大家應該知道有個社交工具叫做Facebook，在下還在唸書的時候，很多同學都使用Facebook，當時我因為不喜歡"社交"，多次被同學邀請，還是拒絕加入。 一直到兩個星期前，某個沒有工作的早上，坐在電腦前亂逛網路，逛著逛著就逛到Facebook，最後居然不爭氣地加入了！申請了帳號以後，立刻花了兩個小時在上面逛。Facebook這個東西也是恐怖，失散多年的同學朋友都可以找回來，還可以看到朋友的朋友的朋友今天早餐吃了什麼一類瑣碎到不行的資訊。(Facebook.com)
加入了Facebook還不打緊，隔天我居然又收到另一個朋友的邀請函，要我加入另一個社交工具Twitter（Twitter.com）。這個網站打著"micro-texting"小型簡訊的招牌，基本概念就是，我們最喜歡問朋友的問題就是"你在幹嘛？"而在Twitter上申請帳號後可以免費傳送自己的"update"，另外去follow朋友的update，每次update字數限制是英文字母140以下，就寫你現在在幹嘛，你的follower會收到你所有的update，可以知道你在幹嘛。很無聊吧！但是Twitter也是挺多人玩的喔。所以我也加入了。(唉）除了在Twitter的網站上可以看到別人的update，也可以下載應用程式，放在自己的桌面上看，也可以把轉到自己的手機上，用簡訊上傳自己的和接收別人的update。（只是一個不小心就會花很多簡訊費）
加入了Facebook和Twitter的前兩天，果不其然我就荒廢了很多時間，讓我有頓時回到批踢踢時代的感覺。說也諷刺，我加入Facebook的動機(也不是動機）是因為太無聊了，結果加入當天下午，馬上就接到一份重要的工作。所以好險Facebook和Twitter的毒沒有一下子就擴散地太厲害，等我把工作結束後，已經是四、五天以後的事了，所以那股本來應該排山倒海而來的Facebook和Twitter熱，也已經繞道而過。只是我現在還是這兩個網站的用戶就是了。
如果哪天太無聊，各位也可以上這兩個網站看看。比較不方便的是，兩個都是一定要加入以後才能開始使用，不開放遊客參觀的。
2008年7月25日 星期五
2008年7月18日 星期五
假【國際服務】 在舊金山想批踢踢之一
先說，明天新的蝙蝠俠電影就要上映了！明天有空的話就要衝了！看了影評，大家都說讚！
話說，在下還是大學生時很迷批踢踢，幾乎到了上癮的程度，相信很多人也跟我一樣吧。一碰到鍵盤就非連上不可，不然就覺得全身不對勁！一掛網就是不超過一小時不罷休！長至三小時也不見怪，批踢踢就像一個黑洞把我吸了進去！真是不堪回首。
想當年，在下還在批萬開過版當過版主咧！不過最後因為整個版的氣氛意料之外變得太過認真，身為版主的我漸漸被迫引退（其實是自己看不下去了），最後退到連批踢踢也不用了，帳號還被自動刪除，而且還是好同學PONNY跟我說我才知道的，記得當時被告知時，還真有一種"被甩了居然我還最後知道!!"的感覺，很受傷。
不過當初決定不用批踢踢，是因為有天突然覺得，我實在花太多時間掛網了，批踢踢資訊的確豐富，可以確保自己不落流行，至少在年輕人的用語和想法方面，就算自己年紀大了，也可以靠多逛批踢踢來保持一顆年輕的心。但是在下戒了批踢踢以後，發現時間突然多好多！一天幾乎多出兩三個小時可以做其他的事，真的很神奇。時間久了，也不覺得不上批踢踢有什麼奇怪，反而落得輕鬆。但缺點還是有的，慢慢就發現年輕人講話我有點跟不上了。與還在使用批踢踢的朋友比較起來，記得大概兩年前，一片"丁丁是個人才"的氾濫景象，我卻置身事外，毫無頭緒，問了好幾個人才問到其來源。等我開始覺得這個典故很有趣的時候，流行都已經過了，又很受傷。
這大概是四年前的事吧？有點忘了，總之，批踢踢在我生命中掀起的波瀾已經過去，之後我又回到無批踢踢的正常生活，...一直到昨天，生命裡又出現了一個恐怖的黑洞..
待續...
2008年4月18日 星期五
International Services 6th Edition
International Services Belated 6yth Edition--I am sorry I am late!
Pen-Twisting MasterStudents like to twist their pen just to kill time. But the art of pen-twisting has been mastered, again, by the Japanese people, who held a national pen-twisting contest.
An 8th grader who participated in the contest said he discovered a website that teaches pen-twisting on his cell-phone two years ago, and since then devoted himself into the world of pen-twisting. His killer skill is twisting a pen by moving merely his index finger.
Unfortunately, he didn’t win the prize because it was too cold the day of the game and his fingers were not at their best.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀 (for this is pretty cool and I wanna learn it too!)
Mr. Soybean Curd
Some street vendors do care about appearance. A street soybean curd vendor in Pindong, Taiwan, dresses like a star every day, with awesome sunglasses, trying to impress his customers. He is now very popular among other vendors in the market. Tourists even take pictures of him all the time.
To make sure that customers don’t get bored, he has nine suits ready and dresses differently from Monday thorough Sunday. His name spread faster than his soybean curd. Many tourists come here to see him, not for the soybean curd. You can take as many pictures as you want, but remember to pay for the soybean curd!
Some street vendors do care about appearance. A street soybean curd vendor in Pindong, Taiwan, dresses like a star every day, with awesome sunglasses, trying to impress his customers. He is now very popular among other vendors in the market. Tourists even take pictures of him all the time.
To make sure that customers don’t get bored, he has nine suits ready and dresses differently from Monday thorough Sunday. His name spread faster than his soybean curd. Many tourists come here to see him, not for the soybean curd. You can take as many pictures as you want, but remember to pay for the soybean curd!
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀 (I miss soybean curd!!)
Be Aware: Cursing Parrots 
A parrot in the UK named Barney not only loves to curse; he also loves teaching his fellow parrots how to curse. With golden and blue feathers, Barney is a seven-year-old macaw that has cursed before a female mayor, a priest, and two police officers.
A parrot in the UK named Barney not only loves to curse; he also loves teaching his fellow parrots how to curse. With golden and blue feathers, Barney is a seven-year-old macaw that has cursed before a female mayor, a priest, and two police officers.
His fellow parrots, Sam and Charlie were polite, and clueless when they started living with Barney, but ended up two crazy cursers after living with him a few months. Now the three of them often curse each other for no reason.
Parrot experts say that parrots are only repeating what they heard without knowing exactly what they are saying. They speak to draw attention from their masters. But this is a more special case because Sam and Charlie are not imitating a human being’s sound, but a parrot’s sound.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀 (Damn you all!)
The weather is quite flaky here in Northern California!
Don't know why.
Might be because of that climate change thing?
Anyways, I'll see you next week!
Thanks for watching!
2008年4月5日 星期六
International Services 5th Edition
Greetings! Welcome to International Services, the 5th Edition!
I am newhite! Thank you for tuning in!
I am newhite! Thank you for tuning in!
April Fool’s Pranks Still Prevalent
On April Fool’s Day, London media spared no efforts making up news to entertain their audience. A report said that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going through a leg-extension surgery and that James Bond could be bi-sexual. Apparently, playing a prank or two on April Fool’s Day remains a popular practice.
A London newspaper reported, “A Doctor Attempts to ‘Extend’ Sarkozy”, claiming that Sarkozy will be placed on a special bed, one similar to an interrogation chair, and calcium supplement will be injected into his joints to make him taller.
An Aussie radio program said that when the Pope visits Australia in July, a special Mass for homosexuals will be held.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080401/19/wi9s.html
One, Two, Three, Freeze: A New Type of Flash Mob
Remember the days when flash mobs were still in? There’s now a new type of flash mob called “One, Two, Three, Freeze!” on the streets of Beijing and Brussels, where young people get together to perform weird, fixed gestures, attracting the attention of passers-by.
It’s like time’s stopped here: you see young people holding their chins, smoking a cigarette, pointing at the sky, that is, without any movement. Even a fixed kiss proved to be very challenging, so some people chose to be a frozen Ninja, a David statue, etc.
You can be whatever you want to be. The only rule is to hold remain motionless for five minutes. This game is now spreading to American and European cities now; so next time when you see a bunch of inactive people, don’t be surprised!
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080402/17/wjd9.html
Compared ith those out there who are already working, I've been lucky enough to be able to delay reality smashing in my face for almost two years. That said, however bad I want to continue to delay it, I am graduating in one month. Forgive me if you find the International
Services shrinking in size. A grad student leaving school in month is doing her best!
Thank you for tuning in today!
I'll see you next week!
2008年3月30日 星期日
International Services 4th Edition
Greetings! Welcome to International Services, the 4th edition!
I am newhite. Thanks for tuning in again!
Man’s Best Friend? Not So Much for PostmenThere are more than 10,000 postmen in Thailand. According to a recent survey, about 18% of them has been chased by a dog when on duty. To spare the postmen the “dog threat” post office in Thailand now offers special classes, teaching postmen the habits of dogs.
600 postmen in Bangkok were enrolled in the class, where they learn how to prevent dogs from biting them. They are suggested not to look straight into a dog’s eyes, which is considered a provocative action by dogs. They are also taught to relax while walking so as not to agitate the dogs.
But apparently, the most effective way is to make friends with the dogs, who the postmen have to deal with every day. This will spare them the most trouble.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
Twin Brothers Both Run Breakfast Restaurants
Aged 71, Ming Can Wu and Ming Tang Wu are twins living in Taoyuan, a city one hour away from Taipei. Not only do they look and weigh the same, but they live right next to each other. And they are both breakfast restaurant owners.
Ming Can and Ming Tang are just one of those twins who have dozens of funny stories to tell about being twins.
One tine, Ming Can went to see an eye doctor, and not long after he left, Ming Tang went too. The doctor was like, “What are you doing here again?”
Yet another time, Ming Tang went to a barber, and the next day, Ming Can went too. And the barber was like, “I thought I cut your hair yesterday, why is it growing so fast?”
Twelve years ago, Ming Can decided to open a breakfast restaurant, and within a few months, Ming Tang did the same thing, right next to his brother’s store. It’s not that they get competitive or anything; it’s just that when customers are often confused. “Didn’t he was just there frying radish cake? What is he doing here in the next store?”
Aged 71, Ming Can Wu and Ming Tang Wu are twins living in Taoyuan, a city one hour away from Taipei. Not only do they look and weigh the same, but they live right next to each other. And they are both breakfast restaurant owners.
Ming Can and Ming Tang are just one of those twins who have dozens of funny stories to tell about being twins.
One tine, Ming Can went to see an eye doctor, and not long after he left, Ming Tang went too. The doctor was like, “What are you doing here again?”
Yet another time, Ming Tang went to a barber, and the next day, Ming Can went too. And the barber was like, “I thought I cut your hair yesterday, why is it growing so fast?”
Twelve years ago, Ming Can decided to open a breakfast restaurant, and within a few months, Ming Tang did the same thing, right next to his brother’s store. It’s not that they get competitive or anything; it’s just that when customers are often confused. “Didn’t he was just there frying radish cake? What is he doing here in the next store?”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
Saving Private OREO
Many people like to dip OREO into the milk before eating it, but instead of soaking the whole cookie, they usually dip it. The 28-year-old driver said, he was eating OREO with milk in the car, and he accidentally dropped the whole cookie into the milk, which freaked him out and made him speed.
After testing, he was proven not driving under influence, but now the court will have to decide whether saving OREO is a legitimate reason to speed.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀
Are You Named Right?
A British Survey found that one’s success is associated to his name to some degree. Those with a name like James or Elizabeth are more bound to success; on the other hand, Johns and Helens might have a less bright future.
Based on the survey, Ryans and Sophies are the most attractive, while guys named George and girls named Anne lack attraction. Jack and Lucy are names that bring people good luck.
Some claim that employers tend to like people with certain names, but others argue that if “George” is such an unattractive name, how do you explain George Clooney? Researchers say, if George Clooney was named Ryan Clooney, he would be even more popular.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀
Give your baby a good name. I'll see you next week!
2008年3月16日 星期日
International Services 國際新聞服務 Dog's Ugly Pageant
International Services 2nd Edition
國際新聞服務 第二炮！
您好! 歡迎收看國際新聞服務，由在下李白人為您服務。以下為本週新聞精選。
Greetings! Thanks for watching International Services! My name is Newhite. We have this week's news selections for you. 
Dog’s Ugly Pageant
Beauty pageants are no big deal. Wait until you see an “ugly” pageant of dogs! In the 13th World Ugly Dog Pageant, held in the US, an Italian hairless dog won the championship. In the eyes of its master and the judges, this dog is indeed ugly, but in a cute way.
The dog, named Victoria, was held in her master’s arms. This is probably the highest point in her life so far. She is hairless, and a little bit cross-eyed. This is, in fact, her second time in the pageant. But last year, she wasn’t ugly enough, defeated by a Chihuahua from China.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080311/17/v2z2.html
Caution: Shit Before You Steal
In Ruifnag, a city one hour from Taipei, two thieves snuck some iron sticks from a construction site into the truck of their car. It was early in the morning, but were caught not long after the crime. One of them had the urge to empty his bowel, so they had to pull over. And the other one was so tired that he fell asleep in the car. When a couple of cops passed by in a police’s patrol car, they stopped to examine the suspicious car and caught them right on the spot.
What's the lesson here? Have your bowel movement before you steal.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080313/4/v7c8.html
1.2 Million for An Egg
People in Nottingham, England, spent ￡1.2 million in order to help “one” golden-eyed bird lay its eggs on a reserved area for highway.
The city had already outsourced the highway construction project when they found out that a golden-eyed bird also had its project—to lay eggs in a nest previously built. Golden-eyed birds are on the list of protected animals in England, so no one dares to touch them. The city had to increase its budget, having the contractor wait for another seven months and start the construction after the baby birds are all grown up.
Tree-huggers probably don't care about hugging money.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080313/1/v8mz.html_grab.jpg)
Hunger Virgin
A five-year-old boy in UK was born unable to know how it feels like to be hungry. His parents were so worried that they brought him to see doctors everywhere. Finally, with the help of his county, he came to Austria and learned how to be hungry. Before, he could only be fed involuntarily with a catheter and he always puked after being fed. After being treated in Austria, he finally knows how it feels like to be hungry and has his first meal with his own mouth.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080311/1/v2xe.html
感謝您本週的收看，下星期再見。
Thanks for watching. Have a great week, and I'll see you next week!
2008年3月9日 星期日
新聞國際服第一彈! International Service First Edition
Greetings! Welcome to International Service, First Edition. I am newhite.
Following is news of the week.
Heaven on Earth—Man’s Funeral with Strip Dancers
“Pa! You can grope from the coffin in you like!”
In a funeral in Taichung County yesterday, Mr. Tsai invited strip dancers as he promised his father, who was then 95 years old, that if he lived more than 100 years, he was going to have strip dancers at his funeral. His father died at 102. A promise is a promise!
"Everybody knew that my father loved this kinda stuff!”Papa Tsai often took trips around the island and to see strip dances. One time, he even traveled to Thailand for its world-famous“she-males.”
Before the funeral, Mr. Tsai, through a special ritual, asked his father if he still wanted to go with the strip dance idea. Ms. Tsai got three “affirmatives” from Papa Tsai in heaven. “Apparently, my dad insists that I do this for him.”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/2/uo7m.html
The Clay Dragon Identity
In a tourist market in JiaYi, two vendors selling “clay dragon” (a kind of Chinese medicine that’s really good for you in winter) are struggling with their identities.
Mrs. Clay Dragon and Uncle Clay Dragon are both clay dragon vendors, and their booths happen to be right next to each others’. To many’s surprise, they are actually NOT a couple.
Mrs. Clay Dragon eagerly attempts to get it straight for us, “Mrs. Clay Dragon is of course married to Mr. Clay Dragon! How could my husband be Uncle Clay Dragon? If you’re Uncle Clay Dragon’s wife, people call you Auntie Clay Dragon! Right?”
Thank you very much for the clarification.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080304/17/ulwf.html
Hotel Room Comes with Real-Time Police Action
A small hotel located in the suburb of Seattle might look like a regular hotel, but its selling point is indeed special. Customers there can watch patrol police arresting illegal immigrants on the border first-hand!
The owner says,” Our customers say they are very excited. The police alarm goes off every 3 to 4 minutes.”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/17/uodj.html
Big Boobs A Problem In Relationship
A 30-year-old man in Chongqinq is 170 cm, but almost 90 kg. This man was introduced to a girl, who later became his girlfriend. But there’s one thing that the girl doesn’t like—the man is too fat.
His breasts are as big as hers. Some friends even say that he has bigger boobs, which totally pissed the girl off. So the girl issued an ultimatum—“Go through a “breast-shrinking surgery” or I ‘ll break up with you.” The man loved her too much, so he agreed to do it.
After the surgery, they are still very happy together. Apparently, the girl is very satisfied with the results.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/1/uorv.html
This is the International Services. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
Following is news of the week.
Heaven on Earth—Man’s Funeral with Strip Dancers“Pa! You can grope from the coffin in you like!”
In a funeral in Taichung County yesterday, Mr. Tsai invited strip dancers as he promised his father, who was then 95 years old, that if he lived more than 100 years, he was going to have strip dancers at his funeral. His father died at 102. A promise is a promise!
"Everybody knew that my father loved this kinda stuff!”Papa Tsai often took trips around the island and to see strip dances. One time, he even traveled to Thailand for its world-famous“she-males.”
Before the funeral, Mr. Tsai, through a special ritual, asked his father if he still wanted to go with the strip dance idea. Ms. Tsai got three “affirmatives” from Papa Tsai in heaven. “Apparently, my dad insists that I do this for him.”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/2/uo7m.html
The Clay Dragon Identity
In a tourist market in JiaYi, two vendors selling “clay dragon” (a kind of Chinese medicine that’s really good for you in winter) are struggling with their identities.
Mrs. Clay Dragon and Uncle Clay Dragon are both clay dragon vendors, and their booths happen to be right next to each others’. To many’s surprise, they are actually NOT a couple.
Mrs. Clay Dragon eagerly attempts to get it straight for us, “Mrs. Clay Dragon is of course married to Mr. Clay Dragon! How could my husband be Uncle Clay Dragon? If you’re Uncle Clay Dragon’s wife, people call you Auntie Clay Dragon! Right?”
Thank you very much for the clarification.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080304/17/ulwf.html
Hotel Room Comes with Real-Time Police Action
A small hotel located in the suburb of Seattle might look like a regular hotel, but its selling point is indeed special. Customers there can watch patrol police arresting illegal immigrants on the border first-hand!
The owner says,” Our customers say they are very excited. The police alarm goes off every 3 to 4 minutes.”
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/17/uodj.html
Big Boobs A Problem In Relationship
A 30-year-old man in Chongqinq is 170 cm, but almost 90 kg. This man was introduced to a girl, who later became his girlfriend. But there’s one thing that the girl doesn’t like—the man is too fat.
His breasts are as big as hers. Some friends even say that he has bigger boobs, which totally pissed the girl off. So the girl issued an ultimatum—“Go through a “breast-shrinking surgery” or I ‘ll break up with you.” The man loved her too much, so he agreed to do it.
After the surgery, they are still very happy together. Apparently, the girl is very satisfied with the results.
Harmless Scale: 七刀刀刀刀刀刀
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080305/1/uorv.html
This is the International Services. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
2008年2月23日 星期六
【新】國際讀者服務 International Service!
大家好，在下姓李名白人，三月開始負責無害的英文翻譯。每週日精選數則中文頭條，翻譯成英文與各地朋友分享，另外會附上在下的”七刀”評論（一刀是還過得去，七刀為最高榮譽）。。林阿ㄇ指示在下今天要PO一篇自介。老實說我很不會自介，那我就利用以前小學最愛寫的畢業紀念冊的格式好了。
姓名：李白人
性別：女
年紀：夠老了
職業：口筆譯學生
興趣：口譯、筆譯、看卡通（尤其是忍者哈特利）
所在位置：美國加州（快要離開了，耶？）
謝謝大家對無害的支持與指教！很高興成為無害一員。
姓名：李白人
性別：女
年紀：夠老了
職業：口筆譯學生
興趣：口譯、筆譯、看卡通（尤其是忍者哈特利）
所在位置：美國加州（快要離開了，耶？）
謝謝大家對無害的支持與指教！很高興成為無害一員。
Hello there,
Call me Newhite (several ways to pronounce this: “new-hite”, “new-white” or “ne-white.” Feel free to pick one, or, your know, don’t pronounce it.) I’ve just been given the awesome opportunity to translate for Harmlesssssssstore. Harmless passages, including Taiwanese Headlines, translated by yours truly, will be uploaded every Sunday starting this March (SOON!!). And I am supposed to give you a brief self-intro, so here it is:
Name: Newhite （李白人）
Gender: Unmistakably female
Age: I’m passed legal drinking age, I’ll give you that
Occupation: Graduate student of Translation and Interpreting
Hobbies: Interpreting, translating, and watching cartoons
Location: California, USA
Thrilled to become Harmlesssss! Thank you for your support for Harmlesssss.
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