Wisdom I Pondered This Week

• “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” — Dhammapada
• “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu
• “The key, at least for me, has been to let go. Let go of the ego, let go of attachments, let go of who I think I should be, who others think I should be. And as I do that, the real me emerges, far far better than the Kamal I projected to the world. There is a strength in this vulnerability that cannot be described, only experienced.” ― Kamal Ravikant, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
• “The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source.” — Pema Chödrön
• “Life’s too mysterious to take too serious.” — Mary Engelbreit

Things I Learned This Week

• Transliterate (音譯) is the practice of converting text from one writing system into another, based on phonetic equivalence rather than meaning. This process is distinct from translation (翻譯), which conveys the semantic content of a word. Transliteration helps preserve the original pronunciation when switching between languages with different scripts—for instance, converting the Arabic name “محمد” to “Muhammad” in the Latin alphabet. It is especially useful for proper nouns, place names, and foreign terms that lack direct translations.
• 瑞士的「首都」是「伯恩（Bern）」。其他主要城市有「蘇黎世（Zurich）」、「日內瓦（Geneve）」與「琉森（Luzern）」。伯恩是愛因斯坦提出「狹義相對論」的地方，「Bern」意為「熊」，熊是城市象徵，廣見於市徽與地標。它也被稱為「噴泉之都」，舊城中眾多歷史噴泉皆可直接飲用。
• 全球三大「熱帶雨林帶」為「南美洲的亞馬遜雨林（Amazon Rainforest）」、「非洲的剛果盆地（Congo Basin）」與「東南亞的湄公盆地（Mekong Basin）」（以「印尼」為核心）。這三大區域佔全球熱帶雨林總面積的 80%，擁有地球近半數的生物多樣性，對全球氣候穩定、碳儲存與降雨循環至關重要。
• The Sleep Mode (舒眠模式) in air conditioners is a smart function that enhances sleep comfort and promotes energy-saving by automatically adjusting temperature and fan speed based on typical sleep-stage body changes. As the metabolism slows and body temperature lowers during sleep, the system gradually raises the set temperature (usually by 0.5°C to 2°C) and reduces fan noise, preventing overcooling and ensuring a quieter environment. Ideal for use at night, especially for children or the elderly, it helps maintain a balanced sleeping climate while reducing electricity consumption.
• 「載波聚合（Carrier Aggregation） 」是 4G 與 5G 網路中的關鍵技術，透過整合多個頻段的無線頻寬，讓手機能夠同時使用多條「資料通道」，就像在多線道高速公路上行駛，使得上網速度更快、容量更大、訊號更穩。這項技術能顯著提升下載與上傳速度、改善基地台的使用效率，並在網路壅塞或邊緣地區提供更穩定的連線品質。使用者裝置與電信基地台皆需支援此技術，方可發揮最大效能。