Too much information in a limited lifespan

以前（很久很久以前）从来也不觉得这世界真的很大，很多information，很多news，现在可能因为地球越来越小的关系（基于很多因素譬如交通更发达，网络的四通八达等）我现在会发觉太多了，尤其是当自己也在工作的时候做newsletter起。我一直以来都是用Bloglines来收集关于工作上有关的最新信息。最近也开始利用Google Reader来读取一些自己喜欢有关电玩游戏的信息。但是，发觉自己对于世上很多时事都不知道，虽然基本上都会上上Google News和CNN来看看新闻，但是不很经常。好像最近发生的Mumbai Terrorist Attack和一些关于非洲国家的惨状，很羞愧的只是一知半解。
Long time ago, when I was young, I never thought the world is huge, so many information so many news. Nowadays perhaps the world is getting smaller and closer (due to advanced transportation and network) I certainly feel there is just too much information in too limited time, especially when nowadays I have to work on a weekly newsletter for work. I always use Bloglines to collect all work-related news and information. Nowadays I also use Google Reader to collect games-related news, which I really like. However, I realized recently that I am not so up-to-date with the news that happen in the world. I spent too little time to read news even though I access Google News or CNN from time to time. It is very embarrassing for me that I know nothing much about "Mumbai Terrorist Attack" or whatever tragic incidents happening in Africa.

又懒得上网看，更不会买报纸（这里的报纸太多种类了），所以我想到用另外一个方式，就是用我的iPhone。非常方便的是我能够用iTunes来download一些很有用的podcasts。例如最近在班车上都会听的BBC Global News。我设定iTunes每一晚都会自动地download这BBC Global News的podcast，然后自动地upload到iPhone上。很简单，只要用iTunes来subscribe这一个podcast，所有东西都是automatic的。就这样，每一天我都能在shuttle bus上面听20分钟左右的news。人越老，时间就越少，很讽刺的是基本上在家我就是浪费时间，不会听或看新闻的。
I am just lazy to read news on the Internet, and not even buying any newspaper (too many types of newspaper here), so I have decided to use another approach -- using the iPhone. It is very convenient to subscribe and download podcasts using iTunes. I have subscribed to BBC Global News podcast. Every night iTunes downloads 20-minute of podcast about global news, and then upload it to iPhone automatically. Then, I can just listen to it in the shuttle bus to work. When you get older, you have less time, ironically I normally waste my time at home -- doing nothing useful at all.