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Things This Semester

Life & Notes2008.02.21
Things This Semester
The graduating thesis is really a minor matter; after all, writing papers has already merged into daily life. The key point is that, for various reasons, this semester I must take 10 credits of natural science courses, and I must also launch a decisive campaign against English. This means that my way of life this semester will definitely no longer be “ordinary”; I’ll have to live in a way I never have before. At first I wanted to take biology as my science course. On the one hand, it might be of some use for my future specialization; on the other hand, it might be a bit easier to get…
everyday life education mathematics university
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2008年2月21日
This Episode’s Music: “The Song of Scientism” (Super Star)

Life & Notes2008.02.17
This Episode’s Music: “The Song of Scientism” (Super Star)
What is “scientism”? Anti-scientism can be said to be one of my basic positions, running through all my articles. But Unic still says: too vague. Come to think of it, that makes sense. I basically treat anti-scientism as a default orientation, and in concrete discussions I have never clearly and explicitly targeted the concept of “scientism.” Because philosophy of science is my main line of work, and views on this point especially need to be handled with caution, I do not want to define this thing called “scientism” explicitly for the time being. And I also do not want to get into “two armies confronting each other”; in such a…
everyday life philosophy of science Liu Huajie science communication
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2008年2月17日
Wishing Everyone a Happy Spring Festival!

Life & Notes2008.02.01
Wishing Everyone a Happy Spring Festival!
Before the Spring Festival, I’m too lazy to update the blog any further, so let me first wish all the friends who follow or happen to pass by my blog a happy Spring Festival and a happy New Year! To the friends who still plan to keep following this blog in the coming year: in the midst of your busy schedules, please be sure to leave a few words here by the way. Thanks for your support. Comments and replies s 2008-04-04 12:45:20 Anonymous 221.230.20.16 [Reply] Since Brother Gu has said so, then I’ll go register right now! Gu Zhuo 2008-04-02 12:51:08 [Reply] By the way,…
everyday life China
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2008年2月1日
The Train Was 7 and a Half Hours Late…

Life & Notes2008.01.28
The Train Was 7 and a Half Hours Late…
The Z21 express. It was scheduled to depart punctually at 7:30 and was supposed to arrive in Shanghai at 7:00 on the dot, but in the end it didn’t get there until almost 4 p.m. I suppose that counts as a free viewing of the snowy scenery… I really had never seen such a blizzard before; the snow piled up above the knees, and it was very fine and loose. I really felt like getting off the train and taking a walk. Latest comments Suíyuán 2008-01-29 19:55:29 Anonymous 124.17.18.213 [Reply] Hehe, Xiaogu has gone home for the New Year! Here I’d also like to…
everyday life Chinese travel
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2008年1月28日
Singing Karaoke at 17 Mile, 2008-1-16

Life & Notes2008.01.18
Singing Karaoke at 17 Mile, 2008-1-16
17-Mile Drive K-singing 2008-1-16 Gu Chu posted 2008-01-18 14:42:56 A few photos. Each photo basically came with a 10-second recording, which can’t be posted online. A Fei and Xiao Long were very high, San Shi was dazzling, and Ya Li of course had nothing to say either. As for me, of course I was just there to make up the headcount, mainly listening in. I was forced to sing the climax of “Fairy Tale,” picked on my own initiative the “Yeliya Girl” that I’d had tucked away for more than ten years, and in the end sang a bit of “Serve the Country Loyally,” which I learned during military training—so…
everyday life music
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2008年1月18日
This Issue’s Music: Elisha’s Smile — from Chuck Brown’s Deep Breath

Life & Notes2008.01.09
This Issue’s Music: Elisha’s Smile — from Chuck Brown’s Deep Breath
http://www.bioice.net/~92230001/music/1.mp3 Alicia’s Smile – from Chuck Brown’s *Breathe* Give Us a Smile, Alicia From Chuck Brown "Breathe" New-age minimalist aesthetics, immaculate and unadorned piano tones For a long time I’ve been listening to classical music and Bach, so it’s time to change things up a bit. Let’s listen to some minimalist new-age music. Coincidentally, the first track I opened in *Heat Is On* was already quite “pure” (*Pure* — from Chuck Brown’s *Pure*), but I couldn’t find it on Baidu, so I posted another piece by the same person instead. Too lazy to go looking any further; anyway, this one is not bad either~ Of course, when it comes to…
everyday life music
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2008年1月9日
This Episode’s Music: BWV 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (Rejoice in God)

Life & Notes2007.12.20
This Episode’s Music: BWV 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (Rejoice in God)
http://www.elizabethparcells.com/Music/In%20Concert/Cantata%2051%20Bach.mp3 Thanks to God, thanks to Miyan, thanks to Senior Brother, hallelujah—I’ve managed to get hold of a whole Bach complete works set~~ Among Bach’s works, cantatas are the most numerous, so if you play the Bach complete works at random, what you hear is almost always cantatas. Although in general I prefer to listen to purely instrumental music, it’s also nice to listen to vocal music from time to time, such as《Civilization IV》’s medieval soundtrack, and Bach’s cantatas~ At first I wanted to post BWV-1, because when I opened the complete works and listened, it was the very first piece that sent a shiver through me. But I couldn’t…
everyday life God etiquette
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2007年12月20日
Reflections on Revisiting an Old Piece

Life & Notes2007.12.07
Reflections on Revisiting an Old Piece
Looking back, I can’t help feeling something about those old pieces. Nearly three years ago now (time really does fly), in the discussions on my blog and in the dorm about “the state” (see https://yilinhut.net/2006/01/05/215.html and the several posts before and after it), in retrospect that round of discussion may have seemed like nothing much, but in fact, for my blog and for the development of my thinking, it was a landmark period with far-reaching influence. At that time I was in the process of deciding to take the academic path (there was no fixed day; this “decision” took place over roughly the six months before and after that point),…
autobiography tradition intellectuals state
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2007年12月7日
This Issue’s Music: One Piece OP, Jungle P

Life & Notes2007.12.03
This Issue’s Music: One Piece OP, Jungle P
http://podcache.cctv.com/published1/2007/11/23/pub1195778342427.mp3 I’ve posted a few installments of classical music, so it’s about time to change things up once in a while too~ Today, all of a sudden, I had an impulse to post something a bit more stimulating—to lift the spirits, and at the same time give people a little scare. But after thinking it over, I still decided to be a bit more peaceful and go with something moderately so—namely the latest OP of *One Piece* (OP means the opening theme song). I think the lyrics are pretty good. Below I’m posting the lyrics translated by the Fengxue subtitle team: Roam the world’s seas, and shout at the top…
everyday life music anime One Piece
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2007年12月3日
— Lecture Six in the School History and School Spirit Series, “Youthful Peking University, the Splendid Years of Yanyuan”

Life & Notes2007.11.28
<An Interpretation of the Peking University Spirit> — Lecture Six in the School History and School Spirit Series, “Youthful Peking University, the Splendid Years of Yanyuan”
An Interpretation of the “Spirit of Peking University” — Lecture Six in the “Youthful Peking University, Youthful Yanyuan” Series on the History and Present Condition of the University Speaker: Wu Guosheng Lecture time: Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Lecture venue: Lijiao 109 I went an hour early to grab a seat, only to discover that there were in fact very few people attending, so there was absolutely no need to reserve one. Compared with Mr. Wu’s lecture of the same title three years ago, the audience this time was pathetically sparse. Mr. Wu said this might have something to do with the decline in people’s attention to “spirit” as…
everyday life culture Peking University Wu Guosheng
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2007年11月28日