tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25805548222814077242024-03-13T12:21:23.546+08:00PigTailLeo豬尾巴攪和攪和<br>人生不過是一場帶著行李的旅行,我們只能不斷向前走,並且沿途拋棄沉重的包袱。PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.comBlogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-47331954929559928932023-01-05T07:10:00.006+08:002023-07-23T01:32:56.977+08:00[轉貼] 初雪傳説<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2840746989582243?multi_permalinks=3436031616720441" target="_blank">Tim Yu</a><br />2022/1/3 at 2:23 PM<br /><br />初雪傳説<br /><br />1978年元月2日<br />那年元旦從台北騎摩托車載女朋友上合歡山看雪,只因為她說她從沒看過雪。<br />第二天幸運的遇上元旦夜剛下的雪,是那個冬天的第一場大雪。<br />傳說如果一對戀人遇到那年的初雪,他們將永遠在一起。(韓國)<br />2023年元月3日<br />經過了45年又一天,阿公阿嬤再次的上了武嶺,來印證這個初雪傳說。拍照時間同樣在中午一點鐘。<br />註:當年拍照的山坡還沒闢建為停車場,也還沒有觀景台。<br /><br />#我相信一見鍾情</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyVRQiJCvc6YdVBqiDDBZs0MFB_TK-KDYMIVz-fADQRld1oxS5I6AXbIFWel175YrJCmxY5sdcYIaLFsO-WjKw87JQtIBTHqiLjBM00qrciXSQ8dxVmoFdX1xaxWrRorbPuVOC3J400zZAIe3gAVM4fduLXY9pVk8kKCgCXSCWoKi8E1CE5UX5EPj/s1334/323129240_681160783505469_6991261249737036022_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyVRQiJCvc6YdVBqiDDBZs0MFB_TK-KDYMIVz-fADQRld1oxS5I6AXbIFWel175YrJCmxY5sdcYIaLFsO-WjKw87JQtIBTHqiLjBM00qrciXSQ8dxVmoFdX1xaxWrRorbPuVOC3J400zZAIe3gAVM4fduLXY9pVk8kKCgCXSCWoKi8E1CE5UX5EPj/w253-h400/323129240_681160783505469_6991261249737036022_n.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2840746989582243?multi_permalinks=3436031616720441">Tim Yu @ 復刻舊時光</a></p>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-6613594483449725902022-09-13T07:00:00.002+08:002022-09-13T07:00:26.366+08:00Chasing...<p>A very strong feeling coming out from the melody of Cornfield Chasing by Hans Zimmer. The tunes actually play throughout the film but I only relate to the ending scene. Throughout the years I've almost given up the waiting for her coming together with me. I was like Brand looking for something that might never happen. Even now my beloved child has been my company. I can't help stop crying when this melody to my ear and the picture script to my eyes.....<br /></p><p></p>
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<div>You fill me up till you're empty<br />I took too much and you let me<br />We've been down all these roads before<br />And what we found don't live there anymore<br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><br />It's dark<br /> It's cold<br />If my hand is not the one you're meant to hold<br /><br />Maybe you'd be happier with someone else<br />Maybe loving me is the reason you can't love yourself<br />Before I turn your heart into a ghost town<br />Show me everything we built so I can tear it all down<br />Down, down, down, dwon<br /><br />You know I'll stay, don't you tempt me<br />But all this weight is getting heavy<br />Been holding up what wasn't meant to stand<br />I turned this love into a waiseland<br /><br />It's dark<br />it's cold<br />If my hand is not the one you're meant to hold<br /><br />Maybe you'd be happier with someone else<br />Maybe loving me is the reason you can't love yourself<br />Before I turn your heart into a ghost town<br />Show me everything we built so I can tear it all down<br />Down, down, down, down<br /><br />The streets are empty<br />Where love once was but it's faded away<br />These broken memories<br />I'm left here alone and afraid to say<br />Maybe you'd be happier with someone else<br /><br />Oooooh<br />Maybe you'd be happier with someone else<br />Maybe loving me is the reason you can't love yourself<br />Before I turn your heart into a ghost town<br />Show me everything we built so I can tear it all down<br />Down, down, down, down<br />Tear it all down <br /> Down, down, down, down<br /> I'll tear it all down<br />I'll tear it all down<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/_W3v2RC8PcY/0.jpg" height="360" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/_W3v2RC8PcY&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" height="360" src="http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/_W3v2RC8PcY&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed></object></div>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-51497820882988459072021-04-23T03:36:00.012+08:002022-04-10T06:31:36.693+08:00#earthday 2021<div>又到了地球日,各種地球美景呈現在手機上,海洋樹林等等的音樂直接收集到面前,人們彷彿不用出門就可以接觸到各種大自然了....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnB2DgYSKq8/YIHTUrgsYyI/AAAAAAAATN4/VpXhilluIoIKrGvXJUIoxBkWG0v87mn_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/3B0748E6-A43D-4978-90C0-63E71E37B6CB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1051" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnB2DgYSKq8/YIHTUrgsYyI/AAAAAAAATN4/VpXhilluIoIKrGvXJUIoxBkWG0v87mn_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/3B0748E6-A43D-4978-90C0-63E71E37B6CB_1_201_a.jpeg" /></a></div><br />我以為宅,還好啊,可能就內向... 之類的... 事實並不是如此,年輕人的宅,是真的沒有接觸大自然,搞不清楚打獵與釣魚不只是為了興趣;搞不懂什麼叫生態平衡,以為庭院花園跟水族箱都跟打電動一樣;更搞不懂大自然不只是山跟水跟動物跟植物,還包括了噁心的昆蟲、微生物、病毒...<br /><br />真的現在年輕人才如此嗎?其實不是,是我心胸變狹窄了,身邊同儕沒接觸大自然的,當年就已經一狗票,我以為大家都跟自己一樣,對於露營健行登山等活動,都是含蓄地不張揚罷了。只不過現在年輕人更有一個熟悉的虛擬世界支撐,不,不只一個,看電影不用出門、吃飯不用出門、健身運動不用出門... 老天最公平的一天 24 小時,可以任由他們徜徉其中,地球日說不定就只剩下一個 hashtag...</div><br /><div> <br /></div><div>最後,就只能點歌了,老師,音樂請下:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/2595abcvh2M" target="_blank">Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-dBPeNRUd/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Comedy Central (@comedycentral)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-7595476964421296492021-02-11T04:22:00.003+08:002021-02-11T04:23:56.195+08:00[轉貼] 在盛怒下讓國民黨下架以後呢?我常常跟朋友提一個故事,當年剛畢業出社會,我第一個工作就是跟對岸的幾間中型公司合作(它們現在已經超大),屢次跟各個客戶群開會,跟我握手的,從經理、資深經理到副總,年紀竟然都跟我差不多大,私底下真的有點嚇得漏尿。當時還認為自己是剛出社會的小毛頭,但是對岸的社會結構,已經是讓跟我年紀一樣的年輕人帶領蝦兵蟹將往前衝了。<br /> <br />今天再翻到多年前看過的文章,台灣高傲的狀態依舊沒變,多了川貴人一手撐起的仇中保護傘與戴上白內障眼鏡,我預估,多年後大陸的生醫產業,就跟當年的電子業一模一樣,且最後必須用不要臉的手段制裁,不然,你想擋也擋不住。<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><p><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/346898439767083/" target="_blank"><b>在盛怒下讓國民黨下架以後呢?</b></a><br /></span><br /><span><span class="aCOpRe"><span>顏聖紘</span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="aCOpRe"><span></span></span>我們都很確定國民黨會下台,但是請不要高興太早,因為,當國民黨下來以後,就不能再怪國民黨,或是任何一個政黨。第一次政黨輪替時,大家也很開心,說台灣人終於當家做主,但是我們也看到得到權力以後會變成甚麼樣子,這和黨沒有關係。然後我們又給了國民黨機會,結果機會又沒有了,換來的是連中華民國的招牌也無力保護自己的國民。<br /><br />很生氣對不對?但是如果只能生氣,只會在嘴皮上罵支那賤畜之類的,那麼我不覺得我們會因此而進步。<br /><br />同學,現實就是現實,中國很大,台灣很小。中國很強,台灣自亂陣腳。過去我們認為專屬於中國五毛的習性,台灣人都有。所以我們的文化優越性其實已經消失了,連台灣最美的是人這句話說起來都變成笑話。台灣還有好多抓耙仔和瞎整自己人的爛貨 (各行各業都有)。台灣傲視全球的東西剩下密度最高的便利商店,然後那告訴大家的事實是,我們過度耗電,不知節制,不知控制慾望,而不是一種經濟或社會發展的驕傲。<br /><br />好,不管誰當總統,橫亙在眼前的問題那麼多,各位親愛的同學,你想要怎麼面對未來?是選擇當小清新?憤青?覺醒青年?或是個肥宅?總統一任只有四年,有些同學現在沒有投票權,但再過四年就有了,請問你要到那時候才思考國際、中台關係、國家和你的關係?還是現在就開始試著瞭解這個社會?<br /><br />就算再討厭中國,你都需要面對一樣的事情,高等教育崩壞、少子化帶來的效應、青年的低薪環境、對公部門的不信任與民粹、食安問題、租不起房子(不要講買)、就算省吃儉用還是一樣不好過、地方派系把持地方政治進而影響所有國政推行、媒體上好多假掰的故事、自然環境持續惡化、氣候變遷所帶來的災難,都是這個世代的年輕人正在面對的。<br /><br />如果你很希望台灣是一個能擺脫中國箝制的國家,我覺得,有時候憤怒是重要的,但是更重要的是,各位同學是否願意跳出每天在宿舍打電動的肥宅舒適圈,看看真實的世界,思索自己究竟可以如何提升自己,和貢獻社會?你能不能做點讓台灣抬頭挺胸的事?還是說,我們要繼續拷貝、移植、剪貼、拼湊、井蛙窺天,然後再來個自憐自艾呢?<br /><br />喔,我並不喜歡訴諸民族主義,但是如果你真的希望台灣變成一個有尊嚴,也受到尊敬的國家,變成一個接近理想的社會,我希望同學們從自己身邊的小事情做起。甚麼樣的小事?<br /><br />不要說一套做一套:有太多人只能在鍵盤上敲敲打打,支持這個那個,但是請問你在日常生活中能落實所謂的公平、正義、永續、節能嗎?<br /><br />不要變成你討厭的大人:每一個世代都有自己的世代記憶與習性,很多時候是很難改變的。雖然說世代間的壓迫是一個必然的常態,但是世代間的合作與協調才能真正讓社會邁向進步。如果只是奪權,只是唾棄,只是嘲笑,其實不一定可以讓事情步向前進。所以請小心,不要變成你心目中討人厭的大人。<br /><br />多認識中國,還有我們所有的東南亞鄰居,而不只是歐美日:現在年輕世代的學生對中國變得很無知,我認為很可惜。不管你支持終極的統一或是法理的獨立,你都應該要對中國瞭若指掌。宮鬥劇的好看是因為反映了現實的人際關係,但是你對米月傳或狼牙棒的迷戀,不代表你對中國這個大怪獸的形成有任何清楚的瞭解。多多讀中國地理、歷史與政治,你會知道該怎麼與這個大怪獸相處,還有為什麼自己的體內也有怪獸的成分。是的,就像哈利波特體內也有佛地魔的分靈體一樣。<br /><br />然後,台灣是一個移民社會,但我們對”他人”的文化認知卻很貧乏。我們被日本統治過,所以把日本的一切當成文明先進性的指標,我們被美國保護過,所以對美國有所期待。我們討厭中國,所以把頭轉過去假裝它不存在,然後我們完全不知道如何與東南亞鄰居相處,還不知道人家早就贏過台灣許多。如果你要走得出去,又不去中國,請問你能去哪裡?<br /><br />然後,請各位同學一定要變成一個不要容易被矇蔽的人。被甚麼矇蔽?被精采的演說,被編輯的下標,被有心的作圖,被網頁設計,被字體,被動員所矇蔽,如果只是那樣,我們就不需要換人當總統了,甚至只要宗教就好,你們說是不是?<br /><br />最後,大家一定要相信,只要有人就有政治,不要以為政治與你無關,只是政治人物的事,就是因為我們認為不甘自己的事,自己很無力,所以才會放任無良政治人物版圖勢力的坐大。參與政治不是要你去選,不是要你去參加政團,而是請你瞭解,你每天的食衣住行育樂,有多少成分受到公共政策的影響?有多少是應該被守護的人身自由與權利?當你對這些事情一無所知,甚至不在乎時,一切就能在你的不在意中消失。<br /></span></p>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-65054580846689864832020-12-31T10:32:00.003+08:002020-12-31T11:21:26.373+08:00Four Notes Paul's Tune80歲英國老翁保羅,透過兒子給他的四個音階,即興演奏出一段美麗的旋律.... 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<br /><br />#差點在辦公室噴淚<br />PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-27978724338308134812020-11-27T07:50:00.000+08:002020-11-27T07:50:18.408+08:00無題<p>我其實覺得 Big Fish 的整個情節並沒有那麼好看,因為很多情節闡述太過明白,尤其真實女巫 Jenny 與病房醫師所做的解釋,讓最後葬禮的驚喜感大為降低,全劇也因此少了許多想像的空間。 </p><p>回顧自己這幾年的人生,七年了吧?我似乎是試著把它冷凍起來,按下暫停鍵,等著我心愛的人回到身邊,好讓我繼續暫停的時間。至於,到底會等到什麼,我自己也似乎也不清楚...</p>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-3952495761090006152020-05-12T07:57:00.006+08:002020-05-12T08:12:19.748+08:00Curiosity out of Antique<div>Coming across this video, I'm really intrigued by this curator, Dr. Irving Finkel. He is definitely a poker-faced comedian. He also reminds me of my experiences when taking young friends to Exploratorium at San Francisco. Some youth didn't feel quite attracted and some totally indulged in all facilities. For me, there are million of stories, science and knowledge behind those seemingly big toys. Why can't some youths feel the fun out of them while also complaining how boring of their textbooks? I might actually know the answer. Video games nowadays are like drugs dominating their sensations.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>無意間被這位館長 Irving Finkel 博士的影片所吸引,他絕對是個冷面笑匠。不過他也讓我想起帶年輕朋友去舊金山<span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">探索博物館的記憶,有些孩子非常盡興,有些則意興闌珊。對我來說,那些看似玩具的背後有數不盡的故事與科學知識,為何</span></span>年輕朋友抱怨教科書無聊,卻也不能被這些器材激發興趣?我猜,或許是電動已經把他們的感官給麻痺了。</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHjznvH54Cw" width="560" youtube-src-id="wHjznvH54Cw"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>同場加映 Bonus clip:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PfYYraMgiBA" width="560" youtube-src-id="PfYYraMgiBA"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WZskjLq040I" width="560" youtube-src-id="WZskjLq040I"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-16186926200565688572020-04-13T12:37:00.003+08:002020-11-27T07:51:28.624+08:00amnesiaGattaca in 1997. I almost forgot this is one of my favorite movies since youth.<br />
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And I almost forgot the dreams I held back then.PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-33009267395449084452020-03-15T08:55:00.000+08:002020-05-05T07:24:26.319+08:00[轉貼] 新冠疫情暴露台灣「異常醫療行為」 外科醫嘆:扭曲健保原意所以麻煩對橄欖子們,鞭小力一點。<br />
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為什麼一定要假設出國就是高大上呢?美國學費過去一路漲,有些留學生連車子都不敢買。比較晚來的移民,語言沒那麼輪轉,工作競爭力<span class="word_break"></span>也不一定拼得過各色人種。很多社群鄉民的留言,對真正無法發聲的族群來說,跟「何不食<span class="word_break"></span>肉糜」是一模一樣的。<br />
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媒體能不能對數據做真的詳細的分析與報導,而不是馬上挑腥羶的點大肆渲染呢?或許有,但是可能人氣不夠高,無法排到我的螢幕前.....<br />
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新冠肺炎(COVID-19)疫情全球延燒,為避免遭感染,不少人都會選擇減少到人群聚集地或醫院等病患較多的地方,出門也記得將口罩牢牢戴緊。一位外科醫師觀察近期急診狀況,意外發現「生意很冷清」,暴露台灣醫療的異常現象。<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrPeterFu/posts/1824724877659119?__tn__=H-R">外科醫師傅志遠日前在臉書發文討論台灣醫療現象</a>,由於疫情緊張,除了病患減少到醫院的次數,院方也希望儘量有緊急狀況再來,大家專心防疫。然而觀察近期醫院人流,會發現不僅常規非緊急病患變少,連緊急病患都變少,這是不應該發生的,因為「緊急狀況不會挑時間」。 <br />
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傅醫師表示「嚴峻的疫情篩選出了真正需要看病的人」,急診人數的減少說明平常來掛急診的病患,有很多只是「自認很緊急」,事實上都可以因為狀況特殊而忍一忍,如同國外醫療費用很高,讓人在就醫前會先自我篩檢是否必要。他感嘆台灣因全民健保減低就醫門檻,但也讓病患大量地看醫生,加重醫療負擔,「扭曲了健保的原意,完全不是正常的現象」,希望在這波疫情過去後,民眾難得能回歸常態的行為能保留下來。<br />
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此番言論獲得不少網友讚同,「這波疫情最正向的就是把醫院當廚房跑的人少了,還少很多」、「每天看到急診前面沒有救護車,很確定之前血汗的ER都是非緊急的呀」、「希望大家可以認知到醫院真的病毒多,沒事不要去」、「讓醫療資源跟品質留給最需要的人,也讓醫護人員有適當的工作量而不是被壓搾」。不過有人則抱持悲觀看法,認為「當年sars也是這樣,但過了就打回原型了」。PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-15087959343867147742019-05-06T23:42:00.000+08:002020-03-15T07:07:26.011+08:001 day of AutumnThere once was a girl already going through a dozen of relationships, telling me whom she ending up with must not be the one she really loves. She always failed to get a enduring relationship with a person she truly loved.<br />
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During this tough period of my life, I often think back of the old days. How are my friends doing, mostly for those who were really close but lost in contact? Is it because my motivation has gone to the lowest so stop and look-back becomes handy? Or it's just because having too much personal time makes me nostalgia.<br />
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The girl I met in 2005 probably is gone. I hope she will come back.PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-60040809756684445572019-04-17T03:00:00.003+08:002019-05-06T23:44:06.512+08:00給我自己 To Myself<div style="text-align: center;">
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-35246680790054971592019-04-08T04:08:00.003+08:002020-05-05T07:25:13.657+08:00人類起源於一個無聊早晨的賴床,看到鄰居在 <a href="https://1westgatevillage.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?post=62915924" target="_blank">Nextdoor</a> 社群網站哀怨自己的貓被 Coyote 北美郊狼咬死了,才驚訝的發現自家南邊的水溝 San Tomas Aquinas Creek 其實是郊狼的獵食公路,話說這一帶人口密度不低,竟然還有這類動物的生存空間。<br />
之後,我的焦點轉移到社群的回應,有人好心提醒,最好把家貓留置戶內,尤其是在夜晚。隨即收養野貓的一派就斥之以鼻,因為野貓若被侷限則會顯得焦躁,終究必須放風。戶內與戶外的意見看似僵持不下,有人也趕緊跳下來提醒要尊重原帖的喪貓之痛。<br />
莞爾的是,隔天另外有人又開一帖正經的討論到底該怎麼對待愛貓,接踵而至的回文當然又是公說公有理、婆說婆有理。我已經把整個討論串剪貼到底下,以供日後回味。<br />
把來龍去脈交代完了,多年過後,我已忘記當初想寫這篇部落格的初衷了,可是自己的一些觀念應該沒變: 人類是多麼自我中心又自私的生物。貓與郊狼究竟誰可憐?動物一定需要具有「可愛」的相貌才值得維護嗎?沒有表情與誘人體態的魚類、昆蟲等等,其實終究無法上主流社群版面的,不是嗎?<br />
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在此套用留言裡,有幅漫畫網頁細說了,家貓到底殺害多少生命。<br />
<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill" target="_blank">How much do cats actually kill? - The Oatmeal</a><br />
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... 三個家貓中有一個,一週內會殺害兩次性命,牠們,真的,如你想像的,那樣可愛嗎?<br />
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Coyotes and the Indoor/outdoor cat debat <br />
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I just read yet another post about someone finding their cat had been killed in the night by coyotes. Very tragic very sad. They were unaware of the coyote situation in the area. Naturally the topic of indoor/outdoor cats was brought up (and maybe squelched as being wrong time and wrong post). I thought maybe a separate thread might be of value.
I will start it off with my views (which I'm open to having changed since I'm not a naturalist/ecologist):
I believe many, if not most, are aware of the coyotes. We live next to the foothills which is their natural habitat. Under various climate conditions they will range further for food. They naturally avoid humans but will overcome that for readily available, nearby food source. They have to work hard for food where they live and will get it elsewhere if it is more readily available or easier to obtain. They eat small animals. I think all that is a given and not likely to change in the near (or even distant) future.
Someone posted a week or so ago that they had a friend who lived elsewhere where they had coyotes. They told of their friend buying roasted chickens at the grocery store and leaving them out for the coyotes and that the incidents seemed to abate. They were suggesting that we might try something like that... I'm sure they meant well but it was an eye opening post. (I had visions of truck loads of roasted chickens and fat and sleepy coyotes ... and an influx of mountain lions looking for coyotes).
In short, my view is that letting your cats out (more so at night) is much the same thing.
I think everyone agrees with this but the counter argument is that some cats are outdoor cats (like rescued feral cats) and would be unduly stressed if forced to live indoors. That they will have a better life even given the risk of it ending prematurely. I can understand that. On the other hand maybe this is not the area to have a such a cat? If the cat is part of the family already then your options may be harder. Moving, or making arrangements for another home for you family member might be difficult or out of the question and you're willing to take the risks with your cat. I can understand that as well. What I don't think most people consider is that, if you go that route, you are also impacting the community. More readily available food, more coyotes.
Put bluntly but I did not intend it to be inflammatory.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Hmmm, I was more thinking of the coyote issue but the bird people do often mention the cats hunting them.</span></div>
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If people insist on letting their cats out to do what comes naturally to cats, then they need to stop whining when they become coyote chow. If they're part of the food web, they are part of the food web.
Personally, I would prefer our songbirds only have to worry about our hawks.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">There are plenty of things for the coyotes to eat other than cats. The biggest risk to outdoor cats around here is speeding cars. If you have an indoor/outdoor cat, there are a number of risks you take including coyotes... Personally, my family has indoor/outdoor cats and a cat door. My cats kill (and eat) a number of mice each year doing the neighborhood a service I think. My 2 cents...</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Chris: that "service" is also a risk for your kitties. I know of at least 2 large apartment complexes (mine included) in our area that have Pest Control companies set rat/mice traps on their properties. The traps contain a highly lethal poison that causes a slow death for the poor rodents. They are active until they die and are easy prey for cats, hawks, owls, coyotes and any other predator. Any animal that consumes the poisoned mouse or rat also becomes poisoned and will suffer the same fate as the rodents. There have been Bills written to stop the use of the poison, but the Pest Control lobby has managed to block them. And they use it quite a bit in our valley.
So just one more risk to be aware of for outdoor kitties.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">This has been a year where the coyotes are more bold and unafraid than any other year I've lived here, and I have been here over 25 years. They can be seen on our sidewalks, walking down populated streets as late as 10 A.M and as early as 8 P.M. They stand their ground as you approach them, until you get fairly close, then run away a bit and stop and stare at you. They are animals that will frequent an area over and over again for weeks, if they have made a kill in that area previously. They pack hunt efficiently, and kill many cats that way. Cats tend to hide under bushes, and think that they are hidden from predators. Cats that are any color other than black are more likely to be killed. The lighter color in their fur shows up under bushes. One coyote will flush out the cat, right into the jaws of the second coyote. If a cat goes up a tree, they coyote will come back regularly that night and others, to look for and stalk that cat. It is not fair to a cat that you call part of your family, to let it out at dusk or at night, and then let it get horribly killed. There are so many ways to acclimate a cat to being inside AND being happy inside. Even feral cats can be happy inside. The danger to outside cats is many and varied. There is poison from the pet control companies that they use on rodents. (See comment from Sharon, very accurate and sad), there is death from cars, antifreeze in the winter, dogs, raccoons and our ever present bobcats. Some folks feel that cats are self sufficient outside, but that is far from the truth. Just like other pets, and even humans, they need shelter and safety, food and water, and lots of love. Cat TV in the form of bird feeders suction cupped to any window provide hours of entertainment, laser pointers and wand toys are a good way to interact with your kitty. If anyone needs help acclimating their outside cat to live indoors, I would be very happy to help them to do that.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Jill, I respectfully disagree. Confining the cat to a house is not a good idea. Cats need to be outside.</span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Our cats are all indoor cats, except for one who is allowed outside when we sit outside. They've all adjusted just fine.</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Chris -- indoor cats live much longer and much healthier lives than outdoor cats. Indoor cats average 10 to 15 year lifespans while outdoor cats only average around 2 to 5, Source: UC Davis Vet School & the Clinical Animal Behavior Services department.
Furthermore, outdoor cats -- or cats that are allowed outdoors independently -- absolutely devastate the local wildlife. So much that domestic cats allowed to free range are credited with driving a number of species of songbird or small animal to near extinction. Source; Scientists from the Smithsonian Institute and the US Fish and Wildlife Services.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Like everyone else in the the world, having an opinion without having the experience. I was adopted by a feral cat. His life was miserable before he meet our family. He is an indoor/outdoor cat now. It took 2 years of living on my front porch before he came into the house. He won't us a litter box. He goes to the door and yells when he wants go out. When he is in for the night, he climbs on my bed and taps me until I wake, then walks to the door. He as been with us over 12 years. He has been in many scraps, beat up by other cat, once badly injured. We tried to keep him in the house while he healed. I leashed him while he use the yard. When he was confined to the house, he was always looking for a way to escape . We have cared for him the best we can. Our neighborhood once had many rats, but since his arrival rats are a thing of the past. I know, because he brings his prize to our front door. Our cat is known by all our neighbors. When we are gone, they all look after him. I know that every time he goes out it may be the last time I see him. It pains me. He is half wild and lives in his world.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Mitch-- sounds like a good cat and the rat deprecation is welcome.
One anecdote does not a trend make. On average, outdoor cats live lives that are 3x to 8x shorter than indoor cats.
And your lovely cat? For every rat it has brought you, there are likely a trail of dead birds, lizards and other native species.
And those lizards? They eat black widows. We had a hunter cat that would wander around our house for a couple of years (neighbor cat) that was invariably seen munching on lizards. During that time, there was an explosion of black widows. My son and I counted nearly 100 hundred curb side in the houses right around ours.
That cat died a few years ago (as outdoor cats do) and the lizards population has bounced back while the black widow population has decreased noticeably, too.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">i had an indoor/outdoor cat who lived to be 17 or 18. and she had gotten into scrapes, we almost lost her when she got into a bad fight with a neighbor cat, appropriately named ali (my point is that not all indoor/outdoor cats die at a young age, when a pet dies it sux no matter the age) her brother died at the age of 5 or so, and its been 21 years since and i still cry over cats that look like him, pictures, whatever. a friend of a friends cat had to be put down at the age of 10 mo</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Regardless of whether a person (or cat rather) is lucky or unlucky, for those lost to poison, or in the topic's case, coyote, it's a TERRIBLE death. I ran by a house on Moore a year ago to see what looked like a bloody fur coat spread out on someone's lawn. I will never forget it and I'm sure the person who lives there won't either. It's something to consider when living in our beautiful wildlife bordering town. I lost a cat as a child and still wonder what happened to him. In college I had a cat hit by a car and I cried so loud all my neighbors could hear. I had three cats who were "lucky." I would keep a cat inside at this point because of all I know now.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Like Mitch, I've had the experience of living with a cat that would literally go nuts if he could not be outside. He would wait by the door and scream to be let out. If he didn't get his way he would begin to scratch apart screen doors and curtains/furniture, bounce off the walls and counters to knock things to the ground, stalk and attack housemates, and bully the other cat living in the house. At least he would use the litter box 50% of the time, but wouldn't bury his feces. Eventually he would wait for the moment someone opened the door to the backyard/frontyard to make his mad dash out and away, and no one would have the energy/guts to stop him...</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">OK...not trying to upset anyone, but how about this....
Since it's a free country, whoever wants to have an indoor Cat can do so...........and whoever wants an indoor/outdoor Cat can do that too.
The issue can forever be debated, but I see the good & bad on both sides.........and I'm not even a Cat lover........I love Dogs & Horses.
Most important, our 85 pound Lab does not allow Cats inside our home.......plus the thought of any Cat walking on our Kitchen Counters when I'm not home is 100% unthinkable.
Except, I DO LOVE my next door neighbor's 3 Cats and some little stray Orange Kitty who enjoys sitting on our front porch. She's adopted us, so as long as she stays outside, she's welcome to our porch and our patio chairs and Kitty Treats anytime.
Anyhow, have a great weekend everyone! :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Joan....great comment!
Awhile ago on Netflix we watched "The Lion in Your Living Room".........it was really eye-opening.....I highly recommend it.</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">@Elaine, Joan, Mitch
This may not be the place for outdoor cats. It is a free country and it may or may not be legal to let a cat roam (I don't think you can let your dog roam freely but they can be a direct threat to humans). What about the effect on the community? You and your cat may be willing to take the risks but by putting it out there you are, in effect, feeding the coyotes.
Wish we could get an ecologist on here to see if that is a significant/measurable factor. If everybody lets their cat out, does that attract more coyotes?</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">The problem, Elaine, is that an outdoor cat impacts the environment and the property owners through which it roams. Got a sand box? You've got domestic cat crap and all the diseases therein (which are worse than what few wild animal crap might pop up-- see feline toxoplasmosis).
And, of course, there is the impact on the local population of small animals and birds. Rat killer? Great. But no cat just kills only rats, they also kill any small thing that moves. It is inborn instinct.
So, your freedom ends the moment you encroach upon my freedom.
And, yes, David, the above isn't just idle speculation. While I'm not an ecologist, the above is drawn from scientific papers from ecologists and biologists.
Like this summary:
<a href="http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/local_resources/pdfs/behavior_pdfs/Cats-Indoors_or_Outdoors.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/local_resources/pdfs/behavior_pdfs/Cats-Indoors_or_Outdoors.pdf</a>
Or this news report, which cites various liable sources:
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21236690" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21236690</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Oh for heaven's sakes Bill, having an outdoor Cat is not unconstitutional or against any laws or city ordinances that I know of........that is, unless you can cite me one...but you can't because it doesn't exist.
So whatever you mean by ME "encroaching upon your freedom" is hilarious.
Of course you can always write your congressman or senator because I'm sure they will take this important matter to Washington.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">PS - Dave Horwitz......why are you telling me this?
I do not own a Cat.</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Wow, Elaine, hyperbole much?
I was pointing out that, despite your claim of FREEDOM, there is a very real cost and impact of cats being allowed to roam freely. And, yes, that includes free roaming cats posing a health risk to humans. There is a reason why pregnant women are recommended to not go anywhere near litter boxes, for example.
Let me put it in simple terms: If a cat enters into my yard, it will get the hose. If a cat craps in my flower bed repeatedly, it may get trapped and turned into animal control.
So, sure, let your cat roam freely, as currently allowed by law. And if your cat wanders into my yard, it'll get a free bath (but nothing worse-- I love animals).
I would never purposefully hurt someone's pet. But I will prevent said animal from destroying my property,.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Wow Bill, very neighborly. I am hoping I don't live by you!</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Why? Because I'm advocating for the health of domestic cats and for the protection of the environment based on scientific studies?
How is that not being neighborly?
(And, again, I'd never hurt a cat... just get it a bit wet. The trapping thing? That'd be after a very long long drawn out attempt to find some other solution-- a nuisance level animal only. Never happened. Doubt it ever will.)</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">The problem is the feral cat population. A lot of people are trying to get that under control via advocating spay and neuter, and TrapNeuterRelease (so they don't keep reproducing) etc. Every Neighborhood has feral cats - no matter what the income level. I have trapped about 12 feral cats and kittens in my Neighborhood. One of the males was 7 years old, and a female was estimated to be 4 years old. There is only a short window of time to domesticate kittens, so trapping or getting the kittens before they are 6 weeks old is important if possible. IF they are not rescued early, it takes MONTHS to domesticate them. The coyote make a very small dent on the cat population. They do catch people's pets if convenient, but I think their main prey are the rabbits, mice, rats and other rodents. The coyotes are important (understatement) to most communities. People need to learn to co-exist, and part of that is keeping cats indoors if you can't live without them. There are MANY risks to cats who live outdoors including speeding vehicles and rat poison. I just saw a red tailed hawk yesterday, who looked like it might have been poisoned by either fertilizer (pesticide) or rat poison. We have indoor/outdoor cats. It's hard to keep them inside due to our dogs and their main pray is rats/mice. Ours like to bring them inside alive for the stream of feral kittens we tend to have. I do have 4 adorable 6 week old kittens if anyone is interested or knows someone who might like a new addition.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Bill...."hyperbole?".......look in the mirror and say that to yourself 10 times.
And Bill, for the 3rd time, I do not own a Cat............I own a Dog.
If you want to start a thread about Dogs, then you can lecture me there about...uh......uh.......I don't know, but I'm sure you'll think of something :-D</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Marissa Shepherd, what do you mean by describing a vicious animal and then saying "Appropriately named Ali"?? I can't believe that you mean this the way I think you mean it. Please tell us that I'm wrong about this.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">PS for Bill.......I just want to say that I am not mad at you.....you raised some very good points and all that I was saying is, I can see both points of view.
The fact is, on so many of these threads, very good topics turn into arguments and that's not a good thing.
Debate is good and we are all neighbors and we look out for each other...that's what counts.
Anyhow, Bill and everyone else too, have a great evening!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">Alicia, ever heard of Ali MacGraw........some people didn't like her acting.</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Elaine, you said
"Since it's a free country, whoever wants to have an indoor Cat can do so...........and whoever wants an indoor/outdoor Cat can do that too."
"Oh for heaven's sakes Bill, having an outdoor Cat is not unconstitutional or against any laws or city ordinances that I know of........that is, unless you can cite me one...but you can't because it doesn't exist."
No one is disputing that but some people may not be aware of their effect on the community and they might care about that. I think most everyone here feels some responsibility to the community whether they are legally bound to it or not. Bill is pointing out that your cat (No, not YOUR cat Elaine) might effect the community. I was speculating (more wondering) that letting your cat out might add to the coyote situation. Kind of like ringing the coyote dinner bell.
I'm "wondering" because I really don't know if that has a measurable effect or not. I doubt there are many cats in the foothills. I'm guessing the rodent population might be about the same? Is the relatively high density of cats a draw for the coyotes?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Linkify">...I'm thinking Muhammad Ali. sting like a bee.</span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Dave...that Ali too!! :) And here's a (some say unconfirmed) quote about Ali.....
~Just before takeoff on an airplane flight, the stewardess reminded Ali to fasten his seat belt.
"Superman don’t need no seat belt,” replied Ali.
“Superman don’t need no airplane either,” retorted the stewardess.
I love it!
~~~Anyhow Dave about the cats, I see both sides of the matter. :)
OK...gotta finish making dinner for my family! :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">How many here have been to Monterey Bay? Do you like it? Thank the sea otters. It was thought early in the Twentieth Century, that the southern sea otters were extinct from wanton over hunting by people wanting to sell their pelts. But in 1938, while constructing the Highway 1 bridge over Bixby Creek, a "lost colony" of about fifty otters were found. They were actually known by the locals, who had kept them a secret.
Meanwhile, the Monterey Bay was barren. The kelp forest was non-existent and the offal from the canneries made only flocks of sea gulls happy. The stench was unpleasant and ubiquitous. But there were a lot of sea urchins and abalone - who had eaten all the giant kelp long ago. It is actually called an urchin barren.
Anyway, the sea otters were protected, and after about 25 years, in 1963, they rounded the corner into the bay and found a smorgasbord. Sea otters eat 25% of their body weight every day and once the urchins and abalone were found, the sea otters followed.
By 1973, the otters had eaten back the urchins and abalone into the crevices. And the kelp forest had returned. Now, giant kelp has enormous holdfasts which act like condominium for a host of critters, like brittle stars, tube worms and whatnot. It also serves as a nursery for fish. That means the fish population increased, and so did the population of birds, like cormorants and pelicans, that eat them.
Everything that the Monterey Bay is today, is the result of the last fifty southern sea otters, a keystone species, returning to the bay. Their population is over 3,000 now. Balance has been (mostly) restored.
What does this have to do with this thread? Who are the outdoor cats in this passion play? They are not the sea otters.
This might be called koyaanis-cat-si.</span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">Um, kids? If you're going to discuss what is or is not against the law, you might consider looking up the actual laws first. In Campbell it is, in fact, illegal to allow any animals in your ownership or control to run at large. Yes, that includes cats. It is also illegal to allow your animal to defecate or urinate on any private property other than your own. Enforcement, of course, is a different matter since it is primarily complaint based.
If this debate is going to continue here, I thought at least that element should be made clear.
<a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/campbell/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7AN_CH7.04GEPR_7.04.020ANRULA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://library.municode.com/ca/campbell/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7AN_CH7.04GEPR_7.04.020ANRULA</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="comment-detail-body-full"><span class="Linkify">7.04.020 - that's an interesting twist. Luckily, I am very firm with my indoor/outdoor cats and tell them in a very firm voice to stay on my property (unless the neighbor outdoor cat has specifically invited them over). David, thanks for moving this interesting discussion AWAY from the original thread so it can be discussed without directly affecting the feelings of my neighbor who lost her cat.</span></span></div>
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-77450612634025563502017-07-17T08:04:00.001+08:002017-12-26T18:37:06.379+08:00該如何面對傳說夢可寶目前網路盛傳,"傳說夢可寶"可能在這個夏天出現 (<a href="http://pokemongolive.com/zh_hant/post/legendarypokemon" target="_blank">官網在隨後 7/20 已確認</a>),奇怪的是,台灣就只有這類的消息,卻似乎沒討論該怎麼做準備,而國外的論壇早就把資料準備好了。當然,多少是<b>基於猜測</b>(但我姑且相信嘍?),不過也因此瞭解聊天室裡,為何要炫耀某些夢可寶,以及,為何大家瘋狂地在抓班基拉斯 Tyranitar 了。<br />
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總歸兩項重點:<br />
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<li>隆隆岩 Golem 和班基拉斯 Tyranitar 是兩隻可廣泛使用的傳說剋星。</li>
<li>既然叫"傳說"夢可寶,那就只好把"神奇糖果"都留下來給"傳說"嘍(就得花錢擴充背包嘍)</li>
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底下是網友整理出來的圖,再下面是 Trainer Tips 的影片,他也大致推測並建議應該保留什麼招式的怪物。<br />
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附註,美國加州這邊是靠聊天平台 <a href="https://discordapp.com/" target="_blank">Discord</a> 在追怪,搭配著 <a href="https://usmaps.me/" target="_blank">USMaps</a> 地圖,因為站台密度跟台灣比起來稀疏很多,所以投資的時間和油錢是很可觀的,必須要跟著聊天室的大夥一起行動,不然即便是四星魔王,等個半小時也可能沒有人來圍攻...<br />
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相關資料:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/6n31nw/photo_you_seemed_to_like_my_raid_boss_field_guide/" target="_blank">You seemed to like my Raid Boss field guide yesterday, so here are some more (Legendaries, Level 2, all-in-one...)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/6ki850/raid_boss_chart_final_version_tier_14_cp_range/" target="_blank">The Silph Road: Raid boss chart (final version / tier 1-4): CP range, weaknesses, best attackers + move types</a></li>
<li><a class="ytp-share-panel-link ytp-no-contextmenu" href="https://youtu.be/A7fGYw1B3kA" target="_blank" title="Share link">Trainer Tips: PREPARING FOR LEGENDARY RAIDS IN POKÉMON GO</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pokemongolive.com/zh_hant/post/legendarypokemon" target="_blank">傳說的寶可夢即將降臨Pokémon GO……!</a> </li>
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同場加映<br />
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-17774097765179883942017-05-18T12:11:00.001+08:002017-07-02T01:18:41.869+08:00勒索病毒 WanaCrypt0r 的簡單檢查筆記很久沒當工具人,並不表示網路新聞沒在關心,可是,卻無法像以前一樣,瞬間丟出有用的解答。最近最火的就是 WanaCrypt0r (WanaCry) 和 Petya 病毒肆虐,火速將家裡眾多電腦的安全補丁修正完畢之後,終於碰到朋友問我,怎麼知道自己會不會中毒... 一種被理解被需要的懷念感覺又復現了...<br />
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這要依各種不同的微軟系統版本,來檢查補丁是否更新。<br />
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如果是 Windows 7 或 8.1,先去命令提示字元裡,輸入下列指令<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wmic qfe | findstr "KB4012212 KB4012215 KB4015549 KB4015552 KB4019264 KB4012213 KB4012216 KB4015550 KB4015553 KB4019215"</span><br />
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如果他「有」跳出任何回應,那表示電腦已經安裝過必要的微軟更新,可以放心去睡了。<br />
如果他「沒有」跳出任何訊息、默默執行完畢,那表示什麼安全補丁都沒裝過, 請到網頁下方的 MS17-010 微軟公告裡,找到自己適合的作業系統 (注意是 x32 或 x64 版本),下載其中一個即可,無須全裝。<br />
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如果是 Windows 10,就用底下的指令檢查是否已經安裝了必要的更新<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wmic qfe | findstr "KB4012606 KB4013198 KB4013429"</span><br />
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如果沒有,則需要去檢查自己 Windows 是哪個版本 (build 號碼),然後一樣是前往底下 MS17-010 的網頁去搜尋自己該安裝的補丁。<br />
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Microsoft 資訊安全公告 MS17-010 - 重大<br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/zh-tw/library/security/ms17-010.aspx">https://technet.microsoft.com/zh-tw/library/security/ms17-010.aspx</a><br />
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參考資料:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.askwoody.com/2017/how-to-make-sure-you-wont-get-hit-by-wannacrywannacrypt/" target="_blank">AskWoody: How to make sure you won’t get hit by WannaCry/WannaCrypt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/" target="_blank">Microsoft TechNet: Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks</a></li>
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-420989336192188892016-05-07T14:50:00.000+08:002017-07-02T00:52:49.321+08:00Windows Patches Not to Install臭名昭著的微軟更新,可能最好別讓他們出現在你的系統裡...<br />
The following are a list of Windows Updates that you probably don't want them in your system...<br />
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此外,可以藉由命令的方式,快速查詢已經安裝過的微軟更新:<br />
Besides, there's a quick way to find installed updates through command line and piping:<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wmic qfe list</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wmic qfe | findstr "KB971033 KB2505438" </span></b><br />
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而我們也可以用指令的方式移除某項微軟更新<br />
The way to uninstall an update by command is<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>wusa /uninstall /kb:?????</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>wusa /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet</b></span><br />
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<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971033" target="_blank">KB971033</a> - Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies<a name='more'></a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2505438" target="_blank">KB2505438</a> - Slow performance in applications that use the DirectWrite API on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 = It often breaks fonts (see also KB454826)</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2670838" target="_blank">KB2670838</a> - Platform update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 = breaks AERO functionality and gives you blurry fonts on some website</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2952664" target="_blank">KB2952664</a> - Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2976978" target="_blank">KB2976978</a> - Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977759" target="_blank">KB2977759</a> - Compatibility update for Windows 7 RTM</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990214" target="_blank">KB2990214</a> - Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3021917" target="_blank">KB3021917</a> - Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements (telemetry)</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3022345" target="_blank">KB3022345</a> - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry (Replaced by KB3080149)</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583" target="_blank">KB3035583 </a> - Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3044374/" target="_blank">KB3044374</a> - Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050265" target="_blank">KB3050265</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2015 = WU service updated to accept upgrade to W10 + other fixes</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050267" target="_blank">KB3050267</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1: June 2015 = WU service updated to accept upgrade to W10 + other fixes</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3068707" target="_blank">KB3068707</a> - Customer experience telemetry points (update appears to be nuked from microsoft.com)</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3068708" target="_blank">KB3068708</a> - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3075249" target="_blank">KB3075249</a> - Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080149" target="_blank">KB3080149</a> - Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3112336" target="_blank">KB3112336</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: December 2015</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3112343" target="_blank">KB3112343</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: December 2015</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3123862" target="_blank">KB3123862</a> - Updated capabilities to upgrade Windows 8.1 and Windows 7</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3135445" target="_blank">KB3135445</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: February 2016</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3135449" target="_blank">KB3135449</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: February 2016</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3138612" target="_blank">KB3138612</a> -Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3138615" target="_blank">KB3138615</a> - Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: March 2016</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3150513/" target="_blank">KB3150513</a> - Latest compatibility definition update for Windows</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3173040/" target="_blank">KB3173040</a> - Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 end of free upgrade offer notification</li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197869/" target="_blank">KB3197869</a> - November 2016 Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1</li>
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參考資料:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30348398-WIN7-Win-7-updates-to-avoid-or-be-careful-with" target="_blank">[WIN7] Win 7 updates to avoid, or be careful with</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/2000003-ongoing-list-of-group-b-monthly-updates-for-win7-and-8-1/" target="_blank">AskWoody: 2000003: Ongoing list of "Group B" monthly updates for Win7 and 8.1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Nummer/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying" target="_blank">Destroy Windows 10 Spying</a></li>
<li><a href="http://numerico.altervista.org/ALBERCLAUS/en/windows-7-aggionamenti-spia-da-non-installare/" target="_blank">Windows 7 and 8: Updates To Not Install Spy</a> </li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">wmic qfe | findstr "KB971033 KB2505438 KB2670838 KB2952664 KB2976978 KB2977759 KB2990214 KB3021917 KB3022345 KB3035583 KB3044374 KB3050265 KB3050267 KB3068707 KB3068708 KB3075249 KB3080149 KB3112336 KB3112343 KB3123862 KB3135445 KB3135449 KB3138612 KB3138615 KB3150513 KB3173040 KB3197869"</span></span><br />
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-72994635491326915012014-09-07T10:20:00.003+08:002020-05-05T07:27:07.309+08:00YouTube 的緩衝問題 Buffering Issue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Based on Google search, many people were facing the problem of YouTube video buffering. Recently I became one of them.<br />
Google 上有很多人遇到 YouTube 影片緩衝的問題,這鳥事最近也讓我碰上了。<br />
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The symptom makes me exasperating:<br />
YouTube restarts / reloads current buffer status again and again once I tried to skip video (inside the light gray progress bar!) It happened either on my Firefox or Chrome <br />
令人抓狂的問題徵兆: <br />
在灰色已完成的緩衝區內做時間軸的跳躍,影片緩衝會被打斷、重新載入。無論是火狐或Chrome底下都會發生。<br />
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解決方案: (以下兩者皆備)<br />
The solution works for me: (by applying both below)<br />
1. Activate <a href="https://www.youtube.com/html5" target="_blank">HTML5 Video Player setting</a> on YouTube web site. Click the button of "<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: blue;">Request the HTML5 player</span></span>".<br />
啟動 YouTube HTML5 影片播放器的設定,點選「<span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="color: white;">要求使用 HTML5 播放器</span></span>」。<br />
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2. Install YouTube Center <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/youtube-center/" target="_blank">add-on</a>, <a href="https://yeppha.github.io/getting-started.html" target="_blank">extension</a> or <a href="http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/114002" target="_blank">user script</a>. Disable the setting of "DASH Playback" under "Player" and "External Players" tabs. My life gets splendid again. (This one is for commercial video hosted on YouTube, especially VEVO.)<br />
安裝 YouTube Center 的<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/youtube-center/" target="_blank">附加元件</a>、<a href="https://yeppha.github.io/getting-started.html" target="_blank">擴充</a>或<a href="http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/114002" target="_blank">腳本</a>,再將"播放器"與"外部播放器"底下的"動態碼流播放 (DASH)"選項取消,我的人生就從黑白變彩色了。(這步是為了那些放在 YouTube 的商業影片,尤其像VEVO。)<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-omQ4CBC9in0/VAumDOSOITI/AAAAAAAAKag/4L8U75HTq3A/s1600/youtube-html5.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="40" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-omQ4CBC9in0/VAumDOSOITI/AAAAAAAAKag/4L8U75HTq3A/s1600/youtube-html5.png" width="200" /></a></div>
Actually this issue was notified months ago. In the past I could enjoy jogging along the light gray buffer loading bar and still having data stream nonstop cached in background. But someday it goes banana. The player restarted the buffer cache every time when I jumped backward or forward on a video. This was totally frustrating if under a slow network or the whole buffer already finished. I didn't have time to troubleshoot at the moment. <br />
其實這問題幾個月前就發現了,過去我可以遊走在已下載的灰色緩衝區裡,並且讓資料持續下載,但某一天他突然失靈,只要時間軸一有人為的跳動,整個緩衝就重新來過,此時如果網路頻寬很窄很慢,或者緩衝已經全部完成,看那條淺灰色重新下載,會很想砸電腦。<br />
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I believe this blog probably still not able to fix your problem. The intention is simply to grab some different limelight on Google search if anybody needs help on the video buffering issue. There are tons of tuning tips related to this problem. I also knew about the saying related to the "peering" <a href="http://youtu.be/veZwwz-3LY0" target="_blank">conspiracy</a> among YouTube and ISPs. This issue also involves the compatibility of browsers and flash players. For me, no smooth buffering encourages the downloading of the video which violates the spirits of internet video sharing. Those backbone operators really need to have a good coordination, simplify the settings and provide comfortable user experiences.<br />
我相信這裡的方法依舊有可能無法解決你的問題,關於緩衝區的問題調適,網路上解法超多,這文章的目的只是希望在 Google 裡面提供一個不同的答案。我有聽說關於系統業者與 YouTube 串通的陰謀,也知道這問題也牽扯到瀏覽器與 flash 播放器。對我來說,串流影片的緩衝不順就是鼓勵下載行為,這就與網路影片的分享精神相違背了,那些系統大佬們真的應該做好溝通協調的工作,提供舒適的使用環境。<br />
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Reference: 相關閱讀<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.linkstoweb.in/2013/02/How-to-fix-YouTube.html" target="_blank">Simple Tricks To Fix YouTube Video Buffering</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.linkstoweb.in/2013/08/fix-youtube-on-slow-connection.html" target="_blank">How to watch full YouTube video without interruption on slow connection</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://blog.3bro.info/archives/youtube-html5/" target="_blank">[教學]如何使用HTML5版YouTube?(不需安裝Flash Player)</a></li>
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-44798288602264593362014-05-10T02:39:00.003+08:002014-05-10T03:12:57.454+08:00硬碟壽命小筆記<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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到目前還在尋覓當初看到的那個部落格,卻始終找不到。該格主是 IT 相關工作,文章秀出自己長年各地出差的壓箱配備,行李很精簡、很有見地,最重要的是裡面淡淡的一句,硬碟兩年就要淘汰,重重的將我一棒打醒。<br />
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從 Apple ii 就開始摸電腦的我,始終處於玩家性質,沒錢玩企業級的硬碟,僅僅破費過一次便宜的 SCSI,還因此買個專屬介面卡,但是很快就被俗又大碗的消費級硬碟給淘汰。而硬碟壞軌,永遠是最抓狂的痛,更不用提,如果壞軌壞在零軌上。<br />
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今天上 mobile01,看到網友在問 NAS 有沒有需要使用特別的硬碟,立即勾起<a href="http://pigtailleo.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_24.html" target="_blank">過去的回憶</a>,手癢地開始查資料,並做了<a href="http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=494&t=3895833&p=2#50055064" target="_blank">簡單的回應</a>。其實自己很早就有做出模糊的結論,隱約覺得硬碟壽命大概就是兩三年,只是礙於手頭的資金,不敢大刀闊斧的執行淘汰,換來的代價就是,浪費一整天甚至一禮拜修復壞軌與重建系統。所以多年前看到有人直覺說出硬碟壽命的當下,差點流下悔悟的眼淚。<br />
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硬碟真的越做越差嗎?個人從來不這麼認為,而是覺得它從來沒好過,與<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL42PZssGDFaOAJivykiHSgRwEsv-mISDR" target="_blank">電燈泡的陰謀</a>類似,不同的地方,是消費者自然會因為新硬碟的容量與價格,而把舊的給淘汰。至於真的覺得硬碟品質變爛的人,從最近的資料看來,應該是人品不好的族群 (包括我),碰到微笑曲線前端,所產生的錯覺。<br />
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把情緒和假半仙放一邊,本文末端列出的諸多文章,都提到 MTBF 與 AFR 參數,而損壞率vs時間的曲線,都呈現早期微幅上揚 (夭折) 以及三五年後衰老的結果。對業餘玩家來說,三年內不到 10% 的損壞率很重要嗎?資金雄厚的網友,可以做出厲害的 RAID 陣列,有必要在乎硬碟品質嗎?消費級與企業級硬盤有差別嗎?<br />
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一家雲端儲存服務 Backblaze 公司,2013 年底發表了一串文章,分享他們手上硬盤壽命的分析統計資料,我的解讀是,單就普通消費者,錢都花在刀口上的想法,硬碟就是兩三年內必須更換。而企業級硬碟的唯一好處,僅僅保固期長,可是資料的珍貴性,有時不是可以用保固來取代的。所以,檢查自己硬碟 power-on hours (POH) 的時間,超過三年,就該把它們打入二線冷宮,免得事後花大量時間修復壞軌。<br />
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註: Backblaze 沒說的是,以企業經營 RAID 角度來說,在 AFR 與資金花費之間,如何找到平衡點與處置方法?或許有其他論文可找,但筆者就先只查到這裡了。<br />
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相關閱讀:<br />
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<li><a href="http://blog.backblaze.com/2013/11/12/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/" target="_blank">How long do disk drives last?</a> (硬碟壽命有多長?)</li>
<li><a href="http://research.google.com/archive/disk_failures.pdf" target="_blank">Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population</a> (Google Lab 實驗室在 2007 年的分析) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bianca/fast/" target="_blank">Disk failures in the real world: What does an MTTF of 1,000,000 hours mean to you?</a> (<a href="http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/PDL-FTP/Failure/failure-fast07.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>) (西瓜大學平行資料實驗室 2006 年的分析)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/" target="_blank">What Hard Drive Should I Buy?</a> (我該買甚麼牌子的硬碟?)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.backblaze.com/2013/12/04/enterprise-drive-reliability/" target="_blank">Enterprise Drives: Fact or Fiction?</a> (企業級硬碟: 理想還是幻想?)</li>
<li><a href="http://enterprise.media.seagate.com/2010/04/inside-it-storage/diving-into-mtbf-and-afr-storage-reliability-specs-explained/" target="_blank">Diving into “MTBF” and “AFR”: Storage Reliability Specs Explained</a> (死雞牌解釋何謂 AFR)</li>
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PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-9050396988007601722014-03-10T05:29:00.000+08:002017-10-02T01:40:54.802+08:00iPhone 解除 LINE 電話號碼綁定,不須重安裝,且不會遺失聊天記錄與好友清單<br />
October 1, 2017<br />
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這篇文章的資料已經非常古老,如果需要資料轉移,請參考官網:<br />
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<li><a href="http://official-blog.line.me/tw/archives/72740797.html" target="_blank">LINE換機教學 官方懶人包(2017年9月更新)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://official-blog.line.me/tw/archives/58954874.html" target="_blank">LINE換機/移動帳號流程(2017.05更新)</a></li>
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May 1, 2014<br />
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<span style="color: red;">更新:</span>似乎<span style="color: red;">不能</span>再用解除綁定的方式下載貼圖了。根據<a href="http://just-cool.net/thread-2545-1-1.html" target="_blank">就是酷資訊網</a>所寫,以後免費的貼圖,若沒有特別取得條件,就需要綁定電話號碼才能下載。底下的方法,就只是適用於有特殊取得條件的貼圖了。<br />
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<span style="color: red;">再更新:</span>很多朋友似乎沒有弄明白,這篇文章的目的,是為了讓現有裝置,從已綁定號碼,改成沒有綁定的狀態,而不是讓舊裝置的資料,移轉到另外新的裝置,請看倌多加留意。<br />
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看倌若臨幸此帖,想必終極目標是為了能利用 VPN 跨國下載免費貼圖,但是卻卡在一開始,如何解除手機號碼被綁住的問題。這裡僅僅描述如何在 iPhone 下,免越獄、免重新安裝 LINE,就能順利解除綁定,而且依舊能保留最重要的聊天紀錄、照片與影片等等。<span style="color: red;">前提是,要搞到另一台能夠註冊新帳號的行動裝置</span>(你老爸或隔壁大嬸或路邊準備報廢的智慧型手機...)。至於如何用 VPN 環遊世界,這裡就不詳述,看倌可以輕易在其他網站找到資料,文章底下也提供一兩個相關閱讀作為參考。<br />
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原理說明:</h4>
這裡的觀念其實非常簡單,差不多就是 Android 世界裡常提到的雙開版原理,目的是在另一台機器上,搶走你現在已登記的電話號碼,接著,原本使用的手機,就變成沒有綁定號碼的狀態。<br />
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問題來了,你需要找「另一台」行動裝置,可以讓你註冊新帳號,卻<span style="color: red;">不心疼</span>裡面資料被<span style="color: red;">銷毀</span>。 這個負責搶號碼的裝置,可以是 iPad,另一隻 iPhone,或是另一隻安卓手機或平板。(在電腦用模擬器,應該也可以達到目的,恕在此忽略討論。)<br />
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底下使用表格來描述流程,希望有比較清楚的效果。重點不外乎,先把自己的手機綁定 email 與 Facebook,然後另找一台機器,以新用戶的方式把自己手機號碼給註冊掉。相信 Android 應該也可以套用此原理,不過,沒親自試過,不敢亂說,盼成功的網友回報一下。<br />
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<tr><th>步驟</th><th>你的iPhone或iPad<br />
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並且繼續使用)</th><th>另一台行動裝置<br />
(暫時當作搶號碼的角色)</th></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>在你手機綁定 email</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>在你手機連結同步臉書<br />
(<span style="color: red;">很重要</span>,臉書被設計來取代手機號碼,所以步驟 1+2 <span style="color: red;">不可省略</span>。) </td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>關閉 LINE 程式,或許再把它從多工裡強迫關閉 </td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>請確定你手機目前可以收到SMS簡訊</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>在另一台機器開啟 LINE,確定無重要資料,且一進去是處於登入畫面</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>點選「註冊新帳號」</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>設定手機號碼,好讓這機器把你號碼搶走<br />
(如找不到"台灣",請看文章下圖) </td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>出現同意條款後的下一步,App 就會傳送簡訊 </td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td>手機一會兒收到驗證碼</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td></td><td>將驗證碼輸入到另一台機器裡</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td></td><td><span style="color: red;">重點中的重點</span><br />
千萬要點選「若您初次使用此號碼,」<br />
不可以點另一個 </td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td></td><td>接下來就都不重要,這台機器是在註冊新帳號,所以,資料或許都不要跟你原來的資料相同,或許取消勾選自動加入好友與被加入好友,隨意輸入名稱並註冊,電子郵件可選「暫不設定」</td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td></td><td>可以的話,刪除這台機器的帳號</td></tr>
<tr><td>14</td><td>檢查自己手機的 LINE,看電話號碼是否變成「未設定」</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>15</td><td>取消綁定應該成功,聊天紀錄與檔案都安然無恙。你的朋友那邊,也不會發現你有任何異常。</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>可以用 VPN 環遊世界了</td><td>PigTailLeo 為你鼓鼓掌</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">步驟7,輸入電話號碼時,如果找不到台灣(好比我就先顯示美國),台灣地區藏在選單上方,而不會出現在字母 T 群組裡,所以要往上翻轉。LINE 並<u>不會</u>聰明地從 +886 國碼裡,成功發送簡訊。</td></tr>
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相關閱讀:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.freegroup.org/2014/03/line-for-android-bluestacks-pincode/" target="_blank">沒有智慧型手機也能註冊 LINE 帳號,通過 PinCode 認證碼登入電腦版</a> @ 免費資源網路社群 (與本文相關的重點在於,電腦可以 BlueStacks 或 Firefox OS 來產生模擬環境,以便註冊新帳號,而<u>不是</u>去學著使用 PinCode 驗證碼。)</li>
<li><a href="http://portable.easylife.tw/3800" target="_blank">【iOS/Android】OpenVPN LINE 跨欣賞免費貼圖教學</a> @ 綠色工廠 (其中也描述用 iTools 解除綁定的方法,但我沒試過,不敢保證甚麼)</li>
<li><a href="http://mrmad.pixnet.net/blog/post/152328891" target="_blank">[iOS/iPhone]透過OpenVPN來讓iPhone、iPad輕鬆跨各國VPN</a> @ 瘋先生</li>
<li><a href="http://mrmad.pixnet.net/blog/post/138825106" target="_blank">[iOS/iPhone教學]免JB、root,跨國LINE拿免費貼圖VPN大總匯</a> @ 瘋先生</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kikinote.com/article/25357.html" target="_blank">【LINE VPN教學】使用OpenVPN跨區下載免費國外貼圖(iOS)</a> @ KiKiNote</li>
<li><a href="http://just-cool.net/thread-2530-1-1.html" target="_blank">[iPhone] LINE 聊天記錄、已下載貼圖、LINE 程式完整備份、 無痛完整還原!</a> @ 就是酷資訊網</li>
<li><a href="http://pigtailleo.blogspot.com/2012/05/line-extract-line-avatar.html" target="_blank">朋友的LINE大頭照存放位置與擷取方法</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gpx.idv.tw/line_stic/" target="_blank">許願貓的貼圖資訊站</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kocpc.com.tw/archives/4599" target="_blank">為什麼 LINE 台灣區幾乎沒有免費貼圖活動?原因是…</a> @ 電腦王阿達</li>
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參考資料:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Android/M.1387454024.A.920.html" target="_blank">[討論] line解除電話號碼的方法</a> @ PTT 批踢踢實業坊 Android 看板 </li>
<li><a href="http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=423&t=3466144&p=1" target="_blank">讓同一個LINE帳號並存於2台不同手機/平板</a> (Android) @ mobile01</li>
<li><a href="http://apk.tw/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=497585" target="_blank">Android LINE 4.0.1 藍色雙開版</a> (<a href="https://mega.co.nz/#%21qZEEGbwK%21oY3srBA1OT8xbwQWvNAd4943cOLkDojz2xR3-TDGueg" target="_blank">下載點</a>) @ APK.TW</li>
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這設計很容易理解,如果你手機換號碼,號碼被新用戶拿去用,對方想使用 LINE,勢必就需要把你原本 LINE 綁住的號碼給註銷。<br />
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這方法,目前已經成功取消三台 iPhone 的綁定,其他資料均未受影響,由於 LINE 實在太多人討論,造成這個簡單的方法非常難搜尋,所以趕快寫個網誌紀錄一下。此外,實驗的 iPhone LINE 版本,是 4.0.1,舊版本會不會有問題,就不得而知。<br />
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補註,雖然沒玩 Android 的 LINE 雙開版,不過可以大概推測,若拿雙開來取消註冊,背後原理應該仍舊相同。由於不是每個人都可以輕易拿到另一台機器,好搶走電話綁定,所以,在同一台機器上再裝一個 LINE,為了就是在同一台機器、新的 LINE 程式裡,註冊走原來的號碼。注意,筆者僅大概瞄了雙開版的文章,並不確定那方法會保留聊天紀錄,所以,想在自己 Android 試驗的朋友,請好自為之。當然,歡迎回報。(可話說,這部落格的留言系統最近在 iPhone 上似乎有問題。 T__T )<br />
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續註,經過測試,原本手機帳號有設定換機密碼,用上述方法,聊天紀錄與影音照片依舊存在,資料不會受影響。<br />
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How to Unregister Phone Number from iPhone LINE App without Reinstallation and Losing Chat HistoryPigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-42701985259842575492014-02-27T01:48:00.001+08:002014-02-27T01:48:57.615+08:00[轉載] 哈伯先生,做不了Spelling Bee又如何?轉貼這文章的初衷,是想傳達,孩童其實有各種可能性,希望人們能以更接納的態度,去面對、啟發兒童的各種缺陷與本能。<br />
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失讀症是生物問題,社會文化則使問題更複雜化了!<br />
撰文╱曾志朗<br />
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會議應該在下午五點鐘結束,但由世界各地來參加此次研討會的各路英雄好漢仍然意猶未盡,你一言、他一句,渾然忘了時間。主持人很急,因為大會準備的車子五點半就要開了,又不好阻止研究員的熱情發言,只能乾著急。但因為主持人異樣的神情,讓大家停止了討論,大夥兒很快的就安靜下來,主持人鬆了一口氣,把會議的結論稍微終結後,就宣佈:「今晚將在康州最美的森林山莊接待大家。農莊的主人正焦急的在等待著我們,他們夫婦是當代的影視界名人,拍了好多富有時代意義的紀錄片,得了五十幾個獎項,其中包括有九座Emmy Award(艾美獎),最重要的是主人哈維‧哈伯(Harvey Hubble)本人是先天性失讀症者(Developmental Dyslexia)。」<br />
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輪到我心急如焚了,好想趕快見到哈維本人及聽聽他的故事。因為我們會議的主題就是跨語文的失讀症,而且這個跨國合作的科研計畫,才以前百分之一的排名,被選入美國國家衛生研究院(NIH)的整合型前瞻研究案,為期五年。我們這兩天的密集研討會就是為了12月1日即將啟動的研究案做暖身。這計畫由耶魯大學、芬蘭赫爾辛基大學,以及台灣陽明大學共同提出,將針對不同文字系統的失讀症兒童,做腦神經組合及基因檢測的研究工作。總主持人真是用心良苦,特意安排我們去哈維的農莊,參訪他如何以紀錄片的形式,將失讀症者的故事介紹給全世界的電視和電影觀眾們。我聽說他正在自導自演拍一部有關失讀症研究的影片,名字就叫做“Dislecksia:The Movie”。單看片名dislecksia,就知道他真是個失讀症者,因為正確的拼法是dyslexia,而「正確拼字」正是失讀症者所不會的。<br />
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大會的車子在五點五十分出發,我因為自己租了一部小箱型車,就載了台灣來的李俊仁和鄭仕坤博士以及芬蘭來的三位研究者在六點整出發,一路上開得很辛苦,正好遇上了週五下班的車潮,塞得有夠厲害。在高速公路上走走停停,好不容易開到Litchfield 的出口。還好,往山裡走的車子少多了,我加緊油門,穿過一個小小的市區中心,繞過一個好古老的鄉村教堂,然後又跑了一段垂直往上的山路,向左一彎,忽然一片草原在眼底展開,左側三幢白色的小房子,很純樸的新英格蘭風味,路的盡頭是個較大型的農莊,左邊是一棟石頭房子加上白色木板搭起來的兩層樓房,前面有大院,後面則是一片樹林,聽到水聲潺潺,原來樹林旁有一道小溪,院子好多棵高聳的白樺樹,風景幽靜得令人感到如入仙境。<br />
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路的右邊是個大糧倉,我把車子停靠路旁,糧倉內已是人聲鼎沸,人手一杯,正在欣賞主人夫婦這兩位藝術家,以農村生活必需品所佈置出來的美國獨立戰爭中的新英格蘭風情歷史展,非常有創意,自然而不感覺突兀。我走到路邊,看遠處地平線上紅通通的一團火球,主人哈維站在我旁邊一起觀賞那原野的景色,我問他說:「那是太陽?還是月亮?」哈維看著我沒說話,逕自帶我進糧倉裡去倒杯飲料,並引見我給當地的人士。才一下子,哈維又拉著我走到外面,看那團火球比剛剛又升高了許多,這才說:「是月亮,因為它飛上去,而不像太陽在這時候會沉下去!」哈維用鐵證(hard evidence)來為那團火球正名,他誠摯的表情令人感動!<br />
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哈維又拉著我,走進他的住家,那間白色的大木造房子,大步跨上二樓,幾位攝影師已經準備開拍哈維和我之間的對談,他想記錄下來我們的實驗成果,尤其是對閱讀漢字是否也會有失讀症的案例呢?我告訴他漢字閱讀也會有失讀症兒童,而且比例和使用拼音文字系統做為媒介的地區是差不多的。他說:「那這是個生物的問題,而不是社會文化的問題囉!」我說:「是的,但後者使問題更複雜化了!」我也告訴他,曾經有位會說華語和英語的新加坡人,他在英語學校讀書,很聰明,但卻有先天性失讀症的各項表徵(如閱讀速度非常慢、拼音常常出錯等),他的家長認為這是因為英文裡字形、字音要對應的規則太難的關係,於是請中文老師來教他閱讀中文。幾個月下來,發現即使學習漢字閱讀,他一樣有失讀症的問題。而且,現在越來越多的科學證據也指出,閱讀不同文字所用到的腦神經迴路其實是差不多的,從使用不同語文的人在閱讀該國文字所顯示的腦造影圖,就可看出一致性。<br />
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我在鏡頭前和哈維對談了將近四十分鐘,談得非常盡興,他思路清晰,提問的核心很準確,常能一語中的,而且對證據的比對很快,推理的深度也不亞於我所認識的一些專業科學家。但他是個先天性失讀症患者。我告訴他,先天性失讀症者絕不是沒有能力(disable)的人,只是恰好在一個他的基因不太能適應的認知系統裡,如果他出生在一個沒有文字的社會文化中,根本就沒有失讀症這件事。哈維對我的這番話頻頻點頭,抬起招牌手勢,翹起他的兩隻大拇指,說:「我就是要記錄你說的這番話,讓全世界的失讀症者了解,他們不是disable的人。」<br />
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他帶我參觀他二樓的住房,大部分都變成克難攝影棚了,各式各樣的攝影機架在各個房間裡,連小小的掛衣房四面都貼滿了海棉做為吸音器,錄音房就這麼簡陋,但他展示給我聽聽音響,效果真是一流。他的工作室更是誇張,四面牆壁貼滿簡報,從歷史上的名人(如達文西、米開朗基羅、愛因斯坦、畢卡索…)到現代的名人(如阿湯哥、約翰‧錢伯斯、李光耀等),以及各式各類有關失讀症的科學研究報告,也有小紙條,有筆記本,記載著各地失讀症者所寫的信,其中還用紅筆圈出拼錯的字。另外他自己也做了很多個案的調查整理,包括事業有成的失讀症者,以及因為失讀症遭誤解而失敗的人。同時他也訪問許多科學家,了解最新的大腦和基因研究,希望針對失讀症的病因及處理方式,尋找有效的方法來幫助其他失讀症者。最後,他拿出一大本檔案匣,裡面分成十幾個章節,很驕傲的說:「這就是我的電影,你也在裡面噢!」<br />
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那天晚上,我們在大院子裡披著月光、吃現烤的牛肉漢堡,哈伯夫婦談笑風生,信心十足,但在甜點上來的時候,哈維說:「可惜我就是成不了一個Spelling Bee!」把大夥兒都樂歪了!哈維,你能正確拼出「Emmy Award」嗎?<br />
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編按:Spelling Bee意指「拼字比賽」,近年來,有越來越多的美國孩子熱衷拼字比賽,這群辛勤刻苦的小選手又被稱為「拼字小蜜蜂」。<br />
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資料出處:科學人2006年10月號<br />
此文章已收錄於曾志朗先生,「<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=1Xa0AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA9&dq=isbn%3A9573259753&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">科學向腦看</a>」一書中PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-69703014605282839422014-02-12T06:42:00.002+08:002020-03-15T07:26:38.093+08:00[轉載] 懷孕,我沒有那麼多禁忌最近漸漸感受到無名關站的後遺症,很多部落客根本沒有搬家,抑或是搬家後也沒做好導引,許多好文章,就這樣消失,肥了那些轉載的路人 (包括我)。<br />
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凱莉國境<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kellychenfans" target="_blank">Kelly CHEN</a>'s Utopia裡面有篇關於女生懷孕禁忌迷思的文章,我非常喜歡,只好透過網頁時光機找找<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20131224193943/http://www.wretch.cc/blog/freefish94/11916082" target="_blank">原文</a>,然後... 無恥轉貼,哈!<br />
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先補充註明,我也問過身邊許多長輩 (50-80 歲族群),沒有人聽過懷孕三個月不能公布的說法,拜託公眾人物沒肩膀也不要亂唬爛。<br />
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懷孕,我沒有那麼多禁忌</h4>
[懷孕16週的週末,全家人去吃飯散步,mimi這天有點小病號]<br />
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說起懷孕,懷這胎老二比上胎老大更漫不經心,上次懷孕,畢竟是第一次,所以非常興奮,每天睡前都會看很多孕程方面的書。"喂喂,書上說它現在已經長到像一隻手掌娃娃那麼大了耶""現在已經會在媽媽肚子裡游泳了!" 每次,我總是很興奮地和丹尼爾分享這一切。<br />
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<a name='more'></a>不過,這次懷老二,心情果然不同,我除了標準的孕婦飲食:<span style="color: #ffbfff;">每天一杯牛奶+一杯豆漿+一顆孕婦維他命</span>,其他就沒甚麼特別注意的,孕期的書也沒在翻,完全是老神在在的姿態。<br />
可說是,每天就放任它自己長大,"媽媽很忙,你自己乖一點喔。" 我都是這樣交代小老虎。<br />
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懷mimi的時候,因為我還在上班,所以每天都會挺個肚子出門去採訪或開會,和別人一起吃飯的機會也多。說到這個,或許不少曾經有過懷孕經驗的媽媽,都跟我有同感,那就是,<span style="color: #ffbfff;">台灣人真的很喜歡管教準媽媽!</span><br />
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比方說,當妳張開大嘴正要吃喝,或是無經意地談起自己最近的生活,總是會有人以「過來人」或「聽說者」的身分表示:<br />
「不行!妳不可以吃那個!」「NO NO NO,這樣是不對的…」<br />
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如果肚子再大一點,走在路上,(我大肚子的時候是炎夏),還會有好事的歐巴桑跑來,「哎喲,妳懷孕喝這個冰的好嗎?」<br />
不然就是妄自猜測性別:「妳肚子那麼尖,後面都看不出來,一定是男的」<br />
「不好意思,我懷的是女兒」<br />
「應該是看錯了啦。」對方還要強詞奪理。<br />
「我是做羊膜穿刺,看染色體應該不會錯。」我撇下微笑,沒好氣的離去。<br />
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更過分的,繼續跟你熱心推薦:「有一帖生子祕方,保證妳下胎生男的..」<br />
喂喂喂,我有說我一定要拼兒子嗎?沒禮貌。<br />
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我大姐是小兒科醫生(順便幫她打個廣告,她是小兒胃腸專長,關於她的門診時間,有需要的網友請洽我),所以我們全家對懷孕這檔子事,向來採取科學式的開明態度。<br />
為了服務有打算懷孕的姐妹鄉親們,我本身又是個實事求是的記者,在此逐一破解無稽的懷孕迷思以饗大眾:<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 懷孕滿三個月才能公開?</span><br />
我娘和我婆婆都是道地的閩南本省人,當我一得知懷孕時,詢問她們是否可以公開,她們倆的反應都是:「啥?三個月才能說?沒聽過!」<br />
結論,這不知是哪來的民間習俗,但決不是每個家庭都適用。<br />
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懷孕前三個月是要小心點沒錯,也比較容易會有意外離去的狀況,不過不是什麼拿拿剪刀,被拍肩膀就會流產。基本上,流產,還是不健康的胚胎自我淘汰的結果,換個角度想,總比生下個不健康的baby要來的好。<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 不能喝牛奶?</span><br />
有過敏體質的人喝太多牛奶是不好,但如果想以豆漿取代牛奶也是行不通的,豆漿是豆類做的,一樣是過敏物質。<br />
孕婦喝牛奶是一天1~2杯,像我這種過敏性鼻炎的人只喝一杯,大姐說喝牛奶最好,因為牛奶的鈣質夠,這是豆漿沒辦法取代的。懷孕的時候,baby會從媽媽身上吸取鈣質,所以現在喝牛奶是為自己好,不然妳就等著老的時候骨質疏鬆症來找妳算帳!<br />
怕奶味的媽咪,就吃起士片或小魚乾吧,也是鈣質多多!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 不能吃豬肝?</span><br />
這是凱莉媽聽過最離譜的傳言。醫院的指導員說,孕婦最好一週吃一次肝臟補充鐵質,豬肝是最容易取得又量最多的。問題是有人說激素和荷爾蒙都是打在豬肝,所以豬肝不能吃。<br />
但是信不信由妳,如果要比,雞肝和鴨肝裡頭的激素更多呢!<br />
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鐵質也可以從全麥麵包和深綠色蔬菜裡面取得,是沒有肝臟好啦,不過這是那些不敢吃內臟的歐美媽媽補鐵的方法囉!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 到底能不能運動?</span><br />
最近我正打算恢復游泳的習慣,上次懷mimi的時候,我每周都去游泳,游到生產前一周。甚至連做完羊膜穿刺的第二天,也是又跑去游泳了。<br />
我個人親身經驗的結果,就是我確實生很快,晚上七點多在家裡開始陣痛,十點到醫院,我生完mimi的時候還不到十二點!(當然是自然產)<br />
產房的護士開玩笑說,妳要生老二要趕快通知我們喔,不然可能會生在計程車上!<br />
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上次懷孕,我挺著一個肚子,出現在游泳池畔,總引來不少懷疑的眼光。有的生過的媽媽,還在淋浴間問我怎麼可以來游泳?哈哈!我的主治醫生可是很鼓勵我呢!<br />
更不用說那些歐巴桑,覺得我是不怕死的孕婦,每次總遇得到有人來勸我不要下水。(管太多了吧) 事實上,在國外,孕婦游泳可是很流行的!<br />
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懷孕前三個月,最好不要運動是真的,但第四個月開始,就可以運動,慢跑和游泳是最好。完全都不運動的媽咪,容易胖的快,也會不好生喲!<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 羊膜穿刺很危險?</span><br />
以前有聽過作羊膜穿刺後流產的事,有兩個原因,一是那時候超音波技術還不夠發達,二是那胚胎本來就有問題,剛好在穿刺後流掉了。<br />
其實做穿刺一點也不痛,也不是什麼大手術,只有做完的那天需要靜養,還有子宮會有點抽筋的感覺,醫生甚至跟我說,妳明天就可以去游泳啦!<br />
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目前一般的優生產檢,是建議34歲以下孕婦做唐氏症抽血,以上直接作羊膜穿刺(後者比前者更繁複,能得知染色體排列狀況)。<br />
問題是,<span style="color: #ffbfff;">唐氏症抽血檢驗,也只能測出一個大於或小於1/270的機率,小於1/270通常就不再進一歩作羊膜穿刺,所以並不保證完全不會生出唐氏兒</span>,那些微的機率,就看父母要不要去賭賭看,這也是我那「看多了」的小兒科醫師姐,建議我做羊膜的原因。<br />
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唐氏症是亞洲人極常出現的突變基因疾病,即使雙方家族裡都沒有唐氏兒,也有可能會發生。<br />
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當然,如果你有特殊的宗教信仰,有足夠的心理準備,無論孩子是甚麼樣的天使,你們都能夠接受,那麼,這也是個人選擇。<br />
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一般大家以為只有高齡產婦才會生出唐寶寶,不做穿刺的結果,現在生出唐氏兒的媽媽往往都很年輕。<br />
還有,即便妳是年輕媽媽,年長爸爸也會影響,因為老精子跟老卵子影響胚胎的機率是一樣的!<br />
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每次當我在新聞上讀到,高齡產婦名人認為自己很健康,所以不做羊膜穿刺...坦白說我和醫生姐都認為這是錯誤示範,當然我們不用管別人家的事,但身為名人,還是不要自以為懂醫學,誤導大眾比較好。<br />
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<span style="color: #ffbfff;">◎ 不做月子,老了身體會壞?</span><br />
這絕對是流傳千古以來老祖宗的智慧,問題是,歐美跟日本都沒有做月子的習慣,難道那邊生過孩子的女人都活不長?老了之後身體比中國女人還壞?錯錯錯!我日本好友裕子的祖母可是活到103歲呢,無病無痛自然過世的!<br />
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既然做月子根本是中國人創造的,自然就沒有什麼不能喝冰水、不能吃水果、不能吹風、不能出門等禁忌。我二姐在美國生的時候,一生完滿頭大汗,護士忙不迭地遞上一杯加了冰塊的冰水解渴呢!哈!(我媽說,要是台灣的老人家看到,一定會罵"夭壽"!)<br />
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做月子的時候只能用米酒水煮飯和洗澡,其實是毫無科學根據的傳言。如果真要追究,有人說可能是因為古代的井水或河水,擔心水質不潔,怕產婦受感染,才都用煮沸加上酒精消毒的方式來製造乾淨的水。<br />
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不過基本上,身在台灣的我們,都還是會做個"有點樣子的月子"以滿足婆婆媽媽。<br />
根據我個人的經驗,那個月確實容易累,有時候會莫名地感到很冷,餵完母奶更是肚子餓得要命,必須吃很多來補充體力。所以好好在家休息,盡可能多睡(睡覺對新手媽媽來說真是求之不得的良藥),我想還是必要的。<br />
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也歡迎版上有醫學知識的朋友,一起來破解懷孕迷思~<br />
當然,如果要提供甚麼好的知識給我,我也很歡迎。<br />
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秋天到來,最近免疫系統又開始抓狂,但今早覺得身體還可以,所以九點看到太陽出來,心一橫,決定到南邊的水壩公園走走。<br />
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騎到一半,就後悔沒帶行動電池出門,這樣一路讓螢幕亮著,可能很快就會沒電。由於第一次騎這條路,某些地方有點原地打轉,甚至還騎出柏油道路。<br />
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10:28AM 騎到最後,<br />
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馬上感覺到尖細的風從漏洞噴出,趕緊再把刺插回去,這時已經沒救了,看來,勢必連後輪也將無法支撐體重。再隨意看一下,那樣白色像小石頭的刺,
兩個輪胎上都卡了不只一粒,無奈地決定掉頭走路回家。<br />
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傳個簡訊,給一早去逛跳蚤市場的老媽,並告知打算徒步的決定,請她不用擔心,等訊息送出之後,才想起自己出門前,有注意到娘親把手機忘在茶几上。那麼,就看有沒有機會到半路時,媽到家發現狀況,會試著連絡我。事實上一開始,並不怎麼害怕這遙遠的歸途。<br />
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走著走著,手機電力剩下 4% 時,趕緊把回程的地圖看詳細,也預期,還沒接到救援電話前,應該就會沒電。過沒兩分鐘,停下來脫外套,並把身上的腰包整理整理。<br />
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後來真的走了太久,一方面有點沒信心,一方面想知道時間,便打算求助於手機,這時才驚訝地發現,手機竟然不見了!猶豫了一會兒,也只能繼續踏上回程,儘管已經不勝腿力,但先得走到家才能做後續的處置。<br />
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12:55PM 終於回到家,卻一刻也不得閒,登入 iCloud,發現手機仍可以被定位,就開車飛奔出門。<br />
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先到唯一可能掉手機的地方,停下來脫外套的路邊,沒看到手機的蹤影。手機卻仍然能被定位,在更南邊。<br />
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繼續往南走,發現那一帶是很熱鬧的 old town,停車位尋找不易,開車對著手機的所在位置繞了兩圈後,才注意路旁有一家 Apple Store,本來猜想會不會在路旁的車子裡,或者藏在某家餐廳裡,當幸運的找到車位後,反而想說先去蘋果店裡碰運氣,結果,還真的是有人撿到之後拿去那裡!沒有要求什麼手續,待我正確的描述出手機外觀後,便直接爽快地物歸原主。走出店門時有些飄飄然,這一切似乎太過夢幻。<br />
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文章開頭的照片,是傍晚時仔細檢查,從兩個輪胎上拔出來的,絕大多數都深深刺入要害。現在了解,為何店家會賣「自動癒合」的內胎了,我一定會追根究柢,搞清楚這些刺到底是長在什麼植物身上。<br />
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現在回想起來,今天出門時,其實有折返回家一次,因為想到可以試試新拿到的腳踏車手機架,另外,順便拿忘記的零食。還好有折返,不然這一路上應該沒有能量可以撐這麼久。
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接下來,輪胎該怎麼修補,讓人覺得有點掙扎,因為,前輪內胎在一個月前才換過!!那時由於氣嘴周圍的橡皮老化,直接從金屬與橡膠的接觸面漏氣,無解,換新!如今何等幸運,只好思考有無其他修補的可能,其實,奇檬子不爽換新才是主因。<br />
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想到十年前,還靠著速可達縱橫江湖時,輪子也常吃釘子,那時有試過一種補胎液體,從打氣嘴灌到輪胎裡,該液體就會自動填補小破洞,記得那效果還不錯。<br />
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於是,到賣場比較價錢,看似,如果沒有意外,補胎劑算是最省的。<br />
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原本猜想破洞太多,所以沒考慮狗皮藥膏,拆下內胎檢查,前輪有6個洞,後輪有5個洞,比想像少很多。既然已經買了補胎劑,就好好實驗看看,使用過後靜置一天,效能頗令人滿意,唯一的問題是,想要量胎壓時,必須小心液體噴出來。我預測,將來有一天要換輪胎時,內胎與外胎之間,應該會存在不少黏液。<br />
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下圖給大家看一個陷阱,我在腳踏車區躊躇了半天,總覺得不對勁,怎麼補胎劑的選擇只有一種品牌,於是走到汽車區,就看到陳列著四五種品牌,更可惡的是,腳踏車區賣的那一罐,也陳列在這。同樣的價錢,有放腳踏車圖案的容量是 16oz,沒有放自行車圖案則是24oz,而綠色內容物看來一模一樣,當然是買大罐的,我就不信兩者配方會有所不同。這牌子還有賣 1 加侖 (32 oz) 的超值桶 U$ 28,應該只有大卡車才有機會用到。至於常見的鐵罐氣瓶包裝,則是再三考量後,認為劑量難以掌控,氣罐壓力可能隨時間消逝,最後還是決定購買這 Slime 螢光綠的液體。<br />
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好奇去台灣網拍瞧瞧,這牌子也有人進口,不過竟然可以貴到兩倍,唉,書不用念太好,去從商最好啦!
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補胎已經過了一禮拜,當初修好的時候,有把氣壓打到 50 psi,昨天騎車出門,回來量一下,看到氣壓剩 40 psi,於是再把它灌回 50,今早一看,後輪整個扁了。或許被刺破五個洞,真的太多吧。PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-46724542202861987182013-09-05T12:03:00.000+08:002019-04-08T02:15:48.472+08:00愛該怎麼做?伴侶與情慾有辦法共存嗎?有辦法通過時間的考驗嗎?<br />
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一般人接觸這樣的話題,大概馬上會畫下楚河漢界,選擇一個極端的論點,埃絲特.沛瑞爾在這演講裡,認為兩者本質上存在許多矛盾,因此需要用空間做緩衝與助燃,好像類似儒家的中庸思想。雖然有點爆雷,但這其實是我自己的解讀(我很容易對中庸思想買單),相信每個人看後都應該會有自己的想法吧。<br />
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這影片裡有兩段話我非常喜歡,一段是出自於普魯斯特,這裡我引用法國作品的原文,而不是演講的片段。<br />
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Le seul véritable voyage, le seul bain de Jouvence, ce ne serait pas d'aller vers de nouveaux paysages, mais d'avoir d'autres yeux, de voir l'univers avec les yeux d'un autre, de cent autres, de voir les cent univers que chacun d'eux voit, que chacun d'eux est.<br />
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真正的探險旅程,唯一的青春之泉,不在於尋找新的景色,而是擁有新的眼界,透過他人的眼睛來發現不同的宇宙,透過百人的眼睛,發現大千世界。</blockquote>
另一段則是Perel短短的幾句話,它呼應了我很多男性朋友,甚至連我自己,都常常忽略的觀念。<br />
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<span class="st">他們也懂得前戲,並不是上真傢夥之前五分鐘的動作戲,前戲可以說是從上一次高潮結束時就該開始了。</span></blockquote>
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<br />PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-67452098776020507462013-08-22T12:11:00.001+08:002013-08-22T14:04:42.533+08:00大衛·鮑伊戲服的聯想前陣子 David Bowie 66歲大壽,出了新的音樂專輯,也在 Victoria & Albert 博物館舉辦展覽。<br /><span style="clear: both; float: right; padding: 5px; text-align: center;font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/david-bowie-costumes-v-a-v-and-a-exhibition-show-fashion-collection-style-154442231.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dP0SMsPQApE/UhVzPGIBBoI/AAAAAAAAJjU/xN8nG44UzOY/s320/8efbfec3-ae04-4d9e-8536-57624e7f66ad_Striped_bodysuit_for_Aladdin_Sane_tour_1973_Design_by_Kansai_Yamamoto_Photograph_by_Masayoshi_Sukita__Sukita_The_David_Bowie_Archive_2012.jpg" title=" " width="262" /></a><br/>Photographed by Masayoshi Sukita 鋤田正義</span>
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重點是從雜誌上,注意到以前曾看過的一件服裝,頓時驚訝得呆若木雞、不能自己。對!就是右邊這件像是香菇的奇裝異服,是由 Kansai Yamamoto 山本寛斎在1973年設計的舞台裝 Rites of Spring,概念來自於日本和服(男性的褲子都寬寬垮垮的)。<br />
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問題是在我多年後,重新檢視這衣服的當下, 腦袋裡不斷浮現的,竟然是女人的性器官!奇怪,為什麼當年沒有這樣的聯想呢?更疑惑的是過去民風保守的台灣,怎麼會允許把這樣的照片大辣辣地放在平面媒體上?<br />
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我拿這張照片去問了周遭的朋友,有人說像樹木年輪,有人說像黑膠唱片,但沒有人說像和服,而我的想像則多被女性友人罵作大變態。還好,有男性朋友贊成我的聯想,那表示自己還算正常,應該暫時還不需要看心理醫生。<br />
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<li><a href="http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/david-bowie-costumes-v-a-v-and-a-exhibition-show-fashion-collection-style-154442231.html" target="_blank">David Bowie costumes at V&A include Alexander McQueen and Yamamoto designs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG9933155/Kansai-Yamamoto-on-designing-for-David-Bowie-in-1973.html" target="_blank">Kansai Yamamoto on designing for David Bowie in April 1973</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.5years.com/costume2.htm" target="_blank">The ZIGGY STARDUST Companion</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/may/23/invention-david-bowie/?pagination=false" target="_blank">The Invention of David Bowie</a></li>
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ps. 想到還為這種事寫一篇部落格,是不是真該去看一下醫生? PigTail Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983508981588649031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580554822281407724.post-36569470134210835472013-08-06T07:28:00.003+08:002021-10-02T04:21:44.428+08:00香茅、檸檬草,傻傻分不清楚很早就把編輯、翻譯英文維基百科,做為自己的<a href="http://pigtailleo.blogspot.com/2006/10/blog-post_9453.html" target="_blank">語文練習</a>,今天終於忍不住,將中文維基的<a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E8%8C%85" target="_blank">香茅</a>這項目,增添一些註解: <br />
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然中文社會對香茅與檸檬草的定義不嚴謹,西方社會同樣因lemon grass的名稱而造成混淆。香茅主要有,做為食用烹調的<a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_citratus" target="_blank" title="en:Cymbopogon citratus">C. citratus</a>,以及做為提煉香茅油的<a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_nardus" target="_blank" title="en:Cymbopogon nardus">C. nardus</a>,兩者同隸屬於<a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon" target="_blank" title="en:Cymbopogon">Cymbopogon</a>的<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%AC_%28%E7%94%9F%E7%89%A9%29" target="_blank" title="屬 (生物)">生物屬</a>,葉子外觀細長類似<a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%92%E8%8D%89" target="_blank" title="芒草">芒草</a>。C. citratus盛產於東南亞,或以莖幹或粉末的形式出現於調味料市場;C. nardus則由於本身口感不佳,專用於工業提煉精油。坊間偶有紅香茅的名詞出現,是指C. nardus與前者相比較,葉子根部多呈現紅色。<br />
至於另一個容易因名稱而混淆、也用於烹飪的檸檬草,則是學名<a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonium_citrosum" target="_blank" title="en:Pelargonium citrosum">Pelargonium citrosum</a>,葉子外觀如巴掌的植物。<br />
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- <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:PigTail" target="_blank">PigTail</a> @ wikipedia </div>
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<a name='more'></a>老實說今天的腦袋有點打結,用詞似乎不太通順,但至少把自己查詢的眾多資料作個總結與分享,算是起個引子,讓大家有個方向,不再一頭霧水。<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25252431@N03/2436193414/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Flickr 上 besitai 的 Pelargonium citrosum"><img alt="Pelargonium citrosum" height="150" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2162/2436193414_80c98b40ba_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a>香茅,因為其中某些物種有檸檬香氣,被廣為用來烹煮調味,有人稱之檸檬草,後來,更被人類提煉成精油,一則做為香水,一則用以驅除蚊蟲。問題就出在這「檸檬草」的小名,以及後來驅蟲與精油這兩個市場應用。<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jadeshutes/6212801130/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Flickr 上 EastWestAromaSchool 的 Melissa officinalis"><img alt="Melissa officinalis" height="150" src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6104/6212801130_8386c08b9e_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a>相信是人類的習慣,舉凡具有檸檬香味的小草,直覺就會稱做<b>檸檬草</b>,西方社會也一樣從 <b>lemon grass</b> 這名稱,延伸混淆出多種不同的植物。基本上除了香茅,檸檬草還可能是指<a href="http://kent-garden.myweb.hinet.net/Citrosa%20Mosquito%20Fighter.htm" target="_blank">香葉天竺葵</a>或是<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_officinalis" target="_blank">檸檬薄荷</a> (lemon balm),而香葉天竺葵之中被誤稱為檸檬草的應該是 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonium_citrosum" target="_blank">Citrosa plant</a> (Pelargonium citrosum) 或 Pelargonium graveolens,好像只要有點香味、葉子外型<span style="font-size: 11pt;">深裂、</span>沒有傳統天竺葵那麼粗厚的,都直接以防蚊樹、驅蚊草 (Mosquito Fighter) 的名字來賣,不過<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8723261" target="_blank">學者研究</a>認為這類天竺葵的防蚊效果並不顯著,所以,僅為了驅蚊蟲而想去買這類天竺葵植物的朋友,省下您荷包裡的錢吧,改為考慮買<span id="postorig_355419130">捕蠅草或豬籠草</span> (應該也是效果不大)。至於天竺葵油 (geranium oil) 的粹取,混雜著老顴草屬 (Geranium) 和天竺葵屬 (Pelargonium) 兩種來源,那又是另一大串故事,咱們不討論,專業名詞若再寫下去,我的頭都要炸了。
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回到原本做為佐料的食用香茅,外觀就像芒草,英文學名是 Cymbopogon citratus,而被工業界提煉成香茅油的植物應該是 Cymbopogon nardus 以及 Cymbopogon winterianus,這些物種皆歸類為 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon" target="_blank">Cymbopogon</a> 屬。後兩者不太被拿來食用,是因為本身味道濃郁、口感不佳,不過事在人為,還是會有人通通拿去調味,例如,放在咖哩裡面,味道或許可以被其他香料給蓋過去。<br />
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拜現代人講求天然、有機之賜,香茅油 (citronella oil) 被當作健康的驅蚊用品,同時據說有抗菌及鎮痛的效果,尤其受到新手爸媽的喜愛。可是事實上,香茅油的驅蚊效果是<a href="https://commonground.ca/health-canada-bans-citronella/" target="_blank">有爭議</a>的 (或者說效果有限),甚至香茅油中的某些成分,被研究學者認為會對身體造成副作用,有些人還會對它過敏,但至少,做為香精的用途較被普遍接受。當然,將大自然物質的濃度提高,功效卻適得其反,一點都不令人意外,倒是東南亞的居民每天用天然的香茅<b>草</b>泡茶、烹飪、沐浴、做草藥,所以我們不需把香茅草和香茅油完全劃上等號。<br />
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我自己試用驅蚊的效果,發覺香茅油還不如 <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%85%E4%B9%99%E5%A6%A5" target="_blank">DEET</a> 來的厲害,而即便使用學界認為最有效的 DEET,在蚊子蒼蠅眾多又飢渴的情況時,仍然有被咬的風險,重點是每隔兩三個小時記得要重新噴抹。而 DEET 儘管被認定對人體無害,卻對鳥類、魚類和無脊椎動物證實是有毒性,那麼到底該使用哪種產品,熟優熟劣,端看個人自由心證了。<br />
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底下的資料我是越寫越心虛啊... 後來終於在美國農業部 USDA 的<a href="http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYMBO" target="_blank">網頁</a> (Subordinate Taxa底下),查到每個物種被給予不同的俗名,依此跟台灣各大植物資料庫做比對,最後僅略微整理出小小的心得。<br />
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Cymbopogon 屬有50個以上的品種,網路上可見的有<br />
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<li>檸檬香茅 (Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grass, 西印度香茅),被做為食材的主要物種,亦被用來提煉 lemongrass oil (檸檬草油?)。</li>
<li>蜿蜒香茅 (Cymbopogon flexuosus, 東印度香茅 East Indian lemongrass),也是所謂 lemongrass oil 的原料之一。</li>
<li>香茅 (Cymbopogon nardus, citronella grass, 楓茅, 香水茅, 錫蘭香茅 Ceylon citronella),和下一個爪哇香茅同樣被用來製作香茅油 (citronella oil),與上面的 lemongrass oil 有所區隔,且比較無法當作調味食材。</li>
<li>爪哇香茅 (Cymbopogon winterianus),香茅油的原料之一,較難作為食材,商品上可能會出現 Java 的字眼。</li>
<li>扭鞘香茅 (Cymbopogon tortilis, Cymbopogon hamatulus),臺灣香茅草原生種,台灣各地都可以看見的野草,體態較小,或被用作草藥,少被用作經濟作物。</li>
<li>馬丁香茅 (Cymbopogon martinii, rosha grass),主要被提煉成玫瑰草油 (palmarosa oil),有類似玫瑰的香味。</li>
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看來光這一個香茅屬,就可以做出三種油。按照張隆仁先生在<a href="https://www.tdais.gov.tw/ws.php?id=1898" target="_blank">台中區農業專訊</a>的描述,由於作物極少開花,外觀又會受到栽培環境的影響,上列的物種之間辨別困難,最直接的方法是詢問原料種苗廠商,再輔以香氣辨認。<br />
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一般而言,主用於食材的 C. citratus,根部較顯白色。另一種 C. flexuosus 的根部則或為白色,或為暗紅色。(請原諒我堅持直接用英文學名)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malaysianyc/4728814262/" target="_blank" title="Lemongrass by malaysianyc, on Flickr"><img alt="Lemongrass" height="150" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1321/4728814262_f3bab2eff0_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malaysianyc/4728814262/" target="_blank" title="Lemongrass by malaysianyc, on Flickr"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katja-london/269712414/" target="_blank" title="Cymbopogon citratus by .Annna, on Flickr"><img alt="Cymbopogon citratus" height="150" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/54/269712414_4aea7e0729_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a></div>
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至於拿來提煉成香茅精油的 C. nardus 與 C. winterianus,似乎也有人稱作<b>亞香茅</b>,C. nardus 在根部的葉鞘呈現紅褐色 (甚至紫色),這也大概就是為什麼網路上還冒出紅香茅的名稱吧。<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/6154918063/" target="_blank" title="Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle by adaduitokla, on Flickr"><img alt="Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle" height="150" src="https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6176/6154918063_ec49d9482e_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrebenedito/2331052439/" target="_blank" title="Cymbopogon winterianus by Andre Benedito, on Flickr"><img alt="Cymbopogon winterianus" height="150" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3159/2331052439_9110b5acc1_q.jpg" title="" width="150" /></a></div>
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但這些精油的療效有什麼不同、能發揮多大效用,就超出我的興趣範圍,精油是由不同比例的酯、醛、醇、酮、酸、酚、烯等物質組合而成,每種物質都可以被大做文章,說不定人們哪天真有本事跟<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396171/" target="_blank">電影"香水"</a>那樣,變出操控感官的香氣魔術,但在那之前,我個人是寧可信其無不願信其有。當初查了這麼多資料,只是好奇香茅驅蚊的功效,結果卻被市面上混亂的命名搞得頭昏腦脹,"據說",具有驅蟲功能的植物還包括尤加利樹 (eucalyptus)、香柏 (cedarwood)、薰衣草 (lavender)、貓薄荷 (catnip)、茶樹 (tea tree)、廣藿香 (Patchouli)、木薑子 (Litsea)等等,有趣的是,這些香料一方面可以驅趕某些昆蟲,另一方面卻又可能吸引其他不同種類的昆蟲,因此就有聰明的商人,把所有精油混合,當作無敵驅蟲商品來賣,信不信?由你!<br />
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NCBI 網站裡有個<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059459/table/T1/" target="_blank">學術論文表格</a>,詳細記載著每種精油的驅蚊效果與時間,看倌要注意,它羅列出各種不同的蚊子學名與結果,那麼是不是就意味著,我們在使用精油之前,還得先抓幾隻蚊子來辨別牠的品種呢?我想,還是把止癢藥一併帶齊才比較實際。<br />
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相關閱讀:<br />
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<li>檸檬香茅 <a href="http://kent-garden.myweb.hinet.net/lemongrass.htm" target="_blank"></a>@ <a href="https://www.tdais.gov.tw/ws.php?id=1598" target="_blank">台中區農情月刊第43期 - 張隆仁</a> 或 <a href="http://kent-garden.myweb.hinet.net/lemongrass.htm" target="_blank">蒲田花藝精品</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059459/" target="_blank">Plant-based insect repellents: a review of their efficacy, development and testing</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://tropicalgardener.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/distinguishing-between-lemon-grass-citronella/" target="_blank">Distinguishing between Lemon Grass & Citronella</a> @ Gardening with Wilson</li>
<li><a href="http://agriorissa.blogspot.com/2012/10/lemon-grass-cultivation.html" target="_blank">Lemon Grass Cultivation</a> @ AGRIORISSA</li>
<li><a href="http://gardeningdreaminspire.blogspot.com/2009/04/cymbopogon-nardus.html" target="_blank">Cymbopogon nardus</a> @ Gardening Dream Inspire</li>
<li>USDA: <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYCI" target="_blank">C. citratus</a> vs. <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYNA" target="_blank">C. nardus</a> vs. <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYWI6" target="_blank">C. winterianus</a> vs. <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CYFL2" target="_blank">C. flexuosus</a></li>
<li>美國農業部 USDA <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/" target="_blank">植物資料庫</a></li>
<li>中研院 HAST <a href="http://www.hast.biodiv.tw/Announce/projectContentC.aspx" target="_blank">台灣本土植物資料庫</a></li>
<li>台灣大學 <a href="http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/index.php" target="_blank">台灣植物資訊整合查詢系統</a></li>
<li>GBIF <a href="https://www.tbn.org.tw/" target="_blank">台灣生物多樣性資訊入口網</a></li>
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找圖片的過程中,輾轉看到一篇<a href="http://blog.yahoo.com/madamebianca/articles/138569" target="_blank">香港朋友的文章</a>,他的圖片明明就是從 Gardening with Wilson 那裡抓過來,但圖片與紅色根莖的描述,竟然完全是反過來的...<br />
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