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Gay Talese’s Fantastic Journey
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Gay Talese’s Fantastic Journey

Even by today’s standards, Gay Talese’s Thy Neighbor’s Wife remains a daring book. More than a study of sexual liberation in America during the 1960s and 1970s, it is also a vivid social history—and a

2 min
Weary Life and Heroic Dreams
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Weary Life and Heroic Dreams

Looking back on the heroes of childhood—from Perman and the Monkey King to Guan Yu and Wu Song—I once filled my world with grand dreams of justice, freedom, and bravery. But as life grew more hurried

4 min
Film—The Art in Motion: Reading How to Read a Film
Books & IdeasMarch 22, 2026

Film—The Art in Motion: Reading How to Read a Film

A personal reflection on Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read a Film: why most of us watch movies without truly seeing them, how the book opens up the craft behind the screen, and why a little professional

6 min
Preventive Maintenance Technology for Electrical Service Life Test Equipment
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Preventive Maintenance Technology for Electrical Service Life Test Equipment

Preventive Maintenance Technology for Electrical Endurance Test Equipment 1. Background of the Plan On the basis of the overall preventive maintenance design scheme for the switchgear test labor

10 min
Overview of the Power Energy Storage Industry
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Overview of the Power Energy Storage Industry

An overview of the power energy storage industry, covering technology pathways, application scenarios, policy developments, and market forecasts, with a focus on the role of storage in improving renew

2 min
Modern Society and the Value of Reading
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Modern Society and the Value of Reading

In an age of endless options, constant connectivity, and the fear of missing out, books offer a rare kind of attention and solitude. Reading helps us resist distraction, slow down, and enter into a ge

2 min
Modern Society and Spiritual Consolation
WritingMarch 22, 2026

Modern Society and Spiritual Consolation

A reflection on Alain de Botton’s Religion for Atheists and what modern, technology- and commerce-driven society can still learn from religion about ritual, education, community, travel, and emotional

7 min
A Quick Start to the Modern Full-Stack Project Framework Nx
WritingMarch 22, 2026

A Quick Start to the Modern Full-Stack Project Framework Nx

A hands-on introduction to Nx based on the official starter example, covering how to create an Nx workspace, build an Angular app and a Nest API, add Cypress tests, share code through libraries, gener

14 min
The Secrets of a Toy Empire — LEGO, The World of Innovators
WritingMarch 22, 2026

The Secrets of a Toy Empire — LEGO, The World of Innovators

This review argues that LEGO’s success was built not only on quality, but even more on innovation. By tracing the company’s breakthroughs, crises, and near-collapse, the book shows how a century-old f

3 min
Independent Thinking and Making the Right Mistakes — Reading Principles
Books & IdeasMarch 22, 2026

Independent Thinking and Making the Right Mistakes — Reading Principles

In Principles, independent thinking is presented as the prerequisite for all principles and the foundation on which excellence, adaptation, and innovation depend. This essay reflects on Ray Dalio’s pr

2 min
IoT Security—Will History Repeat Itself?
IndustryMarch 22, 2026

IoT Security—Will History Repeat Itself?

As the Internet of Things rapidly expands, it promises convenience and efficiency—but also introduces major security, privacy, and surveillance risks. If we adopt connected devices without building se

3 min
The Evolution of Love: The Long Years I’ll Spend with You
WritingMarch 22, 2026

The Evolution of Love: The Long Years I’ll Spend with You

A reflection on Alain de Botton’s The Course of Love, and how it begins where most love stories end: not with “happily ever after,” but with the long, difficult, ordinary work of marriage.

4 min
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