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Saturday, 28 January, 2012

Wesnoth - Under the Burning Suns

Under the Burning Suns is my favourite Wesnoth mainline campaign. It has included RPG elements in the game. My favourite scenario is Across the Harsh Sands. It contains a number of surprises along the battle. It also keeps you on your toes with the ghosts that keep reappearing, although these ghosts sometimes ended up helping you fight against the enemies instead.

Two very important units will join your team in this scenario. First is the ultra cool Dust Devil and second is Elyssa the Fire Mage. You do not want to lose either of these two units.

Video replay of Across the Harsh Sands. I play the campaign in nightmare difficulty.


The next scenario A Stirring In The Night is probably the most difficult and epic scenario. It is also my next favourite scenario in this campaign. I barely complete this with the minimum of 6 camps still surviving. I have misunderstood the instruction and thought that as long as I control 6 camps at any time, it will be fine. This is not the case, as long as any enemy has captured the camp, the camp is considered lost even if you re-captured it later. I would have lost when the orcs capture my north-western camp, only the replay from the previous turn allow me to secure the camp.

I also needed to replay for Garak to survive the onslaught of Deathblade and Chocobone, and also for Dust Devil to survive. My Desert horseman Naru is the most luckiest unit in the whole campaign. Zyara, the Desert champion is the one that kept alive the north-western camp. He is killed by the Orcish ruler eventually.


Tags: fantasy, Game, strategy, rpg, video


Posted in Linux , Personal , Game , Open-Source


Saturday, 5 June, 2010

Kobe Bryant perfected his game by watching film

From Kobe Bryant: Imitating greatness (ESPN)

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepared to defend their NBA championship against the Boston Celtics, their gifted leader confessed he has plagiarized almost everything in his patented basketball portfolio.

"I seriously have stolen all my moves from the greatest players," he admitted.

Watch a highlight reel of Kobe and you will witness Hall of Fame hints of influence sprinkled throughout: the way he freezes defenders and creates space in the mold of Oscar Robertson, or the explosive pull-up jumper he copied from Jerry West, or the post-up shake-and-go he took from Hakeem Olajuwon.

Bryant incorporated the skills of these legends into his game by breaking down their finest moments on film.


It's an obsession that began when Kobe was 10 years old and living with his family in Italy, where his father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, played pro basketball after an eight-year NBA career. Kobe's grandfather routinely sent over tapes of NBA broadcasts, which had just begun airing on TNT, and the young boy devoured them.

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Bryant sat down recently with ESPN to break down film of West, Robertson, Olajuwon, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and revealed which part of their games he pilfered.

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Bryant's belief in film study has extended beyond his own locker. After he views halftime clips prepared for him by the Lakers' video staff, he occasionally waves coach Phil Jackson over to discuss a rotation he's identified. He often corrals teammates, fires up the laptop, and shows them precisely how they can carve out easier shots for themselves.

"He mentions stuff to them before it happens," said video coordinator Patrick O'Keefe. "They say, 'How did you know that?' It's because he's studied it. He's better-prepared than anyone."

Tags: basketball, nba, video, legend, imitation


Posted in Sports


Wednesday, 19 May, 2010

NBA Playoff 2010 Magic Celtics Game 2 Closing Minutes

From The Orlando Magic's banal Game 2 collapse (ESPN)





Celtics Turn It On in the Playoff (ESPN Daily Dime)
Pierce, Rondo lead Celtics to 2 - 0 Lead (Recap)

Tags: basketball, nba, video


Posted in Sports


Friday, 17 July, 2009

Deshan Xuanjian 德山宣鉴


Deshan Xuanjian is a native of Jiannan in Sichuan province. His surname was Zhou, and he became a monk early in life. He was especially well-versed in teachings of the Diamond sutra and had composed a commentary on it. Thus he was also known as Diamond Zhou. When Deshan heard that the Southern school of Zen held that "mind itself is Buddha", he packed up his commentaries and headed south with the intention of refuting this false teaching.

On the way, he met an old lady selling buns. As he was hungry, he decided to buy some buns from her.
old lady: What are you carrying?

Deshan: My Green Dragon commentary on the Diamond Sutra.

old lady: Let me ask you one question. If you can answer my question, I will give you free refreshments.

Deshan: All right!

old lady: The Diamond sutra says: "past mind is unattainable, present mind is unattainable, and future mind is unattainable." Which mind does the learned monk desire to refresh?

Deshan was not able to answer the old lady's question. Some time later, Deshan arrived at Longtan (literally means Dragon pond) temple and met with master Longtan Chongxin.

Deshan: Long have I heard of Longtan, but when I arrived here, there is neither a pond nor a dragon.

Chongxin: You have really arrived at Longtan.

One late evening, Chongxin said, "It is getting dark. You had better return to your room."
When Deshan stepped outside, he found that the sky was very dark.
So, the master lit a candle and gave it to Deshan, but just as Deshan held out his hand and was about to receive the candle, Chongxin blew out the flame. At that moment Deshan was enlightened and made a bow to the master.

The next day, Deshan took his Green Dragon commentary to the temple hall and burned it.
Deshan:
" Even if we have mastered the profound doctrine,
  it is only like placing a hair in a vast space.
  Even if we have exhausted the human knowledge of the world,
  it is only like letting a drop fall into a great abyss.   "


commentary:
Once dependence on others is gone, then only can one's potential be realized.



德山宣鉴禅师,四川人,俗姓周,幼年出家,曾精研佛法,尤其擅长讲解金刚经,故有周金刚之称。当他听说南方禅宗十分兴盛,便不平道: “佛学如此博大精深,即使修行一辈子,也难以成佛。 南方的小鬼竟敢说什么直指人心,见性成佛。我要捣毁他们的老巢,以报答佛恩。”
于是,他挑着青龙疏抄离开了四川。在湖南澧阳的路上,他看到一位妇人在卖饼,当时他肚子有点饿了,就想买些点心。
妇人: 里面装的是什么书啊?
德山: 是金刚经。
妇人: 我有一个问题,你要答得上来就送你点心吃,如果答不上来就请你走开,没有点心吃。金刚经上说:「过去心不可得,现在心不可得,将来心也不可得」,不知道你点的是哪个心?
德山顿时哑口无言。 随后,他到龙潭崇信禅师那里去,一进法堂他就说道:“久闻龙潭大名,到此一看,即不见潭,也不见龙。”
崇信躬身道:“你已经亲身到了龙潭。” 德山无法回答,就留了下来。
一天夜里,德山侍立在龙潭身旁,龙潭禅师说: “夜深了,你怎么还不回房去。”
德山刚出去又回来说:“外面好黑。”
崇信禅师便点起一支蜡烛给他。他刚伸手接,禅师就一口吹灭。
德山顿时大悟。 第二天,德山便把青龙疏抄在法堂上一把火烧了。
他感叹道:
          穷诸玄辩,若一毫置于太虚。
          竭世枢机,似一滴投于巨壑。

  (意思是:穷尽了玄理佛论,也不过像放在虚空中的一根毫毛;用尽了世间机巧,也不过像投入巨壑中的一滴水珠。)

评注:
当依赖的对象失去以后,自己的潜能才会完全发挥。



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Tags: video, book, dualism, zen, history, story, 蔡志忠, comic, anime


Posted in Buddhism , Personal , Chinese-中文


Friday, 17 July, 2009

Not attached to anything


A student once asked him: "If I haven't anything in my mind, what shall I do?"

Zhaozhou: Throw it out.

student: What else is there to throw out?

Zhaozhou: Then carry it out.


commentary:
One who says he is not attached to anything - even that idea of non-attachment must be abandoned. One who is attached to the idea of non-attachment will never know silence of mind.



僧人: 一物不将来时如何?
赵州: 放下着。
僧人: 一物也无,究竟要放下什么?
赵州: 放不下,那你就带着吧。

评注:
不持一物,就应该把这个不持一物的观念也要舍弃,既然那么重视不持一物,那就永远无法达致清澄的心境。



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Tags: video, book, dualism, zen, story, 蔡志忠, comic, anime


Posted in Buddhism , Personal , Chinese-中文


Friday, 17 July, 2009

To rely on oneself


monk: May I ask what is the meaning of Zen?

Zhaozhou: I would very much like to tell you ...

Zhaozhou: ... but now I have to go to urinate. Think about it. Even for such a trifling thing I have to do it myself.
Zhaozhou: May I ask whether you can do it on my behalf?


commentary:
To understand matters of life and death, one has to rely on oneself. Others cannot do it for you. To rely on explanations from others is to be like a parrot learning to speak.



僧人: 请问什么是禅学的大义?
赵州: 我很想告诉你 。。。
赵州: 但我现在要去拉尿。 想想看,像这种小事也得我亲自去拉才行啊。
赵州: 请问你能不能代替我去?

评注:
悟通生死大事,只有靠自己,别人是代替不了的。抱持别人的观念就像鹦鹉学舌。



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Tags: video, book, dualism, zen, story, 蔡志忠, comic, anime


Posted in Buddhism , Personal , Chinese-中文


Friday, 17 July, 2009

How to practise Zen?


man: What kind of person practises the Tao?

Zhaozhou: Someone just like me.

man: Master, you have to practise Tao too?

Zhaozhou: Practising the Tao concerns changing one's clothing ... and eating.

man: These are but mundane tasks. What kind of mind study can be considered practice of Zen?

Zhaozhou: What do you think I do everyday?


commentary:
Practice of Zen comes from everyday conversation, washing your face, eating and that sort of things. One must do them with full awareness. Perception into the nature of things comes from doing such things wholeheartedly.



有客来问赵州禅师如何修行。
客人: 修道的人是什么样的人呢?
赵州: 就像我。
客人: 大师也要修行吗?
赵州: 修行无外乎穿衣。。。 吃饭。
客人: 这是日常琐碎的事情,究竟什么叫修行呢?
赵州: 你以为我每天在做什么呢?

评注:
修行即指从寒暄、洗脸、吃饭等细节,都要诚心诚意,每日奉行,诚意地完成每一件事,而使之与真理产生共鸣。



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Related:
Go wash the bowl.

Tags: video, book, dualism, zen, story, 蔡志忠, comic, anime


Posted in Buddhism , Personal , Chinese-中文