How to wake up with MetalMASK

1. 现在发现一天真正用于学习的时间很少，大部分时间思维都在游荡，跳来跳去，直到最后拖拖deadline，熬个夜把东西都整完。可能这也是为什么各种会议都到最后把deadline推迟的原因吧

2. 感觉好像自从我不在国内开始，封禁的力量又盛行起来。去年圣诞回去的时候youtube也都还好好的可以看，现在也没两会也没什么重要的大事，禁的也越来越勤了，这不像是健康的social development的象征。上学期有学ecology modeling里面讲到，一个系统是通过 Initialization->development -> overload ->collapse 四个状态不断循环，总体方向是朝向更为robust的方向发展，但是由于某些时候overload过大，collapse程度会远大于原本系统所能承受的度，结果就是整个系统会再从更底层的状态重新来过。就像加州的森林大火，如果靠人为遏制小规模的collapse，最终爆发的大火规模会远超过可控制的尺度，烧的精精光，本来小火烧一烧，肥料更浓，还能提高整体系统的复杂度和多样性，本是健康向上的。

3. 这周末又有和别人jam的机会，现在对原声音乐爱到不行，推荐一首So long Michael, 是Pierre Bensusan写给英年早逝的另外一个指弹乐手Michael Hedge，贴个链接给海外的童鞋们看：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWKIStWZMdI, 这是一个西班牙乐手弹得cover, bensusan的原版可以去emule下到。

4. 因为对Mazda rx-8感兴趣，问了学术引擎爱好男关于rotory engine的设计，骤然对人类思维的创造性开始膜拜。具体rotary engine的工作原理这里有个3D图解：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BCgl2uumlI

不管这种设计带来的Maintenance cost有多高，都是天才的设计。我觉得这就是从Art School出来的天才跑到Engineering来show off的。

5. 最近xiaonei上有关各种黑色事件的信息贴越来越多，我估计这也是为什么千橡开始审查私人日志的原因（而且还不是自动审查，应该是管理员人工看，替这种浪费社会资源的行为感到可惜）。不管是GFW, 还是有什么富家子弟开个过时的小跑在根本跑不起来的路况上撞人的这些搓事儿，完全引不起我的兴趣，因为解决方案在我来看是非常显然的。肯定会有人说我这些想法是非常naive乌托邦，但是我还是写一下，即使是乌托邦的思想，也比完全不想的服从思想要有些情趣。穿GFW复杂的方法不说了，高校里很多开ftp 的都是默不作声的玩家，我记得我第一次看记录片The.Tank.Man就是从学校里面某个ftp上下来的，那就是一部北美记者的一面之词，想不出能有让国家想禁的比这更严格的东西了吧？完全封住信息的来源实际上是很难的，只是因为GFW是从某种程度上封住了General Public的方法而已，从国内整体网民素质来看（比如对待北美回国留学生态度），我觉得搞个GFW也无可厚非，毕竟国家机器不管通过什么方法，都是要运行下去的，各个政体采用不同的方法，就跟写程序你用C#我用Java一样，没有本质区别。但是如果说因为有了GFW就把封锁信息来源这种高帽子扣到国家头上，是万万不可的--说不好听的就是为自己的能力配不上思想来找借口罢了。

再说开车的人与行人的事儿，先说下我对个人生命都是极其崇敬的，下面的言论也不能挽回逝者的生命，也不旨在夺去肇事者的，只是一个提醒。试问，一个在混凝土建筑物密集的环境下，一个人身体被限制于高速（比如120迈吧，也就是190公里/小时）的行驶物体中，面前只有一面玻璃和几面小镜子可以看到外界坏境，和一个基本静止，灵活度很高，视线完全开阔的人相比，谁的危险系数更大？我觉得答案很明显：只要行人向高速行驶的车辆前方抛出一块钥匙串大小的石块或者金属，司机就会被190公里/小时速度的石块击中，不管他是因为面前车窗玻璃碎掉丧失视线撞上路边石墩还是直接被石块击昏击伤，他都有很高的概率和他那过时的跑车一起报废。这些都只需要行人在路边做一个幅度很小的手势而已（如果从背后做隐蔽性更高。）然后行人甚至可以继续去超市买他的日用品，生活一点都不会被干扰。

韩寒关于这个事儿说了一个很简单的事实，想跑就上赛道。在大街上跑赛车的和拿山寨机外放放音乐没有本质区别。

必然会有人说这是Batman电影看多了的臆想，That's not the point. 我想说的是，每个人都是相同的机体，相等同的社会中的Organism，社会赋予某些人行使特权的权利的同时，那自然也赋予了其他人做地头蛇的权利，至于你放弃这种特权，则是你自愿放弃自我保护，怪不得别人（没见过地头蛇去上访的，只见过地主因为怕地头蛇而搬家的）。国人一直太习惯于被人左右而心甘情愿做受害者。其实只要动动脑子，地头蛇给某些人带来的梦魇会比宗教信仰的影响力大的多得多。

而以上，就是我为什么开车特别小心的原因。

Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to "notes" under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. Although Chinese elementary school began to teach English at third grade (Probably earlier these days), I learned most of my English through Movie, TV shows(Comedy Central), Music during Junior High.

2. A few of the first things I bought after I came to US: 4 Pellet Rifles(since I was told I need to get a license to buy a real gun), Casino table&chips, a Fender guitar.

3. I've owned more than 20 guitars, once there was 7 in my room.

4. I don't think I have talent as an artist, but I do enjoy playing and writing music, photograph, designing,.etc, just as entertainment, rather than achievement.....

5. I do think I have talent for imitation. I guess that's why I learn new sports really quick.

6.Just like other male animals, I like weapons/cars a lot, however, I prefer the British ones to American ones.......

7. Unlike other male animals, I enjoy cooking(as long as I have time for it), and I think I could do pretty well.

8. My real mentor is my father, I learned that after I turned 20.

9. What I am actually doing in grad school, and all my previous research, and all the things I am good at, should be in Linguistic/Language/Behavioral Science/Information Science dept. However, there isn't one. So I am here at Dept of Geography.

10. I love learning foreign languages. They represent different ways of thinking.

10. I once talked to the Prime Minister of China (his name is Wen Jiabao), face to face, in the lab of our library, while he was visiting our campus.

11. This is really embarrassing, the more familiar I am with other people, the more awkward I become when I am with them (especially with girls). I am usually quite relaxed with strangers.

12. I recognize people by face/gesture/signature smiles....all the visual features, but I am really bad at remembering names. I am trying to fix that.

13. Whenever I came across a good movie, I tested myself by watching it again and again for one week(once or twice a day), then I could remember every fricking line/scene in that movie. Once I failed the test, it is the movie "clockwise orange", Holy per Jesus, though I love British accent, the one in this movie....totally annoying...a good movie though

14. I start listen to music seriously since Junior, played Electric-guitar or vocal in several bands in College. Now I switch back to serenity: classical, folk(especially the ones from Ireland). Quoting from a conversation with another Metal band member: "I feel I am too old to rock that metallish stuff." which totally pissed him off..........I wish I could find someone here to form a band here, too.

15.Pissing people off with "clean words" is another thing I am good at, which won't do me any good anywhere....

16.I learn from various sources: Currently I have a personal point system to evaluate myself, inspired by Demetri Martin("If I")

17.I didn't know the stereotypes of difference races were grown sooooo deep in people's mind until I came here. I'd like to simply correct some of them here: Not all Chinese speaks Cantonese(it is only one dialect from one province among 34 provinces), for me, Cantonese is much more difficult than English cause I am from Northern part of China; We don't eat every animal out there; most importantly, where does that small-size-dick-stereotype come from, Japanese Porno? I don't mind to prove it wrong at all, ladies.

17. I think racism came from ignorance and lack of humor. I pity those and treasure all my friends from different nations.

18. I think life is contradictory, just like this tagging thing: I think it's out-of-date, a little bit annoying; yet I am still doing it, and enjoying it, sort-of.

19. I first got drunk when I was five, by red wine. My parents told me later that I said it tasted "sweet", then I was found lying on the bed sleeping like a log.

20. I consider change the nature a bigger achievement than change the individual. For example, I think make a person more intellectual is much easier than make a person handsome (without artificial surgery), and I am trying the latter one.

21. I couldn't tell a lie; every time I tried, people could just tell from my non-subtle-at-all behavior, so I just give up trying. I guess that's why my friends could easily tell what I am thinking.

22. I never had any trouble going to sleep; couldn't imagine what insomnia would be like, I guess I'd rather have physical pain if I ever gonna have insomnia.

22. I prefer small building rather than tall buildings, or skyscrapers.

23. The first person I know closely passed away was one of my classmates back in Junior High, on Jan 15th, 2009. Young life is as fragile as anyone, I shall treasure it as much as I can.

24. I enjoy talking with different people. I used to talk to the janitor in our department, learned that he had a brother who was about to go to College; I used to talk to one lady who deliver milk to our dorm, comforted her after learned that she got robbed just outside our campus. My classmates thought I was crazy to waste my time on this but I really think we should appreciate every life while we could.

25.I think I am the luckiest man in the world, and I appreciate it by trying to make it more interesting.


I think anyone who reads to the end is really kind and tolerating. Sorry if you feel the same as I felt about tagging but... whenever you are in the mood:-)
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