A Simple Flowchart of Life
Had Descartes not thought at all, he'd still have been, just less aware. The 'meaning of life' is summed up in a flowchart with 60 words
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谭炳昌
- Jan 25
- 1 min
人生作业流程图
笛卡尔凭一句「我思故我在」成名，然而他不思不考的话，也大概率会曾经存在，只不过与大部分人相似，浑噩过活，茫茫然不知所以过一生而已。思考可能并非存在大前题，但绝对是认识人生的起点，究竟真谛的途径，也可能是人类与野兽的基本分野。
我用几十个字编造了一个流程图。。。
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谭炳昌
- Dec 29, 2023
- 3 min
聪明人的五毒
能够明白聪明「怎」被聪明所误而自我解脱的话，聪明人的一生大概率比傻瓜活得自在。脑袋发达的人容易过于自信好胜，自觉有执着的「理由」，放下等于失败心有不甘，无意中强化了习气，招致五毒攻心。聪明人头壳内的那块肉特别发达，与天生壮健的人肌肉分外粗壮是同一现象，只不过部位不同。
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James Tam
- Dec 29, 2023
- 3 min
The Curse of Intelligence
clever people are better equipped to learn, absorb, and utilise information. How then could anyone be too clever for his own good?
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谭炳昌
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
留在框内反思
何谓创新呢？被市场追捧了几十年的「创意」，最后除了五花八门的武器和满街满巷的刷屏行尸外，为人类的幸福贡献过些什么呢？可能是时候稍停片刻，摆脱市场枷锁，在我们永远无法跳出的大框框内静静反思一下了
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James Tam
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
Thinking Inside The Box
What is innovation? Why is it so blindly promoted? And what has it contributed to humanity after decades of desperate promotion?
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谭炳昌
- Dec 11, 2023
- 2 min
有关核废水的谬误
假如福岛核废水排海可接受的话，切尔诺贝利经过几十年的「化解」，大概可以开发成旅游区了。再者，就算从最偏颇的角度审视，也不可能否定福岛核废水的害处远远高于一般的生活和工业废水；既然福岛可以排海，那么全球数以万计的污水处理设施是否都可以关闭，直接「深海处理」了事？
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James Tam
- Dec 11, 2023
- 2 min
The Fukushima Nuclear Fallacies
If Fukushima can discharge into the sea, thousands of sewage plants worldwide could be closed down, replaced by a long pipe out to sea?
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James Tam
- Nov 5, 2023
- 3 min
Rise and Fall of the Western "Free Press"
Many believe freedom of the press is absolute & inviolable even though it has never existed. That is changing rapidly, unpredictably
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谭炳昌
- Nov 5, 2023
- 4 min
西方「自由传媒」的兴衰
理论上，绝对新闻自由有其利弊，但如何界定假新闻和恶意谣言等技术问题永远不会有公认答案。然而这从未实现过的「自由」理念于过去几十年一直被大力吹嘘，成了部分人的信仰。普及科技彻底改变了通讯环境，自由传媒这维持了短短几十神话正面对严峻挑战。。。
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Oct 19, 2023
- 2 min
Uncivilised Cultural Clash 不文明的文化差异
中华文明与海盗文化有很多不同之处The difference between Chinese & American culture is that Chinese know we’re greedy, selfish, arrogant & vain Homo sapiens
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James Tam
- Jun 4, 2023
- 3 min
冥想「活在当下」
「活在当下」乍听理所当然，但细想之下会发现不少值得思考的问题。经过几番思量，我觉得「活在当下」的确是大道理，但实行起来并不简单，除了需要高度集中之外，也要懂得抽离放下和接受现实。我的一个小小经历，意外证明了停止抗拒不受欢迎的现实可以将其改变，从新定义，乃至消除。
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James Tam
- Jun 4, 2023
- 3 min
Living in the (unwanted) moment
To live in the moment made perfect sense before I gave it further thought. When I did, it became more complicated than intuition had suggest
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James Tam
- Mar 26, 2023
- 2 min
活冤魂
十年前在 “过渡博客” 写过关于美国在伊拉克扔贫铀弹的暴行，令人发指，想不到今天英国又再奉命搬出这绝子绝孙的武器来制造新闻，有点儿难以置信！
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James Tam
- Mar 26, 2023
- 2 min
Living Ghosts
I wrote about the war crime of dropping depleted uranium boms on Iraq 10 yrs ago. Unbelievably, UK is repeating the same crime in Ukraine
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Mar 7, 2023
- 2 min
坟头特辑 Graveyard Special
这是智利和阿根廷几个著名坟场的摄影特辑 A photo album of famed cemeteries in Chile and Argentina, including Cementerio de la Recoleta
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谭炳昌
- Nov 18, 2022
- 8 min
如何把握机会
最近与一班中学生分享了我对「富不过三代」的理解，认为「寻找自我」属反逻辑浪漫主义的原因，和 一些有关捕捉契机的经验
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James Tam
- Nov 18, 2022
- 8 min
Opportunity
I explained to secondary students why wealth don’t last three generations, why self discovery is dangerous, & how to capture opportunities.
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谭炳昌
- Jul 28, 2022
- 4 min
百年不遇大棋局与防疫
今天的「百年不遇大变局」与我们有极大切身关系，是历史的因果循环，世界格局的新陈代谢，牵涉到军事、金融、领土、主权、文宣、地缘政治、财富分配、国际秩序的全方位博弈；是世界大战，亦是史诗级的全球革命，将之比喻为「大棋局」略嫌轻率，却甚为恰当。然而很少人留意到「防疫」也是盘上一子。
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James Tam
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
A Spooky Coincidence During Chong Yang
This is a post from 2013, transplanted from my old blog with minor editing. The uncanny coincidence inspired the story Comfort Woman Eleanor
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