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February 01

一天能读多少邮件

这个标题只是一个引子，背后隐藏的其实是另一个话题，信息过载。

不过这个标题也有点不准确，如果是邮局寄过来的邮件的话，对当代人而言一天也就一两封最多了，把它们都读完应该不算是一个什么问题。这里指的当然是电子邮件，一天邮箱里面收到上百封邮件是很正常的事情，特别是你订阅了很多电子邮件列表的话。

为何提到这个问题，原因在于新装的系统，thunderbird还来不及配置邮件过滤规则，于是刚两天时间的工夫，邮箱里面就静静地躺着200多封未读邮件，触目惊心啊。

另一个相似的例子是google reader，当订阅了很多的RSS后，未读文章数经常是1000+，当然一个方法是利用google reader的一个小功能，把未读文章数隐藏起来算了，眼不见为净嘛。

因此，一天能读多少封邮件，其实是一个一般化的问题，放开去讲，可以说，一天能读多少篇RSS文章，一天能读多少条新闻，一天能读多少本小说，一天能编多少行代码，一天能做多少件事情，一天能听多少音乐，一天能读多少白皮书，一天能签多少合同，一天能做成多少笔买卖。

当你的目标具有获取的易得性，取之不尽的特性时，这个问题就浮现出来了。

当然，目标源有好坏之分，精华与糟粕往往是夹杂其中，良莠不良。一天阅读十篇RSS文章与一天阅读十篇白皮书带来的作用应该是天壤之别。李敖对于互联网有个观点，大意是虽然互联网的信息很多很及时，但必须花很多时间去筛选，而阅读书籍则是直接吸取精华。

当然，目标源与你的关系也有远近之分，不属于你专业范畴也不是精华的东西看了可能也等于白看，纯粹是浪费时间，而筛选出这些非专业的精华的东西出来，应该是很消耗精力而且吃力不讨好的事情。

于是，这里应该涉及到几条原则：

1. 勇敢地舍弃掉不属于你专业范畴的一般化的订阅源。

2. 寻找更好的知识获取途径，如白皮书，书籍。

3. 精读与泛读相结合之。

4. 利用好工具辅助进行信息的筛选自动化。

回到标题这个问题上来，这个问题或许已经不重要，重要的应该是如何找到重要的邮件，如何舍弃不重要的邮件的问题了。

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January 14

I can't go on, I will go on

Live but silent,

Lonely but creative,

Rock and roll music,

Beautiful and familiar New York street.

Full of music and bands, from BandSlam......

First song – Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
Moving, in the car – (You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back by Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger
Ring tone – Changes by David Bowie
Mall music – Theme from A Summer Place by Max Steiner and Mack Discant
At school band on stage – Sunny Side Up by Scott Porter and Glory Dogs
Song on his iPod - Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell
(unknown scene) – Make You Wanna Scream by Anthony Taccetta
At car, I’ll teach you the basics – Femme Fatale by Nico and The Velvet Underground
With Charlotte in the car – Road by Nick Drake
Garage, first time sees band – I Want You To Want Me by I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
Driving to the diner – What Heart by Oliver Future
Playing in background at diner – Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione
Sa5m and Charlotte meet – Free Time by The Aggrolites
Playing with kids – Star by David Bowie
Mom asks what’s a sideman – Twice is Too Much by Exist
Class report – Classroom Rap by Matt Hensarling and Derek Cox-Berg
Piano audition song – Impromptu Op. 90 #2 in E-Flat Major by Lisa Chung
Second piano audition song – Blister in the Sun by Gordon Gano (Originally by the Violent Femmes)
(unknown scene) – Leave it To the Wind by Scott Porter and Glory Dogs
Building the band – Jammin’ on F by I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
Diner – Lovesick by 78 Violet, featuring Ali & AJ
Band rehearsal – Amphetemine by I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
(unknown scene) – My Country Tis of Thee by The Antislavery Ensemble
Take the subway, tour the city – 24 Hours by Shack
CBGB - See No Evil by Television
Kisses Charlotte – Lunar One by Seventeen Evergreen
Sa5m guitar video – Everything I Own by Vanessa Hudgens
Concert – Stuck in the Middle by The Burning Hotels
Video for class project – Young Folks by Peter Bjorn
Sings song for Charlotte – Pretend by Scott Porter and Glory Dogs
Charlotte plays piano song – Someone to Fall Back On by Aly Michalka
Practice song for show – Someone to Fall Back On by I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
Bandslam song 1 – Blizzard Woman Blues by The Daze
Bandslam song 2 – My New Romance by The Burning Hotels
Bandslam song 3 – Shape by Zeale, Phranchyze and Candice Jackson
Bandslam song 4 – Someone to Fall Back On by Scott Porter and Glory Dogs
Bandslam song 5, their song – Everything I Own by I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
MySpace page, Bowie writes email – What Light by Wilco
First credits song – Corvette by Golden Smog
Second credits song – Where Are You Now by Honor Society

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January 11

成事在人 - Invictus

2009年电影，前南非总统纳尔逊·曼德拉"带领"橄榄球队夺取世界杯冠军的故事

曼德拉可算是一位充满传奇色彩的总统了，在监狱中度过30年的光阴后，于94年成为南非的第一位黑人总统。

电影名Invictus(不可战胜)其实就是里面出现的一首诗的名字，印象挺深刻的，特别是最后两句I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of fate
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years finds
And shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

字幕把它翻译过来了

透过覆盖我的深夜
我看见层层无底的黑暗
感谢上帝赐我，
不可征服的灵魂

就算被地狱紧紧攫住
我不会畏缩，也不惊叫
经过一浪一浪的打击，
我满头鲜血不低头

在这满是愤怒和眼泪的世界之外
恐怖阴影在游荡
还有，未来的威胁，
可是我毫不畏惧

无论我将穿过的那扇门有多窄
无论我将肩承怎样的责罚
我是命运的主宰，
我是灵魂的统帅

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January 02

2010展望

Kaya 发表于 os2ora.com

近来越来越觉得自己有种回归过去的感觉。

在2007年底开始想os2ora这个名字时其实是这样解释的: os2分别代表Operating System和Open Source， ora当然是代表Oracle了。后来2009年初自己把os2ora简化为OS与Oracle。不过，现在又开始觉得其实这里的东西有些还是与Open Source密不可分的。

同样的，在2009年初，自己定的目标是专注在OS与Database的性能监控与调优上面。现在又觉得其实这里面很多东西涉及到系统架构，软件设计方面的东西，而关于系统架构与软件设计的理论其实在2006年之前的某段时间就比较系统的了解过了。

也许这也算是自己在软件领域思想认识的一个迭代过程吧，但愿这次回归是去除了浮躁的一次真正的回归。

与回顾相比，其实展望更有其实际意义，起码可以做为一个前进的指引标志。为了证明自己或许更擅长于右脑思维:-)，还是以一个思维发散图做下展望吧。