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Monthly Archives: November 2002

How to Say “We Are Human beings too. You Can’t Hit Us Like That!” in Korean…

26-Nov-02

This is a bit embarrassing. No, a lot. This newspaper article (in Korean) talks about a Korean language instruction booklet that has been circulating on the Internet. This Korean language book was made about two years ago by a Vietnamese company who exports labor outside Vietnam. Almost all the Vietnamese workers in Korea are supposedly [...]

“Stop Recommending!”

26-Nov-02

Well, that’s what I feel like shouting when I visit Amazon.com oftentimes. I sometimes go to their “My Recommendation” page and see what they think would interests me. And most of the times, I end up wasting half an hour giving negative feedback to their recommendations so that that feature might be remotely useful. I [...]

How to Tell If I Like a CD…

26-Nov-02

[This is something I noticed a while back. I don't think I am the only one with this obsession. However, I haven't seen anyone explicitly mentioning it.] My favorite way to listen to a CD is in the car, while driving, usually by myself. I believe it came from my past experience that I couldn’t [...]

Ben Folds at Warfield – November 15th, 2002

17-Nov-02

Ben Folds is a kind of my idol. If I were to make music, I want to do what he’s been doing. Unfortunately (or fortunately to the world, I guess), I don’t attempt to write music. :p After I bought his live CD a month ago, I learn that he would be touring and will [...]

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

17-Nov-02

Good to Great is the follow-up to Jim Collins‘ excellent book Built to Last. The previous one was an inspection of what makes a lasting great (“visionary”) company. This time, he and his dedicated researchers were looking for what it takes to change an average company into a great one, starting a long journey to [...]