Posts published at 10/29/2007

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无法辩论

我说, 要勇于探索未知的世界, 要破墙走向世界. 下面一个留言说:

You think that visiting Wikipedia is ok for you, but actually it’s not ok for everyone in China. Most Chinese people don’t share the same level of understanding as you. This civilization is still too easy to fall into the victim of.. have you ever heard of this:

The great mass of people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.
- Adolf Hitler

You assume that every Chinese is as smart as you are, and they wouldn’t fall into lies. That’s not right. Even Hitler himself was elected by people.

翻译过来就是:

你认为访问 Wikipedia 是没什么问题, 可是实际上如果让每个中国人都能访问Wiki并不好. 大多数中国人没有你的理解能力, 我们的文明很容易被成为一些谎言的受害者, 或许你听过这个:

大部分人更加容易被弥天大谎而不是小谎所蒙蔽 — 希特勒

你假设所有中国人和你都一样聪明, 他们不会被谎言蒙蔽. 实际上这个不对, 希特勒自己也是民选的.

面对这种言论, 我无法辩论.

[For someone who are not familiar with the Website Content Rating System in China]

Some websites like xinhuanet are rated:
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EVERYONE
Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that may be suitable for ages 6 and older. Titles in this category may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language, but doesn’t contain any content that is opposite to Big Brothers.

All the websites censored are rated:
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) have content that may be suitable for ages 3 and older. Contains no material that big brothers would find inappropriate.

All the websites abroad that are accessible have no rating, but
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RATING PENDING
Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have been submitted to the GFW and are awaiting final rating. Connect will be reseted if the result not belongs to the previous two categories.

Wikipedia, YouTube, Google Cache and all other blocked websites are rated venomous:
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because:

  • Alcohol Reference – Reference to and/or images of alcoholic beverages
  • Animated Blood – Discolored and/or unrealistic depictions of blood
  • Blood – Depictions of blood
  • Blood and Gore – Depictions of blood or the mutilation of body parts
  • Cartoon Violence – Violent actions involving cartoon-like situations and characters. May include violence where a character is unharmed after the action has been inflicted
  • Comic Mischief – Depictions or dialogue involving slapstick or suggestive humor
  • Crude Humor – Depictions or dialogue involving vulgar antics, including “bathroom” humor
  • Drug Reference – Reference to and/or images of illegal drugs
  • Fantasy Violence – Violent actions of a fantasy nature, involving human or non-human characters in situations easily distinguishable from real life
  • Intense Violence – Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons and depictions of human injury and death
  • Language – Mild to moderate use of profanity
  • Lyrics – Mild references to profanity, sexuality, violence, alcohol or drug use in music
  • Mature Humor – Depictions or dialogue involving “adult” humor, including sexual references
  • Nudity – Graphic or prolonged depictions of nudity
  • Partial Nudity – Brief and/or mild depictions of nudity
  • Real Gambling – Player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency
  • Sexual Content – Non-explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including partial nudity
  • Sexual Themes – References to sex or sexuality
  • Sexual Violence – Depictions of rape or other violent sexual acts
  • Simulated Gambling – Player can gamble without betting or wagering real cash or currency
  • Strong Language - Explicit and/or frequent use of profanity
  • Strong Lyrics – Explicit and/or frequent references to profanity, sex, violence, alcohol or drug use in music
  • Strong Sexual Content - Explicit and/or frequent depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including nudity
  • Suggestive Themes – Mild provocative references or materials
  • Tobacco Reference – Reference to and/or images of tobacco products
  • Use of Drugs – The consumption or use of illegal drugs
  • Use of Alcohol – The consumption of alcoholic beverages
  • Use of Tobacco – The consumption of tobacco products
  • Violence – Scenes involving aggressive conflict. May contain bloodless dismemberment
  • Violent References – References to violent acts

1. 新买了几本书, 贴图

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“A New Kind of Science” by Stephen Wolfram

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“Programming Collective Intelligence–Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications” By Toby Segaran

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“Programming the Universe” by Seth Lloyd

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“Cosmos” by Carl Sagan

2. 苹果的操作系统上市了, 我买了个正版的(Mac版). 同时, 我发现了一个可以装在 X86 上的.

3. 前几天突然意识到 Windows 操作系统是 POSIX 兼容的, 于是就在想, 除了 以外, 应该有人想办法把 Windows 做成一个 UNIX发行版. 果然Google 一下就发现了. 微软自己出的Windows UNIX 服务套件 , 免费下载. 各位看看, windows就是一个带图形的卖的贵一点的UNIX吧 :)

4. 一个同学skype坏了, 和别人通话老是断断续续的,于是让我测试:

他: 喂, 啊听到啊?
我: 听到
他: 声音啊连续啊, 我skype 好像有 bug, 老断断续续的.
我: 岂止连续啊, 还可导呢
他: (挂了)

5. 周六晚上玩了一个小游戏, 说四个事情, 三真一假, 让大家猜. 我说了这几个, 对我了解的想浪费时间的人猜猜看, 哪个是假的:

1. 我信用卡号码(16位)是个完全平方数 + 31
2. 我有个弟弟, 但是我们家没违反计划生育.
3. 我开支票从来只开整数, 小数部分统一往上取整
4. 其实我压根就不会做菜, 所有的做菜方法都是临时Google 得到的.