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The Limits of Photolithography - Questions from reading The Future of Computing by Matz

光刻机的极限--读《代码的未来》产生的疑问

Hardware Photolithography Optics Excerpt

May 09, 2023

I recently finished reading "The Future of Computing" by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz), a book published by Matz in 2012. Although ten years have passed since its publication, some of the technologies mentioned in the book have disappeared and some of the "future" has been realized, it is still a rewarding read in this era. The Future of Computing focuses on...

A Thought-Provoking Exploration of Aging and End-of-Life Care and A Review of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

关于衰老与老年生活质量，以及《最好的告别》

Life Aging Book Review Excerpt

Apr 06, 2023

You have to be prepared for "that", my father's doctor told me when he called me out of the hospital room alone. In May 2022, my father was hospitalized for a stroke, and I returned to his city to care for him for four months, the longest I had stayed in my hometown in over a decade. There were more...

On Reading the Prince and Comparison on Translation Services

关于阅读《君主论》和翻译工具的比较

English Business Solution Excerpt

Mar 30, 2023

Recently, I've been considering changing the cloud service provider of my cell phone, so I'm cleaning up my photo albums to reduce the cost of migration and to say "goodbye to the past" and "not to be burdened by memories". I found some screenshots left when I read the English version of The Prince in 2017. I can't exactly remember...

Excerpt from Home Deus A Brier Histroy of Tomorrow

读《未来简史》以及摘抄

Book Review Excerpt Neuroscience

Oct 15, 2018

I finally finished reading the book "A Brief History of Tomorrow" today. I did not see or buy this book in a bookstore. Coincidentally, I had some expiring points from China Unicom and I had to spend them on exchanging something before they were no longer valid. Inadvertently I got the electronic edition of this book with those points. Although...

Soft Girl Gone Determined - Excerpt from Moon and Sixpense and Gone with The Wind

小女孩总会长大的 - 《月亮和六便士》《飘》摘抄

English Excerpt

Jul 22, 2018

To improve my English, I read English novels. I recently read Maugham's The Moon and Sixpense, and Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. The result is that although I felt their fine diction and subtlety of expression, I didn't actually learn much English expression, rather my emotions followed the ebb and flow of the novel's plot. Especially the growth and...

Half Marathon in Liupanshui, And Excerpts of Hashiru Koto Nituite by Haruki Murakami

六盘水半程马拉松，以及读《当我谈跑步时我谈些什么》

Run Book Review Excerpt

Jul 23, 2017

This year, I experienced a very unpleasant layoff; I was once unable to sleep at night, living in a reversed day-night cycle, constantly wondering if there was something wrong with me. In order to relax, today, a few months later, I arranged for myself to travel alone for more than ten days. One of my target cities is Liupanshui, Guizhou,...

Learn English Expressions from UN Year Review 2013

从联合国年终回顾（2013）里学习表达

English Excerpt

Jan 22, 2014

At the beginning of each year, the United Nations gives a review of the past year's events, both big and small, and a speech is given. This speech is a rare material for those learning English. Official video (with script): http://webtv.un.org/watch/2013-year-in-review-english/2929587772001/ Chinese translation: http://www.un.org/zh/focus/2013/ I think there are some expressions that I can learn after going through it myself, so...