算是环境管理课程的一个介绍。老师要求讨论一个城市的交通臃堵问题。全班分成6组，从互相认识到讨论出基本的解决方案并进行情景分析，给了35分钟时间。 我们组讨论的结果其实不算很好，没有提出比较有创意的结论。原因大概是缺乏领导，效率低下。此外我有几个点子，也始终没有机会提出来。如果能先确立一个领 导，由他（她）决定讨论的内容和程序，相信结果就会大不一样了。
不过这堂课上下来，我对学好环境管理还是增添了一些信心，至少 Seminar 我可以做得很好。
2005年9月27日星期二
Maybe I am going to work for them…
This is the cover of a student magazine called Impact. It's made and published all by students. I am very interested in participating media work. So I applied for web designer and photographer jobs. Next week they will contact me.
2005年9月25日星期日
My first day in UK
I arrived in London at Heathrow Airport at 19:06, September 20th, local time. The first thing I need to do -- passing the custom -- taught me what is British custom. That is queuing. All passengers from my flight all lined up, waiting for being certified to enter the country. After I got out the airport, it's already 20:15. The left-side traffic outside in the street is very confusing. Luckily I managed to get to National Express' ticket office in one piece. Then to my disappointment, the next coach to Nottingham will go at 22:35, that means when I get to Nott It will be late midnight. 1:30 AM, I am at Broadmarsh Bus Stop, Nottingham. There were a few Asian-look people around. I caught up with two of them. They are second year here, Malaysians. We shared a cab and I arrived in Broadgate Park. But the reception told me that I couldn't move in till 24th? 2:30 AM, with the reception's help I come to Cripps hall. They find me a room. It's small but nice. At 3 in the morning I can finally put myself in bed. Wait, it's 10 in Beijing! I don't think I will have jet lag any more. I just wanted a sound sleep.
2005年9月19日星期一
Leaving the City of Beijing
A few hours later, I will be on the flight to Munich, then go to London.
Just now when I was going to have dinner, an idea poped up in my mind. To many people I saw last night, it could be their last sight of me. I may not come back till 4 to 5 years later, then many of their will also leave this university even this city. It would be difficult to get together again.
Anyway, you cannot always stay at a same place. Everything is changing. Only with departing, gathering is meaningful. Let me just consider this departure as the beginning of next time's reunion.
Tomorrow would be a little hard. I will get to London at Beijing time 3:15 AM then I have to catch a bus to Nottingham.
Just now when I was going to have dinner, an idea poped up in my mind. To many people I saw last night, it could be their last sight of me. I may not come back till 4 to 5 years later, then many of their will also leave this university even this city. It would be difficult to get together again.
Anyway, you cannot always stay at a same place. Everything is changing. Only with departing, gathering is meaningful. Let me just consider this departure as the beginning of next time's reunion.
Tomorrow would be a little hard. I will get to London at Beijing time 3:15 AM then I have to catch a bus to Nottingham.
2005年9月16日星期五
昨天见到了“教主”—— Richard M. Stallman
早上8点多，打开电脑上水木，在 Emacs 版发现 RMS 要到中科院软件所演讲。当时觉得有些意外，因为前几天才看完他的传记 Free as in Freedom，里面提到他2001年到中国的访问，没想到这么快他又来了。
然后开始上网找软件所的位置，结果还是在水木的 ITExpress 版找到了，一激动，便抄起相机和笔记本奔软件所而去。
到的时候还有二十几分钟演讲才开始，于是挑了第三排的位子坐下，打开电脑准备用 VIM 做笔记（Emacs 还没有配置好，对不起 RMS了）。过了几分钟，听见一阵骚动，后面的人纷纷说“来了，来了”，一抬头，看见一穿绿衣服的胖子走进报告厅，正是自由软件的先驱，GNU 项目和 Free Software Foundation 的发起人，自由软件运动的教主 Richard M. Stallman 本人。
Stallman 没有用他经典的打印机的故事开始他的演讲。他一开始还是介绍了自由软件的概念，包括他著名的四大自由。然后他用了不少篇幅谈网络社区、文件共享以及音乐、电影的发行。他说音乐和电影工业高昂的制作费用其实有不少都花在宣传上，音乐家、演员拿到的收入其实很少，而这种推广完全可以用音乐和电影的共享取而代之。
演讲中我试图照相，不过报告厅的灯光还是暗了一点，不少照片比较黑。Stallman 最后没有像他在美国时那样问观众问题，还是我们问他。之后 Stallman 奔 Bathroom 而去，回来后教众们纷纷与之合影、索要签名。我这张照片是软件所的朋友帮照的，最后我还成了当天要到 Stallman 签名的最后一人。
2005年9月5日星期一
阿姆斯特朗与兴奋剂？
嗯，这个世界果然没有人是完美的么？
环法自行车赛的药检中心爆出消息：
在自行车、游泳、田径之类的项目中，运动员使用兴奋剂似乎已经是公开的秘密。队伍之间似乎不再为运动员的素质而竞争，而是比赛谁能找到更难被检测的药物。而越是奖金丰厚、竞争激烈的项目，使用兴奋剂的就越多，给运动员的伤害也越大。
Armstrong 一度是偶像级的人物，是自我奋斗的典型。如今这样的事件发生，与其说会葬送他的名声，不如说会让人们进一步怀疑体育界的公正性和公平竞争是否存在。我们在21世纪能否继续看到“干净”的体育比赛也让人怀疑。
环法自行车赛的药检中心爆出消息：
获得7次环法大赛冠军的美国自行车运动员阿姆斯特朗不仅依靠了违禁药物EPO，而且还使用了包括类固醇药物在内的不少其他违禁药物。而且更严重的是，据说这并不是 Armstrong 第一次使用 EPO 类兴奋剂。具体地说，他过去夺得的7次环法冠军，可能都“归功”于这类药物。EPO 类兴奋剂能提升红血球携氧能力 30% 以上，而且很难被一般药检手段发现。
在自行车、游泳、田径之类的项目中，运动员使用兴奋剂似乎已经是公开的秘密。队伍之间似乎不再为运动员的素质而竞争，而是比赛谁能找到更难被检测的药物。而越是奖金丰厚、竞争激烈的项目，使用兴奋剂的就越多，给运动员的伤害也越大。
Armstrong 一度是偶像级的人物，是自我奋斗的典型。如今这样的事件发生，与其说会葬送他的名声，不如说会让人们进一步怀疑体育界的公正性和公平竞争是否存在。我们在21世纪能否继续看到“干净”的体育比赛也让人怀疑。
2005年9月1日星期四
Departure time closes
This afternoon I finally got the unconditional offer from the University of Nottingham. Another uncertainty is eliminated. Next, I must begin packaging.
My father and mother invited some of their friends to dinner today. I do not like being with them because I have not seen them for at least 8 years. How can I be easy with such strange fellows? However, there is a girl going to take college entrance examination next year, so I tried to give her some advice. Only after I got home I found that her father gave me 1000 yuan as a present. Gee, too polite.
I find a web community focused on book/movie/music appreciation and comment, named douban. Looking good. Maybe I can contribute something to it. Also I start to pay some attention to writing wikipedia entries.
Maybe I invested too much time on surfing the net. I find myself not like reading recently. There should be self-control and change of lifestyle.
My father and mother invited some of their friends to dinner today. I do not like being with them because I have not seen them for at least 8 years. How can I be easy with such strange fellows? However, there is a girl going to take college entrance examination next year, so I tried to give her some advice. Only after I got home I found that her father gave me 1000 yuan as a present. Gee, too polite.
I find a web community focused on book/movie/music appreciation and comment, named douban. Looking good. Maybe I can contribute something to it. Also I start to pay some attention to writing wikipedia entries.
Maybe I invested too much time on surfing the net. I find myself not like reading recently. There should be self-control and change of lifestyle.
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