Theschoolheldelectionsamongstudentsevery
yearforofficesforPresident,VP,Secretary,etc.
Timalwayswantedtoedittheyear-bookbut
wasn'tchosenforhistorianforthe2ndtime.
Imyselfdidn'tfeelstronglyaboutoffice.My
grand-dad,Iheard,washeadofacountydistrict
anddidafewthings,includingsettingupthe
firstpublicwaterpumpforfarmlandirrigation
formyhometown.Thepumplastedtillthisd...[閱讀全文]
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(2017-10-21 10:19:12)
(2017-10-15 09:41:42)
RarelydidIenjoycallingDad.Ilovehimbut
havephonedonceortwiceaweekmostly
outoffilialduty.Iusedtobebitterandargue
aboutpastandrecentfamilyevents.Fora
longtime,Ifeltmomwhosufferedfromher
marriageanddiedat53wasnotdulyavenged.
Sinceturningattentiontohealth,Iwouldlaunch
diatribesagainsthisdeep-rootedbaddietand
procrastinationandtrytodictatewhatheshould
doinhisdailylivi...[閱讀全文]
havephonedonceortwiceaweekmostly
outoffilialduty.Iusedtobebitterandargue
aboutpastandrecentfamilyevents.Fora
longtime,Ifeltmomwhosufferedfromher
marriageanddiedat53wasnotdulyavenged.
Sinceturningattentiontohealth,Iwouldlaunch
diatribesagainsthisdeep-rootedbaddietand
procrastinationandtrytodictatewhatheshould
doinhisdailylivi...[閱讀全文]
(2017-10-07 18:15:21)
IheardtheChineseversionofthefollowingstory
alongtimeagoandittookroot.Everyrevisit
broughtagoodlaughandrefreshedadmirationfor
themilitarygeniusor,incaseitwasapocryphal,
whoeverthatinventedit. >Napoleonwassupposedtohaveonceexplainedto
>aninquirer,"Therearefourtypesofsoldiers.
>Thefirstarethedumbandlazy.TheseImakemy
>infantrymen.Thesecondarethesmartand
>energet...[閱讀全文]
alongtimeagoandittookroot.Everyrevisit
broughtagoodlaughandrefreshedadmirationfor
themilitarygeniusor,incaseitwasapocryphal,
whoeverthatinventedit. >Napoleonwassupposedtohaveonceexplainedto
>aninquirer,"Therearefourtypesofsoldiers.
>Thefirstarethedumbandlazy.TheseImakemy
>infantrymen.Thesecondarethesmartand
>energet...[閱讀全文]
(2017-10-01 11:56:02)
ThemoreIlive,themoreIbecomeawarethat
smallthingsmatterinmysenseofwell-being.So
todayI'dliketorecordmysicknesslastweek. Thereseemedtobesomevirusintheairand
severalcolleagueswentdownwithcold.Icaught
itTuesdayafternoon.Symptomsincludedadry
throatandlowenergyatthebeginning,lowfever
andbodyachesinthemiddle,andaslightly
runningnoseattheend.Istoppedcoffee,
fruit-fas...[閱讀全文]
smallthingsmatterinmysenseofwell-being.So
todayI'dliketorecordmysicknesslastweek. Thereseemedtobesomevirusintheairand
severalcolleagueswentdownwithcold.Icaught
itTuesdayafternoon.Symptomsincludedadry
throatandlowenergyatthebeginning,lowfever
andbodyachesinthemiddle,andaslightly
runningnoseattheend.Istoppedcoffee,
fruit-fas...[閱讀全文]
(2017-09-24 11:46:41)
Workisaprevilege.Ihearditalotbutseldomfelt
thatway.OverthepastfewmonthsIdid. Earlierthisyear,Iidentifiedsomeseriousproblems
intheexistingmemorymanagementschemesatmy
newjobandwasabletosolvethembyproposing
andimplementingsomethinginvented23yearsago. Itwasflexibleandfast.Itwassatisfyingtoseemy
codebeatthehardware-basedmemoryallocatorin
performanceand,atthesametime,solvet...[閱讀全文]
thatway.OverthepastfewmonthsIdid. Earlierthisyear,Iidentifiedsomeseriousproblems
intheexistingmemorymanagementschemesatmy
newjobandwasabletosolvethembyproposing
andimplementingsomethinginvented23yearsago. Itwasflexibleandfast.Itwassatisfyingtoseemy
codebeatthehardware-basedmemoryallocatorin
performanceand,atthesametime,solvet...[閱讀全文]
(2017-09-16 11:59:35)
MandIsitnexttoeachotheratwork.AnIranian
immigrant(fromtheLakeUrmiaregion),hejust
graduatedfromanearbyuniversity.Hestrugglesa
littlewithEnglish,doesnottalkmuchbutsmiles
alot.He'sslender,friendly,energeticbutnot
aggressive.Everyonelikeshim. Onemorning,wewerebothdeepinheavydebugging
andanothercolleguecametotakeoverhisbugand
Mwastemperarilyoff-the-hook.Thenheranintoa...[閱讀全文]
immigrant(fromtheLakeUrmiaregion),hejust
graduatedfromanearbyuniversity.Hestrugglesa
littlewithEnglish,doesnottalkmuchbutsmiles
alot.He'sslender,friendly,energeticbutnot
aggressive.Everyonelikeshim. Onemorning,wewerebothdeepinheavydebugging
andanothercolleguecametotakeoverhisbugand
Mwastemperarilyoff-the-hook.Thenheranintoa...[閱讀全文]
(2017-09-10 10:40:02)
Thesedays,goingupMissionPeakwasalmosta
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[閱讀全文]
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[閱讀全文]
(2017-09-03 11:34:27)
Mr.Zhao,dad's72-year-oldcaretaker,bursted
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[閱讀全文]
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-26 20:37:59)
Thejetlagwasstillbotheringme.Saturday
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[閱讀全文]
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-20 04:48:58)
[譯者：我沒翻譯有些人名，地名，和食物。翻了反而令人費解。在互聯網時代，把Jesuit翻譯成“耶穌會”，Stoics翻成“斯多葛“，Phoenician翻成腓尼基，等等，感覺滑稽。如果當年羅馬將軍Scipio和Carthage統帥Hannibal可以用希臘語交談，我們網上查個字典或百科全書算個什麽事呢？重要的詞有星號標記，在文後有解釋。]
親愛的畢業生們，
這是我第一次參加畢業[閱讀全文]
