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title: Week 42, 2026
created: 2026-10-18
modified: 2026-10-28
issue: 146
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# Wisdom I Pondered This Week

* 「見自己，見天地，見眾生」— 電影《一代宗師》
* “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” — Norman Maclean
* “You don’t make history by following the rules, you make it by seizing the moment.” — Hollow Man (2000 film)
* “Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, a trusted friend is the best relative, Nibbana is the greatest bliss.” — Dhammapada
* “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero

# Things I Learned This Week

* prosumer = professional + consumer 專業消費者 = producer + consumer 產銷者（指參與產品設計或定制的消費者）
* [鉤織](https://www.google.com/search?q=鉤織)（Crochet，鉤針編織）是一種使用「單支」鉤針的慢手作技藝，和需要「兩支」針的 [棒織](https://www.google.com/search?q=棒織)（Knitting，棒針編織）不同。鉤織常用來製作**杯墊、圍巾、包包（零錢包、耳機袋）、玩偶（Amigurumi）、貓項圈**。
* 羅德島州的新港（[Newport, Rhode Island](https://www.google.com/maps?q=Newport,+Rhode+Island)），是美國網球的起點。1881 年 8 月，第一屆美國網球錦標賽（[US Open](https://www.usopen.org) 的前身）就在這裡開打，並一連辦了 34 年，直到 1915 年才移師紐約。1954 年，國際網球名人堂（[International Tennis Hall of Fame](https://www.tennisfame.com/)）選在同一個地方落腳。
* 末日準備者（[Prepper](https://www.google.com/search?q=Prepper)，又稱生存主義者）指積極為天災、戰爭或社會崩潰等突發危機做準備，以求在困境中生存的人。
* A [porta-potty](https://www.google.com/search?q=porta-potty) (= portable toilet = 流動廁所) is a self-contained, movable restroom facility that does not require pre-existing plumbing, sewer infrastructure, or running water.