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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


重阳坟头 迷离插曲
这是一篇2013年在「过渡」发表的旧博文。这迷离的巧合,启发我对「圣士提反屠杀」做了一些研究,后来写了短篇故事「慰安妇艾莲娜」
谭炳昌
Jul 11, 20222 min read


English under the New World Order
The use of English should be maintained for pragmatic reasons. But 21st century Global English should be properly positioned & realigned
James Tam
Jul 2, 20223 min read


英语 — 新国际秩序的普通话
英语的普及源于「昂杀」帮先英后美的商业与军事霸权。建立另一个国际语却需要一百几十年。每次出现实力转移都重建通用语的话,只会阻碍新秩序的凝合,不切实际。从实事求是的角度出发,英语值得保留,甚至巩固。有人会觉得让英语继续占优势不公平,便宜了「昂杀」帮,但事实刚刚相反。
谭炳昌
Jul 2, 20223 min read


Lest we forget --- what?
Lest we forget?Forget what? Lessons we’ve never learned? Will they start WW-3 in Europe (again!) and let MANY more people die for no reason?
James Tam
Apr 22, 20224 min read


欧洲自残之谜
仅仅一百年前的世界大战,世人已忘记得八八九九。简略回顾一下可能会提醒大家曾经因为一时冲动愚昧而付出过的沉重代价,以史为鉴。否则「三战」的导火线不会比上两战的理性文明,但杀伤力是好几个数量级。结果可能是核弹多的毁灭对方三次,核弹少的毁灭对方一次,三比一打成「平手」,地球落得清静。
谭炳昌
Apr 22, 20224 min read


Out of the Ordinary
Ken finds his old school mates absurdly bizarre, yet ordinary & common at the same time. Is this mass demantia? How may it end?
James Tam
Feb 8, 202230 min read
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