Author: shun

Politics and I

I did a political matrix test once a few years ago on where I was politically. I think I was on the extreme side of the liberal spectrum. So I thought I’d try to find out what’s changed now. I found this The Politics Test and gave it a try.

Result:

You are a Social Liberal (70% permissive)
and an Economic Liberal (16% permissive)
You are best described as a Socialist

You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

Some charts to go with the result.
Political Matrix result
Political Matrix result
Political Matrix result

Another test I took shows that I am a Moderate Liberal. I guess it all depended on what buttons they pushed during the questionnaire.

UPDATE 04/19/2006: I took the Moral Politics political test again, and the result this time is consistent with the fact that I am a socialist!

John Roberts Confirmation Hearings

This blog entry pretty much says it all. A commentator on NPR calls Roberts’ confirmation hearing “a virtual cure to insomnia”. In fact, Roberts’ answers are very difficult (painful, even) to listen to; he dances around the question and replies with the skills of a seasoned politician. What a nut.

Blog Interface Refinements

Tweaked the css file to make the following changes:

1. Calendar: Added a border to “Today”.
2. Calendar: Lightened the background on “Today”.
3. Sidebar: Added cosmetic treatments to the sidebar titles.
4. Content: Added underline to the entry title for better definition.
5. Content: Added entry divider for better readability.

PIcture Perfect

Every couple of weeks, I receive a newsletter from a photography site called Masterfile. Each time it contains interesting articles on certain topics of contemporary photography. Today’s issue is about baby photography… What fun!

I wish I had the money to invest in a better camera for Grace’s pregnancy and Bryan’s birth. But being unemployed, still in school, supporting a family and having a newborn, that isn’t exactly a wise decision.

Baby fever

Image: Copyright of Masterfile.

Katrina Humor

Katrina Humor

翻譯:
左邊路人甲: “你是說照片裡的直升機不是在救水災難民?”
右邊路人乙: “你想太多了。他們正在把一個黑人居民丟回洪水裡面啦!”
(此圖隱喻著美國白宮和州政府當局對美國窮困及低收入黑人在這次災難反應緩慢的醜聞。一班人認為, 由布希白宮代表的右派體系對窮困及低收入黑人都是以睜一隻眼, 閉一隻眼的態度去處理。)

via [Mister Snitch]

Updated Galleries

I spent some time updating templates for most of the gallery pages. I have replaced tables with style sheets, which are a lot easier to maintain and update. One thing that took me a while to figure out was this: when working with JavaScript functions, it’s not a good idea to name css attributes that begin with numerics (i.e. 2003).

After updating the templates, I also added new albums to the New York and California galleries. In addition to that, I added a few more pictures to Bryan’s September album. Eventually I will unify everything under one PHP file with some kind of dynamic updating when I upload new albums to the directory.

Enjoy.

花了一點時間把照片的網頁部份整理了一下。這次把 < table> 全部換成了 CSS 的語法。這樣以後也比較好整理。過一陣子再整理成 PHP 的動態網頁, 這樣一來會更好維持。我在 “紐約” å’Œ “加州” 的部份多加了一些新的照片。當然詠熙的部份也多了一些九月份的照片喔。

Classes Universities Should be Teaching in CS Programs

Dan Zambonini published an article on what he thought would be useful classes in computer science programs in colleges and universities.

To Mr. Zambonini’s credit, I can relate to most of this suggestions. My brother told me most of his CS classes at Purdue University are heavy on theory, light on practice. I had to really squeeze practicing PHP out of him. Fortunately the classes I am taking at UCSC are really market driven and practical (Java + XML, JavaScripting, Securing Java… etc). But being able to get into one of those classes is another story.

via [Slashdot]

And the Growth Continues…

I noticed that Bryan is now able to stay focused on the mobile over his crib for 15 minutes or more each time. Before this week, it was tough to get him interested in something for more than 5 or more minutes. Sometimes he also tries to talk to the animals on the mobile.

Another new development is that when he’s on his tummy, he’s now able to hold his head up for a lot longer than he could before last week.

He also smiles a lot when talked to. I guess when he hears something he likes, he gives this big smiles, sometimes even chuckles.

Other related new developments include the ability to follow a person with his eyes, and when that person moves beyond his sight, he is able to turn his head to track the moving person. He’s also staying up a lot longer during the day and sleeping slightly longer during the night (thank god). I can’t wait to have him sleep for at least 6 hours at a time (and hopefully through the night).

詠熙現在漸漸的開始可以在同一個東西上集中注意力超過十五分鐘了。一個禮拜前要他花五分鐘看個東西的話, 他才不會屌你勒。現在他也可以趴著然後抬頭東張西望的到處看。之前他的脖子軟啪啪的, 根本支撐不了他那顆大頭。

還有就是現在可以逗他笑了。他對他喜歡聽的聲音會笑的特別開心。不要說什麼, 有時候他連做夢都會哈哈大笑。我們萬萬也想不到才五, 六個禮拜的新生兒竟然會笑。我媽明明說我們這一帶的小孩都要到三四個月才會開始笑ㄟ。難道這是人類進化的寫真嘛?

其他關於詠熙的進展包括: 他現在也可以用眼睛跟著人晃來晃去的。象現在我們走到哪他的眼睛就會跟到哪 — 超酷的。而且如果你走到他的眼線之外, 他還知道要轉頭呢! 從這禮拜開始, 我們也漸漸的發現詠熙白天清醒的時間越來越長了。不知道哪時他才可以晚上最起碼一口氣睡上個五六個小時啊。