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Indian bonding

31st Mar 2009 85 3 Daily Scribble

The visiting VP is taking the team out for dinner tonight, thank us for the hard work during the project. Business with your boss, your boss’ boss and your boss’ boss’ boss is usually timid and boring, you can’t talking… [...]

兩周一聚:傳統與傳統智慧

28th Mar 2009 145 16 兩週一聚

今期兩週一聚由加燦出題目﹐原本的題目水蛇春咁長﹕傳統 & 傳統智慧 / Convention & Conventional Wisdom。為免影響博面排板美觀﹐我把貼子的題目改為﹕傳統與傳統智慧… [...]

兩周一聚(十二)題目:怕

26th Mar 2009 249 38 兩週一聚

偶然參加了兩周一聚這個網上聚會﹐認識到天涯海角的一班博友。每兩個星期大家寫同一個題目﹐從多角度去看同一件事﹐大家交流想法激刺思考。今期我自告奮勇出題目。題目一個字﹕… [...]

Platonic Heart 絕對衝激

25th Mar 2009 277 2 動漫宅魂
Platonic Heart

看《絕對衝激》很自然讓我聯想起《一騎當千》﹐兩套動畫的賣點也是美少女格鬥﹐同樣也是越打越少布。其實要為這套動畫寫評論實在有點難度﹐基本上開首第一句已經把重點說清楚明白﹐其飾篇幅說的只是可有可無的配菜。《絕對衝激》一共五集OVA﹐除了動畫外還有一系烈週邊商品﹐當然包括電腦遊戲了。故事行貨到不能再行貨﹐主角是武功天下無敵的高中女生﹐因機綠巧合參加了美少女格鬥比賽。每個參賽者都像是玩cosplay﹐主角是女學生﹐她的對手有巫女﹐空姐﹐女警﹐護士﹐教師﹐要什麼角色有什麼角色﹐要什麼制服有什麼制服。為什麼要參加比賽的原因並不重要﹐比賽背後的陰謀也可以不用理會﹐最重要是每集也有美少女打格鬥戰。… [...]

How to display Chinese mp3 tag in iPhone

25th Mar 2009 1,405 6 Daily Scribble

Pat got a new iPhone, so it is my job to load it up with mp3. When I import my Chinese mp3 into iTune, the mp3 tag of some songs are displayed as funny characters. The iPod song list in iPhone suffers the same problem. It is very inconvenient if you don’t… [...]

The two extreme of children

23rd Mar 2009 68 1 Daily Scribble

I read two news article about children today. One talks about children in Canada, the other talks about children in India. One talks about the problem of having too much, the other talks about the problem of having next to nothing. The article… [...]

iPhone

22nd Mar 2009 71 9 Product Reviews
iPhone

iPhone has become the new de facto standard of cell phone. Almost everyone I know who bought a new cell phone since iPhone 3G released got an iPhone. I estimate over half of my friends is already a iPhone user. I am pretty late to the iPhone bandwagon.… [...]

Mental Wellness

21st Mar 2009 172 0 Daily Scribble

Tonight I went to a talk about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder hosted by Chinese Mental Wellness Association of Canada. The association invited a UBC psychology professor to give some general information about the two mental problem.… [...]

FIV

19th Mar 2009 28 1 Daily Scribble

I just know cats can have AIDS too. I read it from a poster at the animal hospital when I take Charlie to see a vet. There is HIV for human and there is FIV (Feline immunodeficiency virus) for cats. There is about 10% of cats in North America are FIV… [...]

Interrupt

18th Mar 2009 33 2 Daily Scribble

Sometimes, you will come across task that is literally impossible to get done. You try very hard to finish the task, come up with clever (you think) solutions to work around the problem but all effort fails. Then you take a closer look at the problem… [...]

Sponsor a child

16th Mar 2009 42 8 Daily Scribble

I know many of my friends sponsor a child through World Vision. It only cost $35 a month to provide food, shelter, education and a hope to a poor kid in a third world country. This week Chalice, a program similar to World Vision but run by Catholic… [...]

權利與法律 – PHIL320筆記

15th Mar 2009 114 1 哲道閒人

根據自然法的理論﹐法律賦與人民的權利﹐是基於每個人屬有的道德權利。但是每個人的道德權利並非與生俱來﹐而是建立在人的自然權利基礎之上。自然權利源於人擁有選擇的能力﹐每個人與生俱來﹐有不受別人強迫作出選擇的自由。任何人行使他的道德權利﹐其實等同於限制別人自由選擇的自然權利。只有每個人有權利某程度上限制其他人的自由﹐才能保障每個人擁有相同的自由。每一個人的道德權利﹐必定有一個相對的道德責任。不過這個不是雙向關係﹐享受別人道德責任的好處﹐並不等同擁有道德權利。… [...]

歷史的不公義 – PHIL320筆記

15th Mar 2009 169 2 哲道閒人

歷史中曾經發生不公義的事件﹐如殖民地時代白人移民侵佔土著的土地﹐或者當年八國聯軍搶奪中國文物。當我們說一件歷史事件不公義﹐這其實是一個道德判斷。道德判斷對我們的行為有指引性﹐我們應該防止似類不公義的事件再次發生。對當年不公義事件的受害者作像徵性賠償﹐政府站出來為過去的不公義道歉﹐讓世人不要忘記歷史的教訓。可是有些人認為像徵性的賠償並不足夠﹐應該把歷史撥亂反正﹐要對受害者作出完全足額賠償﹐如白人把土地還給土著﹐侵略國把文物歸還﹐公義才能得到彰顯。可是完全性的賠償有三大問題﹐若不能解決這些問題﹐大規模的重新分配只會帶來更多的不公義。… [...]

擁有權理論 – PHIL320筆記

15th Mar 2009 156 2 哲道閒人

John Rawls在他的公義論中﹐提出公義的原則是公平。理性的人在無知之幕下﹐會選擇公平的財富分配方法﹐在保障個人自由的大前題下﹐財富應該要盡量平均分配。Robert… [...]

民主制度的問題 – PHIL320筆記

14th Mar 2009 153 0 哲道閒人

西方現代民主制度強調個人自主﹐反對家長式統治﹐政府必需要尊重民眾的選擇。政府應該是價值中立﹐選民透過民主程序﹐決定政府的施政方向。民主選舉是一個討價還價的過程﹐選民憑著手上的選票﹐去選出乎合自己意願和照顧自己利益的政府。可是這樣的民主制度並不完善﹐尊重選民的意願並不等於照顧他們的利益。… [...]

兩周一聚: 我博十六點

13th Mar 2009 210 13 兩週一聚

關於我這個博的十六點隨想﹕ 上邊橫額那張有山有水的照片﹐是在溫哥華與維多利亞的渡輪上拍輯。 網址就是我的名字﹐已經浴用了很多年﹐前身是主打超時空要塞的舊式HTML網頁。登記時網絡還未普及﹐所以有幸獲得非常簡短易記的Top… [...]

Organic food

12th Mar 2009 170 3 Daily Scribble

Organic food is getting more and more popular these days. Health conscious consumers love to buy organic products, despite its higher price. Organic food suppose not to use any chemical fertilizer or pesticide. However any farm can put the… [...]

也論港女

11th Mar 2009 360 9 生活隨筆

星期日檔案探討港女這個題目﹐在博界再次引起討論港女現象的熱潮﹐差不多每個我常看的博也寫這題目。眾博主的立場十分鮮明﹐大至分為男人和女人兩大陣營﹐還有少數第三勢力在旁冷眼旁觀各打八十大板。竟然港女是熱門話題﹐我又怎能錯過﹐手痕也來寫幾句關於港女現像﹐說說其他人還未說過的觀點。… [...]

Evaluating is learning

10th Mar 2009 41 5 Daily Scribble

I have been quite passive in Toastmaster for the past while. I did not show up to the meeting unless I have a speech or there is a special event. Last week, the chairman of today’s meeting ask me whether I help out as an evaluator. Since I have… [...]

亞視vs無線 – 如何打破慣性收視的困局

9th Mar 2009 448 18 沙發薯仔

亞洲電視長期積弱﹐上個月還要遣散數百名員工﹐每晚平均收視只有聊聊數點。電視收看指數以總人口為一百點﹐一點收視就代表百分之一的人口收看。香港有七百萬人﹐一點收視是七萬人收看。無視坐擁貫性收視﹐高峰時節目收視可達四十點﹐平常也有三十多點。要打破一台獨大壟斷的現狀﹐就要有實力與無線平分秋色一較高下。參看最近的收視數告﹐比較受歡迎節目四十點收視﹐與不受歡迎節目如珠光寶氣的二十點收視﹐可以發現觀眾其實是會選擇好看的節目來看。無線的慣性收視並不是銅牆鐵壁﹐只要有好的節目也可以把無線攻下來﹐當年百萬富翁也曾贏一場三十點收視的漂亮勝仗。… [...]

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