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[置顶] Youth--Samuel Ullman
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2007/06/19 09:35 | by cookie ]
2007/06/19 09:35 | by cookie ]
YOUTH
Samuel Ullman
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Samuel Ullman
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
飞屋环游记,琐碎片段
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2009/10/27 02:14 | by cookie ]
2009/10/27 02:14 | by cookie ]
PART-I
我想起你描绘梦想中天堂的样子
手指着远方画出一栋一栋房子
你傻笑的表情又那么诚实
所有的信任是从那一刻开始
PART II
那年你是个少了一颗大门牙莽撞而无畏的小女孩,我是个满脸小雀斑内向而不善言辞的小男孩。
你说,将来要让我用氢气球带着你和我们的小屋去探险,然后将所有的经历都填满这空白的探险日记。
Cross ur heart,no baking out.
我惶惶然应允,你笑
PART III
年幼的时候,我们都曾以为世界真的只是那么小,好像一踏步就能将世界统统踩在脚下,那个“跟美国一样,只不过在南部的南美”,离我们也只有一个小气球就能带领我们到达的距离。
然而生活原来只是在平淡中游走,比如明媚的日子躺在草地上一起幻想云彩变换的样子,比如你我在粉刷屋子时留在邮箱上的大小手印,比如储备着“探险基金”的储蓄罐又总是要因着这样或那样的小意外而打破,年华在岁月里仓促地老去,镜中人渐渐地花白了头发。我们 老了,看着当初的画想起年幼时的诺言,买了两张去南美的机票,可惜你却要先行离开我,再不能陪我去完成那时的梦想。病榻前,你满脸的歉意,我轻轻接过那本发黄的冒险日记,微笑不语。
PART IV
时间溶解了岁月的沧桑,彼时的梦想在不经意间悄悄地熄灭,相守的生活开始变得很琐碎,任性,哭闹,逗笑,打滚,幸福便幻化成这些细小的事,也许有的时候什么都不做,只是两个人在一起就会觉得世界是如此的单纯而美好。
PART V
当我只能用手覆盖着屋前邮箱上红色的小手印,轻轻唤你 "Eille”,当世间的烦扰,令我再也无法独自守住这方寸之地,我决心去追寻那最初的信仰,五彩的气球带着不曾衰老的屋子冲破云霄的霎那,恍惚间我似乎还是那个认真许下诺言的小小少年。
cross my heart,用我的氢气球,带你到被时光遗忘的地方--Paradise Fall。
可是,为什么我走到了这瀑布边,梦想却开始渐行渐远,我变成了固执的老头,抱着你的相片,靠着你我的椅子,抓住了屋子怀揣着回忆的余温倔强地如何都不肯放。
也许,我不仅仅是失去你。
PART VI
瀑布旁,我打开你的那本冒险日记,眼角泛起点点泪光,泛黄的书页轻轻滑落,却发现原来你早已在空白处贴满了我们的相片,每个一起渡过的生日,每个一起坐在阳光下喝咖啡的午后,每次背靠着背坐在山顶上看到的夕阳,你收留起所有的点滴,原来你我的冒险早就在不 经意间就已经到达。
飞屋再次起飞,随着气球粉碎的声音,繁华落尽,花开之时,满园郁香。这一刻,我终于懂得你微笑里的温柔。
我们都曾对生活有着怎样的期许,是不是只有执意义无反顾才是青春不悔,芳华剎那,韶华白首,才发现年少痴狂其实什么都没留下。谁还记得那初初的相遇,是谁将与我相濡以沫,而又有谁会在我身后念念不忘,穿越那似水流年,忆起零星的温暖片段。
有人问我我,到底要到何时,人们才能明白他们最终想要什么?
我无言,过了许久,答了一句,许是到那将死之时。
我想起你描绘梦想中天堂的样子
手指着远方画出一栋一栋房子
你傻笑的表情又那么诚实
所有的信任是从那一刻开始
PART II
那年你是个少了一颗大门牙莽撞而无畏的小女孩,我是个满脸小雀斑内向而不善言辞的小男孩。
你说,将来要让我用氢气球带着你和我们的小屋去探险,然后将所有的经历都填满这空白的探险日记。
Cross ur heart,no baking out.
我惶惶然应允,你笑
PART III
年幼的时候,我们都曾以为世界真的只是那么小,好像一踏步就能将世界统统踩在脚下,那个“跟美国一样,只不过在南部的南美”,离我们也只有一个小气球就能带领我们到达的距离。
然而生活原来只是在平淡中游走,比如明媚的日子躺在草地上一起幻想云彩变换的样子,比如你我在粉刷屋子时留在邮箱上的大小手印,比如储备着“探险基金”的储蓄罐又总是要因着这样或那样的小意外而打破,年华在岁月里仓促地老去,镜中人渐渐地花白了头发。我们 老了,看着当初的画想起年幼时的诺言,买了两张去南美的机票,可惜你却要先行离开我,再不能陪我去完成那时的梦想。病榻前,你满脸的歉意,我轻轻接过那本发黄的冒险日记,微笑不语。
PART IV
时间溶解了岁月的沧桑,彼时的梦想在不经意间悄悄地熄灭,相守的生活开始变得很琐碎,任性,哭闹,逗笑,打滚,幸福便幻化成这些细小的事,也许有的时候什么都不做,只是两个人在一起就会觉得世界是如此的单纯而美好。
PART V
当我只能用手覆盖着屋前邮箱上红色的小手印,轻轻唤你 "Eille”,当世间的烦扰,令我再也无法独自守住这方寸之地,我决心去追寻那最初的信仰,五彩的气球带着不曾衰老的屋子冲破云霄的霎那,恍惚间我似乎还是那个认真许下诺言的小小少年。
cross my heart,用我的氢气球,带你到被时光遗忘的地方--Paradise Fall。
可是,为什么我走到了这瀑布边,梦想却开始渐行渐远,我变成了固执的老头,抱着你的相片,靠着你我的椅子,抓住了屋子怀揣着回忆的余温倔强地如何都不肯放。
也许,我不仅仅是失去你。
PART VI
瀑布旁,我打开你的那本冒险日记,眼角泛起点点泪光,泛黄的书页轻轻滑落,却发现原来你早已在空白处贴满了我们的相片,每个一起渡过的生日,每个一起坐在阳光下喝咖啡的午后,每次背靠着背坐在山顶上看到的夕阳,你收留起所有的点滴,原来你我的冒险早就在不 经意间就已经到达。
飞屋再次起飞,随着气球粉碎的声音,繁华落尽,花开之时,满园郁香。这一刻,我终于懂得你微笑里的温柔。
我们都曾对生活有着怎样的期许,是不是只有执意义无反顾才是青春不悔,芳华剎那,韶华白首,才发现年少痴狂其实什么都没留下。谁还记得那初初的相遇,是谁将与我相濡以沫,而又有谁会在我身后念念不忘,穿越那似水流年,忆起零星的温暖片段。
有人问我我,到底要到何时,人们才能明白他们最终想要什么?
我无言,过了许久,答了一句,许是到那将死之时。
Life Is - Coffee or Cup?
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2009/04/06 16:23 | by cookie ]
2009/04/06 16:23 | by cookie ]
Something nice to share..... 'The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.'
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: 'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
"What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups."
Now consider this, said the professor, 'Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!'
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Four things to take note of in life...
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
Shine a light & enjoy your Coffee today!
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: 'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
"What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups."
Now consider this, said the professor, 'Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!'
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Four things to take note of in life...
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
Shine a light & enjoy your Coffee today!
前两天,公司的山东客户老张打来电话,向我询问一些工作上的问题。我们在电话里聊了好半天,最后为了便于网上交流,我让他留下电子邮箱地址。
老张说:“你记一下,我的地址是……老张的汉语拼音全拼……然后是……后头没有.com.”
“后头没有。com?”我一边记录一边琢磨着,邮箱后缀中没有.cn是正常的,但是如果没有.com,那还是邮箱吗?
于是,我忙问他:“@后边是什么啊?也就是说,你邮箱是在哪个网站上建立的?”
老张说:“不是告诉你后头没有.com了吗?!”见我还不明白,老张有点不耐烦了,说:“干脆我把地址发到你手机上好了,省得你听不懂。”
挂了电话,几分钟后,我的手机响了。我打开一看,顿时恍然大悟。原来,他的邮箱是laozhang@hotmail.com.
老张说:“你记一下,我的地址是……老张的汉语拼音全拼……然后是……后头没有.com.”
“后头没有。com?”我一边记录一边琢磨着,邮箱后缀中没有.cn是正常的,但是如果没有.com,那还是邮箱吗?
于是,我忙问他:“@后边是什么啊?也就是说,你邮箱是在哪个网站上建立的?”
老张说:“不是告诉你后头没有.com了吗?!”见我还不明白,老张有点不耐烦了,说:“干脆我把地址发到你手机上好了,省得你听不懂。”
挂了电话,几分钟后,我的手机响了。我打开一看,顿时恍然大悟。原来,他的邮箱是laozhang@hotmail.com.
婚姻是一间病房:
一方精心护理着另一方,另一方怜爱心疼着对方。
婚姻是一座建筑:
以爱情为原料的婚姻是一幢漂亮的别墅;以金钱为原料的婚姻是一间用钞票砌成的纸房子,经不起风吹雨打。
婚姻是一项投资:
爱情相当于注册资金,结婚证相当于营业执照,婚礼相当于开业典礼。至于收益如何,那要看甲乙双方的合作情况了。
婚姻是一道方程式:
这是一道幸福和痛苦组成的一元二次方程。最理想的得数是幸福大于痛苦,最糟糕的得数是痛苦大于幸福,最普遍的得数是幸福等于痛苦。
婚姻是一局围棋:
双方的段位越近,棋局切磋的时间就越长。这种段位包含了学识、修养、性格乃至出身等因素。
婚姻是一件瓷器:
做好它很费事,打破它很简单,而收拾起那些碎片又很麻烦。因此,我们应该牢记包装箱上常有的那种提示:“轻拿轻放,切勿倒置”。
婚姻是一台冰箱:
它的目的是为爱保鲜,但结果却是把爱情放凉了。
婚姻是一道菜肴:
丈夫喜欢吃咸的,于是只管往里面放盐,妻子喜欢吃甜的,于是只管往里边放糖……如此这般,当这道菜出锅后,他们谁也没法吃了。
婚姻是一种水果:
有的婚姻像橘子,剥开哪一瓣都是甜的;有的婚姻像椰子,挺大的壳原来里边没有多大甜头。
婚姻是一座桥:
相依相拥走上桥头时是青年;手牵着手走在桥上时是中年;相互搀扶走下桥时是老年。
老外在瘾科技上跟Meizu M8的帖子,从手机一下子说到中国汽车
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2008/03/05 11:25 | by cookie ]
2008/03/05 11:25 | by cookie ]
Here's the reason why Chinese cars (or other Chinese-made crap) are "deathtraps" (very low quality & extremely unsafe):
Anybody who understands East Asian culture and history will tell you how they are drastically different from each other. Just because something happened in one location at one time doesn't mean it will repeat at another location at another time. You only need to see the history of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan to tell that global brands like Toyota, Sony, Samsung, and Hyundai won't emerge from China. Why is that? Because of Chinese tendency to pursue short term profits in exchange for a long term growth, and the government's failure to establish an economic plan with a long term vision.
You cannot compare Chinese auto industry with Japanese/Korean auto industry for following reasons.
1. Japanese/Korean auto makers had tiny domestic markets and were forced to crack US and EU markets just to survive from the beginning. China's domestic market is rather large and Chinese auto makers don't have to go to overseas to survive. In fact, engineering cars to be US/EU regulation compliant could be fatal in a market condition where there is zero regards for safety and quality, and consumers shop only based on pricing alone. Make your car better than your competitor and raise your price, your competitor undercuts your price with an inferior but cheaper car and you are dead in China where the prices drop every quarter.
2. Chinese consumers themselves no longer consider Chinese brand vehicles when the intended price budget is more than $5,000. Accordingly, almost all Chinese brand vehicles are priced below $5,000. This heavy focus on low-price vehicles prohibit Chinese makers from higher priced and higher quality vehicles suitable for the US and EU markets.
大意是:中国的汽车很差,因为东亚的文化就是那个样子,他们没有好的重复性,看看新加坡,香港和台湾就知道了。好的企业不可能从中国产生……
另外,日本和韩国能有很好的汽车企业,因为他们的国内市场太小,企业从一开始就得打开欧美市场才能生存。中国市场足够大,用户又非常在乎价格,提高质量和安全性就得牺牲价格,所以中国厂商就只注重价格了。
中国用户买车,只要预算超过5000美元,就不会考虑国产车了,所以中国厂商就只能在5000美元以下市场拼杀……
听了让人有点不舒服,不过这哥们儿说的倒也是实情……
Anybody who understands East Asian culture and history will tell you how they are drastically different from each other. Just because something happened in one location at one time doesn't mean it will repeat at another location at another time. You only need to see the history of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan to tell that global brands like Toyota, Sony, Samsung, and Hyundai won't emerge from China. Why is that? Because of Chinese tendency to pursue short term profits in exchange for a long term growth, and the government's failure to establish an economic plan with a long term vision.
You cannot compare Chinese auto industry with Japanese/Korean auto industry for following reasons.
1. Japanese/Korean auto makers had tiny domestic markets and were forced to crack US and EU markets just to survive from the beginning. China's domestic market is rather large and Chinese auto makers don't have to go to overseas to survive. In fact, engineering cars to be US/EU regulation compliant could be fatal in a market condition where there is zero regards for safety and quality, and consumers shop only based on pricing alone. Make your car better than your competitor and raise your price, your competitor undercuts your price with an inferior but cheaper car and you are dead in China where the prices drop every quarter.
2. Chinese consumers themselves no longer consider Chinese brand vehicles when the intended price budget is more than $5,000. Accordingly, almost all Chinese brand vehicles are priced below $5,000. This heavy focus on low-price vehicles prohibit Chinese makers from higher priced and higher quality vehicles suitable for the US and EU markets.
大意是:中国的汽车很差,因为东亚的文化就是那个样子,他们没有好的重复性,看看新加坡,香港和台湾就知道了。好的企业不可能从中国产生……
另外,日本和韩国能有很好的汽车企业,因为他们的国内市场太小,企业从一开始就得打开欧美市场才能生存。中国市场足够大,用户又非常在乎价格,提高质量和安全性就得牺牲价格,所以中国厂商就只注重价格了。
中国用户买车,只要预算超过5000美元,就不会考虑国产车了,所以中国厂商就只能在5000美元以下市场拼杀……
听了让人有点不舒服,不过这哥们儿说的倒也是实情……
永远不发布的《永远的毁灭公爵》
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2007/12/25 09:39 | by cookie ]
2007/12/25 09:39 | by cookie ]
美国中部时间19日中午,万众期待n年直到没人还敢期待的永远的毁灭公爵的一段游戏视频将会发布!上次我们看到这个游戏的视频是在本世纪的第一年-2001年的E3大展上。
Duke Nukem Forever的跳票历史:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,“最终幻想”系列发售了21款游戏,4部电影:“GTA”系列发售了14款游戏:“塞尔达传说”系列发售了16款游戏:“模拟人生”系列发售了17款游戏。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,洛克人主题游戏发售了75款;星球大战主题游戏发售了50款;马里奥主题游戏发售了56款。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,黑岛工作室诞生、发展、辉煌,然后灭亡。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,万智牌发售了6个系列、30套,接近11万种卡牌。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,即便像暴雪这样超级拖沓的公司也生产了4款著名游戏:《星际争霸》、《暗黑破坏神2》、《魔兽争霸3》以及《魔兽世界》。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,id公司刚做出了Quake1,约翰罗梅洛从id跳槽并且宣布了大刀的开发计划
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,早于《永远的毁灭公爵》计划前10天公布的另一款跳票大作《大刀》也憋了几年后终于发售了,然后被贬得一文不值,显然是跳的不够久。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,从Quake1到RAGE,id公司换了4套引擎,推出了Quake3、RTWC、Doom3、Quake3、ETQW……
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,UT2007已经把名字改成了UT3
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,一共有15种游戏主机发售,它们是:DC、NGC、XBOX、PS2、PS ONE、XBOX360、Wii、PS3、GBC、GBA、GBA SP、NDS、PSP、GBM、NDSL。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,全世界一共卖出了3亿5000万台各种游戏机。
电脑:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,民用互联网接入速度提高了300倍。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,个人电脑处理器速度提高了32倍。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,微软发布了6种个人电脑操作系统版本。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,GOOGLE和EBAY诞生、发展、壮大了。
其他:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,《哈里-波特》系列从第1部出到了第7部,还被改编成5部电影。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,《南方公园》系列从第1季播到了第10季,一共146集。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,美国发射了30次航天飞机。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,发生过6次日全食和7次月全食。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,4个国家拥有了核武器,5场战争结束了,19场新的战争开始了。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,有大约5亿人死去,6亿6千万人诞生。
Duke Nukem Forever的跳票历史:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,“最终幻想”系列发售了21款游戏,4部电影:“GTA”系列发售了14款游戏:“塞尔达传说”系列发售了16款游戏:“模拟人生”系列发售了17款游戏。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,洛克人主题游戏发售了75款;星球大战主题游戏发售了50款;马里奥主题游戏发售了56款。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,黑岛工作室诞生、发展、辉煌,然后灭亡。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,万智牌发售了6个系列、30套,接近11万种卡牌。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,即便像暴雪这样超级拖沓的公司也生产了4款著名游戏:《星际争霸》、《暗黑破坏神2》、《魔兽争霸3》以及《魔兽世界》。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,id公司刚做出了Quake1,约翰罗梅洛从id跳槽并且宣布了大刀的开发计划
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,早于《永远的毁灭公爵》计划前10天公布的另一款跳票大作《大刀》也憋了几年后终于发售了,然后被贬得一文不值,显然是跳的不够久。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,从Quake1到RAGE,id公司换了4套引擎,推出了Quake3、RTWC、Doom3、Quake3、ETQW……
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,UT2007已经把名字改成了UT3
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,一共有15种游戏主机发售,它们是:DC、NGC、XBOX、PS2、PS ONE、XBOX360、Wii、PS3、GBC、GBA、GBA SP、NDS、PSP、GBM、NDSL。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,全世界一共卖出了3亿5000万台各种游戏机。
电脑:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,民用互联网接入速度提高了300倍。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,个人电脑处理器速度提高了32倍。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,微软发布了6种个人电脑操作系统版本。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,GOOGLE和EBAY诞生、发展、壮大了。
其他:
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,《哈里-波特》系列从第1部出到了第7部,还被改编成5部电影。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,《南方公园》系列从第1季播到了第10季,一共146集。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,美国发射了30次航天飞机。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,发生过6次日全食和7次月全食。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,4个国家拥有了核武器,5场战争结束了,19场新的战争开始了。
在《永远的毁灭公爵》跳票的时候,有大约5亿人死去,6亿6千万人诞生。






