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(2024-05-22 17:39:40)
OnereasonforNetscapetogoIPO,accordingtothebookTheNewNewThing,was
thatJimClark,theSiliconValleyanarchicposterchildoftheneweconomy,
neededtocashouthissharesforasailboat.BuiltbyDutchmasters,the
vesselwashugeandposhanduniqueinthatitwasoutfittedwiththerequisite
hardwareandsoftwaretobecompletelycontrolledbycomputers.Atleastthat
wasthegoal.Andsothestoryunfurled.
Lewishasaflair.Hedoe...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-15 14:30:21)
Iwonderedifmypoorperformanceonthejiu-jitsumatstartingearlyMaywasapreludetosomethingbutonTueMay7,anarm-barwentwronginsparringandIdecidedtotakeafewdaysoff.TimhadsufferredallergyforweeksbutannouncedthathegotsickonWed.Thursdayevening,Ifeltasorethroatandmildchills.IsentTimtoschoolearlyFridayforhisAPHistorytestandspenttherestofthemorningdrinkingcoffeeandreadingthelast70pagesofAHundredYearsOfSolitudenear...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-11 14:33:24)
Afterhearingaboutitforsolong,Ihavefinallyreadthemasterpieceof
GabrielGarcíaMárquez.In416pages,OneHundredYearsofSolitudefeltlike
somecondensedChinesemult-generationsaga(IthoughtofOrdinaryWorldwhichI
listenedtoalongtimeago).
TheBuendiafamilywasamongthefoundersofMacondo,autopiantownin
Columbia.Thepatriarch,JoséArcadioBuendia,befriendedMelthegypsy,who
leftvol...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-05 16:20:02)
IttookBillhalfofthe400-pagebooktoadapttoFaulkner'sstyle,trudging
through50pagesaday,amasochisticrecord.
Theauthorseemedtoloathethedotandthequestionorexclamationmarkand
fondofreplacingthemwiththeparentheses,thesemicolon,andthehyphen.Often,
onesentencefillsaparagraph,aprowessthewriterobviouslyblissedoutin
withnoregardtothemiseryofthereader.
Thetext,riddenwithparenth...[閱讀全文]
(2024-05-01 10:54:08)
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Thefour-dayaweekroutinehassuitedmewell.Igrappletwodaysandtakea
break.OftenIfeelIcoulddomore,sometimesIfeelIcouldtakeanotherday
off,butIchoosetosticktotheplan.Themusclesandjointshurtmoreorless
everynightbutbynoon,Iwouldhaverecovered.Thehardestistogetupand
rightawaydosunsalutationsandtoe-to-the-barabcurls.Before40,Icould
neverimaginesuchalife--dailypainsfromtraining--asIst...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-28 17:39:28)
Asthetitlesuggests,theauthorreadthestaggeringOEDbacktobackoverone yearbecausefirst,itwasthere,andsecond,helovedit. Hethenchronicledthisexperiencein26chapters,eachconsistingofastory followedbyalistofwordsstartingwiththesamecharacterthathegleaned fromthedictionary.Shea'sobsessionwithwordsseepsthroughoutthe223 pages. ThesecondtimeIpickedupthebookwasattheendof2019...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-24 15:01:03)
Inthesummerof2005,PresidentBushreadabook,"TheGreatInfluenza:TheStoryoftheDeadliestPandemicinHistory,"JohnBarry'saccountofthe1918Spanishflu,andorderedanationalplantofightapandemic.Twodoctors,RichardandCarter,fromtheteamstudiedthefluwithmodelsandintroducedtheideaofusingsocialdistancing(whichunbeknownsttothemwasananthropologyterm)tocontainavirus.Theymadetheplanandpublishedtheirfindingsb...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-20 19:26:41)
"Her(TaylorSwift's)newalbumwassocorny!"rantedthe17-year-oldasthey
weretakingtheirafter-mealwalk."Youcanloveasongforitslyrics,its
melody,oritsvibematchingyourmood.Ilikeherearlyworksbut,man,two
hoursandfifteenminutesofcliches!"Hewasgripingaboutthe"TheTortured
PoetsDepartment,"whichevenBillnoticedearlierwhiletheywereeatingin
frontoftheTV.
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(2024-04-19 18:55:07)
Thehardcovercopyof"ForWhomTheBellTolls"fromalibrarysale
hadsatontheshelfmanyyearsbeforeIpickedituplastweek.Thishas
beenmywaywiththeclassics:Itryandgiveuponlytocomebacktothemlater
withrenewedinterest.Sothere'shopethatImightfinallygettoShakespeare.
Itsaysaboutmyself,Iguess,andmightalsotypifiesakindofprogress.
RobertJordan,aSpanishprofessorattheUniversityofMontana,too...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-13 22:50:32)
IpickedupthisbookwhenIborrowed"WarTrash"byHaJinatMenloPark
library.Ienjoyedthelatterinthefollowingdaysbuthavesincebeenreading
"CrazyRichAsians"onandoff.I'vegonethroughthefirstandlastfew
chaptersandlearnedthetragediesofAstrid'sandNick'smarriages,whichdo
notsurpriseme.
TheauthordoesagreatjobpicturingthelivesoftherichAsiansasitinvoked
aphysicalres...[閱讀全文]
