Smelly air in Tainan

The air in Tainan is terrible. The north-facing windows smelled like burning things, so we had to close them about 5 minutes ago. The smell of oily smoke from downstairs came from the south-facing window just now, so we had to close it about 1 minute ago.

This has almost become our daily life, a life that is disturbed by unpleasant or unhealthy smells.

台南的空氣真糟糕，5分鐘前，朝北的窗戶傳來陣陣燃燒東西的味道，只好關了。剛剛朝南的窗戶傳來樓下的油煙味，也只好關了。

這幾乎成了我們的日常生活，被臭味薰擾的生活。

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Taiwan Election Day

早上9點投完票了。台灣已經投票這麼久了，投票現場還是可以看到選舉亂象。排在我們後面的2位人士，在那裏大放厥詞。

1. 18歲的........。(ps. 還在選舉投票期間，不在此呈現任何意見)

2. 因為我們排隊的地方是分為2條線路，各自對應不同的鄰。右邊那一條前進的很順利，我們這一排不知為什麼停滯不前。後面這2個人就霸占住2條線路，並排聊天。

選務人員請霸佔別區通道的站到我的後面排隊，那個人馬上就反駁，反正這裡也沒有人啊，幹嘛不讓我站。

他的同伴聞言還是將她拉開。然後馬上打臉，後面就有好幾個人陸續往前走，原來就是被他堵住前進的道路。

3. 我們排的這一條一直不會前進，看了幾次，後來看到有選務人員拿著一張椅子，扶著一位年長者去圈選區，想來是花了比較多時間在讓年長者領票。

這時候後面那2個人又開始大聲罵選務人員，說他們是在幹什麼，為什麼都不會前進，效率這麼差。這時候後方較遠處的人也跟著開始傳出喧嘩聲。

我因為剛好已經到進入投票所的入口處，所以可以遠遠看到領票區的情況，就對後面解釋了一下，說有年長者行動不方便。

後方較遠處的人不講話了，但是排在後面的2個人又開始大聲指責，說年長者又怎麼樣，幹嘛因為他們而讓大家排隊等待。不行就不要來。

4. 等到進去排隊蓋章、查驗身分及等待領票。我在第一位選務人員那裏蓋完3個章(要投市長、議員、里長)，往第二位選務人員那裏走過去準備要蓋領公投票的章，我後面的那個人又要插到我前面去先蓋這個章。

I finished voting. Taiwan has been voting for so long, and we could still observe election chaos at the polling site. The 2 people behind us were talking nonsense there.

1. 18 years old...... (ps. During the election voting period, I will not present any opinions here) 2. Because the place where we lined up is divided into 2 lines, each corresponding to a different neighborhood. The one on the right was going well, our row was stuck for some reason. The latter two people occupied the two lines and chat side by side. The election staff asked the one who should stand behind me in the queue, but instead who occupied the path of other neighborhoods. That person immediately retorted and said, "there is no one here anyway, so why don't you let me stand". Hearing this, her companion pulled her away. Then there were several people walking forward one after another right after this. It turned out that she was blocking the way ahead.

3. The line we lined up didn't move forward for a while. After looking at it a few times, I saw an election officer holding a chair and helping an elderly person to the voting desk. At this time, the two people in the back began to scold the election staff loudly, saying what they were doing, why they couldn't move forward, and the efficiency was so poor. At this time, people farther behind also began to make noise. Since I happened to be at the entrance of the polling station, I could see the ticket collection area from a distance, so I explained to the back that some elderly people had difficulty moving. The people farther behind stopped talking, but the two people in the back began to criticize loudly again, saying what about the elders, why did they make everyone wait in line because of them. If not, don't come. 4. Wait until you enter to line up for stamping, identity verification and waiting for ticket collection. I finished stamping 3 stamps at the first electoral officer (to vote for the mayor, council member, and mayor), and walked over to the second electoral officer to stamp the referendum vote, and the person behind me If you want to get ahead of me, write this chapter first.

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Retinitis Pigmentosa

My eyes are afraid of the light.  It takes time for me to regain sight after flashing lights at night time.
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住戶大會決議公共空間淨空(Residents' meeting resolves public space clearance)

剛開完本大樓住戶大會，會中決議公共空間淨空，在樓梯間及走道上亂放置任何雜物，一律移到1F中庭暫置，會貼出公告請住戶認領。一周內可認領，認領需造冊登記，認領後要收在住戶家中，如果又堆放在公共空間，就交由有關單位開罰。一周內沒有認領，當作廢棄物處理。

這是歷史性的一刻，值得好好慶祝。

It was voted and decided to clear the public space in the resident meeting of the building. Any stuff / debris placed in the stairwell and aisle will be moved to the 1F atrium for temporary storage, and a notice will be posted for residents to claim. It can be claimed within a week by the resident with record. It must be kept in the household of the household after claiming. If it is piled up in the public space again, it will be handed over to the relevant gov agency to impose a fine. If it is not claimed within a week, it will be treated as waste.

This is a historic moment that deserves a good celebration
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Full-scale dammed lake burst test

Full-scale dammed lake burst test

原尺寸堰塞湖潰決試驗|惠蓀林場蘭島溪土砂流動試驗場(12/20/2021)

調整行防砂壩_會呼吸的防砂壩

2018年水保手冊教育訓練 總論篇(陳樹群教授)

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Farmland should be used for agriculture

Farmland should be used for agriculture, but this is not the case in Taiwan.

According to law, the farmland factories built after 5/20/2016 should be demolished. This must be done, and there should be no room for accommodation.  Those farmland factories are not qualified to exist even for the ones built before 5/20/2016. The original purpose of farmland is farming, and even the construction of farmhouses is restricted. How could we tolerate the entire farmland being destroyed and turned into a factory?

農地就應該農用，但是在臺灣卻不是這樣。

5/20/2016以後興建的農地工廠應該要被拆除，這是一定要做的，不應該有什麼可通融的地方。甚至5/20/2016之前蓋的農地工廠，也沒有資格存在，好好的農地，本來地目就是農地，連要蓋農舍都受到限制，憑什麼可以將整片農地毀掉變成工廠。

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根據我們的島(8/22/2022)的報導，理論上："根據立法院新修訂的工廠管理辦法，5/20/2016 以後興建的農地工廠，依法必須拆除，無法申請納管"

農地工廠下一步｜《工輔法》修法後的違章工廠為何還在 (公視-我們的島，8/22/2022)


政府管理農地工廠，在修正工廠管理輔導法後，要求農地違章工廠必須在2022年3月19日最後納管期限前，申請納管並轉型成合法工廠。不過根據經濟部中部辦公室統計，違法的農地工廠有4萬多家，最後只有2萬多家申請納管，逾萬家工廠未完成登記… 

00:00 片頭 

00:20 前言 

00:46 彰化鹽埔的案例 

03:32 彰化農地違法工廠持續新設 

08:33 《工輔法》修法後，違法工廠申請納管及改善情形 

10:45 政府劃設水五金產業聚落，引發低污染工廠就地合法爭議 

13:51 中小型違章工廠盼政府協助媒合，進入合法工業區 

#工輔法 #違章工廠 #農地污染 

※完整報導》 

●農地工廠下一步 https://bit.ly/3Cl1dvw 

※相關專題》 

●農地上的日不落國 https://youtu.be/X-6rLXxSHjc 

●與電鍍廠為鄰 https://youtu.be/rb4yUxI-O-k 

※熱門推薦影片》 

●【農地填土】漢寶村的囤土比賽(下)｜營建剩餘土石方及廢土填埋在農地為哪樁？ https://youtu.be/xxkjfoMt48s 

●【城市鳥類生態】都市鳥巢祕錄｜如何友善對待城市鳥類 https://youtu.be/Mldz0vhnfvk

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James Lovelock and his Gaia hypothesis

Gaia hypothesis is a hypothesis that every environmentalist has known and remembered in our heart.  Below are the remarks about James Lovelock by the Nature and The Guardian Science Weekly.

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James E. Lovelock (1919–2022) 
Inventor who introduced the Gaia hypothesis to environmental science.

James Lovelock and the legacy of his Gaia hypothesis – podcast

The following description is from The Guardian Science Weekly:

James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, died last Tuesday (7/26/2022) on his 103rd birthday. Known as something of a maverick, the scientist and inventor was one of the most influential thinkers of the past century. Our global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, tells Madeleine Finlay about spending time with Lovelock for his forthcoming biography, the impact of the scientist’s ideas and inventions on the modern world, and how his immense influence will continue to be felt in the critical decades ahead

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Taiwan for Taiwanese, China for Chinese. We are Taiwanese, not Chinese.

Here is the beginning of my post. And here is the rest of it.
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The taste of freedom

生命誠可貴，愛情價更高，若為自由故，兩者皆可拋

嚐過自由滋味的人，是不可能輕言放棄的。

US speaker makes late-night landing (Aug. 3, 2022)

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai to Beijing's fury (Aug. 3, 2022)

Taiwan: Pelosi leaves Taipei to sound of Chinese fury (Aug. 3, 2022)

Chinese drills over Pelosi visit 'unnecessary': Taiwan president (Aug. 3, 2022)

China and Taiwan: A really simple guide (8/2/2022)

Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Following Bilateral Meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan (8/3/2022)

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Freedom love!
I need these two.
I will sacrifice for my love

The life,

I sacrifice for freedom

My love.

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Petőfi Sándor -

SZABADSÁG, SZERELEM!

Szabadság, szerelem!
E kettő kell nekem.
Szerelmemért föláldozom
Az életet,
Szabadságért föláldozom
Szerelmemet.

(Pest, 1847. január 1.)
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Smelly highrise building

昨天回到家，習慣性地開窗，陽台的窗會加上抽風扇將熱氣快一點抽出去，房間的窗戶是讓室外空氣流入。

開了不到半小時，從房間窗戶飄進來討厭的濃厚油煙味，只好關掉房間的窗戶。這時候油煙味還是會從廚房的抽油煙機飄進來，想說要將陽台的抽風機反向將室外空氣抽入，結果又聞到煙味。

被迫將兩邊的窗戶都關上，只好打開冷氣，不然就會很熱。這種情況幾乎是每天都發生，不是只有昨天晚上才會這樣。我們想要省電及過著對環境友善的生活，但實際上卻無法做到啊。

When I came back to my home on the top floor of the highrise building after work last night, I open the window as usual. The balcony window will be equipped with an exhaust fan to draw out the hot air faster, and the room window will let the outdoor air flow in.

After opening for less than half an hour, the nasty smell of oily smoke came in from the window of the room, so I had to close the window of the room. At this time, the smell of cooking fumes will still float in from the cooker hood in the kitchen. I want to say that the exhaust fan on the balcony should be reversed to draw the outdoor air in, but the smell of smoke will be smelled again.

We are forced to close the windows on both sides, I had to turn on the air conditioner, otherwise, it would be very hot.  It has happened almost everyday, not just last night.  I want to save energy and live environmentally friendly, but the reality makes me unable to do so.

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