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Is this comment about Harvard true?

tw — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:34:05 +0000

The image of Harvard is subverted in my mind when I watched the documentary The Inside Job. Now I read this comment somewhere on the web: » » »

Maybe a GRE vocabulary site one day

tw — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:01:28 +0000

Maybe I will lauch my first ‘commerical’ site dealing with GRE vocabulary in the spring semester. Knowing a lot of words and be able to use them properly is something I want to do, and it would be wonderful I could teach and learn those words at the same time. » » »

Getting things done with To-Do Desklist

tw — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:44:16 +0000

So often does the computer become a lonely person’s companion rather than a tool to process information. I found myself aimlessly clicking my time away hither and thither on the computer without focusing on what I am supposed to do in this electronic box. Making a to-do list is one way of prompting action and avoiding procrastination. Unfortunately tools such as Tudomo, Task Coach and the popular web-based NXT are overkill for this purpose if they are not distractions themselves. Today, I found a nice tool called To-do Desklist and it does the exact thing as I expected: you create a list of things on your desktop and mark them as done when you finish them. » » »

Migrating this site to a new place

tw — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:03:04 +0000

I am choosing a new place for this site. That’s means probably a few days downtime. I’ll restore this site once I find another vps. I will keep writing. » » »

Capitalism and freedom explained in one minute

tw — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:30:24 +0000

The following is a comment made by Gabe at Engadget. I like the incisive insights, so I gleefully copied it here: » » »

Insistence on Email and phone communications

tw — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:57:27 +0000

Has it ever happened to you that your phone calls and email messages to someone go unanswered. What would you do? Thinking that person chose to ignore you and drop the initiation of communication, or trying to reach that person again? My recent experience taught me to always opt for the second option. » » »

Some loopholes in Cambridge BEC test

tw — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:29:39 +0000

I had the chance to be an oral examiner for Cambridge Business English Test. I participated all the three levels: preliminary, vantage and higher. I noticed there are some loopholes in the test, and frankly I think ESOL could do better to make more money. » » »

Very Unfair Ending of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

tw — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:46:01 +0000

Indiana Jones 4 is a decent sequel to the previous three Jones series. Unlike Pirates of the Caribbean, the sequel named Dead Man’s Chest was the first movie that actually made me fall asleep in the movie theater. » » »

A Brief Review of You don’t mess with the Zohan

tw — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:44:33 +0000

If you are a political liberal, a democrat, or an Adam Sandler fan, you are probably going to enjoy this movie, but probably hate the strongly accented English. » » »

A Brief Review of the Incredible Hulk and the War Inc.

tw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:12:14 +0000

For me Edward Norton and John Cusack look quite alike, and it is not until I watched the movie the Incredible Hulk did I realize they are different individuals. Edward Norton appears to be a right fit for dark and sad characters, while Cusack has a sunnier face. If you ask me which movie I like better, the Hulk or the War Inc., I would pick the latter. » » »