After hours experimenting with macOS VM I found that I can install .ipa files on an iPad from a Windows machine (e.g., AnyTrans).
December 31, 2020
Fire hydrants
The fire hydrants can have various sizes and shapes even in a nearby neighborhood:
https://twitter.com/liyiwei/status/1344832830921031685
flat head
large head
sharp head
December 29, 2020
Stolen package
I noticed a missed delivery slip near my front door. As before, I filled it out for redelivery without requiring signature, but the package never came and the staff could not find it in their office. Due to its content, I guess the package has been stolen. I did not keep a copy of the delivery slip since the process has worked before a few times.
Lesson learned: keep the due diligence and never let my guard down.
December 27, 2020
The 99% invisible city
This is a fascinating collection of short articles about how people build and interact with our environments. Initially I wondered why the book used illustrations instead of photographs, but as I read on I realized that this choice better fits with the design of the book, set in beautiful yellow-black color scheme and typography.
December 25, 2020
Need to finish what I started
This is a social media post to force myself to wrap-up all these books that I am half-way through. Complete by the year end: the 99% invisible city; seven nights; elemental magic; trees, maps, and theorems. https://t.co/0tK1mnrJz6
— Li-Yi Wei (@liyiwei) December 26, 2020
December 23, 2020
Unnatural selection
One day, we will be able to program genomes for purposes good or bad.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11063952/
December 22, 2020
Common law versus civil law
Quote from here:
The main difference between the two systems is that in common law countries, case law – in the form of published judicial opinions – is of primary importance, whereas in civil law systems, codified statutes predominate.
But these divisions are not as clear-cut as they might seem. In fact, many countries use a mix of features from common and civil law systems. Understanding the differences between these systems first requires an understanding of their historical underpinnings.
So, common law is data-driven while civil law is procedural.
🙂
December 21, 2020
Winter solstice
Portrait sketch from a reference photo, third attempt, which finally started to look satisfying.