Yourong Frank Wang

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  • Freedom*

    In Series …
    THE APERIODICALS
    Local (personal, potentially shallow, and subject to change) outlooks on science, technology, growth, and occasionally culture and history. The goal is to write something every week, but whether it can make its way to FWPhys is random. Hence the series title.

    Freedom. It is a big word. The post is hardly commensurate in length, breadth, and depth. Nonetheless I am free enough to decide to spend the Saturday to jot down the following. Free enough to have multiple waves of doubts over my career and dealing — maybe I am also free enough to carve a legacy of nothing? Anyway, here goes.

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  • Conquest of Spaces – A (Rather Late) Review of James Webb Space Telescope’s First Five Images.

    To appear in UoA Scientific Review, 2022 Issue 4.

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  • A Meta Joke

    Genghis Khan (K): I unified the Mongol clans.
    Mark Zuccboi (Z): I founded Feicebuk.

    K: I expanded my empire, and proved that the Mongols were the most capable.
    Z: I expanded my empire, and also discovered that Feicebuk is the most influential.

    K: Under my rule, the Mongolian Empire became the largest country on the earth.
    Z: Under my rule, Feicebuk became the largest social network empire on earth too.

    K: Later somebody told me “The Great Mongolian Empire” doesn’t sound good, and needed changing.
    Z: Somebody too told me “Feicebuk” doesn’t sound good, and needed changing.

    K: After extensive deliberation, we decided on a cool name, “元” (Yuan), English translation “Meta”.
    Z: After extensive deliberation, we decided on a cool name, “Meta”, Chinese translation “元”.

    K: Later Yuan was conquered by a new empire called 明 (Ming).
    Z: Heck. Legal? Go look up if there’s a Ming LLC out there, and if you find one, shut it down!

    (Adapted from Chinese)