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Intheday-to-daytrenchesofadultlife,thereisactuallynosuch
thingasatheism.Thereisnosuchthingasnotworshipping.Everybody
worships.Theonlychoicewegetis_what_toworship.Andan
outstandingreasonforchoosingsomesortofGodorspiritual-typething
toworship----beitJ.C.orAllah,beitYahwehortheWiccan
mother-goddessortheFourNobleTruthsorsomeinfrangiblesetof
ethicalprinciples----isthatprettymuch...[阅读全文]
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(2019-10-19 12:18:54)
Fornearlythreeyears,Billhasworkedforthisfirm.Inthefirst,hewas
luckyandwroteatime-tested(inventedintheearly90's)centralpieceof
systemsoftware.Under3000lines,itwasprobablythebestcodehehadever
writtenand,evenamazingtohimself,sofarbug-free.Theexperienceseemedto
validateandgranthimthementalpoisethatheusedtolack.Nomatterwhat
otherssay,hecouldtellhimselfthathewasOKatwhathedid. ...[阅读全文]
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(2019-10-13 11:00:42)
Billwasthenamehegavehimselfathisfirstjob. Itwasearly1998andhejustgraduatedwithaMaster'sdegreeincomputer
software.Thefirmwasprivately-ownedandajoint-venturewithaUScompany,
makingthehottestcomputerchipsandcommunicationtechnologies.Justafew
blocksawayfromhiscollegedorm,ittooktwofloorsofthenewfive-starJade
PalaceHotelintheburgeoningHaidianhigh-techdistrictinBeijing. Mostofhis...[阅读全文]
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Visitingdadtookamonthoffrunning.JetlagafteroneweekinBeijing
neededthreeweeksinFremonttofix.Ididkeepthemorningroutines
andstrengthtraining,goingthroughkettlebelldrillsregularly. AfterachievingtheSimpleGoalinJan2018,ItriedtogettoSinister.
Butthisprovedtobehard.Thesamemoveswiththe40kgdemandedan
upgradeonallthemusclesinvolved,includingthestablizers.Ihaven'tdonetheTurkishGetup阅读全文]
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Myrightheelstartedtohurtafterthe2015SFM.Ithurtforthefirst
fewstepseachtimeIgotupfromsittingorlyingdown.Bathroomtrips
atnightorgettingoutofthecarafterashortridealwaysbeganwith
sharpthrobs.RunningfeltmuchlessfunjustbecauseIhadtogo
throughthepainfulfirstmileineveryruninthepastfouryears. Discussingwithfriendsdidn'thelp.Somedidhavesimilarissuesbut
thedetailsvaried.Mostwouldre...[阅读全文]
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PostsonhowandwhytheIndianshavedominatedtheITfirmsandthus
"defeated"theChineseintheValleyhaverecentlyragedonWXC.
Scathingcriticismsunderscoredtheurgencyofthematter.Incisive
analysisfromexpertsyieldedamyriadofcontributingfactorsranging
fromlanguagetoculture,historicaltopsychological,etc.,etc.The
sheernumberofpossiblecausesofthecalamitybefallingusfeltparalyzing. I...[阅读全文]
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(2019-09-29 09:32:15)
ItfirstappearedontheradarayearagoandthisweekIfinallyread
theacclaimedmemoir.Itwasinspiringhowtheauthorwovesomuchof
thefirst26yearsofherlifeintothreemonthsofsolo-hikingonthe
PacificCrestTrail(PCT).Imyselfhavebeenwritingwiththeideaof
thepastreachingouttoshapethecurrentandthefuture.ButStrayed
hasdeliveredwithhumorandstyle.ThereadingwassmoothandIfeltI
wouldreaditagain. Irana...[阅读全文]
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(2019-09-28 10:00:04)
1.Mr.ChenvsMs.Miller https://www.wenxuecity.com/news/2019/09/23/8698755.html
https://www.wenxuecity.com/news/2019/09/27/8711547.html
38-year-oldQinChen,aFacebookemployeeatthetime,jumpedtohis
deathfromafour-storybuildingatthecompany'sMenloParkcampus
whichIcommutebydaily. Chinesesuicidesatworkwerenotaccidental,bytheway.Thepatternhasallbeentooclear
sinceIstartedtopayatte...[阅读全文]
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Thursday5:15am.FivestopsafterithittheroadandwhenIboarded,there
leftstandingroomonlyonthefirstbustoBeijing.Anotherthreestops
later,Ihadtosqueezemywaytotheendoftheaisleforenoughroom
formyfeetandknapsack.Thisspothadnorailsorstraps.Thebus
designermusthaveexpectednooneinhisrightmindneedtostandhere. Iheldontotheseattotheleftwhereabigguyinhis30sconstantly
switchedbetweensittingstra...[阅读全文]
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(2019-09-16 10:23:51)
Thewaytodealwithjetlagwassimplytoignorethehourandliedown
whensleepyandgetupwhenawake.Easiersaidthandone,ofcourse,but
nobettersleepafterdeprivationand,forme,itwaspleasanttohead
outofthedoorbefore5:00amtohavethestreets,throngedwithpeople
duringtheday,tomyselfforacoupleofhours. Theroadswerenewlypavedandwell-swept.Theairwasslightlymusty
forthetimeoftheyearbutfeltclean.(Itmusthav...[阅读全文]
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