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2024年3月15日星期五

Explore iPhone Function

    Use AirDrop to share and receive photos, documents, and more with other Apple devices that are nearby. Make sure that the person you're sending to is nearby and within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range. If you share a photo from the Photos app, you can choose the photo and tap Share button. Then, tap the AirDrop button. Choose the user you want to share with or select your own Apple devices.

    The Find My app makes it easy to keep track of your Apple devices — even if they’re offline. You can also locate items using AirTag or Find My technology. Or pinpoint friends and family with Precision Finding. Everyone's location stays private every step of the way.

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2024年3月14日星期四

Rude V gesture

In Britain, a V-sign is a rude gesture which is made by sticking up your first two fingers in a V shape, with the palm of your hand facing you.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com

2024年3月10日星期日

Talent with effort

One of the best ways to ensure your habits remain satisfying over the long-run is to pick behaviors that align with your personality and skills. Work hard on the things that come easy.

Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

處於被動

孫武︰「無邀正正之旗,勿撃堂堂之陳,此治變者也。」

【語譯】不要去攔截那種旗幟整齊、陣形嚴密的敵軍,不要去攻擊那種陣容盛大、實力雄厚的敵軍,這是掌握戰術變化的方法。

在職場上,不時被上一級(不是店長)的同事吩咐,替他/她去完成工作。有時候,那些工作是做到一半,有細節要先了解,才能處理。為免發生衝突,我都會答應他/她,無奈……

《新譯孫子讀本》

吳仁傑注譯

三民書局

2024年3月9日星期六

貓咪的寶石眼睛

貓眼晚上會反光的原因是因為牠們的眼睛構造中有一種特殊的結構叫做「脈絡膜毯」(Tapetum Lucidum)。這個結構能夠反射進入眼睛的微弱光線,增加視網膜上感光細胞接收的光線訊號,從而提升貓咪在昏暗環境下的夜視能力。此外,貓咪的眼睛中視桿細胞 (rod cells) 的數量也比人類多,這些細胞對光線非常敏感,有助於在低光環境下看見物體。因此,當有光線照射到貓眼時,我們就能看到它們的眼睛發出反光,這通常會呈現為黃綠色的光。這種反光不僅增強了貓咪的夜視能力,也是為什麼我們在夜間或昏暗環境中拍照時,常會看到貓眼睛發亮的原因。

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The tapetum lucidum is a biologic reflector system that is a common feature in the eyes of vertebrates. It normally functions to provide the light-sensitive retinal cells with a second opportunity for photon-photoreceptor stimulation, thereby enhancing visual sensitivity at low light levels.

Ollivier FJ;Samuelson DA;Brooks DE;Lewis PA;Kallberg ME;Komáromy AM; (n.d.). Comparative morphology of the tapetum lucidum (among selected species). Veterinary ophthalmology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14738502/

2024年3月4日星期一

鞭策

Knowing that someone is watching can be a powerful motivator. You are less likely to procrastinate or give up because there is an immediate cost. If you do not follow through, perhaps they will see you as untrustworthy or lazy. Suddenly, you are not only failing to uphold your promises to yourself, but also failing to uphold your promises to others.

Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

畫地而守

「我不欲戰,畫地而守之,敵不得與我戰者,乖其所之也。」

「我軍不想打,即使輕易畫地防守,敵人也不可能前來與我交戰,這是因為誘使敵人改變了它的作戰方向。」

問題在於怎樣誘使對方改變他/她的作戰方向。

下文述︰「故形人而我無形,則我專而敵分。」

語譯︰「所以要使敵人暴露真形而我軍不露形跡,這樣我軍就可以集中兵力,而敵人不得不分散兵力。」

以我的理解,即使被挑釁,自己喜怒不凝於色,沉默寡言,專心工作,就能使他/她改變在職場上的權謀。對方說話多多,時時真形暴露,不太難對付。

《新譯孫子讀本》

吳仁傑注譯

三民書局