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  • 2018-01-24 13:35:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    Fact: HKBU's website blocks Tor exit nodes

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  • 2018-01-22 10:52:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    香港電台暑期實習職位

    乜而家讀電子電訊都要識AutoCAD…

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  • 2017-12-31 16:13:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    煙花匯演配1812

    我有冇聽錯？煙花匯演配1812？反了？ #VForVendetta

    P.S. 原來唔係第一次，我亦唔係第一個發現

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  • 2017-12-29 11:14:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    Gone fishin'

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  • 2017-11-30 04:00:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    Scheduled downtime: 2017-12-06T10:00+08:00/PT3H30M

    Reason: scheduled power supply downtime

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  • 2017-11-27 00:10:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    Hyperreal android Asuna

    “Meet Asuna, the hyperreal android that will leave your jaw hanging 【Video】” – SoraNews24

    Two years ago, I watched Chobits and thought this was a great idea.

    Two years later, I watched Plastic Memories.

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  • 2017-11-22 08:44:00 +0000 | Source | Signature

    \( \bar{X} \leq \max(X) \)

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    Theorem. The mean of two real numbers is less than or equal to the maximum of these numbers.
    Proof. The proof is left as an exercise to RTHK journalists. ∎

    (The article actually says “far less than”, but this is not reflected in the title.)

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  • 2017-10-16 01:00:00 +0100 | Source | Signature

    Comments on comments on Stand News article 《我，數學，攞二，入咗，港大》

    Not much to say about the article; the comments, though, are another story. Don’t really want to organize my points well, and definitely not interested in online word battles, so I’m just posting them here.

    Quintin Lam 數學攞Lv.2入到香港大學更能反映香港重文輕理的白痴教育制度。

    利申中文2咗所以乜春都入唔到

    Belinda Chan 無語文表達就算數學家發表咩偉論都要人地明

    So many things wrong in just one sentence.

    1. A lot of mathematics is communicated via standard (or de facto standard) notations; even when the grammar is not correct the idea is often understandable. In contrast, get some language professors to read some mathematics research papers. I bet you a nickel they don’t get shit.
    2. A society consists of many people, each with different roles. Suppose a mathematician wants to spread some idea, but he has terrible language skills. He can simply find another person who can understand him and is better at languages to help him.
    3. HKDSE Chinese exams consist of not only the use of the language, but also the analysis and appreciation of literature, and the composition of fictional stories. Contrast with HKALE Use of English. (I have not actually looked at Use of English past papers or syllabuses; this statement is made on the assumption that the subject was called “Use of English” and not “English” for a logical reason.)

    Ken Chan 因為以工程師為例你整完一件product都要寫份靚靚仔仔嘅report 出嚟比你老闆睇，語文唔掂嘅話分分鐘份report會煩過你整個product

    There are many types of engineers, not all of them have to submit very well-written (in terms of language use) reports to their bosses. For some jobs it may be more important to be able to draw accurate diagrams, as long as the language is understandable. Cf. point 2 above – a company consists of many people.

    熊明德 - 阿臣 Bearsniffsonsociety 中、英文係溝通用、表達思考嘅工具， 考試成績太弱係好難說服人哋你有「基本語文能力」。

    Except the use of languages (esp. Chinese) is not the main point of the HKDSE exams – see point 3 above.

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  • 2017-10-12 00:00:00 +0100 | Source | Signature

    施政報告——智慧城市

    《行政長官2017年施政報告》第80(1)段話要「為所有香港居民提供『數碼個人身分』， 讓市民能以單一的數碼身分和認證進行政府和商業的網上交易」（節錄）喎。 大佬連政府網上啲新聞公報都冇digital signature 冇https，市民睇政府新聞稿 核實唔到真偽，你仲講得出要幫所有市民出cert，細佬真係拜服拜服。

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  • 2017-09-23 11:00:00 +0100 | Source | Signature

    十次喇 | Ten Times

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