Google Horror
I’ve been using Android Tab let as a mobile photo book
to show others the photos of this blog, such as
” Modify the lens. and its Optical effect” which is easy
to show but almost impossible to verbally explain.
— With security precaution, I registered my device in
different name and to have different Mail address.
With obvious false name, no hacking, no virus ever come
here, neither Google/Android gave a sit = no possibility
to make money out of this address = hence it’s been quiet
untill few days ago, when I needed to read my mail out
London, using my tablet.
= suddenly the usage rocketed up.
Frantic activity toward my Email
account, address list etc etc.
Those so-called APP is not what
I wanted, neither installed by me.
Still, Google says “You agree to
our policy” though, what they
says the policy is nothing but an
outrageous extortion.
We might have compromised to see
some AD on the side, but never agree to
give a permission to spy all the mail, and all of our
movement. — (You know, your secret naughty USB
dongle would no longer be secret = could even be
reported to the Police. Be careful !)
You can see what they says –> go to Settings –> then to Apps
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Horrifying isn’t it ! Are they insane ? Ever had common
sense ? — I try to uninstall the App, deactivate, and
empty the data without success — while I was working,
instead to succeed removing those Spyware, the address list
“Contact” was disappeared ! = (Tit for tat)
Very very Funny. 😀
Google has been making a friendly face and try to appeal with some
amazing invention etc —– though, that IS their cover-up mask.
And those Apps are their real intention. Using their internet
dominance which can reach any corner and the well-developed
AI system to aautomatically read (even read the image) and spy
= they are going deeper into our private life,— for making
more profit ! But they’ve gone too far !
— A remedy or a measure against such situation is = Instead
of Android, use Linux, or to have a small MS device registered
with funny or useless name and use it to connect to the Net =
It would be enough for mailing, watching YouTube, small
download. Use other PC which is not connected to the Net, for
heavy work (design, compiling, analysing etc) in business,
Industrial use. Address list shouldn’t be kept in that satellite
device = type one by one each time = it would be a life in the
stone-age though this IS the safer way to keep one’s life
in peace. (I don’t think I’m a paranoid —– I just don’t
like a big cooperates arrogance)
Then the real horror started = As those APPs automatically
checking the activity, mail contents etc, etc, and keep
updating, the data traffic become enormous.
Past 4~5 years, my use of Net (read news, mail and blog)
needed only up to 3Gb/month but with Android APPs,
the data traffic swelled to 3~4 times. = This is yet another
Extortion / Highway Robbery isn’t it ? !
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***** A remedy / evading action I found was,
1) Re-start (Format) the Device by Pressing start button
over a Minuit. Then pretend to start as normal =
2) While ignoring “Their request to Authenticate“,
3) Press “All menu button (6 Dots in a circle)
4) and go to where ever you want to do = such as
Google Search of the Blog and read it 0r take
pictures etc etc.
5) Where ever, when ever they ask you to Register,
Give your profile = Just IGNORE all of them.
(In the settings, USER = leave the user as Owner,
don’t touch it. (Without Register, or ignoring what
ever they asked, the Device works perfect !)
6) Biggest disadvantage was= can’t use Email other
than use in a false new account.
— With those operations, the Device was regarded
as an orphan and become out of their target =
NO download of their App hence no update =
the usage become purely what was used.
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Wish Better or the Best
Somebody commented “Where the urge to make it better comes from ?”
—– as a reply I wrote “Even a monkey chose a good stone to crack a
hard shell = good choice or not, makes the difference = able to eat or not.
In the worst case, it may cause an injury to the fingers.
It’s mean, it is a key to the own survival= survival instinct.” — yet still,even
if it wasn’t such serious but rather playful situation, we try to do the better.
Just through something, stone, trash — we aim, to a target, bin etc.
—– Why ? —– To satisfy the Ego in a challenge ? “Hey look I succeeded” or
“I’m better than you” — Was it ? Not necessary in a serious situation, no
other person around, even trivial small things, such as just put few items
together, we try to put them tidier way or make the shape easier to handle.
(Then, the personality exposed = somebody pay more attention and make
the things / situations better. Otherwise, others creates even more havoc !)
If it was an instinct to avoid a pain and to chose the way which needs a least
effort, was based on the learning, why some of us never learn ? = In the net,
there are endless number of silly stories still, they were produced with the
effort to get an impact and the maximum number of view.
Have a good fun seems yet another instinct.
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After the accumulation of the learning, we human being made up the map
of which can tell General List of Goodies. Then those would be told by the
old man or wise man as the common sense, moral or social rules still, they
were originated from the human instinct. Therefore, the eyes of
Lord Buddha, they were seen as the expression of the Dharma. And as we
have it in our instinct, it was explained that we were born with the Dharma.
And the Zen is the practice to make it better with thousands times practice.
(If not million times) —– and to learn its mind-set.
So, Zen could (possibly) make a better person (in theory) 😀
I wouldn’t guaranty the better person still, the product produced by the
craftsman with such Zen mind, has been so good, such as the Japanese
cooking knife has become a must have item to the top chef of the world.
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Citron bath on Winter Solstices (for Monkey)
冬至でサルもゆず湯
>>> http://www.jiji.com/jc/pp?d=pp_2015&p=latest-jpp020507192
To make a Citron Bath on Winter Solstice is a Japanese tradition.
It was regarded to be good for the winter health.
So, why not to Monkeys too. 🙂
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Caliber of the man — Calligraphy
I stumbled an Youtube post
showing the comparison of
calligraphy made by the
Japanese PM Abe and the
Chinese Chairman Shu.
(Abe=left, Shu=right)
Seemingly it was posted in China and the people commenting how
pathetic, the Shu’s hand were. Calligraphy expose the man’s caliber.
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Ai Weiwei Exhibition
Actuary, I went to the Fortnum & Mason again with different
lens (or hole ?) — Then, I just crossed the street to other side,
to the Royal Academy = where happen to have an exhibition
of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Academy’s courtyard having trees or re-assembled dead wood.
It was an utterly odd view. Those trees were not in the original
shape nor well composed big “Ikebana” but the standing mess.
I wondered what’s going on the inside.
(Photo above = tons of building steel rod were piled up on the floor
=Ai Weiwei is not good to make the things by himself but to
organize the workers to do the job.)
I’m not a fun of Ai Weiwei.
I can see he is trying hard to MAKE something “looks like an ART”.
= in other words, he was not a born artist = so that, to squeeze the
brain to manufacture the piece, not spontaneously creates a shape.
Hence, the piece wouldn’t hit our emotion but just boggle the mind.
= So, the art critics needs to write about those “Boggle” = keeping
them busy and the art-media flourish. — The good art will hit the
viewer’s subconscious direct = no need of explanation nor critics’
blah blah. 😀
So, those were the pieces made out of the pretext of the earthquake
= the list of the dead (Left) and the debris (right).
— did such big disaster inspire him only those ? If I were him, I
would have put a school text book or a bunch of hair between the
debris = bad taste but such straight visual signal will hit the
subconscious of the viewers direct, without needs of blah blah.
Photo left showing “a chair IS a part of a tree” = I know,
a chair used to be a tree. = So what ?
And the photo right = nicely made cabinet having holes =
spoiling the effort and saying a twist = again So, what =
What a cheap idea. Can’t you conceive anything better ?
Yet again like the words of a second class art school
teacher = “Make a thing out of norm/Break a stereotype”.
TV camera (or that kind of shape) was made by plastic.
Chinese has been making so many utterly inconceivable
products such as fake eggs, fake protein (melamine) in
the milk etc etc = Ai Weiwei should learn from them if he
want to impress us with the eye-opening incredible idea !
Something scribble ? — or repeated print covering whole wall.
He might have thought = highly technical idea — a piece using
the reflection of acril plastic. = Yes I can see its funny reflection.
So, what ? A bit strange doesn’t mean “Impressive” 🙂
Everyday’s objects made out expensive jade.
Handcuffs made out of plastic. Useless and out of norm again.
(Chinese kid’s toy Handcuffs were all made by plastic ) ?
Fabricated trees in the room — not impressive though, they
still showed a kind of fun-full free structure he must have
enjoyed like a game. So, I liked this piece.
Thousands white plastic pieces covering the floor and one
baby buggy (= somewhat impressive fine work)
— is this related to the Chinese Scandal / billion of forcibly
aborted fetus by the “one child policy” ? (I only guess =
I didn’t get any information or bought an exhibition catalog.
= In my policy, I SEE the piece, not study it by the words.)
In this room, and the confined small box explaining what
Ai Weiwei himself has been subjected by the So-Called
Authority’s tenacious interrogation = kind of torture/
intimidation/suppression.
This is not an art but just an indictment.= may have a
political meaning still, visually boring exhibit. Not impressed.
So far, this must be the most impressive piece in this exhibition.
May be it was just a coincidence = still, how bizarre.
On this occasion, I had only Concentric-Double-Dencity Pinhole
intended to use for F&M Window shooting, which was not best
suits for this subject still, I think it wasn’t too bad.
—– If you want to see more info’ or clear images please
search in the net or go to the exhibition yourself. = don’t ask me.
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Cult Party
My friend’s Immersible Cult got 2 years anniversary and had
an end of the year party. Especially they organized “Tokyo Dream”
party this year which was even featured in the Evening Standard
ES magazine, the party got quite few Japanese guests as well.
Free meals and drinks — though, they were completely vegetarian
= boiled alive potatoes, skinned alive carrot etc etc.
= not much mercy for them. 🙂
In fact the guests are the staffs or the freelance artists who has been
involved into those projects etc = worked together, familiar faces.
Still, I do necessary know every faces neither who was doing what.
(In this time, those fuzzy photos were taken by a homemade
So-called Gaudy Lens — though some of them were out of focus)
Then the attraction started = Japanese singing/performing group
Frank Chickens. (Started here as the female Ninja !)
But, I’m not sure what are they doing. 🙂
The singers group Frank Chickens started 70s —–
and now having some new and young members.
(and even Irish and Polish men as well)
They sound something Rockefeller Building — ?
Don’t ask me what. 🙂
Then the party went into a dancing conclusion.
And so on, so on ~ ~ ~ till early morning.
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New Year’s Card 2016
So, It’s the season again. 🙂 2016 is a year of Monkey !
The card samples here are from Japan Post and they are free to
download for personal use.
In their original site you can see lots lots more design though, you need
Japanese reading still, you can try click and find what’s there.
Some of the cards showed the pattern of 申 it is in fact the
letter of monkey. Normally, we (Japanese) use the letter 猿
for the monkey, but Chinese use the 猴 for the monkey.
Still, only to say the Year of Monkey we use 申 for monkey.
Don’t ask me why, it’s the ancient 4000 years tradition.
🙂 🙂 🙂
Those Links also provide Free Design Templates.
They are reputed, trouble-free good site. = Worth visiting. 🙂
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/categories/CAT-ST01-0016/index.html — (Canon)
http://www.designbank-nenga.com/
http://nengarank.com/html/index.html
http://www.wanpagu.com/top_illustration.html
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Fate and the Mentality
Few days ago in Japan, one of the busy commuter train breakdown due to
the safety mechanism in their over-head power cable. Stranded passengers
in the trains were lead to a nearby station, 20 minutes walk on the rail track.
(Japanese train takes the electric power from the over-head cable, not from
the side track, so that, without a danger of electrocution, it is safe to walk
on the track.) = All 5000 passengers were just walked in orderly manner and
no trouble was ever occurred.
When this news was reported on the Chinese News Paper, the Net users in
China responded with their astonishment saying such as “If this was happened
in China, within 5 minutes passengers started riot, smashing the windows etc”
“How 5000 Japanese could keep calm and quietly walk for 20 minutes long
without showing any anger or frustration !”
—– And the Japanese Net users responded to those Chinese thread saying
“It’s no point to make a riot and break the train because it would only cause
even more delay” “When all the people having the same fate, making trouble
wouldn’t get any situation better” “Anyhow, the company or school where
people will be late wouldn’t accuse them because it was like an act of God =
It was the fate anybody has to accept”.
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They are the two contrasting mentalities = in my view, each mentality
originated from the Chinese Taoism and the Japanese Buddhism.
I quite doubt, in China how many people ever read the Book of Taoism =
Tao Te Ching, still, most of them seemed to visit the temple to read their
fortune = by throwing two wooden sticks six times to find Yin and Yan’s
combination (It is in fact the Ai-Ching). The funny things were, they keep
doing it again and again until they receive good prediction. (=they would
not accept bad prediction !) In other words, Chinese doesn’t follow even
the will of God (or Heaven) or vend it by their Ego). (China has Confucius
and Buddhism as well though in mentality, they all got the same.)
—– in contrast, Japanese Buddhist is far more cool, or even cold,(may
be even Cynical) for not to have a passion for riot. 🙂 = since they know
the situation, what sort of the process would be needed to repair the
breakdown system etc well. They are far more rational to know
what they can do —– in fact, the situation IS telling them,
Just Walk. = So, they did.
This is the Mentality to accept and follow Dharma and the Karma (or Fate)
and the Wisdom or the Belief, that the end result would be better with this.
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Toys (Are Us) Exhibition Opening
Last night, there was an opening of
the Exhibition titled Toys (Are Us)
at the Crypt Gallery, Euston, London.
It was organized by Kosha Hussain,
and my old friend, Wayne Chisnall
brought his sculpture, Magnet as a
major piece. And I joined the party
wearing Rotating LED Disco Costume
which was created out of £0.5 Chinese Toy.
(So, it was in line with the concept of the Exhibition) 🙂
(Kosha Hussain, a Kurdish Artist who organized Exhibition address )
Some more information about the Exhibition, please see this.
Mind you, I joined the party to see old friend, as a
photographer, not to show you a journalistic report
of each piece and the artist.
(The photo above was taken by Concentric-Double-Density Pinhole
— for my fun)
This was the Wayne’s piece, Magnet (in normal view ) 🙂
(It seems, Wayne is giving a lecture. = make a jaw of the people drop) 🙂
As a Crypt of the Church, they got quite a collection of Grave stones,
though I have no idea what those white staffs were and doing what.
Well well. Some good staff, some not so staffs. Still, the exhibition
open till 21st (two more days) it must be interesting to pop in and
see the exhibits.
They got one of the most unusual atmosphere among art galleries.
(By the way, photo above was taken by 5 seconds exposure,with
Canon Fish-eye 8~15mm, on 5D-MkIII —– if the image was not
fuzzy DD Pinhole, the lest were all by the same Fish-eye Lens)
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