Mar
31
[quote="Bassman"]This parent was saying how their kid couldn’t write and translate complete sentences from a grammar book and how kids should learn to write before they can speak.
After the parent left everyone commented on the stupidity of the statement.
[/quote]
I’d give them the name card of their nearest cram school, and direct them out of the [...]
Mar
30
Toyota Prius
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Finally, Prius is coming to Taiwan. We get to take part in the global environment saving efforts by buying friendly cars. I did price it, it’s about NT$1.2 million for the car, so it’s about double the conventional price.
The fuel savings at the moment won’t pay off the car within a reasonable time, as far [...]
Mar
30
Crash: ****
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/
Kenneth
Mar
29
.htaccess file problems with wordpress 2.0.2… Help is here
Filed Under Software, Tech Stuff, Websites | Leave a Comment
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/stats/(.*)$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/failed_auth.html$
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php
# END WordPress
You can find more help here:
Overcoming the Permalink Problem
My webhost, Dreamhost, offers a lot of cool toys for users to play with. One of them is a statistics program based on Analog, which is virtually [...]
Mar
28
My Blog: WP-Email Function
Filed Under Plugins+Themes, Tech Stuff, Websites | Leave a Comment
Well, I’ve been experimenting with a new plugin for this blog. You can now send an email of your favorite page to anyone. The plug-in is “wp-email203“. It works really well right now, but I have not been able to get the feature to blend in well with the theme I’m currently using.
Oh, well. [...]
Mar
27
Plagiarism
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Taipei Times Reports
Plagiarism issue plagues China’s top universities
AFP , BEIJING
Thursday, Mar 16, 2006,Page 1
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Plagiarism is rampant at Chinese universities as academics are pushed to publish or perish, with their schools often covering up for them, state media said yesterday.
A recent survey of 160 doctorate holders found 60 percent had copied the work of others [...]
Mar
25
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
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Restaurant: Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Address: 1F, 30, Songshou Rd, Taipei
Telephone: (02) 2722 4567
Open: Sundays through Thursdays 11am to 11pm. Fridays and Saturdays 11am to midnight.
Average meal: NT$750 (including beverage) per person
Details: English menu and major credit cards accepted
Full Review in Taipei Times
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