司令台正名為表演台?

有留意新聞的話,

會知道民國政府的教育部, 把中正記念堂”正名”為台灣民主記念館.

這個改名的動作, 浪費人力物力, 而且沒有實際用途, 還會破壞很多人去台灣旅行的其中一個旅遊境點.

(不過改成台灣民主記念館, 那地方正是記念蔣介石, 蔣介石終於得到綠派認同為台灣民主鬥士, 非常感動.)

還想等到民國100年去台灣看看, 看看民國慶祝成立100年的大典, 看中正記念堂的換班, 在蔣介石的銅像前照想, 照一些青天白日滿地紅旗海照什麼的. 現在看民國能否過100年也成一個問題.

看新聞, 發現教育部還有更白痴的舉動, 就是把司令台, “正名”為表演台,

一個由新文化運動後就開始用的名, 司令台, 意指為發號司令的台,

本人看不出有什麼根據可把司令台”正名”為表演台. 但教育部說因學校不是軍事單位, 所以”不需要”司令, 因此”不需要”司令台.

當時聽新聞時, 就聯想起陸運會, 大會叫各運動員到司令台招集的情形,

大會司儀在叫”請各參加xxx比賽的參加者, 到司令台招集” 這句, 將要改成”請各參加xxx比賽的參加者, 到表演台招集” 這一句趣怪的句子.

有部份台南的學校, 不用教育部”正名”, 自己已把司令台”正名”為頒獎台.

但這句若用在陸運會的例子, 就會成為”請各參加xxx比賽的參加者, 到頒獎台招集”一句更有趣的句子, 還沒比賽, 就到頒獎台, 真是對各運動健兒的”一大鼓勵”.

就香港而言, 頒獎台和司令台通常是在2個不同的地方, 參加者可能因而不能報到, 而錯失出賽的機會.

若改名只因蔣介石做過司令, 那就請教育部一併把”校長”, “委員長”, “總裁”, “總統” 等全部正名, 不要只改一些, 而不改另一些那樣不倫不類.

國家將亡, 必有妖孽. 民國能否過100年, 還看台灣同胞的努力.

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released

Debian Etch finally released on 8th April, 2007.
Here is the notice from [email protected].

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released

The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian
GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed "etch", after 21 months of constant
development.  Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports
a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME
and Xfce desktop environments.  It also features cryptographic software
and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version
3.1 of the LSB.

Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions.  This
release introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the
installation system supporting scripts using composed characters and
complex languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has now
been translated to 58 languages.

Also beginning with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, the package management system
has been improved regarding security and efficiency.  Secure APT allows
the verification of the integrity of packages downloaded from a mirror.
Updated package indices won't be downloaded in their entirety, but
instead patched with smaller files containing only differences from
earlier versions.

Debian GNU/Linux runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld
systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between.  A total
of eleven architectures are supported including:  Sun SPARC (sparc), HP
Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel IA-32 (i386) and
IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM (arm), IBM
S/390 (s390) and -- newly introduced with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 -- AMD64
and Intel EM64T (amd64).

Debian GNU/Linux can be installed from various installation media such
as DVDs, CDs, USB sticks and floppies, or from the network.  GNOME is
the default desktop environment and is contained on the first CD.  The K
Desktop Environment (KDE) and the Xfce desktop can be installed through
two new alternative CD images.  Also newly available with Debian
GNU/Linux 4.0 are multi-arch CDs and DVDs supporting installation of
multiple architectures from a single disc.

Debian GNU/Linux can be downloaded right now via bittorent (the
recommended way), jigdo or HTTP;  see <http://www.debian.org/CD/> for
further information.  It will soon be available on DVD and CD-ROM from
numerous vendors <http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/>, too.

This release includes a number of updated software packages, such as the
K Desktop Environment 3.5 (KDE), an updated version of the GNOME desktop
environment 2.14, the Xfce 4.4 desktop environment, the GNUstep desktop
5.2, X.Org 7.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4a, GIMP 2.2.13, Iceweasel (an
unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3), Icedove (an unbranded
version of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5), Iceape (an unbranded version of
Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8), PostgreSQL 8.1.8, MySQL 5.0.32, GNU Compiler
Collection 4.1.1, Linux kernel version 2.6.18, Apache 2.2.3, Samba
3.0.24, Python 2.4.4 and 2.5, Perl 5.8.8, PHP 4.4.4 and 5.2.0, Asterisk
1.2.13, and more than 18,000 other ready to use software packages.

Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 from the previous release, Debian
GNU/Linux 3.1 codenamed "sarge", are automatically handled by the
aptitude package management tool for most configurations, and to a
certain degree also by the apt-get package management tool.  As always,
Debian GNU/Linux systems can be upgraded quite painlessly, in place,
without any forced downtime, but it is strongly recommended to read the
release notes for possible issues.  For detailed instructions about
installing and upgrading Debian GNU/Linux, please see the release notes
<http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/releasenotes>.  Please note that
the release notes will be further improved and translated to additional
languages in the coming weeks.

About Debian
------------

Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than
a thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the
Internet.  Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature,
and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux
distributions.

The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication
to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to provide the best
operating system possible.  Debian 4.0 is another important step in that
direction.

Contact Information
-------------------

For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
<http://www.debian.org/> or send mail to <[email protected]>.

情人節禮物?

情人節快到,
不知已有另一半的各位會如何和另一半慶祝?

在現在以消費為主的社會,情人節是一個非常好的賺錢節日,
就連香港郵政亦有其產品。

“香港郵政獨家呈獻情人節精選禮品系列,為您和摯愛締造浪漫驚喜!”

這是郵政署特意在情人節推出的產品,
而且亦會準時在情人節當日送到對方的地址。
不過,這只可派送至香港本地地址。

http://www.shopthrupost.hk/?lang=2

We are the world

舊歌總是繞樑三日.

We are the world 是1985年USA for Africa的歌.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDCty_qpSE

70-80年代雖是冷戰年代,
但感覺當年, 人們對未來充滿理想, 人們會愈來愈團結, 世界和平,
像推背圖第59象所預言世界大同的感覺.

第五十九象 壬戌

讖曰

無城無府 無爾無我
天下一家 治臻大化

頌曰

一人為大世界福
手執簽筒拔去竹
紅黃黑白不分明
東南西北盡和睦

可惜到了今世紀, 仍戰爭不斷.
蘇聯雖解體, 但現有恐怖份子,
加上法西斯的思想, 在部份國家開始有復興的跡象.
不知何時人類才能達到這理想.

以下是馬丁路德金, I have a dream 的發言.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/Ihaveadream.htm