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特朗普与马斯克一点也不疯
我非常肯定特朗普和马斯克都不是傻瓜。单看表面而认定他们有病的话会中计,忽略了他们的大局铺排和真正目的,错误看待这百年不遇大变局,不幸的话甚至会招来不必要的损失,因为无论他们成功或失败都会对美国带来巨大改变,影响全球。
James Tam
Feb 15, 20254 min read


Trump and Musk aren't crazy
To regard Trump mad & irrational would miss his intents & misguide preparation req'd to deal w the conseqences if he succeeds or fails
James Tam
Feb 15, 20254 min read


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
James Tam
Jan 25, 20241 min read


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。。。
谭炳昌
Jan 25, 20241 min read


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。
谭炳昌
Dec 29, 20233 min read


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?
James Tam
Dec 29, 20233 min read


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
谭炳昌
Dec 15, 20232 min read


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?
James Tam
Dec 15, 20232 min read


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?
谭炳昌
Dec 11, 20232 min read


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?
James Tam
Dec 11, 20232 min read


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
James Tam
Nov 5, 20233 min read


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。。。
谭炳昌
Nov 5, 20234 min read


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
James Tam 谭炳昌
Oct 19, 20232 min read


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!
James Tam
Mar 26, 20232 min read


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
James Tam
Mar 26, 20232 min read


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
James Tam 谭炳昌
Mar 7, 20232 min read


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
谭炳昌
Nov 18, 20228 min read


Opportunity
I explained to secondary students why wealth don’t last three generations, why self discovery is dangerous, & how to capture opportunities.
James Tam
Nov 18, 20228 min read


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。
谭炳昌
Jul 28, 20224 min read


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
James Tam
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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