Upcoming LaTeX Talk

ｷｬ━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!! MOSC2011 has posted about my upcoming L^aT_eX talk!

Spanish and Tolkien and Arrancars

西班牙语是《魔戒》的作者——铎金教授最喜欢的语言之一，原因是他认为语音很美（我也这么认为），所以我其实对 Bleach 里破面们的名字非常爱不释手。

Geilivable

今天学了一个新字，或是不同语言的同一个 concept:

[英] geilivable = [大陆流行语] 给力 = [大马华语流行语] 够力

I make e-books as a pastime

Whenever I get really, really bored, is unmotivated to do “real” work but still itching to touch a computer but not in the mood for games… I re-visit good articles I came across on the Web, and typeset them with L^aT_eX to make my own PDF e-books.

(Yes, I’m weird, I know.)

And I’m putting the e-books online, if only to fill out my Website.

Now all I’m missing is an iPad to read them on!

KuroDigi Lomography/Toy Camera

Got a new toy: a KuroDigi toy camera!

Vote Plato!

A very different kind of election is on! Vote your philosopher (past and present) of choice into the (UK) government. Here’s the message from Warwick Alumni’s newsletter:

Warwick Plato expert Dr Angie Hobbs has had an idea for a very different sort of election. Dr Hobbs is asking people to nominate one or more philosophers, past or present, for an alternative UK Cabinet. Your proposals could be serious e.g. Hobbes for Home Secretary or more mischievous e.g. Zeno for Minister for Transport. The idea is both to have some fun and to consider whether any philosophers might actually be/have been any good at such jobs.

粘土小玩意（二）

这其实是个音乐盒，作成蛋糕的样子。



海底世界相框。由于遇到农历新年，又要出差，差不多用了两个月才完成。



什么？你想看看之前的作品？有啊，看看吧。

Best Grad School Advice

Probably the most profound grad school advice I've read/heard.

Molting Millipede

I didn't know millipedes molt (shed skins) until I saw this little fellow in my garden.

Google Gravity

Awwwww this little Google Gravity show is so cute!! Works only in Google Chrome, though.

U of Warwick's Seasonal Greetings

I must say that the University of Warwick has a fun way of keeping in touch with its alumni. Take, for example, this "online advent calendar where you will be able to discover something new about the University of Warwick on every day up to Christmas Day."

The current V-C, Professor Nigel Thrift, goes on to say in his message:

"We hope that using this calendar, rather than mailing a traditional Christmas card, will give people a unique insight into the life of the University. This initiative is in keeping with our drive to reduce paper use by the University. The money we are saving by not producing a University Christmas card will be invested in additional landscaping to improve our campus and to benefit the environment."

Certainly much better than any boring ol' run-o'-the-mill electronic greeting card, too. Now that's a thoughtful ICT strategy.

2010 Calendar from Vladstudio.com

Vladstudio.com has released a very good-looking 2010 calendar. You can either buy the printed calendar (nicely ring bound and all), or download it for free to be used as wallpaper calendars.

捏捏泥泥捏捏

看官，看标题看傻了是不？呵呵，其实是我和文聪最近到家附近一所黏土手工艺教学教室上课去了。虹粘土之家在槟岛、北海有几家分店，我们去的是拉惹乌达 Raja Uda 钟灵中学对面的分店，最新一家则是在皇后湾广场 Queen's Bay Mall 二楼。

上课时间绝对自由，想什么时候去就什么时候去，想待多久就待多久。文聪拿的是黏土花课程，我则是小玩意课程。



这是我的第一个作品，装饰用笔筒。中间的小猪猪的蝴蝶结太重，胶水又没贴牢，跌了下来⋯⋯但我做玫瑰花做上瘾了。黄色的水仙花是我自己加的哦。鲜艳的黄色为整个作品增色不少。



这盆雏菊则是文聪的第一个作品。他其实共作了十朵，有粉红、黄和白色，但只插了三朵。其他的打算在家里找些形状漂亮的酒瓶来插。我本来想供在观音前，但他说假花不宜供佛菩萨。



这个信箱上的小动物们是我从教室里不同的作品样本 mix and match 出来的。黑色的底颜料还真的衬托出鲜艳跳脱的颜色了。后面还躲着一只トトロ（小龙猫）呢。

浦泽大神啊啊啊啊

刚开始追看 Billy Bat。忽然间 Monster，20世纪少年, Pluto... 似乎都又回来了。只希望这一次浦泽大神可以许我们一个“比较看得懂”的结局。

又或者如某网友所说，“不烂尾，非浦泽”？（喂）

Addicted

Y'know, I think I'm actually getting addicted to this blogging stuff with Flock. :)

Malaysian LaTeX Users

I just signed on as an author on the Malaysian LaTeX Users blog! :D

I'm just wondering how long I can keep this stint up though? *Peers at own lonely, lonely blog*

PicasaWeb adds automatic translation of comments

While uploading photos to PicasaWeb this morning, I was surprised when non-English comments were automatically translated to English. The results are rather entertaining, yet still demonstrating the usefulness of machine translation to non-speakers of the source language: (admit it O blog reader! Yes, you, 'cause I know there's no one else who reads this blog!)

(Original link)

S.Shen Apr 9, 2009 12:10 PM

孩子越来越像爸爸了。妈妈别生气哈～ Children more and more like a father. Do not be angry mother ha ~

Lian Tze Apr 10, 2009 11:17 AM

呵呵，没生气啦，早就认了⋯⋯还在肚子里作超音波扫描时就已是爸爸的翻拍版了 Oh, you did not angry, identified long ago are still ⋯ ⋯ stomach for ultrasound scan is the father had been a remake version of the

(Original link)

S.Shen Apr 9, 2009 12:09 PM

好可爱 Good lovely

Lian Tze Apr 10, 2009 11:11 AM

可爱得爆⋯⋯不是爆灯，是我们的脑也快爆了。;-) Too cute not burst burst ⋯ ⋯ lights, is our brain will soon burst. ;-)

Episode IV — now in ASCII art!

I first came across this at Random Determinism, where there's an embedded YouTube version as well. But I thought to myself: Is this a geeky blog, or what?^[1] And so — open up a terminal and go

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Enjoy!



^[1] OMG I can't believe I just admitted that OMG OMG OMG OMG...

The Pink Jedi Again

Notice the giant Vader in the background? :)

This would make a nice parody movie poster. One of these days, when I have some precious free time on my hands...

Little Jedi in Pink

Pretty in Pink.

MC turned out to know more about Star Wars than I do. The moment he saw Hui Ning in this new dress, he made a beeline for the camel humps at the Penang Municipal Park.


Correction: As it turned out eventually, no, MC doesn't know more about Star Wars than I do — Banthas don't have humps.