SEVEN SOFTWARE COMPANIES ADDED TO “WATCH LIST”

New York, NY — People for the Ethical Treatment of Software (PETS) announced today that seven more software companies have been added to the group’s “watch list” of companies that regularly practice software testing.
”There is no need for software to be mistreated in this way so that companies like these can market new products,” said [...]

Taiwan: High Speed Train and Price: What is the Problem?

In today Taipei Times (HERE), we have a paper about the new discriminant price policy for the High Speed Train: you are traveling during peak hours so you will pay a higher price than if you decided to travel during non-peak hours.
It seems to create a big buzz here.
But it is a totally logical decision.
This [...]

Computer for Children?

Here is a picture from today Taipei Times (HERE):

This picture (from CNA) also includes this legend:
NEW TOYChildren use a notebook computer designed for children at a public welfare activity organized by C-Media Electronics and Intel in Taipei yesterday. Organizers said they hope the Kuro Kids model, the first laptop specially designed for children, will [...]

River Rifting in Hualien

After watching dolphins in the ocean, we went the next day to river rifting.
Very nice  and professional service from “peace-diving” company, the oldest one for this kind of activities according what I understood. They sent a SUV to pick up us at the hotel.
You can contact them at peace.diving@msa.hinet.net or by phone at 03-8326444.
There are [...]

Dolphins in Hualien

During the Double Ten week end, Queen D and me went to Hualien.
Even though the hotel was a disaster (see the previous post), the rest of the stay was really great.
First, we went to the ocean, to watch dolphins.
That’s the boat we used:

From the top front of the boat, when we were leaving the [...]

Hotel Experience in Hualien

I do believe you know all the story about tourism in Taiwan and the fact that “they” put all their effort and money to attract Chinese tourists, even though China is far to be ready to increase its quota of visitors (still limited to 1,000 per day, compare to the 3,000 authorized by Taiwan and [...]

About My Watch

Because of some reasons (a too long story to explain here), I needed to buy a new watch.
Given the fact that my priorities list doesn’t include the purchase of any watch, I was looking for a simple one, such as Seiko, not expensive, the time that my priorities list allows me to choose a better [...]

Taiwan and Tourism

Taiwan is Asia’s best tourist destination according the Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo on Monday (See HERE).
Taiwan is a very beautiful country.
No doubt.
But obviously the structure supposed to welcome tourists is far to be good enough.
I went to Hualien during the Double Ten vacation (river rifting – I will post about it later, [...]

Taiwan: What Is This Story About SARS?

Last Monday, the National Security Bureau Director Tsai Chao-ming said that SARS was a biological weapon created by China, adding that evidence was not conclusive, but that sources within China suspected this was the case (more HERE).
Less than 12 hours later, however, the bureau issued a statement saying that Tsai’s remarks had been misunderstood, even [...]

It Took 2 Months

PHOTO: HUANG CHIH-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES
Here is a picture of a 6 months old Formosan Black Bear with its mother, in the Shoushan Zoo in Kaoshiung (South of Taiwan).
There was a 2-month process to find a name for this “little” bear.
Finally, a name was found.
…Its name is… “bear”…
Whoah! That’s what we call imagination!

Anyway, it [...]