話說我們來到高雄也有三個多禮拜了，都沒再更新部落格，但透過神奇的Google Analytics發現，還是陸陸續續有台灣、美國跟德國的朋友來訪卻撲空而回，於是決定該盡早跟大家報告一下近況，並繼續寫一些有關科技、手工藝、音樂等方面的文章。
忙碌於工作的我們發現，原來我的草莓指數是半斤，而Tina的是八兩，一點壓力就造成了我們生理與心理上的不適。為了釋壓，我們決定多聽聽音樂、玩玩音樂：懶懶地躺在沙發上聽Suzanne Ciani、跟朋友去唱卡拉OK、相當有氣質地一起彈電子琴、去附近的音樂教室練長笛等等。我們也邀請Tina的學長姐來玩Boggle，一同盡情享受知性樂趣。若是能找到人一起玩Freeciv就更完美了！（迷之音：沒時間，你沒時間～）
本宅男為了拓展生活圈，在Kijiji網站上認識了幾位語言交換的朋友，以我的英語吃飯工具換取我非常想要學會的台語和日語。同時，為了提高機動性，我帶著一顆既興奮又怕受（皮肉）傷的心，開始學著騎摩托車。第一次，我硬著頭皮，把剛從台北運到的車從機車行那邊給騎了回來，安然無恙。第二次，我騎去附近的郵局。第三次，我在熱鬧的週六晚上騎去大帑殿KTV，途中去加油，接著還迷路，多騎了好遠好遠的路，然後三更半夜才又騎回來。第四次，我騎去高醫附近。第五次，我在風雨交加的夜晚騎去Tina的學校。看到我這成長的歷程，有沒有懷念起自己當初學騎車或是開車的那些日子呢？^^|||
嗯，好，繼續。Tina最近比較忙，手頭上計畫多，所以可能要等她比較有閒情逸致的時候才會上來寫些東西。我呢，徘徊在緊張工作與無所事事兩個極端，不過應該很快就會有一些比較穩定的計畫可以做了。期待中。
今天就先報告到這裡囉。
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Of Bees and Beasts (Called Men) -- 大自然的反撲？
photo: Wikipedia
新聞報導說最近發現台灣很多蜜蜂都不見了，死了。有人說，它們得了蜜蜂的愛滋病，免疫系統出了問題。也有人提出可能跟全球暖化、殺蟲劑或是電磁波有關。美國那邊前陣子也有傳出類似消息，說全美國在六個月內共死了約1/4的蜜蜂。巴西、加拿大、歐洲等地也有出現相同現象。
蜜蜂跟我們人類有什麼關係呢？這關係可大了。沒有幫忙授粉的蜜蜂，我們哪來的蔬菜、水果？全部人工授粉太貴了，價格一定會飆漲的。你能想像沒有蔬菜水果的日子嗎？
嗯，其實我覺得，就像一個月前剛去世的黑色幽默作家Vonnegut生前常說的：「這星球的免疫系統正在想辦法把人類給踢出去。」
他們到底怎麼說？ >>
<< 多讀這些有什麼用，不就是世界末日？
記者：「是蜜蜂發狂嗎？」養蜂人：「老天爺要蜜蜂上天堂，我不認為老天需要蜜蜂。」 (source: TVBS)
"This is the biggest general threat to our food supply," Kevin Hackett, leader of the Department of Agriculture's bee and pollination programme, said. "The question is whether the bees can weather this perfect storm. Do they have the resilience to bounce back? We'll know probably by the end of the summer." (source: The Times)
Concerned by the implications -- one third of the human diet comes from flowering crops, and honeybees are responsible for pollinating about 80 per cent of them -- a House of Representatives subcommittee has held hearings and the office of the Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has been briefed. (source: The Times)
"After the Rape of Nanking, the Holocaust and the gratuitous atomic bombing of Nagasaki, not to mention humankind's poisoning of the air, the waters and the topsoil, your planet's immune system is trying to get rid of you." (source: Vonnegut's made-up "science fiction writer" Kilgore Trout)
記者：「是蜜蜂發狂嗎？」養蜂人：「老天爺要蜜蜂上天堂，我不認為老天需要蜜蜂。」 (source: TVBS)
"This is the biggest general threat to our food supply," Kevin Hackett, leader of the Department of Agriculture's bee and pollination programme, said. "The question is whether the bees can weather this perfect storm. Do they have the resilience to bounce back? We'll know probably by the end of the summer." (source: The Times)
Concerned by the implications -- one third of the human diet comes from flowering crops, and honeybees are responsible for pollinating about 80 per cent of them -- a House of Representatives subcommittee has held hearings and the office of the Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has been briefed. (source: The Times)
"After the Rape of Nanking, the Holocaust and the gratuitous atomic bombing of Nagasaki, not to mention humankind's poisoning of the air, the waters and the topsoil, your planet's immune system is trying to get rid of you." (source: Vonnegut's made-up "science fiction writer" Kilgore Trout)
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Peter Piper Prints A Pack of Plastic, Uh, Pacifiers?
Alvin Toffler the trendspotting master may be proven right once again. Rapid prototyping, 3D printing, digital fabrication, desktop manufacturing -- call it what you will -- is becoming more and more affordable, opening up all kinds of possibilities for prosumers, even those who are not savvy enough to build their own Fab@Home or RepRap. Here's the latest: According to Engadget, Desktop Factory is planning to sell 200 3D printers sometime this year (2007) for US$4,995 each in an initial test run, with the goal of eventually dropping the price to US$1,000 in four years.
If this technology ever becomes as ubiquitous as the 2D printer, there is the very real possibility that it is only going to generate more products that are not truly needed, only desired. On the other hand, a digital fabricator like MIT's Fab Lab that is aimed at helping people in the third world build tools for work and survival seems to me to be a much more useful endeavor. (Plus it's more versatile because it even builds electronics!)
via Engadget
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Tina's "two hands" are finally typing
[最近 捷運車廂告訴我的"真理" 你說有沒有理?]
只有五分鐘，就這五分鐘，
為了不讓週遭的人以為我對他人圖謀不軌，看捷運車廂內的廣告成了我的新樂子。
不知怎麼，最近跟捷運的「兩隻黑貓」特別有緣。前天晚上看到WH，腦海裏浮現「兩隻長的手」。有了下面的自問自答。
真理:{兩隻長的手，古人說好命}?
evidence一：有蚊子的時候，手長的WH可以先打到蚊子。
evidence二：晚上大腿痠的時候，躺著靠自己也按得到膝蓋上方的部分。(這是T本人手短最羨慕他的事)
evidence三：T的背部按摩，W躺著也可以按得到。(這是T好命還是W好命?)
evidence四：(正在收集中....)
雖然例證仍不足，但古人說手長好命，所言十之八九。
只有五分鐘，就這五分鐘，
為了不讓週遭的人以為我對他人圖謀不軌，看捷運車廂內的廣告成了我的新樂子。
不知怎麼，最近跟捷運的「兩隻黑貓」特別有緣。前天晚上看到WH，腦海裏浮現「兩隻長的手」。有了下面的自問自答。
真理:{兩隻長的手，古人說好命}?
evidence一：有蚊子的時候，手長的WH可以先打到蚊子。
evidence二：晚上大腿痠的時候，躺著靠自己也按得到膝蓋上方的部分。(這是T本人手短最羨慕他的事)
evidence三：T的背部按摩，W躺著也可以按得到。(這是T好命還是W好命?)
evidence四：(正在收集中....)
雖然例證仍不足，但古人說手長好命，所言十之八九。
Monday, April 23, 2007
怕螢幕被別人偷看嗎？
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