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“‘Pen’ Notes” During My Retreat in 2008

Life & Notes2008.07.20
“‘Pen’ Notes” During My Retreat in 2008
This “Notes” was written from the beginning, when I announced on February 22, 2008 that I was going into seclusion and locking up the blog, all the way to early July, and it was recorded in a notebook I carried with me. It really was because I had shut down the blog as a channel for pouring things out that I had no choice but to switch to another form. Writing by hand feels obviously different from typing, and the articles you produce that way feel different too. The train of thought and the structure both seem more obstructed and less fluent. But being able to jot down, in an…
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2008年7月20日
A Brief Note on “Wandering in the Clouds” (1)

Life & Notes2008.07.16
A Brief Note on “Wandering in the Clouds” (1)
From July 8 to 15 I went to Yunnan with my parents for a trip—“cloud roaming,” for short. Of course, this sort of traveling can’t compare with the real “cloud roaming” I yearn for. I’m using this title for the post just to indulge my own yy~ We went with a Spring and Autumn Travel Agency group. Spring and Autumn is one of Shanghai’s old-established travel agencies; back when my parents went on their honeymoon by travel package, it was also Spring and Autumn, so it was certainly more正规 and reliable than those small, fly-by-night agencies. Still, no matter what travel agency it is, it can’t be compared with independent…
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2008年7月16日
[Repost] Ya Li’s Remarks on Fan Meizhong

Life & Notes2008.07.06
[Repost] Ya Li’s Remarks on Fan Meizhong
鸭梨’s writing always feels pleasing to the eye~ Public opinion on the Fan Meizhong affair had two peaks. The first naturally came right after the incident; as far as I could tell, One When the incident first broke, I was also very confused: should this matter, and this person, simply be written off with one blow? I do not like Fan’s articles, especially that famous declaration, which began with his saying that he “pursues freedom and justice” and ended with his becoming a target of public reproach for not saving his mother, as well as the deep loathing he displayed in earlier writings toward his own country…
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2008年7月6日
“United in Hatred Against the Enemy” and “Hating Evil as Though It Were an Enemy”: I Can’t Do That.

Life & Notes2008.07.04
“United in Hatred Against the Enemy” and “Hating Evil as Though It Were an Enemy”: I Can’t Do That.
Friends who have long followed Suixuan will probably already have noticed that Unic, who used to be a regular here and once declared how much she agreed with my views and how much she supported my blog, suddenly became so agitated after I came back from my period of seclusion that she eventually left Suixuan. Some people may wonder: what on earth happened? In fact I was quite astonished myself; I really had underestimated a girl’s emotional reactions. But there was nothing to be done about it. Gentleness and deference may put others at ease, but they cannot help them reach a decision. And since she was facing the college…
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2008年7月4日
Civilization IV (Beyond the Sword) Tech Tree

Life & Notes2008.06.02
Civilization IV (Beyond the Sword) Tech Tree
Technology Name Era Prerequisite Technology Leads To Agriculture Ancient – Pottery Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry Ancient Hunting Or Agriculture Writing Horseback Riding Archery Ancient Hunting – Bronze Working Ancient Mining Iron Working Metal Casting Fishing Ancient – Pottery Sailing Hunting Ancient – Archery Animal Husbandry Masonry Ancient Mining Or Mysticism Monotheism Architecture Meditation Ancient Mysticism Priesthood Philosophy Mining Ancient – Masonry Bronze Working Monotheism Ancient Masonry And Polytheism Monarchy Theology Mysticism Ancient – Meditation Polytheism Masonry Polytheism Ancient Mysticism Priesthood Monotheism Literature Pottery Ancient The Wheel And (Agriculture Or Fishing) Writing Metal Casting Priesthood Ancient Meditation Or Polytheism Monarchy Code of Laws Writing Sailing Ancient Fishing Calendar Compass The Wheel…
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2008年6月2日
This Issue’s Music: Civilization IV Theme Song “Baba Yetu”

Life & Notes2008.06.01
This Issue’s Music: Civilization IV Theme Song “Baba Yetu”
Let’s have a little game for Children’s Day~ Although I already picked a track from Civilization for a previous music post, I’ll choose one again. I originally wanted to choose the theme song of the latest expansion, Beyond the Sword, but I couldn’t find a link online, so I had to dig out the famous “Papa Boar” song instead~ Civilization IV is already close to perfect; the Warlords expansion, while adding some bricks and mortar, doesn’t change all that much, but Beyond the Sword has added some genuinely new elements. As its name suggests, Beyond the Sword focuses on elements beyond warfare, though this has long been a tradition of…
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2008年6月1日
Choosing Peking University, Taking on Freedom

Enlightenment & the Spirit of Freedom2008.05.22
Choosing Peking University, Taking on Freedom
The original writing plan for “Yanyuan—The Four Schools” had stalled for a long time because I shut myself away and hid from the blog. Now that graduation is practically upon me, it’s time to restart this task. Just then the student union was organizing a “My Yanyuan Memories — A Commencement Essay Collection for Peking University’s Class of 2008 Excellent Graduates,” asking each department to nominate writers. Although I do not like taking part in essay contests, especially those initiated by official bodies, I was going to write something anyway. So I might as well take part. There was also a call for submissions from 《Communist Youth Garden》, and perhaps…
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2008年5月22日
Some of the Text I Posted on KKBBS During My Seclusion

Life & Notes2008.05.14
Some of the Text I Posted on KKBBS During My Seclusion
I'll just paste the links directly. Among them, I think the discussion about the Chen Jiaying lecture at the very end is still worth a look; the others are just recorded here for the record~ Peking opera education should not be forcefully piloted and promoted in primary and secondary schools What resources can a “fourth concubine” get? More on the question of opening up the forum ZZ argues that the United States is not suited to implementing democracy Three suggestions for the moderators KeKe Forum Lecture 49: The Transformation of Science and the Reconstruction of Society (February 29) Peking University Forum on the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,…
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2008年5月14日
Comeback Preview~

Life & Notes2008.05.03
Comeback Preview~
Locking the blog was pretty pointless; it didn’t help change my way of life as I had expected. Rather, it has made my life even less regular, and there’s even the danger that it will sap my vitality. By the way, my mood lately has been very complicated, with all kinds of emotions mixed together, but on the whole I’m a bit exhilarated, with a strong urge to write; writing with a pen is no longer enough to vent it all~ And then, hey, even Wu Laoshi has started blogging too, wahahaha~~ wahahahahaha~~ So I’m planning to come back earlier than expected, though it will probably be about a month…
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2008年5月3日
Why Suixuan Is Not Afraid of Plagiarism

Life & Notes2008.02.22
Why Suixuan Is Not Afraid of Plagiarism
Not long after Suixuan first started running, a friend reminded me to be a little careful: academic articles posted there would always inevitably face the risk of plagiarism and theft. More recently, an older fellow student also suggested that I might as well submit more pieces to newspapers, which would both earn a bit of author’s fee and, to some extent, protect copyright. But for me, whether writing for newspapers or submitting papers to magazines, first, it is not commensurate with my present qualifications and level; second, it more or less sacrifices freedom; third, it is unnecessary, because I am neither short of money nor afraid of plagiarism and theft….
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2008年2月22日