Brassai Kao’s Tech Weave

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  • Important? Not Important? That’s a Good Question.

    Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. National affairs, issues of public welfare—these are the things we should care… Read more

  • What Truly Makes Me Happy

    List 30 things that make you happy. Traveling with my partner, with no rush in the schedule—just seeing the world together. Even in silence, doing our own things, it still… Read more

  • Writing as a Way to Quiet Down

    Describe one habit that brings you joy. Writing a short blog entry every day, based on a simple prompt, has quietly become one of the calmest and clearest moments in… Read more

  • The Far Shore of the 7%

    What are you curious about? According to statistics, 7% of people in Taiwan have become what the world defines as “millionaires.” They might live in high-rises, hold assets and freedom… Read more

  • Doing Small Things in the City

    Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. In most cities in Taiwan, we don’t have public trash bins on every street corner. Instead, garbage trucks come… Read more

  • How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

    Probably best to start with the most obvious—bald head. Compared to most people my age, the top definitely reflects more light.Not exactly something you can hide, so it often becomes… Read more

  • The Weight of Tradition Isn’t Always Belief—Sometimes, It’s the Form

    What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? In my family, we don’t worship every month, but almost every national holiday seems to come with a reason to… Read more

  • 神戶港口的乾淨美麗，給台灣港口的深刻反思

    為什麼台灣的港口都髒髒爛爛 下個月我要去日本神戶——一個海港起家的城市，我相信這趟旅行會給我不少震撼。 台灣作為海島，理應擁有潔淨且充滿生命力的港口，但現實是，許多港口破敗骯髒，保麗龍碎片與漁業廢棄物堆積，設施鏽蝕、凌亂。這樣的景象早已成為許多台灣人心中熟悉的痛點。 神戶：海港與城市的完美結合 在神戶，海港不是被忽視的角落，而是城市的門面與生活的一部分。商業碼頭環境整潔，設施完善，港區規劃有步道、觀景台，居民下班後會來這裡散步、看海、拍照，生活氣息濃厚。 神戶用行動打破「港口必髒」的迷思，證明港口可以是乾淨、美麗、值得驕傲的空間。 台灣港口的困境與法律現況 台灣的海岸及港口管理，主要依據下列法律，這些法律包含具體罰則，旨在保障海岸環境與港口設施的整潔與安全： 1. 《海岸管理法》 2. 《廢棄物清理法》 3. 《漁港法》 4. 《水污染防治法》 執行情況與數據 利益與罰則的不對稱──殺頭生意有人做，賠錢生意沒人做 台灣港口骯髒破敗的問題，不只是法律或管理分散那麼簡單。 即使法條明訂了3萬到數百萬的罰鍰，但當非法棄置或不當維護的經濟利益遠大於可能被罰的成本時，很多人寧願冒險違法。 漁業廢棄物、塑膠垃圾、非法丟棄行為背後，往往有「省下清理費用」、「節省時間成本」甚至是「地下利益鏈」在支撐。 要改善港口環境，需要投入人力、時間、清潔費用，屬於「賠錢的生意」。但違法污染「短期獲利」遠大於被罰成本，導致「殺頭的生意有人做，賠錢的生意沒人做」的現象。 文化差異與心態的反思 更深層的原因在於文化與心態的差異。 台灣社會常被形容「要嘛懶散，要嘛狼性」，缺乏日本那種「大局觀」與「長遠思維」。大家往往活在當下，急於求成或短線操作，缺少耐心與系統化的長期維護。 神戶的港口，是居民共同維護的生活空間，充滿公民責任感與集體認同；而台灣港口，常像被放逐的角落，缺乏歸屬感與持續經營的文化。 這種文化差異，不僅是技術層面，更多是價值觀與態度的落差。 我期待神戶之行帶來的震撼，也希望它能成為反思台灣海岸管理的契機。若真想改變，除了法律、預算，更需要改變對港口的態度，建立長遠且堅定的文化共識。 台灣的海岸，值得被好好看見、被珍惜，也值得一代代人共同守護。 Read more

  • Was today typical?

    Was today typical? Not exactly. But it looked like the kind of “typical” I want in my life. A few minutes of exercise, a climb up nine flights of stairs,… Read more

  • How I’d Introduce Myself When Meeting Someone for the First Time

    How would you describe yourself to someone? Honestly, the chance to sit down and have a proper conversation with a complete stranger doesn’t come up that often for me. Except… Read more

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