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  • Philosophy Notes
    • Philosophical Concepts
    • Western Philosophers
      • Kant
      • Hegel
      • Understanding Philosophy: Figures, Problems, and Ideas
    • Western Philosophy 50 Questions
    • Applied Philosophy
      • How Civilizations Remain Themselves: Series Overview and Reading Map
      • The Future Has No Representative
      • Who Maintains the World?
    • Everyday Philosophy
    • Sustenesis Theory
      • Sustenesis Daily Briefing
      • Sustenesis Research Brief
      • My Philosophy
      • AI Philosophy Observations
  • Mind & Psychology
    • How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape: Season One Overview
    • How Do We Read Other People? — How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape, Season Two
    • Everyday Psychology
  • Reading Notes
    • Daoist Notes
    • Bible Notes
    • Jung’s The Red Book Reading Notes
    • 100 Works of World Literature
    • Modern European History: From Revolution to World War
    • Other Reading Notes
    • Daily Fun with Maths, Physics and Chemistry
    • One Classical Chinese Sentence a Day
    • One Concept a Day
  • Reflections
    • Knowledge Life
    • How a Person Builds a World
    • Toy Memoir
  • AI
    • AI Technology Observations
    • How Digital Life Actually Works
    • Judgment in the Age of AI: 50 Everyday Questions
    • After AI Enters the Workflow
    • Choosing the Right AI Tool
    • Daily AI Observation
    • When Numbers Start Making Decisions — Season One Overview: Life on Either Side of the Threshold
    • AI and the Way People Work
  • Australian Life
    • How Australian Systems Work
    • Why Do Australians Say It This Way?
    • One English Sentence a Day
    • Australian Towns
  • Projects
  • Piano
    • Piano Sheet Music
    • A Listening Map of 50 Piano Works
    • 88 Pianists
    • Building a Piano Piece: From First Reading to Reliable Performance
    • Hearing Mathematics
    • Notes on Adult Piano Learning
    • Western Music
  • A Map of Ideas
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Author: Geoffrey Chen

An IT expert passionate about reading, writing, photography, and piano.

Can Someone Voluntarily Give Up All Future Freedom?

Consent, 约翰·斯图亚特·密尔, 自由, Freedom, John Stuart Mill, 同意

Why Can Shoelaces Suddenly Come Undone While You Walk?

绳结, 鞋带, Knots, Mechanics, Shoelaces, 力学

Eventual Consistency: Why Can Temporary Disagreement Still Be Correct?

Distributed Systems, Eventual Consistency, 分布式系统, 最终一致性

Why Do String Players Sometimes Strike with the Wood of the Bow?

Col Legno, 配器, Orchestration, String Techniques, 弦乐技法, 木击弓

How Did Leaves and Twigs Become a Pretend Meal?

Childhood Games, Courtyard Life, 童年游戏, 院落生活, 角色游戏, Pretend Play

Why Can a Prepared Piano Sound Like a Percussion Ensemble?

约翰·凯奇, 音色, 预置钢琴, John Cage, Prepared Piano, Timbre

“That Works for Me” Means the Arrangement Suits Me

Arrangements, Australian English, Everyday English, 安排, 日常英语, 澳洲英语

Answering Questions Is Like Striking a Bell

Classical Chinese, learning, Questions, 学习, 提问, 文言文

Why Can’t Syncopation Be Played by Simply Accenting Harder?

节奏, Inner Pulse, Rhythm, Syncopation, 内部节拍, 切分音

Port Germein: Why Did the Jetty Have to Cross 1.5 Kilometres of Shallows?

Maritime Infrastructure, Nukunu Country, Port Germein, 努库努乡土, 杰梅因港, 海运基础设施

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