Tag Archives: 地震

关于志愿计算

  3月份,尤其是最后两周,开发‘哪吒’进度压力很大,每天回到家脑袋都木木的。关于上次提到的Mozilla Drumbeat大会,那天有个小花絮:23日和zf双人编程一整天,晚饭都没吃就听workshop,晚上10点钟才筋疲力竭地开车回家。因为疲惫所以车速放得很慢。恰好四环上发生了严重的十几辆车的追尾事故,我却因为开得慢,幸运地躲过去了。

  所以就一直没有在BLOG写,时间一拉长,印象就淡了,现在好像写不出有趣的文字了。不好意思。科学松鼠会刚发表了一篇《志愿计算:足不出户,窥探星辰》,值得推荐,大家不妨看看。

  我个人而言,感觉David Anderson 、Carl Christensen和Elizabeth Cochran的QCN项目(通过大量志愿者的笔记本收集地震波信号)最有趣。尽管普通笔记本电脑安装的廉价震动传感器比不上专业的地震仪器,而且数据里会有日常使用的噪音,但是架不住志愿者数量众多,通过合适的统计工具,就能得到很多有意义的工作成果。23日在北京workshop,他们只给出年初新西兰大地震的数据和分析成果。上网跟进搜索了一下,稍后在台北的Asia@Home workshop里就给出了这次日本地震的数据。

  很多人对报告当天最后一个提问者不满:那个人长篇大论提了很多未必高明的空泛观点,要求在研究成果中占有股份,还建议研究者们把帮助他们的志愿者电脑上的个人隐私信息卖给Google赚钱。且不说Google到底需不需要,会不会买,感觉这个年轻人对商业、法律、科研、公益似乎都缺乏常识,完全丧失了好奇心和想象力。这又让人联想起《非诚勿扰》里那位美国博士安田的事

希望震区平安

  昨天捐款时,听说北京各献血点都排很长的队。今天早上,由于血库容量已满,不再接受无偿献血。

  我的家乡甘肃,是除四川以外伤亡人数最多的省区。陇南地区在地震中受到重创。

  希望所有受困和受伤的人平安,感谢所有提供帮助的人。

  最后一条短信。

  Dead was she, when the rescue team found her, overwhelmed by the landslide from crushed house. Through a gap of a pile of rubble, her position can be seen, kneeled down, entire upper body creeping with support from two arms pushing from ground, as in worship on bended knees. But the body was deformed by the pressure, somewhat looked weird. Rescue personnel reaching into the gap of the ruins has confirmed she had died. They still called toward inside, and hammered on the bricks, but no response. When people moved to the next building, the rescue team leader suddenly ran back, while shouting “come over here fast”. He once again came to her, searching underneath the body. “somebody, a baby, still alive” shouted he. After some effort, ruins were carefully removed, exploring her baby son, wrapped in a little red sheet dotted with yellow flowers. Only 3, 4 month-old, the baby is intact and still sleeping, thanks to the protection from his mom. He slept in the face of all the people at the very warm scene. Doctors found a cellphone inside the sheet, when they were about to inspect the baby. Found on the screen is an already-written message “Dear baby, if you can live along, don’t forget that I love you”.
  

刚刚发生了地震

  我在北京生命科学园。10分钟前有明显震感。

  在实验台旁看lz做实验,旁边同事说电子天平无法调平,总在跳,lz教她:去掉手套,用手掌放掉静电;另一个mm在液相前面配置设备,突然后退两步,问她怎么了,她说突然头晕站不稳,怀疑不慎吸入了甲醛……