If a made a comment in the last 12 hours or so - more specifically after 10:50 pm 4/16/13 and before 2:00 pm 4/17/2013, Pacific Time, your comment may have been deleted. Posts are not effected. I was doing some tweaking with the system and made a rookie mistake, so the most recent comments (before our next back up kicks in) were lost accidentally. I am very sorry about this … [Read more...] about If you made a comment in the last 12 hours or so – specifically, after 10:50 pm 4/16/13 and before 2:00 pm 4/17/2013, Pacific Time…
Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on non-Contemporaneous Data
This is a followup on a previous post titled Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics. In that post, I pointed out that the only systematic data available from the time (the census of 1953 and 1964) were such that they could neither support nor refute the hypothesis that millions upon millions died during the Great Leap Forward. … [Read more...] about Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on non-Contemporaneous Data
Quick Survey: Have You Noticed a Server Performance Improvement Since Jan 31?
We made some server upgrades a few days ago, late of Jan 31, 2013 (U.S. Pacific Time). The upgrades will cost DeWang and I a little more, but we can afford it. Still we want to quickly survey our reader to see if you notice a performance improvement. If you have or if you have not (and want to complain our server performance), please leave a quick comment or send us a … [Read more...] about Quick Survey: Have You Noticed a Server Performance Improvement Since Jan 31?
Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics
[This is part I or a 2 part series on the underlying statistics of the Great Leap Forward. Part II can be found here] Recently, Ray wrote a great post - and readers added valuable comments - that provided some contexts surrounding the Great Leap Forward. When people discuss the Great Leap Forward (1958-1961), the starting point is almost always the millions killed. I … [Read more...] about Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics
My New Year Resolution
It's been some time since I last blogged. And my new year resolution is ... to BE MORE REGULAR AT BLOGGING! I actually have an excuse this time. In November, my grandmother - with whom I am close - passed away. In December, my second son was born... This period of change has gotten me to reflect more deeply on life ... and for here, to reflect once more why I spend the … [Read more...] about My New Year Resolution