Unbelievable… [code] WITH solve_sudoku(sud_str,ind) AS (SELECT sud, INSTR(sud, ’ ‘) FROM (SELECT ‘4 29 58 339 64 1 9 5 1 4 6 2 3 4 8 7 5 51 279 47 36 8’ sud FROM dual) UNION ALL SELECT SUBSTR(sud_str, 1, ind - 1) || z || SUBSTR(sud_str, ind + 1), INSTR(sud_str, ’ ‘, ind + 1) FROM solve_sudoku, (SELECT TO_CHAR(ROWNUM) z FROM dual CONNECT BY ROWNUM 0 AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT NULL FROM (SELECT ROWNUM lp FROM dual CONNECT BY ROWNUM <= 9) WHERE z = SUBSTR(sud_str, TRUNC((ind - 1) / 9) * 9 + lp, 1) OR z = SUBSTR(sud_str, MOD(ind - 1, 9) - 8 + lp * 9, 1) OR z = SUBSTR(sud_str, MOD(TRUNC((ind - 1) / 3), 3) * 3 + TRUNC((ind - 1) / 27) * 27 + lp + TRUNC((lp - 1) / 3) * 6, 1))) SELECT sud_str FROM solve_sudoku WHERE ind = 0; [/code] ...

有空到五個地方走走，你會明白很多事情 1、書店：到裡面數一數自己沒讀過的書，你就會明白，自己知道的那點知識，只是皮毛。 2、奢侈品店：到裡面看看商品的標價，你會明白自己是個窮人，拼搏才是你的出路。 3、春耕的大地：頂著烈日，陪著農民朋友，從地的這邊走到那邊，走幾趟，你就會明白，自己的工作是多麼的優越。 4、醫院：這裡匯聚了人間痛苦，到裡面走走，你會明白健康有多麼的重要。 5、殯儀館：到了那裡你會明白，計較那麼多事有什麼用，活著比什麼都重要。

http://govspy.peterbe.com/

This article says it well. I am glad I am not alone. https://programmingisterrible.com/post/176657481103/repeat-yourself-do-more-than-one-thing-and I have applied the DRY principle numerous times. Sometimes I found myself messing with the abstract class or common function again and again, introducing more and more switches to deal with various combinations of params. In those moments, I secretly hoped that there was no abstraction at all. May it be repeated code, coz at least when I tweak one thing I know that I am only tweaking one thing but not the rest of the dependent code. DRY is a good principle for sure, but I hope that we don’t just blindly follow it to write “good” code. ...

https://www.ted.com/talks/tammy_lally_let_s_get_honest_about_our_money_problems

An intern Kyle Wong from my work place wrote this. I think it’s interesting to read and get an idea about various restaurants in the Seattle area. He even took photos of his dishes. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9-vLD9rCqeHJ0HycX81PCWTFE–xra-09IZflGjB9w/edit

山有山的高度，水有水的深度，沒必要攀比，每個人都有自己的長處。 風有風的自由，雲有雲的溫柔，沒必要模仿，每個人都有自己的個性。 你認為快樂的，就去尋找；你認為值得的，就去守候；你認為幸福的，就去珍惜。 世上沒有不被批評的事，也沒有不被猜測的人。 走自己的路。

https://airnow.gov/

You have 100 lb of potatoes, which are 99 percent water by weight. You let them dehydrate until they’re 98 percent water. How much do they weigh now? ??? So… There is 1 lb of solid, 99 lb of water to begin with. Now water becomes 98% of the whole thing… ??? Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_paradox

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/we-were-all-screaming-oh-my-god%e2%80%8a-how-the-horizon-air-theft-and-crash-unfolded/ [soundcloud url=“https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/484218441" params=“color=ff5500” width=“100%” height=“166” iframe=“true” /]