My mom's favorite (public) TV station is channel 11. WTTW Chicago. Well she is not so interested in education programs. She likes to watch documentary about animals because it is the few programs she can understand, without needing to understand much English.
So there was an episode about lions. Roar!
Male lions will roar and fight each other for territories and win the lady lions of their choice. (Roar!) The loser gets to go to another mountain for different adventures. If things go well, the lady lion would get pregnant and get little lions. The father? Not so civilized enough to stay with the cubs. (GOTO step 1) That's the lions life: hunt - survive.
The programmers is doing much the same. The consultants are the male lions: they go out to do their things and exit from the scene. They brag about what they do, and they often leave behind poor stuff. The poor support guys are lady lions... take care of the young. (Roar! )
Which role do you want to be in?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
World Cup
I did not watch a minute of it. Don't have access to ESPN, nor got invited to any lets-watch-some-sports parties. Not just me. Americans are not jumping up and down each time a GOOOAL is made. America is a unique place in the world that doesn't catch World Cup fever. I wonder why. Well, America has too much sports to watch already: NBA, hockey, their own football, baseball, tennis etc. Hockey and soccer have almost exact same concept: get the puck in the goal. Hockey catches on and soccer doesn't.
I think the problem (and gem) of soccer is this: scoring is too rare. The entire game of the final has just 1 goal. I think Americans prefer to see scoring more often, more fast paced, scoring action like the NBA. They don't care as much about the actions in between. The soccer field iS VERY big. Although the soccer players run real fast it seems to take forever to go coast to coast.
Sports... it brings the world together. It IS the common language for mankind.
I think soccer is the most successful of sports in popularity because it is the most accessible sport: all you need is a relatively inexpensive ball, some cones or some old shoes to mark your goal post and start kicking. You don't need hoops or concrete ground, or nets or hoops. Simple is beautiful.
I think the problem (and gem) of soccer is this: scoring is too rare. The entire game of the final has just 1 goal. I think Americans prefer to see scoring more often, more fast paced, scoring action like the NBA. They don't care as much about the actions in between. The soccer field iS VERY big. Although the soccer players run real fast it seems to take forever to go coast to coast.
Sports... it brings the world together. It IS the common language for mankind.
I think soccer is the most successful of sports in popularity because it is the most accessible sport: all you need is a relatively inexpensive ball, some cones or some old shoes to mark your goal post and start kicking. You don't need hoops or concrete ground, or nets or hoops. Simple is beautiful.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Transformers and girls
Sure, Megan Fox has spiced up the Transformers movies. Oh and she is not in the 3rd movie and she will be replaced by another great looking girl?
These guys don't get the theme of Transformers. It is NOT about girls.
Megan Fox's role roughly relates to Carly in the old TV series, and of course, Shia LaBeouf's role corresponds to Spike. These are MINOR characters of the Transformers.
What TF movies should focus on: 1. heroic properties of the autobots. They save people from the Decepticons 2. the evil of the Decepticons and the evil within themselves... including Starscream's ambitions
These guys don't get the theme of Transformers. It is NOT about girls.
Megan Fox's role roughly relates to Carly in the old TV series, and of course, Shia LaBeouf's role corresponds to Spike. These are MINOR characters of the Transformers.
What TF movies should focus on: 1. heroic properties of the autobots. They save people from the Decepticons 2. the evil of the Decepticons and the evil within themselves... including Starscream's ambitions
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Fireworks and Firearms
Fourth of July... woohoo, fireworks, BBQ! Are we that happy to gain independence from British in 1776?
It is not just fireworks and BBQ... it is a violent crime weekend. Some people also decide to kill their enemies this weekend.
See this link for details.
Yikes, SO CLOSE to where I live.
Chicagoans LIVE IN A WAR ZONE.
Are police able to catch all these? Seems like I need to GET OUT of Chicago.
But yikes, where is America are we really safe from gun violence?
Also, every year, people has arms blown off or other horrible firework accidents. Look, if you HAVEN'T seen fireworks, turn on your TV. See it.
If you've seen it once, you've seen a thousand times. Don't need to risk your hearing or burn your money to buy those firecrackers and stuff.
Are you that happy to be independent from the British? can you tell me a phrase or two from the Declaration of Independence? Most of you don't even know what you're celebrating.
So don't play with fireworks! Let official professionals deal with it. Just WATCH, don't play.
When a boom sound comes, is it fireworks or is it firearm?
It is not just fireworks and BBQ... it is a violent crime weekend. Some people also decide to kill their enemies this weekend.
See this link for details.
Yikes, SO CLOSE to where I live.
Chicagoans LIVE IN A WAR ZONE.
Are police able to catch all these? Seems like I need to GET OUT of Chicago.
But yikes, where is America are we really safe from gun violence?
Also, every year, people has arms blown off or other horrible firework accidents. Look, if you HAVEN'T seen fireworks, turn on your TV. See it.
If you've seen it once, you've seen a thousand times. Don't need to risk your hearing or burn your money to buy those firecrackers and stuff.
Are you that happy to be independent from the British? can you tell me a phrase or two from the Declaration of Independence? Most of you don't even know what you're celebrating.
So don't play with fireworks! Let official professionals deal with it. Just WATCH, don't play.
When a boom sound comes, is it fireworks or is it firearm?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
I'd stay away from McCafe
So there are people passing coupons around... FREE McCafe Frappe with ANY* purchase. So I decided to give it a try, with a small fries. Then the manager reads the fine print and says, "you can't order it with the dollars menu". Gee, I don't bother hiring a lawyer to defend the definition of "ANY" so I got some other cheap item: the Snack Wrap.
Ok, let's see how my free Frappe taste...
YIKES, there are more sugar than coffee! I already swiped that cream away.
Look McDonalds: buy some other people's frappuccino and taste them yourself and compare to yours. Other people have more coffee taste and (much less) sugar. Your food is already not healthy items, you cheat with your coupon's fine print and your coffee tastes bad.
If you want to stay in business you better have good products.
Ok, let's see how my free Frappe taste...
YIKES, there are more sugar than coffee! I already swiped that cream away.
Look McDonalds: buy some other people's frappuccino and taste them yourself and compare to yours. Other people have more coffee taste and (much less) sugar. Your food is already not healthy items, you cheat with your coupon's fine print and your coffee tastes bad.
If you want to stay in business you better have good products.
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