Hong’s Cave

Maybe it was just me that didn’t realize this, but I came across a site with a pretty good application of machine translation.
Naver.com, probably the most popular portal site in Korea, has a section called “enjoyjapan” where things related to Japan are discussed. That site also provide machine translation service between Korean and Japanese. [...]

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I came across this Reuters article. It was about a TV ad titled “Carbon dioxide… we call it life” by a conservative group, Competitive Enterprise Institute.
At first I thought it was a joke, but apparently it is not. The ad contained this claim: “The fuels that produce CO2 (carbon dioxide) have freed [...]

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With the imminent introduction of the next generation gaming consoles (Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo “Revolution”, and Sony PlayStation 3), a lot of people talk about the future trends and stuff.
For me, two things stand out. One is that the console gaming market needs to grow. That is, it should appeal to more than [...]

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Being somewhat of a tech geek, I seriously thought about getting a Lexus RX400h since I have been looking for a larger car and at the gas prices.
However, I gave up when it actually came out several months ago. It was just too expensive for what I was getting. Even the Toyota Highlander [...]

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I’ve found the article on chosun.com, “Cell Phones Spark ‘Communication Revolution’ in N.K.” (Korean), very interesting.
Isn’t this subversive… Maybe Korean cell phone manufacturers should give out the phones (and pay for the services) in North Korea.

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I noticed an interesting news article on Yahoo! News, “Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier” via AP. There is this graph on the trend.
It’s a report on the average weight and height statistics over the past 40 years by National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The height didn’t [...]

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The funniest quote I’ve heard from the last night’s first presidential debate.
Bush: Of course, I know Osama bin Laden atttacked us. I know that!
:p

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There was a buzz about a new ABC series, “Lost”, created by JJ Abrams (of “Alias”) on an A/V message board I frequent. It sounded good, so I had my TiVo record the series, and we’ve finally watched the second half of the 2-hour pilot last night.
The show being promising is not my concern [...]

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I don’t know if it’s just me, but for the past several months, I think I am seeing a very interesting trend in the crude oil price and the gas pump price.
Take a look at this AP graph of the recent trend in the crude oil prices. Basically, it’s been hitting record high for [...]

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Soon it may not be, according to a USA Today article (via Yahoo! News).
The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago’s 2002 survey noted Americans who say that they belong to one of Protestant denominations are only 52%, down from 62% around 1993. A controversial thing is that this number included Church [...]

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