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Saturday, August 29, 2009

生命密码

我最近发现了自己的一个小缺点。

我不能开倒车,也不能向后步行。我不能一手握住架驶盘,然后头往后转,一面看着后面的路,一面往后的架车。我更不能在看不到后面的路的时候,倒退着走。既使我最相信的人,在我背后看风,我还是不能倒退着走。我记得有一个死亡游戏,就是在两个人背后的十~二十步之间,插上一把刀,刃朝上,柄埋在土里。然后两个人一起往后退,在不能偷看的情况下,走到刀插在地上处,一起往后躺下。半途放弃、太远躺下的都算输,比尔罗斯轮盘,还要来得刺激。这个游戏,我非输不可。因为我半步也走不了。

不能开倒车的毛病,我起先以为每个正常人都是这样的。我以为那不是一种毛病,而是一种人的特点。

我研究了一段时间,发现了人有许多特点。有看得到,有些看不到。有些每个人都有,有些只有一部份人有。有些会遗传,有些只在一代出现。有些会令人感到烦恼,有些反而会让人觉得是一种天赋。更有些是我到现在还不大敢相信的,民族所拥有的。

我尝试举几个我所知到的例子。

你知道人几时开始走路、说话、长牙齿,还有长头发都是跟父母一样的吗?赞不赞成口技、手技能由爸爸和妈妈那边遗传下来呢?比如说妈妈在怀孕时就是一个很会画面的,孩子出生后就对画面特别有心得。妈妈能弹琴,孩子也学得快。爸爸卷舌,儿子也能。我对这一类生命密码最感觉到奇妙了。

我的左脚近踝处在十多岁时长了一块不硬不软的骨,伸直脚时,明显的凸出,用手指按上去会颇为有趣。我起初蛮在意的,以为那是缺席,曾经用了不少方式想把它消除。后来因为它不痛不痒,就由它去了。不久后,在无意间发现妈妈也在同样的地方,长了同样的一块骨。弟弟也有。现在我的大儿子左脚近踝处也隐隐有块状凸处,令我颇为称奇。

刚刚结婚时,我们想养一条狗,熟悉养狗的朋友对我们谈到选择人类最好的朋友时,应该留意观察它们的父母,如果不甚满意,就不要选它们生下的小狗。小狗会跟它们的爸爸或妈妈,几乎是一样的。曾经为此翻阅了不少资料,想要推翻朋友这一套‘狗’的优生学。图劳不在话下。

龙生龙,凤生风,老鼠生的孩子会打洞。

我想你也知道,父母卷发,孩子就会卷发。其他的我们以后再讲。

Friday, August 28, 2009

A Collection of Chinese Antithetical Couplet which Describe Human Rest Room

This is for those who enjoy higher Chinese poem, idiom etc like me.

上:天下英雄豪杰到此俯首称臣。
下:世间贞烈女子进来宽衣解裙
横批:天地正气


上:脚踏黄河两岸手拿机密文件
下:前面机枪扫射后面炮火连天
横批:爽


上:大开方便之门
下:解决后股之忧
横批:众屎之地


上:有小便,宜
下:得大解,脱
横批:鞠躬尽瘁


上:畅通上下
下:雅集东西
横批:新陈代谢


上:来前百步紧
下:出后一身松
横批:愉悦身心


上:静坐觅诗句
下:放松听清泉
横批:清静世界


上:最适低吟浅唱
下:不宜滥炸狂轰
横批:讲究卫生


上:小坐片刻,便会放松意念
下:清闲一会,即成造化神仙
横批:此即桃源

Source

What is Chinese Antithetical Couplet? - link

Stunning spray painting created by Scott Mercer

Scott Mercer is a street artist who specializes in spray painting. Watching his seemingly chaotic spray action transform into a stunning art piece is intriguing. You just refuse to stop guessing what he will creates and take your eyes off his work.

Another one - link

Thursday, August 27, 2009

A Chart of Nuclear Explosions since 1945

Nuclear Explosion since 1945A self explanatory chart of nuclear explosion around the World since 1945. Color annotated nation, circumference annotated the magnitude of the explosion.

Nuclear Explosion since 1945 Click on the link for a larger version.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Map Caption of Religious distribution in the World

World Religious distributionAlthough I am a bit skeptic about this map, but here you are, this is the most detail one I came across. If you have a better one, please point me to it in the comment.

Modern Distribution of World Religions

Flickr detail diagram of D-day over Normandy

D-Day NormandyThis is a diagram of D-day over Normandy. It includes code name of every deployment; how many ships, troops, and planes were deployed; and how many bunkers were guarding the beach of Normandy. This sure helps when you are watching Band of Brothers.

Flickr picture of D-day over Normandy. Click for clearly look.

The best person to get married to is money

Taro Aso(麻生太郎), Prime Minister of Japan suggested to his country men and women not to get married if they are poor. Although he didn't said what constitute poor, but his advise is sound. There are also tons of reason that you might consider not to get married, like

 - You want to destroy humanity in a 100 years
 - You dislike your gahmen and foresee that they will not change in the near future
 - Your career is unstable
 - Your parent is poor(means they have to work at old age and cannot help to take care your children)
 - You are not very well education. Gene is very important, we got to breed elite

Other than the above reason, you might also consider staying single if, your workplace is too far from home; your work is stressful; you want to save your money for yourself. Etc, etc.

I think you can find more excuses reason not to get married than I can tell you

Maps of 7 deadly sins in US

Here is a map which shows one of the 7 deadly sins - Envy in US, and click for the maps of all 7 deadly sins. Reported by Wired. Interestingly, Only 2 of the deadly sins become crime. The rest, we just let them grow.

Maps of 7 deadly sins - Scienceblogs

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

John Williams performs A Cappella Star Wars

An amazing Star Wars music A Cappella style, perform by a talented young man. I just found out.