窦唯 / Dou Wei / Douwei

Being my favourite musician, I wanted to talk about his music for a while now. Douwei is one of the most inventive, talented musicians from China, producing splendid sound across a wide range of music genres. Douwei is a man of authenticity, making music for a life and not a living. Here, I’ll give a personal categorization to his music from the past 15 years.

* 1991年 黑豹 专辑 与黑豹乐队合作
(heavy metal, chinese rock)

* 1994年 黑梦 专辑 与做梦乐队合作
(post-punk, chinese rock, neo-psychedelia)
-similar to Bauhaus – Bauhaus, Cure

* 1995年 艳阳天 专辑
(electronica, ambient, electronic, indie pop, synth)

* 1998年 山河水 专辑
(electronica, ambient, electronic, indie pop, synth)

* 1999年 幻听 专辑 与译乐队合作
(alternative rock, post-rock, ambient)

* 2000年 雨吁 专辑 与译乐队合作 (录制)
(alternative rock, post-rock)
-similar to Bark Psychosis – Hex

* 2003年 壹举·两得 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(jazz rock, jazz fusion, post-rock, ambient, electronic)

* 2003年 暮良文王 专辑 与暮良文王乐队合作
(folk, ambient, classic chinese instrumental)

* 2004年 镜花缘记 专辑 与FM3乐队合作
(electronic, ambient, idm)

* 2004年 八段锦 专辑
(electronica, synthpop, ambient, disco, indie)

* 2004年 三国·四记 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(jazz rock, jazz fusion, post-rock improvisation, ambient, electronic)
-similar to Tortoise – TNT

* 2004年 五鹊·六雁 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(classic chinese instrumental, post-rock, ambient)

* 2004年 相相生 专辑 与暮良文王乐队合作
(classic chinese instrumental, folk, ambient)

* 2004年 期过圣诞 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(jazz rock, jazz fusion, post-rock)

* 2005年 山豆几石页 专辑 与暮良文王乐队合作
(folk, chinese classic instrumental, ambient)

* 2005年 祭然品气国 专辑 与暮良文王乐队合作
(folk, chinese classic instrumental, ambient)

* 2005年 八和 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(jazz rock, jazz fusion)

* 2005年 九生 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(jazz rock, jazz fusion)

* 2006年 东游记 专辑（上、下）与宁英杰、巫娜、张荐、文智涌合作
(ambient, chinese classic instrumental, folk, lp)

* 2006年 水先后古清风乐 专辑 与不一定乐队合作
(ambient, idm, chinese chinese classic instrumental)

* 2006年 后观音 专辑 与FM3乐队合作
(ambient, electonic)

* 2007年 松阿珠阿吉 专辑
(ambient, folk)

* 2007年 35651 EP
(ambient, folk)

* 2007年 佐罗在中国 专辑
(ambient, idm, electronic, folk, chinese classic instrumental)

* 2008年 五音环乐 专辑 与不一定, 不一样乐队合作
(ambient, folk, jazz rock, cultural, post-rock)

My personal favourite is 雨吁, after that are 山河水, 三国, 幻听, 壹举, 艳阳天, 八和 and etc. My favourite track is 山秀谷 (雨吁)

downloads:

1994 – 黑梦

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4Ud7tt1.html

1995 – 艳阳天

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4UgMFmt.html

1998 – 山河水

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4UjV3R5.html

1999 – 幻听

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4Un6lGh.html

2000 – 雨吁

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4Uo4g5t.html

2003 – 暮良文王

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4UpWHmw.html

2003 – 一举两得

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4UrOgVt.html

2004 – 八段锦

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V0ZCxB.html

2004 – 期过圣诞

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V20CLK.html

2004 – 镜花缘记

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V2siUI.html

2004 – 相相生

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V426j1.html

2004 – 三国四记

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V6OWcS.html

2004 – 五鹊六雁

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V7gL1o.html

2005 – 八和

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4V9LXhC.html

2005 – 九生

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VC5HMv.html

2005 – 山豆几石页

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VChwBh.html

2005 – 祭然品气国

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VEKzDV.html

2006 – 东游记

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VFZGOY.html

2006 – 水先后古清风乐

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VGglU4.html

2006 – 后观音

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VHInZz.html

2007 – 松阿珠阿吉

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4VHttUE.html

2007 – 佐罗在中国

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WgM2PA.html

2008 – 798

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WgzolU.html

2008 – 五音环乐.十三张

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WoKpwG.html

2008 – 五音环乐.上步南山

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WqDeJO.html

2008 – 五音环乐.七对儿

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WseQYJ.html

2008 – 五音环乐.后上海

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4WtyLqU.html

2008 – 五音环乐.不一样(DVD)

http://www.dmpan.com/file/4YiklT3.html

I’ve heard of this advice over and over from various sources, and never been able to fully understand why. Until recently (few weeks ago), I was working with various java.util.Collection classes, there were a few connection made relating to this.

Whenever you get an Objects from hash based collections, such as HashMap, with a String or Integer key, you could simply say map.get(“key”) or map.get(new String(“key”)). This is because Strings or Integers are logical equivalent, which is a greater set than traditional identity equivalence (==). This allows greater flexibility to retrieve stored content from our little hash locker by playing the Keymaker, and constructing a key that is identical to the original one (in our case, a new String with the same characters).

But you cannot do this with entity objects. By default implementation, their Object.equals(Object o) simply returns this==o. This means you can never retrieve the stored content with any other object beside the one you’ve used in Map.put(Object key, Object value).

Hash based collections simply uses the hash code to identify a smaller, refined group of stored objects from the larger collection. If you’ve modified Object.equals to allow both identity and logical equivalence, but not Object.hashcode. Then try to search the collection with the logically equivalent key (same colour, same groove, but just not the key you’ve used the first time!), then obviously the hash based collection, who relies only on Object.hashcode to refine the search will have no idea that this Type is also logically equivalent. In this case, its attempt to refine the collection fails with false precondition.

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May be off topic, but then you would think an easy way to implement equals (for both identity and logical equivalence) along with hashcode would be simply compare the string representation of the 2 Objects (including instance members in some way or the other) and just output the hashcode of the string representation of the Object. This saves you the time (mostly brain power) to implement the non-trivial hash functions. This is acceptable, but not performance efficient or easy to read.

This is why it’s always nice to override Object.toString()

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Btw, Object serialization does preserve identity equivalence, IF:

1. Both a and b are written as and subsequently read from as parts of the same stream. Here’s a quote from ObjectInputStream documentation: “Graphs of objects are restored correctly using a reference sharing mechanism.”
2. Class of a and b does not override readResolve() that has the potential of changing how references are restored back; neither do classes that hold a and b.

For all other cases, object identity will NOT be preserved.

Haven’t been blogging at all for the past two years. Time for a fresh start. So much have changed and it’s also a time to change the focus of the blog. I will be posting more interesting things in software engineering and music.

Apple: Next iPhone update could break unlocked phones

Posted by Tom Krazit

Apple issued a statement Monday afternoon warning users of unlocked iPhones that the next software update it ships will probably break their phones.

It’s not clear how many people have unlocked their iPhone to run on networks other than AT&T’s, but there has definitely been some interest among early adopters who want no part of AT&T’s network. Most of those folks were always operating under the assumption that Apple might relock their iPhones with future software updates, but were they expecting Apple to actually disable the phone?

Hacked your iPhone? The next software update from Apple could break your phone.

(Credit: CNET Networks)

“Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed,” the company said in a statement issued after the close of the stock market. “Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.”

This is not going to sit well with the fringe early adopter who, having already suffered through the price cut debacle, now faces the prospect of a dead iPhone. The probable solution, as discussed earlier today by our new friends at iPhone Atlas, involves restoring the iPhone to the factory default settings before installing the new update. The next update will be released later this week to allow iPhone owners to access the new Wi-Fi Music Store introduced earlier this month.

That assumes, I guess, that the iPhone hackers will probably find some way around the new update next week, and that’s probably not that much of a stretch. But it seems Apple is hell-bent on making sure too many people don’t make unauthorized modifications to its iBaby, which in some ways, makes sense to me. This is a brand new product, and even Apple may not totally be aware of the problems that could arise from willy-nilly hacking.

So, be forewarned: if you hacked your iPhone, you might want to hold off on installing this week’s update unless you’re willing to go back to using AT&T’s network.

Update: The Unofficial Apple Weblog thinks that doing a factory restore might not be enough to reverse the unlocking process. They’ve posted a detailed, step-by-step process for “re-locking” your iPhone that might make you wince unless you’re handy with code. Check it out here, but TUAW warns this is still in the early testing stages.

from cnet news: http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9783713-37.html

It’s no shock that Windows Vista isn’t, shall we say, universally loved, and it’s also unsurprising that a plethora of businesses have voiced their preference to keep on runnin’ their operations on Windows XP. Presumably in response, Microsoft is “quietly allowing PC makers to offer a downgrade option to buyers that get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP,” but the program only applies to Vista Business and Ultimate editions. The likes of Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and Dell all have processes in place to ensure that customers have the ability to downgrade if they so choose, and while some firms are still selling their PCs with XP pre-installed, debates are already swirling around how long that tactic can remain in place.

From ChinaTechNews.com:

Microsoft (MSFT) has announced further plans to open Vista source code in China.

Microsoft has reportedly signed a new government security program source code agreement with China Information Technology Security Certification Center, allowing CNITSEC and other approved institutions to look over the source code and relevant technical data of Microsoft’s products, including Windows Vista, Windows XP, Office, Windows CE and etcetera, so as to improve their evaluation on the security of Microsoft products. The agreement is an important part of the MOU signed between National Development and Reform Commission and Microsoft in April 2006.

Microsoft’s Government Security Program helps government departments and international organizations evaluate the security of Microsoft products. CNITSEC previously signed an agreement with Microsoft on security source code in February 2003 and was authorized to check over the company’s major source code and technical data.

Microsoft’s move should bring good results in the promotion of information and enhancement of mutual trust between China and the United States

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From CCTV.cn

本报北京8月7日电(记者杨谷)微软操作系统的安全性一直受到怀疑。日前,微软公司和我有关机构签约,将新款操作系统视窗Vista等软件的源代码提供给我国查看。    根据微软与中国信息安全产品测评认证中心签署的新一期政府安全计划源代码协议,中国信息安全产品测评认证中心和相关被授权机构可以查

看包括视窗Vista、视窗XP、Office2003、视窗CE等软件的源代码及相关技术信息,从而提高对微软产品的安全分析和测评能力。上一期的政府安全计划源代码协议签署于2003年,随着微软产品的不断更新换代,双方决定签署新一期的政府安全计划源代码协议。

    微软的各种软件在我国拥有广大的用户,不少关键部门采用了微软产品作为信息系统的核心,因此其安全性备受关注。中国信息安全产品测评认证中心主任王海生表示,今后将加深对微软产品安全性的了解和研究分析,不断提高有效控制安全风险的能力,履行“信息海关”的职责。

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E-Insight, 2007

According to a post on his blog, a well-known Norwegian hacker has figured out a way to bypass restrictions on the iPhone that forces people to activate on the AT&T network. Now the iPhone might be worth buying.Digital Journal — Jon Lech Johansen, a 23-year-old famous for his hacking of consumer electronics, says he has cracked the iPhone. In a post on his blog on July 3 (titled “iPhone Independence Day”), Johansen said: “I’ve found a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone without giving any of your money or personal information to AT&T NSA. The iPhone does not have phone capability, but the iPod and WiFi work. Stay tuned!”

Johansen’s blog, titled “So Sue Me” provides source code and software for hackers to activate an iPhone for iPod+WiFi use.

Hackers and coders have been working around the clock to crack the iPhone’s security restrictions since its launch a week ago.Apple is in a long-term contract with AT&T, meaning anyone who wants an iPhone must activate it through the wireless carrier.

Mark Siegel, a spokesman for AT&T said it was “necessary” to activate the iPhone on his company’s network to “ensure optimum performance.”

Despite what AT&T’s spin doctors have said, anyone in the tech world knows the wireless provider has what can only be described as a horribly slow Edge network, and many Apple fans want to use the phone without activating on AT&T.

The hack is important for an iPhone owner who wants to travel abroad and use the Internet or the phone’s music without having to pay AT&T to activate the phone.

As hackers continue to dig through code, cracks will also (likely) eventually lead to a way for the iPhone to work on another network. The phone comes locked, and a crack is (of course) against AT&T and Apple’s contract.

No doubt, few crackers actually care about that.

Johansen is practically a god in the underground tech world, most well-known as “DVD Jon” for reversing the code on DVDs that protect them from being pirated.

On his blog, Johansen warns the “application will not do anything unless you understand the magic numbers as well as add the hosts entry,” and you will need software installed on your computer. 

by Christopher Hogg

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E-Insight, 2007

sometimes i feel like a great chef by F.S.J. (Fake Steve Jobs)

sometimes i feel like a great chef
who has devoted his entire life
to monastic study of the art of cooking
& gathered the finest ingredients
& built the most advanced kitchen
& prepared the most exquisite meal
so perfect so delicious so extraordinary
more astounding than any meal ever created
yet each day i stand in my window
& watch ninety-seven percent of the world
walk past my restaurant
into the mcdonald’s
across the street.

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E-Insight, 2007

How to install a Mac OS X Tiger on your own PC, originally by vinceqz

Here my man installed Mac OS X 10.4.8 on one of his notebooks. It’s actually quite simple when you doing it, you only need a dvd and computer. haha

Well if you want duo system (install OS X in addition to your xp), just make an additional drive, 15G should be enough. If you want single system, you can install straight away.

check for hardware compatiability: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

First step: the most important step… Download Mac OS X JaS 10.4.8 AMD Intel. You can find the file through eMule or BT, here is a link to the seed for BT: http://www.sendspace.com/file/lpt3jg

Good, now burn a dvd from the image file you’ve just downloaded.

Now, for duo system users. You should do a disc partition, an application called Partition Magic, or Acronis disk Director Suite 10 should do the trick. But remember, the disc format for the OS X must be “FAT 32 Logical” not “NTF“, remember!!! After you install the system, you then need to change “FAT 32 Logical” to “FAT 32 Primary“, remember!!! SO that OS X can start properly.

put the dvd into computer, restart and you will see…





here you select the language, you can choose chinese.
 
 
 
After choosing which driver you will install OS X, e.g. D:\ or E:\, you will be asked to format the disc into Mac OS Extended (Journled)
 
 
 
Very simple.
 
 
 
If you have Intel CPU, choose the file for Intel CPU!!!!!

 
Skip…
 
 

The total instalation time is about 30 minutes or so, you can rest aside and listen to some music or watch some tv.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haha, you are done. Here is a comparison with MacBook pro.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E-Insight, 2007

Things to look for when select a cellphone

Many of you will be going on holidays overseas this summer, and consider buying a cellphone, digital camera, mp4 and etcetera. Here I would give you some suggestions in picking a cell phone, as the last gift I can give you before we say goodbye.

The integration of camera, mp3 into cellphone is almost an inevitable procedure of any phone behind the glass display case. Sony Ericsson has just released w610i is one of the delegates of these popular walkman/digital cam phones, though it is not the type of phones I would select.

For professionals, businessmen, many of the functions such as push-email from the highly successful Blackberry, schedule/calendar, notepad, internet and etcetera are equally important to entertainment functions. PDA (personal digital assistants), those that lack the function of mobile phone, but would serve all the above needs are dying out. The future belongs to the decedents of PDA’s, which combines the functions of pocket pc and mobile phone. Such phones are called Smartphones. The obvious choice comes to mind would be an iPhone, which is coming out in just 4 days (June 29th). Other choices includes Blackberry phones, the latest is Blackberry 8300 (Curve), but slightly too expensive both to purchase and to maintain (the service that is).

The secret to Smartphones’ power lies within its integrated firmware, which includes an OS (operation system); so that one can update its software at convenience, e.g. install/uninstall softwares, games. You can do absolutely anything you do on a computer, read pdf books, listen to mp3’s, watch optimized movie clips, play games and ectcetera.

Some popular phones, like Nokia 3250, an excellent smartphone with Symbian 9.0 has a problem that dust can get inside the space under the glass screen. Motorola also have some great phones, the new Razr looks slick, but the drawback is its short battery duration and it’s not a smartphone so that you are limited in installing applications. Some additional aspects you should look out for is that the phone should be at least tri-band or quad-band GSM phone, it specifies the frequency it supports so that it will work in Canada. Other things I would personally look in a phone are the size of its screen, talking time, wifi/Bluetooth support, battery duration (this is most important), signal and its ability to resist dust/water/impact.   

Long story short, buy a phone, buy a smartphone. If the phone was a man, than its OS (symbian/Microsoft/linux) is its brain so that it can accept new applications that would serve other purposes than a simple mobile phone. The screen is its face and the battery duration whos how long it lasts without sleep, haha. Good luck finding your phone.

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E-Insight, 2007