This blog is partly devoted to the sharing of my learning of the English language (my well mastered mother tongue is Chinese and I am not an English teacher) and its *cultures*, partly to the current significant trends in Canada and in the world, and partly to my own random thoughts and little life. I am not religious, but I am somewhat interested in Christianity and Buddhism, among other personal interests. Welcome. And, have a good day.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
The ongoing European Refugee Crisis is a real one with profound consequences.
No wonder the ongoing hullabaloo in the mass media.
In Canada, we see soda guzzlers and drinkers everywhere.
Drinking soda is normal.
But one thing is normal does not mean it is good. Death is normal, that happens a lot everyday in this world. But death is not good, right?
But one thing is normal does not mean it is good. Death is normal, that happens a lot everyday in this world. But death is not good, right?
Monday, March 6, 2017
You want your web browser to be rententive of its browsing history in order to facilate search functionality, don't you?
For that matter, Firefox does better than Google Chrome.
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Are Japanese animatronics as good as their American counterparts?
After all, those Hollywood blockbusters are there to prove the American supremacy, aren't they?
Well, Google wanted to give Android a makeover by releasing its own Google Nexus line of smartphones.
I have a Nexus 5 phone. But now its storage is not big enough to accommodate all those Google bloatware updates, and there's no way to add external storage.
Well, bye, Nexus phones. Moreover, are Google Pixel phones also covert guzzlers of storage?
Well, bye, Nexus phones. Moreover, are Google Pixel phones also covert guzzlers of storage?
Friday, March 3, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
In this day and age, boys frolicked too much in the world of computer/mobile games.
They themselves and their parents will have to bear the consequences.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
I mangled my openSUSE virtual machine.
That's my own fault, but that's the last straw. My interest in openSUSE dipped.
The days in which they are truncated by harsh Winter will come to an end quite soon.
The ambience of Spring is already in the air.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
It's not exhilarating to use Windows applications on Wine for Linux.
They are, actually, Wine is apt to cause the system to freeze.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The American company Amazon has been becoming an increasingly gripping player over the years, especially since the launch of AWS.
Now the Amazon Alexa seems quite interesting too.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
It appears that the blogosphere has passed its peak of contents output volume a few years ago.
And I have been consuming less and less of their contents, too.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
I much prefer a GUI Linux to a GUI Microsoft Windows, each of which has got its own pros and cons.
The real clincher for me is the little Terminal application possessed in Linux.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Horticulture and agriculture produce goods which please human beings' eyes and stomachs.
Yet, their monetary values have been steadily diminishing.
For that matter, so in this day and age, young people are disproportionately into synthetic goods. Well...
For that matter, so in this day and age, young people are disproportionately into synthetic goods. Well...
The debacle of Yahoo's massive web mail hack makes me for one think twice about security.
I need to beef up my own security measures.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
There's one problem about today's formal education.
It makes one be more apt to consider that many jobs are menial work.
Is Mr. Donald Trump exploiting any loopholes in the American system?
By the way, that guy seems to have skills to make more and more people vehemently protest against him.
For that matter, any kind of serious reforms are likely deemed to cause public stirs in a democracy, for better or for worse.
For that matter, any kind of serious reforms are likely deemed to cause public stirs in a democracy, for better or for worse.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Now Evernote is back in full gear from the downtime hours ago.
Way to go, the Ops people at Evernote.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
T'is flu season in high gear.
And saliva is an omnipresent way by which diseases spread to more and more people.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
People like to call their pets names, such as "Michael" and "Elena."
And people like to call their Linux boxes names like "Euphoria" and "rob-notebook". Mine is named "Mint-17-*", and it sounds euphonious.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Software developers in the know endeavor to find advantageous Linux distros for dev.
However, the leading pack of distros seem to be always in a state of flux.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
People in different countries jostle for opportunities.
But what kinds of infrastructure are supporting them? And how much are the costs?
Chillax, folks.
Chillax, folks.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
For a long time, I've been titivating my Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon, an OS that is efficient and elegant.
Meanwhile, the budding Elementary OS is a swankier distribution of Linux. But I'm concerned about its immaturity as well as possible security risks.
Monday, January 16, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Mammon almost rules the United States. And the United States almost rules the world.
Now what are the consequences?
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
We are used to that Canadian luminaries are overshadowed by their American counterparts south the border.
Let's just live our somewhat quieter Northern life, whilst watching the world come and go.
Friday, December 30, 2016
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
There are Linux enthusiasts. There are web design enthusiasts.
And there even are self-styled "life enthusiasts."
Friday, December 23, 2016
A blizzard of abnormally warmer days might be awaiting Montreal this winter.
I could never get how Mr. Stephen Harper, the previous PM of Canada, could say that there was no climate change.
Financial Times is a lucid news medium, as well as Nikkei BP. Last year the latter bought the former.
All in all, the number of superb major news media companies is one less than before in the world.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
Many Chinese bean curds have pungent smells.
But they are tasty in the mouth, as well as nutritious for the body.
So if they were expunged from the diet, that would be a poignant loss.
Somewhat like the case with many kinds of cheese.
So if they were expunged from the diet, that would be a poignant loss.
Somewhat like the case with many kinds of cheese.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
You see so many young guys recline into their seats day in and day out.
Probably those think that's swag. But then you wonder what will happen to their backs.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Even today in Montreal, I still heard a chirpy bird on a tree while I was walking.
Now it's December, not April or something.
By contrast, Vancouver is currently enduring snow storms.
The weather is really not as usual.
By contrast, Vancouver is currently enduring snow storms.
The weather is really not as usual.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016
Public speakers coax and harangue people.
I increasingly buy less of what they say, whereas I increasingly buy more of reasoning and thinking for myself.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
The Western marriage vow used to be "Till death do we part."
Now it turns out to be a hoax.
Hoaxers galore.
Hoaxers galore.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Linux aficionados are ubiquitous.
And I reckon that the prominent tornado of Ubuntu has landed ever more users onto the desktop platform of Linux.
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