-sichuan-earthquake http://thinkweird.info/208/the-rise-of-the-civil-society-in-the-wake-of-sichuan-earthquake#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 17:25:22 +0000 tw http://www.thinkweird.info/208/the-rise-of-the-civil-society-in-the-wake-of-sichuan-earthquake/ It has been more than a week since the deadly earthquake struck Sichuan Province. Among the debris, the enormous suffering and the heavy loss of lives, there rises the hope of an emerging civil society. » » »

]]> It has been more than a week since the deadly earthquake struck Sichuan Province. Among the debris, the enormous suffering and the heavy loss of lives, there rises the hope of an emerging civil society. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/208/the-rise-of-the-civil-society-in-the-wake-of-sichuan-earthquake/feed 1 Successful Earthquake Predictions in China http://thinkweird.info/194/successful-earthquake-predictions-in-china http://thinkweird.info/194/successful-earthquake-predictions-in-china#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 03:15:35 +0000 tw http://www.thinkweird.info/194/successful-earthquake-predictions-in-china/ CAN AN EARTHQUAKE BE PREDICTED?

Can. Period. » » »

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Can. Period. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/194/successful-earthquake-predictions-in-china/feed 1 A Selective Biographical Chronicle of Bo Yang http://thinkweird.info/103/bo-yang-the-biographical-chronicle http://thinkweird.info/103/bo-yang-the-biographical-chronicle#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 08:42:53 +0000 tw http://www.thinkweird.info/103/bo-yang-the-biographical-chronicle/ Note: This chronicle is my selective translation of the material on a site created by Bo Yang’s major publisher. » » »

]]> Note: This chronicle is my selective translation of the material on a site created by Bo Yang’s major publisher. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/103/bo-yang-the-biographical-chronicle/feed 0 The Kang Bed in Northern Chinese Villages http://thinkweird.info/33/the-kang-bed-in-northern-chinese-villages http://thinkweird.info/33/the-kang-bed-in-northern-chinese-villages#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:15:35 +0000 tw http://thinkweird.info/?p=36

1. What is it?

The Kang bed is a sleeping platform widely seen in the villages of Northern China. It is a rectangular construction built on the ground of the room, and is usually located by a window. As its other name—Fire Kang—suggests, it is mainly a heated bed, which is indispensable in the rural areas of China during winter. » » »

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1. What is it?

The Kang bed is a sleeping platform widely seen in the villages of Northern China. It is a rectangular construction built on the ground of the room, and is usually located by a window. As its other name—Fire Kang—suggests, it is mainly a heated bed, which is indispensable in the rural areas of China during winter. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/33/the-kang-bed-in-northern-chinese-villages/feed 0 The Top Five Culture Shocks You are Likely to Encounter in China http://thinkweird.info/31/the-top-five-culture-shocks-you-are-likely-to-encounter-in-china http://thinkweird.info/31/the-top-five-culture-shocks-you-are-likely-to-encounter-in-china#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:07:01 +0000 tw http://thinkweird.info/?p=17 The five culture shocks listed here are not meant to a slur on my fellow countryman, although regrettably, China does need to improve in some of the areas listed below.
Please keep two things in mind when reading this article: China is fast modernizing and many things will eventually get better; do not let these shocks prevent you from enjoying China. » » »

]]> The five culture shocks listed here are not meant to a slur on my fellow countryman, although regrettably, China does need to improve in some of the areas listed below.
Please keep two things in mind when reading this article: China is fast modernizing and many things will eventually get better; do not let these shocks prevent you from enjoying China. » » »

]]> http://thinkweird.info/31/the-top-five-culture-shocks-you-are-likely-to-encounter-in-china/feed 3 Confucianism Summed up in Three Hundred Words http://thinkweird.info/30/confucianism-summed-up-in-three-hundred-words http://thinkweird.info/30/confucianism-summed-up-in-three-hundred-words#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:30:57 +0000 tw http://thinkweird.info/?p=23 This is a very concise summary of Confucius and his thoughts. This is not meant to be comprehensive, but the core ideas of Confucianism are presented here. » » »

]]> This is a very concise summary of Confucius and his thoughts. This is not meant to be comprehensive, but the core ideas of Confucianism are presented here. » » »

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