Wisdom I Pondered This Week

• 「以銅為鏡，可以正衣冠；以史為鏡，可以知興替；以人為鏡，可以明得失」— 唐太宗
• “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
• “Those who can imagine anything can create the impossible.” — Alan Turing
• “Legends aren’t defined by their success, they’re defined by how they bounce back from their failures.” — Chris Bosh
• “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” — Robin Williams

Things I Learned This Week

• 零時政府 (https://g0v.tw) → 完全公開透明 (Radical Transparency)
• Cumin (孜然 = 小茴香) is the most commonly used spice in Indian cooking and is known as “Jeer”. ↔ 凱莉茴香 (EN: Caraway Seeds; DE: Kümmellaib) = 藏茴香 = 羅馬小茴香 = 葛縷子
• 兩種日式鍋物: (1) 涮涮鍋 (Shabu Shabu) (2) 壽喜燒 (Sukiyaki)
• 膨脹螺絲 = 壁塞 = 壁虎
• “once, twice, thrice”