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An unlucky day that I locked myself out of the door
Today is definitely my day. When I went out in the morning, I forgot to take my key and the door was locked from the inside. I noticed the mistake immediately but it was still too late. The window left open but there was a screen. The screen looked fixed for I could not move it. "Maybe I can break the screen." I thought. Then I changed my mind: "What if I break the frame too? What if I cannot find the screen of the same size? The house owner will be mad at me."
So I made phone calls to lock services that I searched from website. Some of them said they could not come over because of the distance. One asked for 150 dollars. Another asked for 270 dollars. One man asked some questions that I could barely understand - I was so upset since I had been practicing English for a while!
I had no choice, so I ask for the $150 door-open service. An old man of his 70s or 80s came over after about 40 minutes. He took out many small tools from his toolkit and started working on the door. 15 minutes passed, the door was still locked. He walked to window with a sharp tool in his hand. "Wait, please don't cut the screen", I said. But he used the tool to lift the screen slightly. And as he pushed the screen a little. the screen was taken off from the window. He got me a ladder and I got in.
So I paid $150 to learn how to remove a screen.
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What principle of journalism do you think is most important.
In my opinion, honesty is the most important principle for journalism. Recently, I read a piece of news saying that one out of four people in Congo don't believe there is Ebola virus. According to the news, they believe that someone make up the disease in order to earn money or control people. I think it is because people in Congo get used of fake news. When news lose honesty, they gradually lose trust from the public and become meaningless.
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Love, Death & Robots
Recently, I've watched Netflix's new TV show Love, Death & Robots. I don't want to give spoilers, so I am only going to talk about my feelings about the show. For me, it is very bloody, violent and porny. Each episode is an independent story but the style, to some degree, is consistent. They are hard to understand, dark, imaginary, and kind of cyberpunk style with high tech and low life combined together.
I feel American TV shows are more male-oriented than Chinese. Chinese TV shows are mostly palace dramas, or shows about family issues. They are female-oriented because most main characters are women. I am happy to see something different.
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Doxing and The Internet ethics (1)
Today, I discussed Doxing with Cait in our class. In China, we have a similar term called "human flesh search engine", which refers to the Internet practice of a lot of users searching and collecting someone's private information and posting this information online to attack the person.
One example I remember was in the early 2000s, at the time the Internet was just starting popular, a female user wrote a post complaining that her husband was having an affair. Her post was very emotional and infective. Therefore, many readers felt so angry about the other woman that they were cursing her out, and even worse, they figured out her identity in the real life. They posted her name, phone number and address on the Internet. People called to humiliate her and went her home to detest her. Her life was totally ruined.
It seems extreme and crazy today. But at that time, the Internet had less regulations and it gave people the power they had never experienced before. Attention can be gained easily and calls(?) can be answered quickly. People felt so powerful that they thought they could judge other one's life. Especially when they were sharing a group mind, they actually didn't know what they were doing and what their behavior could cause. It was acting like a group that made them excited.
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I hate to write when I was young
When I was young, I found that writing was one of the most difficult and annoying things in the world. I remembered that in one summer holiday, my teacher left a piece of homework, keeping dairy during the holiday. I disliked it so severely that I procrastinated it to the last week - I had to write 60 dairies in one week!
One cause to blame, I feel, is because in my early education, all articles on textbook were stories about heroes, or great love to family/nation. There were nothing close to real life, nor other types of articles such as the biography, the science fiction, or the news report. That indeed led to a misunderstanding. I thought I could write only if I had stories about great people or great love.
As I grow up and increase reading, I realize this is not the truth. The types and styles of writing varies, so does the content. I don't have to write on any specific topics.
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My Spring Outing Yesterday
Chang and me went to Filoli and Half Moon Bay yesterday.
Filoli is on the way to Half Moon Bay and it is big beautiful manor that was once owned by a rich family Bourn. Only the first floor of the house is open to public, including the ballroom, the study, the library, the cloakroom, and the rooms for the servants. The spacious rooms and luxurious decoration remind me of the TV show The Downton Abbey.
After visiting the house, we explored the garden. Colorful flowers were blooming, signaling the arrival of spring. Spring is considered as the season of hope, since the cold winter ends and everything starts to grow again.
Then we drove to Half Moon Bay. But there was no much fun because all stores there had been closed - they closes at 5pm - and the wind from the sea made me feel cold. We had dinner at a Thai restaurant and didn't stay at Half Moon bay for long.
The trip ends but the nice memory lasts.
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Class with Cait
Today Cait ask me to describe a book/movie I recently watched. And since I just watched Legend of the White Snake, an animation recently came out, I told her the story.
Legend of the White Snake is based on an old Chinese tale. It is a love story between a boy and a white snake spirit. The spirit has a beautiful human form while her true form is big snake. Their love is opposed by both human and spirits because they are different kinds. Therefore, it has a sad ending.
Cait suggested that if I was asked my idea on a movie, I can describe from different aspects, e.g, the animation, the action, the story, the costume. Also I can say that I just don't like the villain (the bad guy) - he is so evil!
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Class with Cait March 17
bribery and corruption
to keep up with news
to keep up with what your friends are doing
Brexit
active shooter
mosque
selfie
block
catfish
to come of it = to be the result of something
-- Though many Wechat moments show negative feelings, good things can come of it, because people are releasing stress through it.
on task
internet lexicon
TL; DR = too long; didn't read
beats me = I don't know
make sure to bundle up = put on warm clothes
is dirt cheap = is very cheap
intonation
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