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Catch The Spring Beauty Before It’s Too Late

There are so many hidden treasures in the East Bay of Northern California, I just began to explore them after living in Livermore for some many years.  Treasures, parks, where the beauty of nature is in its full display.  Here are some more moments I captured for this season before the dry heat of 2015 hits East Bay.

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Nature simply inspires me, to think, to appreciate, and to do my best in making this world a more secure (did I mention that my company Cyphort just won the Rookie Company Of The Year from SC Magazine 🙂 ) better place for us all.  You may ask what do I get out these moments.  Confession time!  Cow and Feeding Calf – I decided to let her show her love for the baby in public; Butterfly and Flowers – Enjoy the beauty, add to it but without ruining it; The tree with bright clusters of flowers – no blazing color or big pedals like others, but still adding its beauty to the blue sky in the warm Sun; Two turkeys or pheasants (please tell me what they are) – my curiosity tricked me into disturbing their nice outings in the meadow; Two different flowers (I wish I knew what they are) – they proudly persuaded the Spring to stay longer for us, simply elegant and outstanding; Trees, oak trees – the first displayed amazing character through its branches, the second makes you wonder how are oak and rock related or connected?  The boulder-oak pair – I see harmony and beauty between that boulder and the oak, don’t you?

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Steve Jobs, Dennis Ritchie, Machu Picchu, And Long-Lasting Innovations

Last couple of weeks witnessed the passing of some very influential tech giants, Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie are the two I am more familiar with. People are talking about the significance of the products like movie Toy Story, iPod, iPhone, iPad that were produced under Steve’s leadership; Computer industries are again reminded of the great creations such as C programming language, Unix operation system, and many useful software tools for which Denis Ritchie was one of the brains behind.  These innovations already have and will continue to have lasting impact on how we develop our computing technologies and live our lives. All these also got me thinking of the ruins at Machu Picchu too. Although the creators, Incas people, are no longer there to show the place off to us, we cannot help but be impressed by how they came to select such a site, managed to build such a self-sustaining village, designed and built their houses, Sun-dial for season keeping, and terraces for agriculture.  After some serious thoughts, I believe that useful innovations and striving for perfection should be the two most critical elements for us to build technologies and products that will have long-lasting impact. Please click on the pictures to get a better view. Thank you.