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Category: Concept

  • Three & List of Threes

    Three & List of Threes

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Three

    • Hindu-Arablic numeral : 3
    • Roman numeral : III
    • Tri (e.g tripod, tricycle, trimester, trilogy)
    • Trio

    List of Threes

    Triple Gems

    • Buddha : the Enlightened One
    • Dhamma : His Teachings
    • Sangha : Monastic Order

    Tipitaka (Three Baskets)

    • Vinaya : Monastic Rules of Conduct
    • Sutta : Discourses
    • Abhidhamma : Ultimate Reality

    Characteristics

    • Annica : Impermanence
    • Dukkha : Suffering, Unsatisfactoriness
    • Anatta : No Atta, No Self

    Trinity

    • Father
    • Son
    • Holy Spirit

    Most well-known Hindu Gods

    • Brahma : Creator
    • Vishnu : Preserver
    • Shiva : Destroyer

    Early NASA Projects

    • Mercury : single astronaut
    • Gemini : two astronauts
    • Apollo : three astronauts

    Apollo Crew

    • Mission Commander (e.g. Neil Armstrong for Apollo11)
    • Command Module Pilot (e.g. Michael Collins for Apollo11)
    • Lunar Module Pilot (e.g. Buzz Aldrin for Apollo11)

    Apollo Modules

    • Service Module
    • Command Module
    • Lunar Module

    Musical Envelope

    • Rise : attack
    • Sustain
    • Fall : decay

    Prime constituents of an atom

    • Electron
    • Proton
    • Neutron

    Persuasion Techniques

    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Logos

    Typical Toastmasters Meeting

    • Prepared Speeches
    • Table Topics : Impromptu Speeches
    • Evaluation
    DTM

    Three-valued Logic

    • Yes
    • No
    • Do not care

    Essay (and most writings)

    • Introduction : Beginning
    • Body
    • Conclusion : Ending)

    Medal

    • Gold : first prize
    • Silver : second prize
    • Bronze : third prize

    Measurement of Time

    • Hour
    • Minute
    • Second

    Angular Measure

    • Degree
    • Minute
    • Second

    Academic Degrees

    • Bachelor
    • Master
    • Doctorate

    School Type (1)

    • Primary School
    • Middle School
    • High School

    School Type (2)

    • English School
    • Venacular School
    • Anglo-Venacular School

    Traffic Light

    • Red
    • Amber
    • Green

    Guitar

    • Lead Guitar
    • Rhythm Guitar
    • Bass Guitar

    Professor

    • Assistant Professor
    • Associate Professor
    • (Full) Professor

  • Scale & Order of Magnitude

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    • The mode of operation and the associated tools change with the Order of Magnitude.
    • There is a change in an order of magnitude when a number (or measure) is multiplied by ten.
    • The following are examples of the mode of transportation with the change in order of magnitude. An average person can walk 4+ mph (miles per hour). An average car can be driven 40+ mph. An air plane can be flown 400+ mph.
    • Modern Physics evolved from Classical Physics to handle the vast range of speed and size.
    • Newtonian Mechanics holds when objects move at a relatively low speed (compared to that of light).
    • Relativity comes into play when objects move at a speed closer to that of light.
    • The size of an object can span several orders of magnitude.
    • [Per Dr. Kyaw Tint] When they become small, Quantum Mechanics can only describe their behaviors.
  • Casualties and CPR

    Casualties and CPR

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    CPR can help save lives

    • M72 batch is a closely knit group. They are known for their gentlemen acts as well as seemingly childish behavior.
      They tease each other often testing the limits of patience.
      To outsides, they appear to be quarreling.
    • Ko Tha Tun (M72) is from the class of 71, but he feels at home as a senior with the M72 group. At one M72 gathering, a medical condition struck Ko Tha Tun, but he survived due to the CPR skills of Ko Wynn Htain Oo (M72). The members also took him quickly to a clinic without waiting fo the ambulance.
    Tha Tun

    Casualties

    • Some casualties occur early in the morning. Most family members may be sleeping, sleepy or not alert to respond to emergency problems.
    • Ko Soe Myint (M72, retired Pro-Rector of ICST) had a busy day visiting the Sun Lun Gu Kyaung twice and also taking rounds to see his nephew and niece with medical problems. He passed away at 3 AM. Ko Wynn Htain Oo thought out aloud if CPR could have saved Ko Soe Myint.
    Ko Soe Myint (3rd from Right)
    • Ko Soe Myint Lwin (EP68, Burma Soccer Selected) passed away around 3 AM.
    Ko Soe Myint Lwin
    • Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65) passed away around 6 AM.
    U Kyaw Sein
    • U Myint Kyaw (EC67) passed away around 2 AM.
  • Casualties and CPR

    Casualties and CPR

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    CPR can help save lives

    • M72 batch is a closely knit group. They are known for their gentlemen acts as well as seemingly childish behavior.
      They tease each other often testing the limits of patience.
      To outsiders, they appear to be quarreling.
    • Ko Tha Tun (M72) is from the class of 71, but he feels at home as a senior with the M72 group. At one M72 gathering, a medical condition struck Ko Tha Tun, but he survived due to the CPR skills of Ko Wynn Htain Oo (M72). The members also took him quickly to a clinic without waiting fo the ambulance.

    Casualties

    • Some casualties occur early in the morning. Most family members may be sleeping, sleepy or not alert to respond to emergency problems.
    • Ko Soe Myint (M72, retired Pro-Rector of ICST) had a busy day visiting the Sun Lun Gu Kyaung twice and also taking rounds to see his nephew and niece with medical problems. He passed away at 3 AM. Ko Wynn Htain Oo thought out aloud if CPR could have saved Ko Soe Myint.
    Ko Soe Myint (3rd from Right)
    • Ko Soe Myint Lwin (EP68, Burma Soccer Selected) passed away around 3 AM.
    Ko Soe Myint Lwin
    • Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65) passed away around 6 AM.
    U Kyaw Sein
    • U Myint Kyaw (EC67) passed away around 2 AM.
  • Quality

    Quality

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Qualities of the Buddha

    He is
    1. Accomplished
    2. Perfectly Enlightened
    3. Endowed with Knowledge and Conduct (or Practice)
    4. Well-gone or well-spoken
    5. the Knower of worlds
    6. the Guide Unsurpassed of men to be tamed
    7. the Teacher of gods and men
    8. Enlightened
    9. Blessed

    Qualities of the Dhamma

    1. Universal Law found through enlightenment and is preached precisely. It is Excellent in the beginning (Sila /Morality), Excellent in the middle (Samadhi / Concentration) and Excellent in the end (Panna / Wisdom)

    2. Testable by practice and known by direct experience

    3. Can bestow timeless and immediate results here and now

    4. “Come and see”
    Welcomes all beings to put it to the test and experience it for themselves

    5. Worthy to be followed as a part of one’s life

    6. Can be perfectly realized only by the noble disciples who have matured and enlightened enough in supreme wisdom.

    Qualities of the Sangha

    The community of the disciples of the Buddha has practiced
    1. the good (right) way
    2. the straight way
    3. the way to Nibbanna
    4. the proper way

    This community of the disciples of the Blessed One that has the Four Pairs of persons, the Eight Kinds of individuals
    5. is worthy of gifts
    6. is worthy of hospitality
    7. is worthy of offerings
    8. is worthy of reverential salutation
    9. is an unsurpassed field of merit for the world

    Quality of Life

    • Some metrics
    • Good health
    • Some people do not want to live long without a good Quality of Life
    • Good relationships at home and work
    • Air Pollution (with bad Quality) may be correlated to Lung Diseases

    Quality in Computing & Service

    • Quality Assurance (QA)
    • Quality Engineering (QE)
    • Software Quality of Assurance (SQA)
    • Quality of Service (QoS)

  • Quotient

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    A Quotient is a measure.

    Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

    IQ is determined using standard IQ tests with objective & definite answers.

    Emotional Quotient (EQ)

    • It determines one’s ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions.
    • EQ tests vary with approach and content.

    Adversary Quotient (AQ)

    • Ability to deal with adversaries

    Spiritual Quotient (SQ)

    • Depending on how one views religion, SQ may have different definitions.
    • Sayadaw U Pandita (GBNF) mentioned SQ in his dhamma talks. There are no formal tests yet to qualitatively and quantitatively measure one’s understanding and practice of Buddha’s teachings.
    U Pandita
  • Jew

    Jew

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Usage

    • Member of the Jewish people and the Jewish Community
    • One whose mother is a Jew
    • One who had converted to Judaism
    • Usually believes that he is related to the ancient Hebrews led by Abraham
    • Probably speaks Yiddish
    • Can be orthodox, liberal or irreligious
    • May study the teachings of the Talmud and the Torah
    • Can be misunderstood by others (notably the Nazis)
    • May be stereotyped as greedy (e.g Shylock the Jew in “The Merchant of Venice”) or stingy
    • Can be a descendant of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust

    Russian Jews

    • Many Russian Jews were told to leave.
    • They had to relocate to Israel or other countries (including USA if they had sponsors).
  • Deep

    Deep

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Measure

    We express the depth of a physical object or an idea as Deep or Shallow.

    In computer applications, we use “Deep copy” or “Shallow copy” of objects.

    Deep Thought (CMU)

    • Chess Machine (hardware and software) developed by Ph.D. students at CMU (Carnegie Mellon University).
    • A Ph.D. student designed and implemented a special purpose chip to implement multi-ply search.
    • Two Ph.D. students, who are Chess experts, designed and implemented the algorithms to play championship level chess.
    • Two more Ph.D. students provided feedback and assistance.
    • Deep Thought beat the competitors to become World Computer Chess Champion.

    Deep Blue (IBM)

    • IBM recruited three of the five Ph.D. graduates (who worked on Deep Thought) to develop Deep Blue and challenge Gary Kasparov (World Chess Champion) to a Best-of-five match.
    • Kasparov prevailed in the first encounter, but made a costly error — a prime example of “To err is human” — to lose in the second encounter.
    • IBM made intensive preparations. It hired several Grand Masters to study Kasparov’s games and techniques.

    Deep Learning

    • It is a form of Machine Learning.
    • It has become a core subject in AI (Artificial Intelligence) courses.

    Deep Sleep

    • There are numerous studies about Sleep and Insomnia.
    • Most people need about seven hours sleep. Sleeping more than eight hours may be detrimental to one’s well being.
    • The quality of sleep (e.g. Deep sleep) is important.

    Indian Word

    • Deep is an Indian word meaning Light. The extended meaning is Wisdom.
    • Several Indian names have “Deep” (e.g. Deepak).
    • Deepavali is the Indian Festival of Lights. Some call it Diwali. During our younger days, Hindu friends would give us Indian sweets as part of their Diwali celebrations.
  • AAA

    AAA

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Association

    AAA stands for American Automobile Association.

    In California, the AAA branch is called CSAA (California State Automobile Association).

    The benefits vary depending upon if one is a regular member or a premium member.

    Services include

    • Towing
    • Jump start
    • Lock out
    • Out of gas
    • Maps
    • Battery replacement (Optional)

    Battery

    • AAA is a battery size.
    • AAA batteries are smaller than AA batteries.
    • The price and quality of the battery varies with the manufacturer, technology and intended usage.

    Computing

    In computing, AAA stands for

    • Authentication
    • Authorization
    • Accounting

    Authentication may be based on

    • What you know (e.g. password or pass phrase)
    • What you have (e.g. special token for login)
    • What you are (e.g. fingerprint)

    Authorization may be based on

    • Role (e.g. Administrator)
    • Time / Period (e.g. working hours only)
    • Types of allowable resource (e.g. sensitive data)

    Accounting may be based on

    • Paid subscription
    • Pay as you go
    • No charge
    • Discount
  • Decline of Trust

    Decline of Trust

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Younger Days

    We were delighted to know that most doors (e.g in some parts of Yamethin) were left open at night. It was an indication of a high level of trust among people.

    Much later

    We saw guarded windows and doors (with multiple locks) in most places. It might indicate a deterioration of trust among people.

    No Exception for USA

    Trust also eroded in the USA. In addition to the locks, there are security cameras and recording systems to deter vandalism and thefts.

    In some places, car windows are broken to take away valuables in the car. Restaurants place signs “Do not leave valuables in your car”.

    Misplaced or Lost Item

    Back in the days of our parents and grand parents, one is sure to get back a misplaced item.

    My friend Patrick remembered that his father left a hat at Rangoon Turf Club and he found it untouched on his preferred seat the following week.

    Trust worldwide

    Around the world, more people lost trust in banking corporations and investment firms after being hit by Ponzi schemes, scams and variants.

    The use of simple passwords has given way to longer pass phrases that are harder to crack.

    Login to computer systems prefer multi-factor authentication (e.g. bio-metrics). The computer sends back a code to be used for verification. Even then, no system that has a “back door” is safe forever. It may be safe for a specified period of time.

    Companies track the activities of their employees. Essentially, no one is to be trusted fully in the modern age with a gazillion of malicious schemes.

    A different view of trust has evolved. People check feedback (e.g. on Yelp) to decide if a product or service is trustworthy. How much does an average person trust a room-sharing service or a ride-sharing service or a friend on an Internet Chat.

    Zaw Winn wrote :

    When the Trust is directly proprtional to Loyalty ;

    When Loyalty is directly proportional to Contentedness ;

    When Contentedness is directly proportional to Sufficiency ;

    When Sufficiency is directly proportional to Abundance ;

    ….

    Trust is readily available.