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The "Today QiYun Learnt" Digest: Introduction

The "Today QiYun Learnt" Digest 

An Introduction


I am starting this miniature Digest to collect the miscellaneous bits and pieces of information which my curiosity has bade me to investigate. I shall start recording these pieces of information from the point of time of writing this post. For some posts that cover a similar topic, I will group them together in "Series".

Important Disclaimer: 
Since I am starting this digest as a side hobby/project to consolidate and record down the pieces of information that I have found out, they will necessarily not be overly detailed, nor will I be as meticulous as I normally would be, in investigating the sources of the information. I will, of course, try to ensure that the information that I reflect here, be reliable. But as I am merely writing a small informal Digest or blog, and not a research paper, I will be less meticulous in selecting and citing my sources, and the scope and depth of my research will necessarily be limited. If certain topics or pieces of information are gleaned from my personal experience (and thus not citable from external sources, or I didn't want to spend extra energy to verify my personal experience with information from external sources), I will indicate so. Sometimes I may directly lift from the source that I am citing from. I may or may not indicate that I have lifted from that particular source. This may occur when I am tired/lazy/have a load of other things to do.

As you will come to notice/have already come to notice, however, I am rather particular about the accuracy of the information I portray, so while I say that I will not put in too much effort, it is really for my own sake that I am clarifying this, so that I will not overwork or stress myself out in this otherwise leisure-intended endeavour. Still, I will nonetheless attempt to strike a balance between effortless and enjoyable writing, and verification and depth of investigation of facts.

This digest title is inspired by the "Today I Found Out" series, and indeed, it is a collection of what I learnt about through the days of my life. Life is a Continuous Learning Journey, a Continuous Improvement Process, and as you would come to know/already know, I am a person who is innately curious about the world we live in and how things work or came to be.




Before I end this post, I will just quickly jot down some thoughts here about the various series of topics I might write on:
The "Today QiYun Learnt" Programme
  • Celestial Navigation Series
  • Origins of Terms Series
  • Aviation & Aerospace Series
  • Random Fun Facts Series

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