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Chinese Accounting Firm Names

So the big four accounting firms have long names like PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and such, and the reason for that is that accounting firms combine together and form a larger...

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Why I think LOTR (at least #1 and a bit of #2) is crap

I believe I should explain my reasoning for not liking this movie fast before everyone tries to burn me. I understand what is great about this movie, but it does not mean we can neglect the little...

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Premier Market Research Firm Gartner Lists the 10 Biggest Disruptive...

The list is: Multicore and hybrid processors Virtualisation and fabric computing Social networks and social software Cloud computing and cloud/Web platforms Web mashups User Interface Ubiquitous...

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Why do Asian Kids Study Like Crazy

Recent years, there have been many protesters on campus looking for diversity; as UCLA is University of Caucasians Lost among Asians, many minority groups are underrepresented. While I do think it’s...

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Great Presentation on Web Analytics and Product Management

I was reading the blog by Alex Nesbitt, a guy that I met in one of the Digital/Tech events, and he pointed out that Dan Olsen made an excellent presentation at the Web 2.0 Conference regarding Web...

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FD World 3D Graphic Screenshots

We just had our first screen shots from our 3D Models for FD World. Unlike the concept arts on our site, these are the real 3D files we are using. Hopefully plugging it into our 3D Engine will not make...

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Help out the little congressman! Help out with equity in this country!

This is hilarious. I'm glad we have heros in our country who want to help out poverty! The post Help out the little congressman! Help out with equity in this country! appeared first on Yu-kai Chou...

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Overconfidence results in thousand-year mistake

This is such a classic. The post Overconfidence results in thousand-year mistake appeared first on Yu-kai Chou & Gamification.

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Ridiculous Drunk Driver Crashes Through Bicycle Race

This is crazy. Happened in June in Mexico. The post Ridiculous Drunk Driver Crashes Through Bicycle Race appeared first on Yu-kai Chou & Gamification.

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The Best Game That Will Revolutionize the Industry!

The post The Best Game That Will Revolutionize the Industry! appeared first on Yu-kai Chou & Gamification.

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Wii Fit is VERY FD!

Combined productivity and play! Just watch: The post Wii Fit is VERY FD! appeared first on Yu-kai Chou & Gamification.

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Making sense of the Financial Crisis

I'm sure you all know by now about the Financial Crisis that's been going on lately. But why did it happen? What does it mean to us as a country? Before anything, lets look at the scale of the deal:...

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Crazy Things People Search About Asians on Google

Click this link to see my latest post on how Diablo III uses Gamification to become so addicting So when I was a second year in college, I wrote a blog about why do Asian kids study like crazy. I...

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Why are Gen-Ys Less Loyal to their Employers?

I’ve often heard from Gen Xers and Baby Boomers that Gen Ys have very little sense of loyalty, how they would quit their jobs for monetary incentives, and that by the time a Gen-Yer reaches 30, they...

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Career Centers in most universities are crap

After I got my first speeding ticket ever in my life because I was unaware of being behind a speeding car (the cop stopped both cars), I found myself in the perfect mood to write something I am angry...

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Yu-kai’s Predictions for 2009

(A Dramatic Entrance Into the New Year) Supposedly one of my talents is to consider a lot of variables and elements and see how they tie into the long-term big picture (I thank my chess training for...

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Age vs Experience: being young does not disqualify you from performing well

Pre-judgements are often made based on age A few days ago I had a good voice chat with my good friend and internet personality Jamie Varon. We talked about her goals of breaking through social...

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The912Project.com: Glenn Beck’s 9 Principles and 12 Values

Craze about the912Project.com touching the people’s heart Today, I saw that the 912 Project by Glenn Beck was disproportionally popular on the internet. It has been getting a lot of attention on Google...

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Awesome Bloggers Launching!

(This is Jun, my co-founder) You guys might be wondering what we have been doing these days,  as Jun, Joe and I have been mostly writing about interesting topics on our blog but not really updating...

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Jon Stewart COMPLETELY destroys Jim Cramer

OK, this is just something that I have to show. This might be old for some folks, but I’m sure lots of you have never seen this yet. I’m starting to like Jon Stewart more now. Jon basically grills Jim...

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