Michael Jackson

Madness 3

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Madness is the exception in individuals but the rule in groups.

–- Friedrich Nietzsche

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個人通常正常, 團體通常瘋狂.

明星, 就是介乎兩者之間的東西.

–- Me

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2009.06.29 Monday ACHK

史記二

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十九歲時,他從長安出發,足跡遍及江淮流域和中原地區,所到之處考察風俗,採集傳說

At the age of twenty, with the support of his father, Sima Qian started a journey throughout the country, collecting useful first-hand historical records for his main work, Shiji. The purpose of his journey was to verify the ancient rumors and legends and to visit ancient monuments, including the renowned graves of the ancient sage kings Yu and Shun.

究天地之際,通古今之變,成一家之言

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— Wikipedia

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2009.06.26 Friday ACHK

Harvey Dent 2

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[To Gordon] You’ll hunt me. You’ll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that’s what needs to happen. Because sometimes … the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

– The Dark Knight

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2009.06.25 Thursday ACHK

旅程2

天國之旅

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我們跨進天國大門的一刻, 將會發現, 我們所走過的既有叢叢荊棘橫阻, 又有朵朵野百合開遍的旅途, 原來不在天國之外, 而恰恰就是伊甸園裏最曲折危險但也最美麗動人的一條幽徑.

— Mr. Lee, edit by Me

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2009.06.22 Monday ACHK

Dog

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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

— Mark Twain

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2009.06.17 Wednesday ACHK

Change the world

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The silent treatment was a punishment I didn’t fully understand until years later in life. That’s how you change the world. Not by arguing with people. Certainly not by screaming at them. You do it by ignoring them.

— Jeff Atwood

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2009.06.14 Sunday ACHK

大英百科全書

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大英百科全書,是一種你可以買回家,但不需要翻,只要擺在書架上,就可以讓別人覺得你很有知識,很有學問的一套書。為了因應愛裝懂協會顧客的需要,大英百科推出只有書殼的簡易版,讓沒有內涵卻愛裝懂的人士可以輕鬆的炫耀家中的收藏。

— 偽基百科

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2009.06.10 Wednesday ACHK

Ig Nobel Prize

搞笑諾貝爾獎

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和平獎(2004)

頒給日本兵庫縣的井上大佑,表彰其發明卡拉OK的成就,因為這提供了一種全新的方式讓人們學習如何容忍彼此。

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經濟學獎(2005)

授予美國麻省理工學院的高里·南達,他發明了會逃跑並躲起來的鬧鐘,除非你找到它才會停止鬧鈴聲,這個發明可以有效的挽回公司因為遲到員工而減少的工作效率,所以獲得經濟獎。

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和平獎(2006)

授予英國威爾斯梅瑟蒂德菲爾地區(Merthyr Tydfil) 的科學家哈沃德·史泰波頓(Howard Stapleton)。 他研製出了一種裝置,可以發出只有青少年能聽到、但大多數成年人卻聽不到的高音頻。利用這一技術,史泰波頓發明了一種用來驅趕不良青少年的高音喇叭,這樣成年顧客可以不受干擾地在商店內購物。此外,他又用同一原理發明了只有青少年聽得到,老師卻不能發覺的手機鈴聲,避免了青少年和老師在使用手機上發生的爭論。

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— 維基百科

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2009.06.08 Monday ACHK

溫家寶

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2008年接受CNN專訪時,溫家寶坦誠六四事件和民主有關。

— 維基百科

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Wen Jiabao: I always tell people that sometimes I may not tell what is on my mind, that as long as I speak out what is on my mind, the words are true.

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Zakaria: I will take advantage of your kindness and ask you a question that many people around the world wonder about. There is a very famous photograph of you at Tiananmen square in 1989. What lesson did you take from your experiences in dealing with that problem in 1989?

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Wen Jiabao: I believe that while moving ahead with economic reforms, we also need to advance political reforms, as our development is comprehensive in nature, our reform should also be comprehensive.

I think the core of your question is about the development of democracy in China. I believe when it comes to the development of democracy in China, we talk about progress to be made in three areas:

No. 1: We need to gradually improve the democratic election system so that state power will truly belong to the people and state power will be used to serve the people.

No. 2: We need to improve the legal system, run the country according to law, and establish the country under the rule of law and we need to view an independent and just judicial system.

No. 3: Government should be subject to oversight by the people and that will ask us, call on us to increase transparency in government affairs and particularly it is also necessary for government to accept oversight by the news media and other parties.

There is also another important aspect that when it comes to development of democracy in China, we need to take into account China’s national conditions, and we need to introduce a system that suits China’s special features, and we need to introduce a gradual approach.

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— CNN interview

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2009.06.06 Saturday ACHK

中華民國

中華民國光復大陸的可能

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2000年至2008年,傾向臺獨政策的民進黨執政,時任領導人的陳水扁將《國家統一綱領》「終止適用」(cease to apply),民進黨政府亦傾向於將中華民國主權範圍從法理上變更為臺澎金馬地區。現任中華民國總統馬英九曾經表示:「大陸地區主權為中華民國所有。依據中華民國憲法,中華民國亦沒有放棄大陸地區(包括現蒙古國)的主權。」

隨着兩岸關係逐步化解敵對,正在朝着和解的形勢發展,存在各方何談讓步的可能。幾次江陳會後,馬英九表示不排除在可能的連任後與大陸討論政治議題。近幾年大陸的民主自由程度逐漸提高,當局對不同政見也在一定程度上放寬限制,而一個地區民主程度隨經濟的穩定發展而不斷提高也是必然的。歷史的仇恨化解的同時,歷史真相越來越多地被還原,人民對歷史的認識也逐漸脫離早先政府劃定的相互敵視的意識形態,而是更務實地追求現實中民主、自由、平等的環境。在可能的若干年,或許國民黨等黨派有機會在大陸進行政黨競選活動並且進行政府的民主選舉,大陸人民能選擇自己認為最好的國家稱謂、政治制度甚至是各級政府領導人。

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— 維基百科

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2009.06.05 Friday ACHK