Reading Notes (0613-18)

《在中国谁能过上好日子?》
。。。“好日子”不是耍大牌。什么叫“妥协”?妥协不是简单地让步,放弃,而是在知己知彼的基础上达成了一种共识。无论是工作还是生活,妥协不仅是为了“安定团结”“家和万事兴”,而且妥协还潜藏着一种坚持,这种坚持可以被理解为一种坚定的决心——无论怎样,我们都要把事情做成;无论怎样,我们都要把日子过好——我可以妥协,直到达成协议。
。。。总之中国人提倡“先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐”。我个人赞成这种忧国忧民的政治态度,但如果是生活态度,想想看如果一个人总是在别人不高兴之前就不高兴,在别人高兴之后再高兴,那他还能过上好日子吗?。。。你必须把自己的生活和别人的生活分开。
。。。所以,去做一个丰富的人,只有最丰富的人才能过最简单的生活。
。。。借用当年齐白石老人的一句妙语,“贵在似于不似之间”,这说的是画儿的道理——“不似”则“欺人”,“全似”则“媚俗”。我觉得好日子也是一样,要在“欺人”与“媚俗”之间获得平衡。
。。。想想我们那些发生在生活中的庸俗的事情吧,我们还以为那是好日子呢!我们模仿我们心目中的成功人物,学习他们的俏皮话,学习他们的穿着打扮,学习他们的休假方式,甚至学习他们对事物的看法。他们鼓掌的时候我们不能闲着,他们皱眉的时候我们叹息,他们对什么东西着迷我们就一定要熟悉那样东西,他们对什么东西失望我们也要跳出来摇头!偶尔有几个提出质疑的人,我们立刻嗤之以鼻——你们连门票都买不起,有什么资格谈论演出的好坏?最可笑的是,我们努力要使我们自己成为“正版软件”,也就是有授权被许可的,然后我们嘲笑那些“盗版软件”。
。。。我觉得凡是那些能过上好日子的人,都是那种处理问题能力强的人,一件事儿来了,轻重缓急分得清清楚楚,该吃的苦吃掉,能少受的罪少受。把生活控制得特别好。”
。。。我的这个朋友是生意人,他的观点是“做英雄,成本太高,万一失败就没有本钱重头再来了;而做常人,小本经营,一辈子都忙忙碌碌又太平常了;最好的做人是使投入和产出有个平衡,也就是以最小成本获得最大收益。”那么,究竟什么样的人最容易过上好日子?就是这样的人,同流不合污,随波不逐流。
。。。我问他如果你的客户是童话故事中的皇帝,你怎么让他知道他没有穿衣服。我的朋友想了想,跟我说:你问的问题是高级班的课程。但有一点我可以肯定地答复你,像那个孩子那样嚷嚷出来是绝对有问题的。
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What business really craves: Simplicity
With the need to work faster and better, who has the time for owners’ manuals? Thus a new premium is being accorded to ease of use. The iPod nano nails it.
[这年代,简单的提供功能可以赚钱,但只有提供高度集成资讯的才可以耀眼。I’m always thinking of the industry oriented web portal, I don’t currently have the time and power to make it come true, I will get it done once the right time comes, as long as it hasn’t been accomplished by sb. else. ]
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DNA is not necessarily destiny after all
In anohter blow to the gene-centric world, scientists are exploring the power of what used to be called "junk DNA" – the 98% of our total DNA that is found between the genes.
[人真是奇怪,这里已经超过了20-80定理,2-98是个挺夸张的数据,从正态分布的大自然来看,人类活在两倍标准偏差之外,赫赫,挺玄的]
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正视大陆“鼠标”现象
值得一提的是,虽然中国经济有由“高成长期”进入“高成本期”的趋势,但由于政府推展“本土型经济”的步伐很慢,加上廉价劳动力的供需不断。。。这样的“增长”而“不发展”的经济现象,不就是前述的“拉美现象”?不就是前述的“鼠标”现象?
[中国要努力打造品牌,在世界才有地位,廉价劳动力可以令人望而生畏,但说到打心里尊敬又是另一回事。名利双收才是最好的结果]
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Time out of mind
…So while time on the clock may be constant, the time in one’s brain is elastic and personal – something to remember in a boring meeting when time seems to grind to a halt. Time is not simply a fourth dimension in which we exist. It’s something we, at least partly, create in our minds.
 

reading notes (0612)

这段时间真好,早上和晚上都有可以保证的空间,让我抽空读读书。
 
Experience a 50" widescreen…Anywhere…Anytime
http://ezgear4u.com/ezvision.html
Though the price can buy you a decent 21" LCD, it’s something used to be in fiction.
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Make Amazing Movies Online, free and easy
http://www.jumpcut.com
I just tried it out. Really great and easy to use. Make your movie look professional.
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《受欢迎的个性》
提升共鸣的能力:
1。吸收他人不同的人生经验,进而丰富自己的知识
2。藉由阅读来获得知识
3。懂得关心别人
4。懂得尊敬他人
5。具有接受他人缺点的雅量
6。率真地表达自己的情绪
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《在中国谁能过上好日子?》
从瓶子的blog上面读到的,觉得整个价值观比较值得参考,很多地方有见地。不过瓶子的blog是不转载的,有兴趣读全文的,这里有个连接:
 
以下是一些摘录:
。。。想一想白雪公主和7个善良的小矮人混了这么长时间,但是她最后嫁给了谁?再想一想为什么灰姑娘不好好坐在厨房削土豆皮,而是排除万难去争取到王宫里跳舞的虚荣?有谁在少女时代梦想自己的白马王子时,希望他穷困潦倒——上无片瓦下无力锥之地,双亲卧病在床另有兄弟数头无人抚养?嫁人又不是扶危济贫,如果要扶危济贫索性像特丽莎修女那样,终生不嫁,坚持生活在穷人中间,为他们奔走呼号,那不是更彻底?!说老实话,至今也没有什么有说服力的证据使我完全相信,作为一个女人嫁给有钱人会比嫁给穷人更糟糕。
“有钱花,有人爱,有事做这大概就算好日子了吧?”
。。。当然我得承认过好日子就要让人看见,否则不是相当于衣锦夜行,有什么意思?问题在于不要把自己搞得太累了。如果是强撑着,那就跟好日子完全背道而驰了。再说上午在香港吃早茶,下午到台湾喝么么茶,黄昏的时候到纽约看百老汇演出,你觉得是耍猴还是过日子?
。。。后来读了经济学,才知道我说的是“恩格尔系数”,什么叫恩格尔系数?说白了就是一个人用于维持生存的钱(主要是吃饭钱)占总收入的比例。比如我一天赚10元钱,但是9元用来吃饭,那么我的“恩格尔系数”就是0.9。什么叫“好日子”,“好日子”就是把自己的恩格尔系数降下来,最好降到可以忽略不计。
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The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments

reading notes (0609~0611)

Look Out Wikipedia, Here Comes Yahoo Answers!
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3612046

Info never too much, while answers never too accurate. Only the community liked online resource center has the people to answer questions. Google Answers lost here. Some how integrated between Google Search and Google Answer could be helpful, I guess. $$$ should be spent on where the eyeballs focus at.

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Thin Client, Dumb Terminal is coming back?
http://www.youos.com

Guys from MIT, Caltech, and Stanford. It’s always my dream to fantasize the dumb terminal some day in the future. Just all the I/O’s on my desk, i.e., keyboard, mouse, monitor and a couple gadgets, nothing more.

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《受欢迎的个性》

。。。因为人类真正需要的是一种无私(to be with)的努力,而不是自私(to have)的努力。我们所努力的目标,不是要让自己成为有钱人或有名的人,而是希望成为可以和别人心灵相通,可以一同携手用心去感受生存的喜悦与价值的人。人的一生不管是活了九十年或一百年,“to be with”的目标才是人类寻求自我改造的重点。

。。。每个人都有各种不同的习惯,在时间的运用上也不例外。所以当你感觉自己“很忙”时,就应该见识一下自己运用时间的方法是否不当,并确认自己是否具有正确的时间观念,这些都是很重要的。

reading notes (long time ago ~ 0608)

Google is doing MS Office Live things?

Let’s see what Google has done,
Gmail
http://mail.google.com/
Writely
http://www2.writely.com/info/WritelyOverflowWelcome.htm
Calendar
http://calendar.google.com/
Spreadsheets
http://spreadsheets.google.com/
Clever move, even you search "spreadsheets" on Google, you cannot see results about Google Spreadsheets. Such a low-profile approach, is quite threatening to its competitors. But still a very long way to go. If you had a chance to take a look at MS Office 2007, you’ll understand why it took 4+ years to upgrade from Office 2k3. Fine arts take time.

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Muni Adds 56 New Hybrid Buses To Fleet

http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_153200131.html
Though it’s half million each, but the amount of money saved for recovering from the pollution is huge.

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Super Battery

http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392803
Recharge in seconds, and no capacity loss. Use the concept of capacitors and nanotubes. But still years to wait before they are out to the market.

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Automakers face inventory woes

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/06/07/282365/Automakers_face_inventory_woes.htm
其他配套设施一定要跟上,要不,停车、路费、汽油、保险和维修,任何一样都会成为绊脚石。

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Early ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Could Be 18 Months Away

http://cbs4.com/topstories/topstories_story_145164351.html
This one is more "real" and more "scientific" than the one I read about one year ago from Japanese. No reflection and no shadow.

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Entertainment.com Coupon Book

http://www.entertainment.com/discount
Some business idea Kenneth and I were thinking about a few years ago, with minor difference.

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Residential Wi-Fi Sharing Made Easy

http://swing.cs.uiuc.edu/projects/perm/
ISPs got more things to worry about now.

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Gyrobike

https://www.dartmouth.edu/~gyrobike/
It just like the Gyroscope, taking advantage of the moment of inertia. Thinking of buying one for my nephew. 🙂

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The St@ndby Office, A Portable Cubicle

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/04/28/the-standby-office-a-portable-cubicle/
For a window seat? First come first served…haha

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myFeedz Makes News Social

http://myfeedz.com/
It has the same insight of my uncle’s site. But it’s been months, still in private beta.

 

Become More Real, More In the Moment

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/04/13/become-more-real-more-in-the-moment/


Remember that all the love in the world doesn’t mean a thing if you also don’t fully love and accept yourself. Thinking that you do and actually doing are two different things. You cannot be truly loved until you learn that lesson.

  1. Do not build walls, for they are dangerous. Learn to transcend them.
  2. Live in the moment, for one is precious and not to be squandered.
  3. Take care of yourself, first and foremost.
  4. Drop the ego. Be real. And then watch what happens.
  5. All things are possible all of the time.
  6. Maintain universal flow. When someone gives, it is an act of generosity to receive. For in the giving, there is something gained.

"God on a Harley" – Joan Brady

大同小异

如果不够钱交学费,你会怎么办呢?最好的办法当然就是去抢钱啦,不过要合法。
http://milliondollarhomepage.com/
Alex Tew想到了卖pixel,一个一块钱,这不等于抢钱吗?!最后1000个还拿上ebay拍卖,其实也只是赚了一百多万而已。
一个pixel算是小了,可以做广告,好了,说完小的开始讲大的,
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/maps/roof-wanted-for-google-maps-ad-149029.php
这跟以前说在月球可以看到长城不是不谋而合吗?不知道我什么时候地中海,到时候把头顶也卖给广告商,估计也是收入一笔,少则可以养妻活儿,多则可以创业兴家~~~头都大了。