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31 Dec 15:17

Azerbaijan urges Russia to accept blame for plane crash

Joshua Chen

Iham Aliyev: "Thanks to the person who breaks the law using mobile phone broadcasting evidence just before the plane is landing, birds are innocent"

President Iham Aliyev says Moscow initially tried to "cover up" its role in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash.
31 Dec 14:50

An end to the war and lower food prices - what Russians want in 2025

Joshua Chen

SN: "pow is the algorithm to decide property right. while proof-of-war is less efficient than proof-of-work due to innocent capital loss"

People in Moscow speak to BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg about their wishes for the New Year.
31 Dec 08:15

Do not wipe toilet seat with toilet paper: Japanese maker

Joshua Chen

SN: "my butt is going to explode and there is urine on the toilet seat and Toto wants me to refrain from wiping it with toilet paper?"

Social media users have complained that their seats were scratched after being wiped with toilet paper.
31 Dec 06:34

US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets

Joshua Chen

Putin: "I am scammed and learn the lessons:
1. not your keys, not your coins
2. property right is defined and maintained by force, not by me, not by law, not by god"

The move means Russia is being forced to "bear the costs of its illegal war", the US Treasury said.
25 Dec 01:36

兄弟頌歌:耶誕夜奇蹟

by twlai
Joshua Chen

Santa Clauses: "沒有國,才有家"

今晚耶誕夜,藍色電影院提前開播,首先登場介紹的音樂來自法國導演Christian Carion《近距交戰/聖誕快樂(Joyeux Noël)》中,委請作曲家菲利普·洪比(Philippe Rombi)創作的主題曲/歌「Fraternizer’s Hymn/I’m dreaming, of home」,曲名不同,曲調相周,差別在前者詼詞,後者有歌詞。

《近距交戰》時光座標設定在1914年的耶誕節前後時日。

那年的戰場上,德軍、英軍(蘇格蘭軍人)和法軍在同一個陣地上對峙作戰,互有勝負,同一個戰壕有時是德軍的,有時是法軍的,就看誰的戰力比較強……戰死的軍士屍體則是僵臥在戰壕間的三不管地帶…。

這是一部反戰電影,重點在於:
生活在同一塊土地上,
仰望同一片藍天,
吹拂同一陣涼風,
曬在額頭和肌膚上的溫熱,來自同一個太陽,

我們信仰同一個神,
過同樣的節慶,
唱相同曲調的歌曲,
為什麼我們會殺紅了眼?
為什麼會把鄰人當成仇讎?
為什麼一定要殲滅對方呢?

在那個寂靜的夜晚,手握刀槍的戰士毫無殺伐之念,大家都知道耶誕節到了,大家都想著以前過耶誕的甜美幸福,如今夜色茫茫,星月無光,誰也不知道有沒有明天,戰壕那頭傳來風笛加聖樂,這頭就由歌劇紅伶來替大家唱「平安夜」吧!「平安夜」?英軍會唱,法軍也會,德軍更會,一首應景的歌曲,就這樣從戰壕的東側飄飄然傳送到了西邊,到了南邊……藝術化解了敵對的鴻溝,音樂讓三方長官開始面對面談判,達成了耶誕夜停火的君子協定,一切都因為神子在那天誕生。

耶誕節是奇蹟日,信仰同一個神的敵對種族,在共同歡慶的節日當天,放下槍炮,舉起酒杯,唱起語言或許不同,曲調卻是完全一樣的聖歌,兄弟反目,信徒交惡,人生的可笑與荒謬,誰不歎息。

「Fraternizer’s Hymn/I’m dreaming, of home」的歌詞如下

I hear the mountain birds, 我聽見山間鳥鳴
The sound of rivers singing.還有河水唱頌
A song i’ve often heard, 經常聽見的歌
It flows through me now, 如今流瀉過我心田
So clear and so loud, 如此清亮
I stand where I am, 如今站在此處
And forever i’m dreaming of home. 一直思念老家
I feel so alone. 感覺如此孤單
I’m dreaming, of home. 我好想好想家
It’s carried in the air, 清晨微風
The breeze of early morning,飄盪思緒
I see the land so fair, 大地如此幽美
My heart opens wide, 我敞開胸懷
There’s sadness inside, 內心卻憂愁難抑
I stand where I am, 如今站在此處
And forever, i’m dreaming of home, 持續思念老家
I feel so alone, 感覺如此孤單
I’m dreaming, of home. 我好想好想家
I see no foreign sky, 一樣的天空
I see no foreign light, 一樣的陽光
But far away am I, 我卻離家如此遙遠
From some peaceful land, 我來自那塊平和大地
I’m longing to stand, 好期待能手牽手
A hand in my hand, 一起站起身來
And forever i’m dreaming of home. 一直思念老家
I feel so alone. 感覺如此孤單
I’m dreaming, of home. 我好想好想家

菲利普·洪比Philippe Rombi 1968年四月三日出生在法國pau。曾經在馬賽國立音樂學院攻讀琴與指揮,自稱是在聽過John Williams的星際大戰和第三類接觸的音樂創作後,迷上電影配樂,投身電影音樂產業。後來成為名導演歐容(François Ozon)最信賴的音樂夥伴,一路從1999年《挑逗性謀殺(Criminal Lovers)》開始,合作過的《池畔謀殺案(Swimming Pool)》、《愛情賞味期(5×2)》、《雙面法蘭茲(Frantz)》、《雙面情人(L’Amant double)》到2023年的 《罪美人(The Crime Is Mine)》都交出膾炙人口的樂章。

06 Dec 08:13

經濟部祭出小屋頂光電獎勵每瓩3000元 環團:政策最大阻礙仍是社會溝通

by 環境資訊中心記者 李蘇竣報導
Joshua Chen

watt 定義是每秒焦耳,是功率單位,再乘上時間才是能量單位。'度'是 1000 watt * 3600 秒,也寫成 kwh

經濟部今(5)日推出家戶屋頂光電獎勵計畫,屋頂面積在1000平方公尺以下的建物建置太陽光電,每瓩可享3000元獎勵。目前也在研擬草案,要求1000平方公尺以上新建物強制裝設光電。環保團體認為,屋頂光電最大的阻礙是社會溝通成本,政府應該將資源投注在社區的說明與宣導。


屋頂型太陽光電。資料照。攝影:李蘇竣

屋頂光電1000平方公尺以下每瓩獎勵3000元 每案最高30萬

行政院院會今(5)日通過經濟部提出的「家戶屋頂設置太陽光電加速計畫」,針對屋頂面積1000平方公尺以下之私有建築物,若設置太陽光電,每kW(瓩)獎勵3000元,每案最高30萬元,加上各地方政府既有的獎勵,提升設置誘因。

經濟部能源署長游振偉表示,計畫是由經濟部撥款給地方政府執行,也設計簡化民眾申請流程。計畫期間四年,預計投入40.8億元預算,可推廣12萬小屋頂家戶設置光電,帶動新增1200MW容量。

游振偉說明,統計既有1000平方公尺以下建物,僅10%設置屋頂光電,還有很多空間可以推動。主因在於小屋頂的設置成本相對較高,每瓩成本落在6萬上下,希望透過獎勵加速建置光電。

經濟部統計,截至2024年太陽光電累積設置達13.82GW,其中屋頂型達8.76GW。光電目標是2026年裝置容量20GW,2030年累計31GW。


經濟部能源署長游振偉於行政院會後記者會說明獎勵計畫。圖片來源:行政院提供

屋頂光電子法年底出爐 新建物裝光電門檻擬設1000平方公尺

《再生能源發展條例》修法後,要求「一定面積」以上的新增建物必須設置太陽光電,但面積門檻爭執不休。而根據經濟部與內政部預計年底前預告的子法草案,義務門檻為1000平方公尺,1000平方公尺以上新建物需強制裝設光電。

強制門檻是否仍有調整空間?是否會與獎勵計畫重疊?游振偉受訪說明,子法只針對新建物,「(門檻)會不會重疊不曉得。」就算未來門檻下修至1000平方公尺以下,如果符合強制義務的新建物,「再給他(義務者)獎勵不公平」。

行政院院長卓榮泰今日也特別指示經濟部、內政部,與地方政府必須持續溝通屋頂光電推動措施,針對子法或是作業實施要點部分,也要進一步討論具體的規定,送交院會核定。

溝通才是最大阻礙 環團:獎勵治標不治本

地球公民基金會議題部專員鄭泰鈞指出,目前影響民眾裝設光電意願的不是財務成本,而是在社區、大樓要跟鄰居溝通的成本,偏偏六都又以社區大樓為主,多數民眾存在認知落差的情況下,「不是有錢就可以蓋。」經濟部應該把資源用在籌組輔導團隊,去村里層級宣導說明,讓大眾認識光電。

鄭泰鈞指出,現行多數地方政府已有6000到1萬元的補助計畫,中央再加3000元,作用有限。況且,越小的案場成本越高,真的需要補助的是300平方公尺以下的小型案場,如果把補助預算收攏起來,可能補助更多。針對屋頂光電子法草案,還是希望下修門檻,擴大屋頂光電的可能性。

04 Dec 04:41

Georgia’s moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past

Joshua Chen

Arrow: "Georgian shall bid the ownership of 'deciding the path' if one cannot choose his/her preferred path personally. Say, cloud funding for Europa path vs cloud funding for Russia path, total population 100 and one funding from 40 persons wins the auction at 20000 dollars and one funding from 60 persons loses the auction at 19000 dollars and assuming Gorgia is owned by all Georgians with equal share, then that 20000 dollar is to distribute 200 dollars for each Georgian, effectively persons of winning side buy the decision ownership from persons of the other side by paying 12000 dollars, not like democracy majority voting or dictatorship where the losing side gets nothing and is angry about the path"

Georgian: "but the government can create money"

SN: "therefore sound money shall be separate from states and be collected by hard work rather than by money game"

The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU.
04 Dec 03:57

莊嘉穎/一位社會行動者和獨立記者眼中的新加坡

Joshua Chen

除非是效率增加,經濟成長一定是 zerosum game,不要被認定是零和也很簡單,只要不承認某些東西有 "人的權利" 即可;以前有黑人,現在有 Gaia,以後還有 AI 機器人

《我所認識的新加坡》透過作者的個人經驗與觀察,將新加坡不同的面貌介紹給讀者。她的書寫,讓人重新認識新加坡,也讓讀者更瞭解新加坡成功背後的成本。希望認識威權控制手法的讀者,也可以從書中得到不少回饋和反思。
04 Dec 03:55

Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud

Joshua Chen

Truong My Lan (not Princess Leia): "this is my most desperate hours, help me, money printing machine, you are my only hope"

She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
03 Dec 23:02

Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list

by Connor Jones
Joshua Chen

USA: "give me that guy and I give you 10M USD"
Russia: "no, this guy has many private keys holding the crypto and we prefer milking him by ourselves for the coming years"

The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin

An alleged former affiliate of the LockBit and Babuk ransomware operations, who also just happens to be one of the most wanted cybercriminals in the US, is now reportedly in handcuffs.…

03 Dec 19:59

Why did South Korea's president declare martial law - and what now?

Joshua Chen

BBC: the opposition proposed slashing budgets for his government - and budget bills cannot be vetoed " and all governments go rogue mode when running out of money"

Yoon Suk Yeol's move was spurred not by external threats but by his own desperate political troubles.
02 Dec 20:57

Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military post

Joshua Chen

average Joe: "now we realize USA was talking shit?"

Lebanon's Health Ministry says nine people were killed in strikes on two southern villages.
02 Dec 07:13

Chinese companies apologise for 'shrunken' sanitary pads

Joshua Chen

china pads makers: "not our fault, inflation everywhere"

Chinese women have taken it upon themselves to prove that the length of sanitary pads often fall short of what is advertised.
02 Dec 07:12

中國協造「監控國度」,被禁臉書、鎖VPN、蒐個資的緬人反抗之路

Joshua Chen

torproject: average Joe can get a bridge in censored countries like China or Myanmar. 1, Telegram by GetBridgesBot. 2, email to bridges@torproject.org by gmail

5月底開始,緬甸軍政府的網路監控能力大躍進,推出VPN禁令、嚴加管控民眾「翻牆」到管控外的網路世界。而在6月,維權團體Justice For Myanmar一份詳細調查報告揭露,中國科技公司正在輸出各種監控技術,協助軍政府打造「緬版」的監控國度⋯⋯
02 Dec 07:08

Biden gives son Hunter 'unconditional' pardon

Joshua Chen

Biden: "you see, although i am still the president now, Trudeau and Sheinbaum and Putin and Xi and...etc don't bother to talk to me so i guess pardoning my son is the only thing i can do"

Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.
02 Dec 07:03

Trump threatens 100% tariff on Brics nations if they try to replace dollar

Joshua Chen

BRICS: "ok. we create a BRICS currency pegged with a crypto that USA claims to be part of its reserve so that USA will shoot itself in its foot"

The president-elect warned the group of nine nations against moving away from the dollar.
01 Dec 18:33

Thousands visit site of Hassan Nasrallah's assassination

Joshua Chen

Ender's Game (2013): the way we win matters " therefore Israel must be stupid and short-sighted to think it won"

At the site of a crater left by the Israeli air strike that killed him, Nasrallah's supporters wept and chanted his name.
28 Nov 19:24

Zimbabwe parliament hit by power cut during budget speech

Joshua Chen

BBC: "parliament loses power due to loss of energy power"

Zimbabwe has faced daily 12-hour power cuts due to a drought affecting power supply at the Kariba Dam.
26 Nov 18:28

Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people

Joshua Chen

ICC: "shoot Erdoğan the arrest warrant"

The attacks have added to a humanitarian crisis in a region reeling from civil war and extreme drought.
23 Nov 21:08

Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?

Joshua Chen

prep: "thanks for all the solar devices provided by china, i am a minority of population with electricity power in the blackout of multiple days"
Xi: "make china great again"

How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
23 Nov 19:41

【投書】女性、跨女、安全的公共空間──「免術換證」烽火下的艱難思辨

Joshua Chen

老爺爺: "自從阿桐伯膀胱丸下市之後因為尿不准我都是用馬桶上小號的,在外可能的話也會用女廁。廁所其實也應該只有兩種,一種全都是尿斗,一種全都是馬桶,這樣人們就可以比較有效率的解決大小號問題,不會有男生廁所裡面的馬桶沒人用或者女生廁所外面大排長龍 的浪費也不會一團髒。人們為了節省排隊大小號時間和避免一團髒,不需要怪怪的性別教條 (傳統教條背後其實也是過去某些物理原因,不是什麼神諭),自動會去該去的廁所。至於偷拍的問題,只要有市場是禁不了的,犯罪集團大可以以一個高價唆使一個女生去馬桶安裝偷拍,所以要嘛人們願意花錢到處蓋廁所廁所多到每次上廁所都不會有其他人而且要裝偷拍也不符成本,要嘛就是讓政府監視所有人上廁所讓任何人上廁所都不敢造次,要嘛就是接受這個市場現狀,頂多個人帶個鴕鳥面具上廁所不怕偷拍,不過現在 AI 發達這是搞啥我就莫宰羊了因為每個人都可以否認影片的真實性"

近來有關男跨女「免術換證」,引起許多順性別女性的憂慮及反對。這些情緒其來有自,但有些誤解及偏見,卻逐漸築起順女及跨女之間的對峙。台灣同志諮詢熱線協會創會理事長喀飛,期待藉事實與同理,提供解讀這場爭議的脈絡。
20 Nov 21:16

Republican lawmaker moves to bar trans colleague from women's bathrooms

Joshua Chen

Sarah McBride: "i cut out my dick and establish an artificial vagina to prove my commitment to be a female and you still think i am a sexual threat and joking to be a female?"

The measure is introduced just weeks after Sarah McBride became the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker elected to the House.
16 Nov 07:11

最難的就是錢! 「近年最難的氣候大會」COP29亞塞拜然開幕

by 陳文姿
Joshua Chen

不一定要 top-down 或是大國當領頭羊,只要有利可圖,即使小眾小國匹夫匹婦都會 bottom-up 衝進來開發手邊的能源做能源轉型,例如薩爾瓦多努力開發地熱

今年聯合國氣候大會(COP29)11日在東歐和西亞交界的亞塞拜然開幕,距離川普(Donald Trump)當選美國總統不到一週。川普視氣候危機為騙局、揚言退出氣候大會,再加上多國元首自顧不暇,紛紛缺席。有談判員稱,這將是近年最困難的氣候大會。 本屆會議有「金融氣候大會」(Finance COP)之稱,目標是解決氣候資金不足,協助窮國減少全球暖化。今年高溫再創紀錄,如何促使國際加強減碳承諾,這些都是大會最困難的挑戰。 全球政經動盪 氣候資金難湊齊
16 Nov 02:41

The Future of Orion

Joshua Chen

Odyssey: "now we shall have a new Greek myth about Godzilla and Scorpio instead"

Dinosaur Cosmics
13 Nov 16:00

Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction

by Victoria Bekiempis
Joshua Chen

Xi: "Mao is right, power comes from the gun, and judicial independence is fake."
Trump: "Yes, but here guns are in the hands of ordinary people and they love me therefore the judge is frightened, unlike you china judge is just a lackey of the government and has no fear of anything"

Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 felony counts

The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush-money case has postponed deciding on whether to throw out the president-elect’s conviction on presidential immunity grounds.

Judge Juan Merchan’s office told Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors that he would delay the ruling until 19 November after defense and prosecutors submitted letters asking for a postponement. Merchan’s decision was not made public until Tuesday – the day he was set to issue his ruling on the immunity issue.

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09 Nov 01:45

US shares and Bitcoin hit record high on Trump win

Joshua Chen

bloomberg 說如果 Harris 當總統國債除以 GDP 會增加到 109%,如果 Trump 當總統國債除以 GDP 會更糟一點,增加到 116%,所以其實不管誰當選慶祝 USD per coin 的 all-time-high 都是 misleading 而且怪怪的。這陣子 all-time-high 的只有 mining efficiency (衝過 0.07 tera hash per joule) 和 difficulty (衝過 100 tera = 1E+14),energy per coin 並沒有。就算要用那個已經扭曲沒包含房價的 CPI 指數去看 USD per coin,preCovid-USD per coin 的 all-time-high 也還沒到

The result could have a far-reaching implications for tax and trade policy, as well as economies around the world.
09 Nov 01:42

男歡女愛:浮生一世情

by twlai
Joshua Chen

da-li-li cha-ba-da-ba-da cha-ba-da-ba-da

在溫暖的冬日下午,走進士林李科永紀念圖書館,四周都是玻璃窗,陽光明豔,一眼就瞧見了安諾·艾美(Anouk Aimée),我心中的女神,她也是費里尼和李路許的女神。

今年六月來不及和她揮手說再見,如今,她在士林等我,我當然要帶她回家,再多看她幾眼。

拍攝《浮生年華(Les plus belles années d’une vie)》時,安諾·艾美(Anouk Aimée)已經87歲,尚·路易·特罕狄釀(Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant則是89歲,沒有人料到她們能再合作,而且是1966年經典電影《男歡女愛(Un homme et une femme)》的最終續集。

關鍵推手是當時也已經82高齡的名導演柯勞德.李路許(Claude Lelouch)。

片名意思指的是「人生最美好的時光」,多數人會回頭探問,那是留戀;然而李璐許透過歌詞卻在說最美好的時光是還沒有來的時光,是我們當下相聚的時光。是現在式,是未來式,並非過去式。

真是如此嗎?

電影中的特罕狄釀在安養院裡一直難忘昨日愛人安諾.艾美,見了面,卻已認不出眼前人正是舊愛,他的名言是:「我對她的記憶宛如昨天,但是我的昨天卻是一片茫然。」

《浮生年華》是獻給資深影迷的情詩,資深才會記得《男歡女愛》,才會懷念特罕狄釀與安諾.艾美,聽見法蘭西斯.賴(Francis Lai)所寫的「Un homme et une femme」旋律,聽見獨特的cha-ba-da-ba-da的人聲吟唱,才會想起美好昨天,才會珍惜導演讓我們重溫男女主角在1966年的俊美模樣,那是他們最美好的時光,也是影迷最難忘的時光。

《浮生年華》是一封懺情書,解釋男女主角在《男歡女愛》中明明如此相愛,何以沒有結成連理?答案是男人花心,不忘追求其他女人。

然而,《浮生年華》也是一封癡情書,因為塵埃落盡,男主角藏在懷中的照片依舊是當年合影照片,心中口中念念不忘的總是她。

垂暮之年得知老情人還是對你舊情難忘,而且是對著妳訴說一直活在記憶中的那位女子,記得所有的好,懺悔所有的錯,還有什麼情仇是不能放下的呢?

不想放手的是李路許。

一手打造的傳奇與神話,魂牽夢縈,永難棄離。就像電影中的老先生,認不出眼前的老情人,卻不忘告訴她:「她也是習慣這樣撩動頭髮。」這是多窩心的綿綿情話?

一如老先生說:「妳的聲音讓我想起以前深愛過的女人。」看不清今天,念念不忘的是昨天,明明是同一個人,妳是感嘆歲月無情?還是珍惜曾經擁有?

紅塵碧海,幾許恩愛苗,多少癡情種。他不想參透鏡花水月,離合悲歡都是他輾轉反側不想須臾分離的創作素材,一生癡,一生迷,不想從相思夢裡醒來。

很多導演一輩子都在拍同一部電影,李路許就是典型範本。一輩子都糾纏在男女情愛故事上,他忘不了改變一生的《男歡女愛》,該片不但獲得坎城金棕櫚獎,也贏得了奧斯卡最佳外語片和編劇兩座金像獎,成為愛情電影的經典。所以20年後拍了續集,53年後又拍了「新」續集,而且是搶在男女主角的最後黃昏時光,補足所有的相思和遺憾。

即使導演和演員都老了,但是《浮生年華》依舊執迷在音樂混搭流動影像的浪漫美學,樂音像風,影像像詩,再疊印青春正美的特罕狄釀與安諾.艾美人像,你會同意,能夠癡情一輩子,最是幸福。太上忘情,其下不及,情之所鍾,正在我輩。忘不了的就好好再唱他一曲,《浮生年華》就是深情款款的天鵝之歌。

電影倒數第二句對白:「幸運的話,我們可以看見美麗的夕陽。」攝影機貼著地面,隨著雪鐵龍老車緩緩前行,熟悉的旋律再度揚起……

然後,晚霞出現綠光。「綠光!趕快許願!」李路許第49部電影的字幕浮現。

許願吧!幸福的老情人,幸福的老影迷。We are all blessed.

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