Archive for September, 2008
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
80 pages into the book Freakonomics, I find it informational and fun to read. It will certainly change my views on some day-to-day activities. The part on real estate agents is so interesting that I decide to write it down. Data show that some common terms used in real estate ads ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
前天在一本宗亲会刊上看到一个叫“舞士阻”的地方在加拿大，完全没有头绪究竟其英文名是什么。于是google了一下，无意中发现下面这个网站，里面居然收藏了多份加拿大中文报纸的扫描图像，最早的有1910年代的！
Multicultural Canada Newspaper Collection
后来发现“舞士阻”就是Moose Jaw，在Saskatchewan,当年也有很多华人聚居。
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
In the coming 2008 Photokina, I am hoping to see a compact camera with APS size sensor. My dream camera should look like a range finder type, such as the Richo R8 or Leica D-LUX. A fast 28mm lens would be great. I don't want to see a long zoom ...
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