where everything happens unconsciously.
Fred Jame
A thinker, reader, writer, blogger, translator, scuba diver, motorcyclist, book collector, non-smoker but a pipe/cigar aficionado living in Taipei, Taiwan.
Blogging in Chinese and English, plus a Smörgåsbord.
傅瑞德
想者、讀者、作者、部落客、譯者、潛水人、機車旅行者、愛書人、住台北士林區；不抽煙，但抽雪茄和煙斗。
Laws of Simplicity
Just finished reading a book called "The Laws of Simplicity" in 30 minutes while waiting for my Japanese conversation class. This is a, well, simple book like something I'd write, but it excels in what many people failed to do: not being afraid of admitting that something is really simple indeed, in contrast to some people who'd just make things more complicated to let readers believe they're great.
And there's one more thing I should learn: converge things I've said and make them concepts, instead of just developing them and try to explain more. Simple book, good thoughts. :)
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White wine I drank recently
Called "Cordier Prestige", the white wine is semi-sweet with fruity aroma. Not as watery as some others I've tasted; maybe because it's from 2005.
via tweetie
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My dog Oreo
This is the Flickr album of my Golden Retriever called "Oreo", and this post is a test to Posterous's new Flickr album embed function. This should be fun, enjoy.
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Parents
I had dinner at my parents' place tonight. Since I just set up a
domain and mail server at Google Apps, I asked my dad if he wants a
new mail account.
having a new one?" He responded with a giggle. Having a father, at 72, who uses a PowerBook fluently, collects email
accounts with a clear head and has fairly good health, what's better
than this for me being the only son? And my mom, only started to learn Chinese painting in her early
sixties, won a gold medal in a contest a few years ago and is going to
have a personal artwork exhibition next year. She might have some
quarrels with my dad, but they still live happily together and support
each other day in, day out. That will be the same for many, many years
to come.
My mother's Chinese painting work.
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Spending a Sunday afternoon
Life is tough but the day is sunny, work is exhausting but the dog is sleepy. Spending a brain-emptying Sunday afternoon with Oreo the dog and my folks.
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“Men’s Curry”
This is a box of Japanese curry blocks I encountered in a nearby supermarket. Dubbed "Men's Curry" on the box, the taste was curious to me. Is it curiously strong or spicy? Will I smell like curry for a whole week, or look so cool like the red dude on the box if I taste it?
Well, since I prefer beef-flavored curry over chickened one, I didn't buy this after all. But I happen to find myself look like the cool Indian (?) guy. Here's the proof:
This is my photo after some crude photoshopping. Take it with a grain of salt. :)
Update: A friend told me that there is a chocolate cookie snack called "Men's Pocky" in Japan. I searched for it and found that it does exist. However the name is kind of embarrassing..., since "Pocky" sound like "Bocky", the Japanese slang meaning "erection". :P
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How to Tether on an iPhone 3G or 3GS running OS 3.1.2
When the iPhone OS 3.1 update rolled through town, it brought with it a handful of new features – but it also killed off one, not-so-official feature: unauthorized data tethering on AT&T.
Early this morning, the endlessly ingenious iPhone hacking community released Blacksn0w, a carrier unlock for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Even if you have no need to plug in a different SIM card than what was originally intended, however, Blacksn0w still has its perks. Namely, it brings the aforementioned unauthorized data tethering right on back.
via mobilecrunch.com
I've successfully Blackra1n'ed my iPhone 3Gs but it became somewhat unstable and finally forced itself into the recovery mode. For now I returned it to the factory setting and restored the data. Maybe I'd give it another try later.
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