Tarotoast’s Stuff

California’s new law forbids driving while talking on the phone (holding it). It doesn’t, however, forbid drivers from reading news paper on the road, nor does the law forbid us from eating KFC two handed. It does, however, allows drivers to use handfree headsets so they can still talk while driving. Does it make sense?

If the action of holding a phone while talking is dangerous, why isn’t it illegal to eat KFC twohanded while driving? If it’s the talking part that is dangerous, why can we still talk via handsfree? Well, whatever it is, this change has forced me to purchase a bluetooth headset: Motorola HS850.

I’ve tried couple SonyEricsson earpieces. I can’t hear a thing :~ Don’t know it’s my ear getting bad or it’s the noise from my car or it’s my phone. SE’s earpieces don’t include volume control, don’t have a accept/hangup button. It just doesn’t work (for me)! Anyway, this $44.99 no-tax-shipped-free-from-Amazon-bluetooth-headset worked quite good for me so far. Just wanted to make a note of it.

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整個台北的親朋好友都下來了, 大家超級給面子的 ^____^. 在因為家裡在整修所以搬來我家一起住的 55 計畫下, 今天我們一大早就往旗津出發. 邊走邊走還記得昨晚 Sinji 在英國領事館上指著海面對面的燈塔說那裡就是旗津呢.

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今天晚上與 Sinji 和 Selina 兩個人當導遊帶著我這個剛回台灣的高雄人逛高雄. 本來約幾點的我自己也忘了, 不過我印象很深的是, 我跟他們約在 48 號想說可以從那邊去漢神附近晃晃, 可是他們出來沒多久後就開始下雨. 整個人很囧阿, 不知道該不該打電話說 “耶.. Sorry 下雨了耶, 那我看你們就掉頭回家吧…” Sinji 騎過頭兩次後終於找到了隱藏的小巷子轉了進來. 車子停妥後我們就讓老木快樂的載去漢神丟著, 然後我跟老木說晚點會在摳她再請她出來載我.

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Me: 老木喔, 這位是網友. (指向 Sinji)
Sinji: (點個頭)

Me: 然後這位是.. 網友的朋友. (指向 Selina)
Selina: (點個頭, 囧?)

(一陣沉默…)

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As of now, in a simple statement: it’s chaos.

Whether you like it or not, if you tune to the news channel in Taiwan you will see parades, the President, the President’s family, and etc. The media has shaped the anti-government movement into some kind of fashionable activity. It has become something cool. Maybe it is.

I’m not here to defend the First family, but I’m here to point out that, as many people are aware of, that Taiwan is now controlled by the Media. THE Media. There is even discussion forum ‘media-chaos’ in PTT. A majority of Taiwanese agree with whatever the Media says. They think if it’s being reported on TV, it must be truth. Although truth, Taiwan’s Media also insert their values into reports. Maybe it’s better than the Media in China? I cannot compare, I don’t know. However, this insertion of value has turned the Media into the most powerful political weapon. THEY control Taiwan, basically, whether you like it or not.

There is not any foreseeable solution I can propose. Maybe someone someday can. I hope Taiwan is still Taiwan by then.

或許是因為我很久沒有回台灣所以短暫的 1.5 個月內覺得十分有趣? 所以我如果一直住在台灣的話就不會有這種想法? 這次回台灣後, 忙碌的生活讓我發現了一件事情: 我在美國時候可還真無聊阿. 我有空去追 digg, 有空去讀 slashdot, 有空去玩 linux, 有空去寫寫惡搞程式, 這些當然是在一個人 (ok, maybe not) 時候的空閒時間去完成的. 那我怎麼會有這麼多的空閒時間? 我也不知道. 或者說, 即使有那麼多空閒時間, 對我而言有趣的就是這些事情. 好像不知不覺的走上 Geek 路線? 真糟糕阿.

這次回了台灣才發現, 哪有什麼時間上 MUD, 連 Server 不知道怎麼掛了都沒有那心思去慢慢查研究慢慢修理了. 所以一回到美國後, 多出了一大堆的空閒時間, 特別懷念在台灣的忙碌. 我想這些多出來的時間還是好好的拿來充實自己吧. 別再拿去做些可有可無沒有意義的事情. 有哪些事情會想要好好的作呢?

• 鋼琴
• 吉他
• 運動
• 複習生物
• 複習化學
• 複習程設

比起以前作的事情:

• 上 Digg/Slashdot
• 追 Blog
• 上論壇
• 抓漫畫
• 抓卡通
• 寫惡搞程式

我想新的目標應該對將來的我更有幫助吧.