I just started she who became the sun today, and I love the relationship between Ouyang and Esen. I know this isn't a romance novel, but before buying this, I was aware there was *some* romance. I haven't seen much about the book, let alone these characters, and I need to talk abt it.
The way Ouyang describes Esen is like pure adoration for him, even though his family is the one that made him a eunuch. And as for Esen, he treasures Ouyang, enough to take punishment on his behalf. I've seen some discussions of Zhu and Xu Da's ship, but it seems quite underdeveloped to me. Tbh I'm only about 200 pages in and don't know if they have any more interactions. I hope they do, I really liked when they were still novices in the monastery and how Xu Da took care of Zhu, and silently protected Zhu from being found out that she was a girl. I enjoy Ouyang and Esen's relationship a lot more though, maybe because I enjoy Ouyang's character and his relationship, platonic or not, with Esen. I wouldn't mind not seeing a romantic relationship between them, but I do love them together and wish more ppl would talk abt it.
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I got to the point of Zhu and Xu Da's reunion, and they're so... so incredible.
Per her RMP reviews, ppl just rate her low due to the topics and not her teaching style. They say though that she is very harsh with deadlines and HW's are very hard
My question is: Anyone that has taken her, is this true? And would you recommend me take this course with her?
Alright , alright. So I LOVE theory crafting. And Ouyangโs similarity to Thirteen (design-wise) had me wondering if they could be related. It took me a bit to think of this, but I finally got a theory that could kinda make sense.
We know that 13 and 11 donโt have the same mom. We also know that their little brother also has a different mom. My theory is that the Plum Blossom Swordsman was struggling so hard to find a woman to give him sons that he intentionally courted women who have had sons before in an effort to raise his chances of getting one. So I think that Ouyang could be 13โs half brother on her momโs side.
Another supporting point is that she left the estate with 13 stating โIโm not sure if we were kicked out or if she left by choice.โ If she left by choice, she had to have known what type of danger they were in and meant to go somewhere safe. And that somewhere safe couldโve been with the Thumbs Up Kung fu master.
***I doubt this will actually play out in the show since I donโt see how them being related could advance the plot in any way. It was just fun trying to tie them together.
I will admit that the Plum Blossom Swordsman being a giant hoe could mean that anyone could be related to 13 though, and Iโll admit design similarities donโt really mean anything since 11 and 13 donโt even look alike in adulthood. ***
I've been practicing Chinese calligraphy for a year and a half now, but only until roughly a month ago do I realize the right path to practice. Since then I started to practice Ouyang Xun's Regular Script, because it feels neat to me, with elegant and balanced strokes and structure. I would like to share my journey with you guys!
This was one of my early practice sheets back in middle 2020. Not really neat, is it?
This was my work a few months ago (3rd lunar month this year)
This was when I started to practice Ouyang's style back in 30 July. Everything's difficult at first!
The Great Hastening: Chinese Technological Changes, 2033 to 2049
Building on the strong scientific foundation left by its aggressive investments into nanotechnology, clean energy, advanced biologics, and other technologies in the 2020s, China underwent riveting technological changes from 2033 to 2049.
2033: Chongqing #1, Chongqing #2
- Chinese GDP hits $38T, per capita GDP reaches $26,000
- CPU sharing in an omni-cloud: by combining better application security with a universal code repository, industry 4.0, and the Hualong chip architecture, Huawei was able to release a natively multi-tenant CPU - the Omnix - in 2034, creating the world's first omni-cloud.
- A classic cloud is a fleet of rented computers - much like a fleet of taxicabs - but the Huawei Omnix allowed any computer owner in the world to rent their own computers' time to the applications of strangers in a way that was computationally secure - like ridesharing.
- As most CPUs are only used 20-30% of the time, this resulted in dramatic increases in the total computer power available to China as a whole - while lowering the cost of digitization even further.
- Laser aerostats: solar panels attached to a balloon with a high-power laser, for an infinitely rechargeable overhead laser source - for either security or guiding local drones in flight
- Distributed sensor swarms for airborne and space: like APAPS, but with a mass sensor grid instead
- Chinese space internet hits 100,000 satellites
- First genetic therapy for elimination of hereditary diseases begins - average life expectancy hits 86
- Chinese GDP exceeds $50T, per capita GDP exceeds $34,000
- 3D-printed reinforced nanocrete buildings:
- Spray photosensitive nanites all over cement or lunar regolith, then use a laser aerostat (or in lunar orbit) to activate the nanites, "painting" the structure one layer at a time, like a very large 3D printer, in a pattern
- Every time the laser scans the site, it adds a 1cm layer of nanocrete in a pattern, and this can repeat once ev
They are teach math 200 over the summer but I cant seem to find them on rate my prof or in the ubco instructor search. After reading the syllabus they seem pretty decent but I cant really find any other info on them if anyones had them before lmk
