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An Open Letter Regarding the Passive-Aggressive Statements Issued Against Me by the Weather App
By: Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Tags: Lifestyle, Apps, Weather, Satire, Humor

HUMOR

An Open Letter Regarding the Passive-Aggressive Statements Issued Against Me by the Weather App

Four Seasons? More Like Fuck You Seasons.

Photo by Teresa Douglas

It has come to my attention that the Weather app Carrot believes I’m too “sensitive” for the current air quality. As these accusations have been leveled against me, I feel it is essential to address them in an open forum.

You know who’s sensitive? A certain someone who thinks it’s “totally reasonable” to buy regular Coke when I specifically said diet and apparently wants me to get fat, presumably so his quarantine 20 won’t look so appalling next to me.

Furthermore, let me say that my air purifier was gifted to me by my great aunt, may she rest in peace. That air purifier has stood by me during troubling times. No, I don’t use it as a crutch instead of going on Lexapro. I don’t need Lexapro. I have my air purifier.

To the Weather app’s second point, suggesting that I might not enjoy the blustery day…let’s just say I think it’s better to unleash one’s feelings than to keep them bottled up inside and use them as a weapon in couples’ counseling. Would you think holding up a cell phone to your boyfriend’s sleeping face is a quote-unquote “deep invasion of my privacy and also really psychotic”? Yeah. I didn’t think so. And who exactly is this Ruby person who keeps texting you? A meteorologist? Sure. Right, Weather app.

Now you’re muttering something about an arctic blast? I’m pretty sure I’ve told your repeatedly that if you expect me to cater to your nonsense YOU HAVE TO SPEAK AT A VOLUME HUMANS CAN UNDERSTAND. I’m sorry. Was that my bluster again?

Furthermore, you know who’s an arctic blast? Your mother. Look up the phrase “colder than a witch’s teat” in the dictionary, and you’ll find a picture of Cheryl.

And withholding sex because a certain someone stayed up late playing video games with his friends is not frigid. It’s called being an adult, Weather app.

Fine, maybe the abrupt weather changes are mirroring my abrupt mood swings. Yes, I’m on a new kind of birth control. No, that doesn’t mean my feelings aren’t still real and valid. Shut up, Brandon! Why don’t you understand me? Fine. Go love somebody else.

In addition, the fact that you won’t let me delete you makes me feel that you’re a toxic presence in my life. No, I’m not talking about the toxic fumes emanating from the rubber factory down the street. I’m completely insensitive to them.

Frankly, Weather app, this relationship has run its course. I’m going to go smoke a cigarette while running during a sandstorm.
Frost
By: Jonathan Greene
Tags: Nature, Poetry, Weather, Seasons, Self

Frost

Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash

Cover me in your dust

and create a shell of protection

from the outside world

Allow me to hibernate

inside of your frost

if only for a second

if only for a minute

if only for a lifetime

to escape the heat

of a world on fire

Freeze me with your touch

so I don’t have to feel

so I don’t have to overheat

on this scorched earth

Just cool me with your hands

and coat me ever so gently

until a cool river

runs right through me

and into my soul

This frost you drizzle on me

is a present from the Gods,

leaving me iced, with a smile

because nothing has ever felt

as right as this moment

with a hot world steaming

and nature beaming

and me, iced within

covered with your frost
El Niño & La Niña
By: D Viggo
Tags: Election Day 2020, Weather, Poetry

On this Election Day this old rewritten English saying may be an inspiration for a change in the weather…

When it’s hot we want it cold

When it’s cold we want it hot

Then it should be told

We’re always wanting what is not

Don’t forget to take good care — not of the virus — but yourself and others.
After The Rain
By: Jeremy Mckay
Tags: Time Lapse Video, Prose, Nature, Poetry, Weather

After the rain, after the rain, after the rain,

The clouds at Mount Soledad, are magnificent sight to behold.

Billowing Moving like immutable cotton candy

After the rain, life begins again

Not in some solemn orderly procession

But wildly and joyfully new life springs forth

Opening up a new world. Pay attention!

Sticking up, through, and around the artificial

It is chaotic, but the beauty of it is not loss.

There are many places where blooms come out,

Even places watered by man where little blooms survive

Are abundant with color and life, shortly after the rain.

The rain with it’s messy insistence comes to us

Sometimes in loud protest with thunder and lightning

Disturbing the stillness it pounds water pebbles against the rooftop.

Enhancing sleepiness gently showering over the top of our heads

Loud crashing — destructive if necessary. Bringing

Opportunities for a new understanding. A new way of living

Begging. Pay attention!

A times the rain comes as a whisper, barely even wet.

Can you hear the hushful droplets adding moisture to the air?

Simply asking. Pay Attention.
天文台料「艾莎尼」闖港300公里
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong, Weather

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Rodrigo Duterte: The President Is Missing as Typhoon Goni the Strongest Typhoon of 2020 Batters the Philippines
By: Xin Xin
Tags: Philippines, Politics, Empathy, Weather, Leadership

Rodrigo Duterte: The President Is Missing as Typhoon Goni the Strongest Typhoon of 2020 Batters the Philippines

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash

The Philippines, a nation of failed promises. PRRD, Tatay Digong as he is known to his ardent supporters has gone missing. The official statement from his spokesperson, Harry Roque, is, Duterte is apparently in Davao where he is said to be monitoring the situation.

The true test of a great leader is when he makes himself available when duty calls.

#NasaanAngPangulo becomes a trending topic on Twitter

By now, typhoon #RollyPH has weakened, leaving 10 people dead, and thousands still in evacuation centers.

At a time, when the Philippines has one of the most cases of Covid-19 in Southeast Asia. When more Filipinos are hungry and impoverished because of the pandemic, does it takes too much from the president to lend his voice, and reassure his people that the government has the people’s back?

Leaders address the nation to give weight to warnings and to reassure people in the face of disaster that they will not be alone. — Inday Espina-Varona

A decision to close a free TV network has added to the misery of those affected by the typhoon. Shutting down ABS-CBN, not only diminished press freedom, but it diminished the flow of information when it is most needed.

A country of failed promises, a country failed by its leaders, and a country that soon forgets, not because its people are dense but because by forgetting we survive.
天文台伺服器被黑客入侵
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, Weather

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
政府研究海洋公園重組方案冀明年初公布
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
日本確診病例新高變種病毒流入社區
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
政府倡逾130項智慧城市措施
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
聯合醫院超級傳播者1人傳14人
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
薛永恒稱正籌備疫苗注射預約系統及電子針卡
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Elections, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
張竹君指確診數字下降僅表面
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
光復香港 時代革命 (Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times)
By: Cherie Wong
Tags: Democracy, Hong Kong, China, Social Movements

We experienced so much heartbreak in the past 18 months.

Since June 2019, we threw ourselves into the protest movement, at home and globally. When the Hong Kong authorities try to break us, we remained strong and optimistic, even when we have lost so much to state suppression and violence. And now, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now stripping Hong Kong of any reminiscences of human rights and liberty.

When I was younger, I believed that Hong Kong would have 50 years of autonomy. Growing up to the horror stories of violent suppression in mainland China, I remember feeling blessed that I lived a border away from tyranny. Oh, I was a naive child.

Deep underneath, I knew this day would come, but not this soon.

We started this year with high hopes, but not everything worked in our favour. The CCP has tossed its full weight to crush Hong Kong, stripping away everything from education, civil service, private sector, banking, media industry, to the freedom of movement. Our home has disappeared right in front of us, and there was nothing we could have done to stop it. Even though Hong Kong is nothing like the city I grew up in, I miss it so much.

In this joyous season, I am filled with sorrow and survivor’s guilt. Over the years, I spent most of my Christmas in Hong Kong. Even after a decade of living in Canada, it still feels strange to be away from home during the holiday season. This year has been particularly difficult. I think about the 12 Hong Kong youths who are captured in China, facing a secret trial without just representation. The countless activists tortured, jailed, detained, or killed; and we don’t even know their stories.

Repeatedly, I think to myself: what must we do to survive this regime?

We can choose to conform and obey in silence. That is not a life I wish for anyone. Hong Kongers refused to conform to the CCP’s authoritarian regime. We know there is no justice until we are freed from the oppressors in Beijing.

I dream of the day when I can go home again, to a democratic and liberated Hong Kong. But dreaming will not change the minds of our oppressors. It will be hard work and struggle to continue the movement that we started together a year and a half ago.

Our hearts may break again and again. We may feel small joys before we are reminded of the cruel reality, and the joy fades away again. Despite the heartaches and joylessness, there is no other choice but to fight for a life that is free from oppression.

And maybe one day, we can feel joy again.

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In solidarity with Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongolians, and communities marginalized by the Chinese Communist Party.
THE FRIDAY BLOG IS READY! 😃👍
Tags: Luck, Christmas 2020, Hong Kong, Love, Hong Kong Police

Hi, I'm inspiring, educating and entertaining people all around the World by visiting every country, in a single unbroken journey - completely without flight.
草山
By: 蘇菲 Sophie
Tags: 西貢大埔行山, Hong Kong, Hiking, Mountains, 香港

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律政司入稟要求再覊留黎智英
By: C Y S
Tags: Journalism, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
8 best places to visit in Hong Kong click here.
Tags: Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Travel

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林鄭為向中共表忠玩謝明恩樓居民
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
港府仿中國在乙明邨實施社區禁足
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
香港郵政積極參與討論大灣區郵政創新發展
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, Business

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
本港新增超過70宗新型肺炎確診個案
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
強烈寒潮南下香港下周或低見7度
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
過百泛民區議員料被DQ
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
香港疫情回落今錄50宗確診
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
牛頭角分區軍裝警員初步確診
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
黎智英獲高等法院以1000萬元保釋
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
黎智英今申保釋
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
何君堯將成立國家安全教育中心
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
匯豐Payme疑故障 所有功能均未能使
By: C Y S
Tags: Hsbc, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
林鄭打倒昨日的我容許市民㨂疫苗
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
港鐵下月23日起接受Alipay易乘碼
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong, Alipay

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
星島集團員工明年起每月須放4天無薪假期
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
政府又走甩檢疫人士
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
中國與香港舉行抗疫交流會
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Sonia Ng, Product Designer
By: Sonia Ng
Tags: Lalamover, Hong Kong, Product Designer, Lalamove

joined in 2018, from 🇭🇰

What led you into design?

I studied Graphic Design in college and thought I would only be a Graphic designer after I graduated. After working as a Graphic Designer for a year, I decided to apply for another job. I was so happy that I got hired immediately. But what I didn’t know was that I needed to handle UX UI design. That’s how I started being a Product Designer.

The company was a tiny start-up, and I was the only designer there. After working there for a year, I found my interest in Product Design and wanted to learn more.

I used to be a graphic person. Ever since I started my UX career, I realized how much I like to interact with people and solve problems they have to make their lives easier. It is also a learning process for me to explore while solving different problems.

What does a typical day look like?

☕️ Coffee → 👩🏻‍💻 Work + 💬 Meetings + 🥤 Bubble tea (the actual drink that makes me awake 🤪) → 📺 Netflix/YouTube + 📕 Reading +🏋🏻‍♂️ Workout

Name three non-designers you feel inspired by when designing.

William Ury

William Ury is a co-founder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation. His TED talk, “The power of listening” is one of the insightful speeches I’ve ever watched. I wasn’t aware of how important listening was until I watched that. It helps me a lot when it comes to working with different stakeholders and interviewing users.

Abstract: The Art of Design

It is a documentary series about Design by Netflix. It introduces designers from different aspects. I found it easy to understand other designers’ thinking processes from the series. It helps me a lot when I want to find some new angles to solve problems.

UX database

I love subscribing to newsletters to keep myself up to date, and UX Database is one of them. Sometimes it’s just hard to catch everything with my busy life. Reading newsletters helps me keep in touch with the UX industry regarding trends and tools, even the learning materials.

If you don’t want to get too many emails, it’s totally fine! UX Database is so thoughtful that it allows you to read all the previous newsletters on the website. This is one of the reasons why I love it so much.

What would your self-portrait look like?

♊️ Gemini

🎵📻 Music & Podcast lover

☕️ Coffeeholic

🍰 Sweet-toothed

😴 Experienced dreamer

🛍️ Shopaholic

Anything you want to promote or plug?

HKFP

HKFP is definitely a trustworthy English-language news website if you want to get the news about Hong Kong. It’s free and totally independent. Check it out if you want to know what’s happening in Hong Kong. Regarding how difficult to sustain journalism in Hong Kong, it would be great if you can support them to safeguard press freedom.

https://hongkongfp.com/
香港飛行服務隊被美國列入管制清單
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
港官向深圳求救
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
粉嶺兇殺案石廠負責人半分鐘亡
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
北京重手將泛民區議員連根拔起
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
全港中小學幼稚園停課至1月10日
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
抗疫專家稱疫情比上一波更嚴峻
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
終審法院裁《禁蒙面法》及《緊急法》合憲
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
英國新增2萬7千多宗新型肺炎
By: C Y S
Tags: Elections, Hong Kong, UK

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
香港今新增74宗武肺確診個案
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
走甩武肺病人李運強被尋獲
By: C Y S
Tags: Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
天文台離奇在晨早發寒冷天氣警告
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
確診武肺入院病人通街跑！
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
牛耳石山
By: 蘇菲 Sophie
Tags: 西貢大埔行山, Hong Kong, Hiking, Mountains, 香港

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國泰要求台灣搭客簽「一個中國」同意書
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
如果你不是股神，那聽我分享一個炒股票的鐵則吧
By: 華田 Watin
Tags: Hong Kong, Investing, Business, 中文, Advice

Learn more. Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Learn more

Make Medium yours. Follow the writers, publications, and topics that matter to you, and you’ll see them on your homepage and in your inbox. Explore
THE FRIDAY BLOG IS READY! 😃👍
Tags: Hong Kong, Hiking, Trail, Suit Up, Maersk

Hi, I'm inspiring, educating and entertaining people all around the World by visiting every country, in a single unbroken journey - completely without flight.
何栢良指檢疫反映「慢三拍」問題
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
預告：聖誕特別篇《黑心公司工作的我去了異世界當魔法師》鯧鯧動森劇場
By: Curtis Chan Fishsunsun
Tags: Animal Crossing, 微電影, Hong Kong, 動物森友會, 香港

讀心理學，鐘意科技同效率相關題材。A Psychology student is hooked on technologies and productivity. #地鐵迷 #非火車迷 #科幻 #電子化 #硬筆書法#手寫 #metro #digital #handwritten #calligraphy
黎智英被送往赤柱監獄覊留
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
TVB男主播家人確診武漢肺炎
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
美國國會聽證會討論香港情況
By: C Y S
Tags: USA, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
黎智英被美國列為「宗教良心犯」
By: C Y S
Tags: USA, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
美心西餅廠兩名員工確武漢肺炎
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
政府全體副局長及政治助理今宣誓擁護基本法
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Nota de prensa: La Visibilidad de lo Invisible — IRIS MIR
By: Iris Mir
Tags: Voz, Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po, Novela, Identidad

I support individuals to navigate uncertainty and create positive change through movement and productivity programs focusing in diversity and self expression.
兩警急救李偲嫣須隔離檢測
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
許麗明阻差辦公罪名不成立
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Politics, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
天文台預料周日早上寒冷
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
蔡英文總統為黎智英發聲
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Home for the Holidays
Tags: Things To Do, Christmas, Hong Kong, Serviced Apartments, Community

Fact: We’re staying in Hong Kong over Christmas instead of travelling this year. While many of us have annual leave to take before the end of the year, here are some creative ways to spend on your paid time off.

A VEGAN CHRISTMAS

Spend an afternoon indulging in The Cakery’s vegan afternoon tea set, available for dine-in or take away. Enjoy savoury bites and festive sweet treats all made from vegan ingredients.

Dash Living tenants enjoy 10% discount off all items at The Cakery

A SWEET EXPERIENCE

If you’re looking for a weekend baking project, head over to Bakebe, a well-equipped baking studio to make any desserts with an app. Learn how to make everything from chocolate macarons to salted egg mocha pastry puffs to Bailey’s chocolate cake.

Don’t forget to check out their new location in Times Square & Dash Living tenants get 15% off on all cake projects at Bakebe

GREEN CHOICES

Booked a staycation with your bestie for Christmas? There will be cake, a bottle of wine but what about the perfect dress for your photos? Find the perfect staycation outfit with Wardrobista, a clothing and & accessories rental service with over 50+ brands for your Zoom Christmas party. Head over to the showroom for a 45-minute fitting service before deciding on the dress!

Dash Living tenants enjoy a free fitting & gift upon purchase of HK$1000

PARTY SEASON HAIR

One of the easiest ways of adding serious flair to your look is to switch up your hairstyle. So what can we do to make our hair different over the festive season? Get your stylist to switch up your look at Handsome Factory Babershop.

Dash Living tenants receives a HK100 cash coupon to spend at Handsome Factory

STAY ACTIVE

Stay fit over the Christmas period with our fitness partners around town. Head over to POW for a free Muay Thai class or WOW Fitness for a free personal training session.
天文台發出寒冷天氣警告
By: C Y S
Tags: Government, Hong Kong

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
All About Hong Kong New Year Eve 2021-Sassyfestivals
Tags: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Travel

Hong Kong New Year Eve Festival is full of Happiness and here is some important information about this festival.

Continent: Asia

Official Name :Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

Language: Chinese & English

Capital: City of Victoria

Currency: Hong Kong Dollar

2021 New year:12 Feb,2021

Holiday: National Holiday.

Celebration:For3 Days

Hong Kong New Year Eve Festival Optimization

New Year’s Day is celebrates on 1 January of every Year accordingly to English calendar.

There is public holiday In many countries so is in Hong Kong for New year eve.

The Hong Kong new Year eve on the whole is for celebrating the new year. Celebrate the happiness of entering the new year, new hopes and so on.

Dates and Days for Hong Kong New Year’s Eve

For 2021 :

DateDay202112 Feb Lunar New Year13 Feb 2nd Day of Lunar New Year14 Feb3rdDay of Lunar New Year15 Feb4th Day of Lunar New Year

Hong Kong New Year Eve passion

New year in Hong Kong is as energizing as it sounds! This city knows how to celebrate each second, especially the new year’s eve.

The celebration vibes start from Christmas and last till the Chinese New Year, which lasts for February.

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roast duck (love is so sad)
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Tags: Hong Kong, Poetry, Poetry On Medium

october 7, 2020

daddy remembers

mui loves roast duck.

he used to stop at wanchai after a long day’s work

working at the traffic light, for what it’s worth

it is difficult to live with no sleep in your body

it is easy to live when you love her

living to show her you love her

living to buy your daughter her favourite food

(roast duck)

love is so sad

i don’t even remember

what daddy really likes to eat

because all that’s on the table

he’s placed for us

because all we’ve ever ordered

he’s ordered for us

love is so sad

mummy remembers

everything mui doesn’t acknowledge

she bakes now, how funny

her daughter lost her sweet tooth

many many moons ago

but mummy is trying.

difficult trying to know someone

who spent most of her life shutting you out

easy trying anyways

a fluffy butter cake

four vanilla almond tarts

the perfect financier?

love is so sad

there is blood on the toilet seat

i am a what they call a woman now

i am a product of my mother’s love

and now i am capable of my own

it’s not her fault but

she doesn’t know shit about

the love i bleed

and the things i would die for.

love is so sad
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Colearnla #0 — Colearning UX Trends 2021
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Tags: Collaborative Learning, UX Design, Hong Kong, Virtual Meetings, Ux Trends 2021

Background

Perviously I have worked at a company that has an internal study group.

I really like that idea and really enjoyed taking parts in the study group because it creates space for people to share their ideas, inspire each other, continuous learning and think outside the box.

I really like that idea and really enjoyed taking parts in the study group because it creates space for people to share their ideas, inspire each other, continuous learning and think outside the box. There are many great contents/ topics like blog, talk, podcast etc. out there but I feel that having some kind of peer discussion and having space for UXers to share local content causally will be great too.

That’s the background story of Colearnla — a casual peers collaborative learning community for UXers to grow together in Hong Kong.

Colearnla #0

It’s the very first time that I am running a colearning community, this time I borrowed some if not most of the “Lean coffee” format.

The UXers who joined us today will prepare 5mins today’s topic UX Trends 2021 to share with the rest of the group.

to share with the rest of the group. We had 3 votes each, to vote on the topics we wanted to spend more time on.

Then we spent about 10mins each on the 2 topics with the highest votes

UX trends 2021

There are many great topics shared by the UXers today and here are two topics with the highest votes:
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From blog posts to web content, speeches, and press release, I use my exceptional skill to ensure that I deliver interactive and stimulating pieces.

You’ll likely find me writing on the tech niche, but I also explore other niches, without a hitch. I know my way around WordPress and can handle publications.

Where you’ll find my works
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Tags: Marketing, Product Management, Staffing, Portfolio, Product Design

Counteracting bias of digital engineers working on physical products

Shifting from digital engineering to manufacturing of physical products is not something to attempt without further consideration and methodology. Hence, the following text points out 8 common paths and bias for project managers and staffing personal to consider and pre-empt:

Underoptimization of structures: Prototypes and first versions might suffer from design and material errors causing additional costs or reduced user experience.

Volatility of structures: Structures might contain volatile components, causing instability or low reliability in uncontrolled environments.

Complexity of structures: Structures might contain too many parts or nonoptimized interiors causing user and manufacturing issues.

Expense of manufacturing: First versions are unlikely to be optimized for mass manufacturing or efficient production.

Trademark and design infringements: Prototypes and first versions are likely to infringe design and trademark licenses.

Mathematical estimations: Digital Engineers might prefer creating a product with estimations, rather than calculating or formulating precise equations.

Isolated components: Components and modules might be wrongly optimized towards high isolation and independence.

Definitive Hardware: Hardware optimizations might remain unexplored for a significant amount of time.

Not sure how to adjust your team under consideration of above bias? I’ll explore your options with you.

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Use of Typography in UX/UI Design
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Tags: Typography, UI, Flatiron School, UX, Portfolio

In terms of typography itself, it is a very broad subject but let’s try to summarize its’ importance in terms of using it in UX/UI design or graphic design. Typography is the art to optimize any content by using different sort of techniques by arranging type. Through typography we can communicate and share whatever information we are trying to deliver to the audience. Some factors that we look at when thinking of typography is how legible or appealing it is and what typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, letter-spacing and kerning is available to use.

As a UX/UI designer or graphic designer, we need to understand the audience first because it helps to convey message easily. If we use technical typography for an audience which doesn’t understand that kind of typography, then the message we were trying to reach to the audience is missed and it means that there is a gap in between the audience and the designer. To fill this gap we need to spend more money and resource to then make the message more clear to the audience.

While learning about UX/UI or graphic designing, I came across something called the “Golden Ratio” which helps to create a good hierarchy in between heading, sub heading and body copy. Here is an example of the golden ratio:

Golden Ratio

As you can see, this really helps differentiate the different parts of any context and helps putting focus on the most important ideas. Designers are able to do this by messing around with different typefaces, styles, sizes, and colors to create emphasis and to break up the page so it’s easier to read and skim through. Another important factor that really helps out when creating an interface is to choose a font family that looks good in any size or shape. The reason for this is because nowadays the audience can access the app or website from any device such as a tablet, phone or laptop. So, it’s important that no matter which device the user is using they should be able to get the same feel and look from it that the designer intends to get through to the user.

Typography is very powerful tool which convert text into life by giving font style, appearance, structure etc. It’s not about choosing beautiful fonts but arranging them in a way that communicates the actual message to the audience because user interface design is a vital component because it gives a graphic balance to any project.

Umair Jeelani

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File Optimization
By: Crab T
Tags: Portfolio, Uvu, File Sharing

Files are constantly transferring hands. Whether a designer is sending something off to a stakeholder or a developer to implement into a final product, you need to be able to transfer it more efficiently than handing over a physical hard drive.

I took a class dedicated on getting me to understand the differences between file types, their compression, and efficiently reducing file size without compromising quality.

By learning about file types, their history and creation, I was able to understand each type’s use case. This image explains the differences between some common audio filetypes.

To test the information I learned looking into these files, I put these filetypes into an audio editor and tested them out on multiple devices (my phone and laptop), and on different headphones (ear buds, over the ear, and on the ear).

Here you can see each file and type, I talked about the differences in each one and what I noticed between all the files I heard.

In this documentation, I also talked about video and image filetypes and their differences, such as vector vs raster, aliasing, and bit depth.

Raster versus Vector images

Aliasing and the effects of antialiasing

Color bit depth, and noticeable effects of different depths

This project was tedious but important. If I took nothing else from this project other than reducing file size and noticing some different use cases for each type, I consider it a success. I had a great time listening to my music in different ways and seeing what I got out of each song on different lessons. Overall I think this project really helped me grow my technical understanding of my profession.
Holiday US Common Stock Picks using CQNS (Dec 18, 2020 pre-market)
By: Chicago Quantum
Tags: Innovation, Portfolio, Quantum Computing, Algorithms, Stock Market

We ran a quantum portfolio last Friday. Here are the US common stock portfolio results and R&D commentary.

This is not investment advice and is for informational purposes only. please do your own due diligence.

We run our Chicago Quantum Net Score (CQNS)(explanatory articles) for paying clients who either provide a set of tickers to optimize, or ask us to optimize a full stock exchange (NYSE, NASDAQ Q, NASDAQ G, NYSE American). We have two client testimonials (here). Our model picks portfolios of stocks with reduced risk and enhanced return characteristics, based on a prior year of stock price data.

We start usually with more than 3,000 stocks (which is a 2³⁰⁰⁰ search space), and narrow our search to either ~64 or ~134 stocks, which we then run on D-Wave Systems Quantum Annealing computers. At the end, we use heuristic search models to search for the best US common stock portfolios, then evaluate the best portfolio found by each solver type, including the quantum solver. This way, we get the benefit of many ‘good’ portfolios being analyzed together to find a few ‘great’ ones.

On December 17, 2020, we innovate and run our CQNS in four separate iterations to see if we could find a range of BETA exposures while still preserving the benefits of reduced portfolio volatility. In other words, could the CQNS find both higher-risk and lower risk portfolios with reduced volatility? Yes, it can and it does.

Our model contains a primary equation, which is risk minus return. We want these to be roughly equal, so we raise our expected return calculation to a power, which we call the CQNS Power. Our portfolios selected will be equal weight investments.

In our first run, we set the CQNS_power to favor high-BETA solutions. It choses two portfolios: (SNDE) and (FET, SNDE).

In our second run, we favor a more balanced solution. We select (AMRK, SNDE), and (PDCE, SNDE, TNDM)

In our third run, we favor a less risky solution. We select (AMRK, FORM, HUBS, and TNDM). We also have other solutions with very similar CQNS scores, in order of preference here: (AMRK, MKSI, TNDM), AMRK, AMS, CRUS, HUBS, TNDM), and (AMRK, AMS, CRUS, FORM and TNDM).

In our final run, we allow the ‘all-in’ portfolio to set the stage for the search, and here we see two portfolios: (PDCE, SNDE), and (FET, SNDE).

Daily performance of selected stocks (December 22, 2020)

These stocks are not performing well today, so we sit tight and see if the selected portfolios improve.

Disclosures:

The author of this article is long TNDM, AMRK, SNDE and PDCE and entered those positions on December 18, 2020. This is not investment advice and we are not investment advisors, nor brokers. This is research into quantum computing and the use of quantum algorithms on both classical and quantum computing systems. Please do your own due diligence and research before investing.

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Cohen, President, US Advanced Computing Infrastructure, Inc.
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Tags: Portfolio

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