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Logic has long been a favored form of knowledge representation in AI because of its generality and expressive power. But despite its strengths, logic also faces major limitations, including combinator
A practical introduction to HTTPS, including how it works, how to apply for an SSL certificate, how to deploy it on an Ubuntu Apache2 server, and how to configure WordPress to force secure HTTPS acces
Nearly twenty years have passed since I first began reading Haruki Murakami. Looking back, those novels are inseparable from my memory of a friend named Xiao, who introduced me to them at an age when
On a Xi’an-to-Beijing China Eastern flight, I finally got the chance to try in-flight Wi-Fi for the first time. The connection worked, though it was slower than ground networks and limited to one devi
Chasing the Dragon: Not Even a Last Flicker # Chasing the Dragon: Not Even a Last Flicker The decline of Hong Kong gangster films is, presumably, closely tied to the fact that Hong Kong’s triads are
A review of Discovery and IBM’s documentary This Is AI, which offers an accessible and vivid overview of artificial intelligence, its current applications, its future possibilities, and the challenges
During a bedtime chat, little Yuanyuan suddenly declared, “There are no monsters in this world,” and solemnly added, “Daddy said so.” Not yet two years old, Yuanyuan has already learned to comfort her
The popular claim that improving by 1% every day will make you 37.8 times better in a year sounds inspiring, but it rests on a deeply flawed assumption. This piece argues that such formulas spread not
Life offers only one pass, and that is exactly what makes every choice precious. In this review of Algorithms to Live By, I explore how ideas from computer science can help us face uncertainty, reduce
A collection of lines and quotations that have quietly stayed with me—about love, longing, suffering, hope, and the choice to live deeply in a world that can feel indifferent.
On Sun Wukong’s Seventy-Two Transformations # On Sun Wukong’s Seventy-Two Transformations If you only read Journey to the West without looking into related source materials, it is easy to come away
A reflection on Getting to Yes and negotiation training: why focusing on interests rather than positions reshapes how we understand negotiation, and why professionalism matters far more than intuition