昨晚,《巴別塔》的App正式上架,為了處理繁多的事務,我沒有回家,留在四眼仔的家埋頭苦幹,天明時才放下滑鼠。829Please respect copyright.PENANAN6EduJ9tYA
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手放鬆下來,把手提電腦安置好,一躺到小梳化,意識就消失了。829Please respect copyright.PENANAoFNlil6XaS
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不久醒來看看手錶,居然只睡得兩個小時,看來是優秀的生理時鐘發揮作用吧。829Please respect copyright.PENANAvAGjaDbCx9
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雖然睡得不多,卻比平常精神,人的身體真奇妙。829Please respect copyright.PENANA2zW6wXNEyg
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去到九龍灣,時間尚早!還有閒時可到法國餐廳「Café de Coral」買一頓豐富的外賣早餐回公司,真的good morning!829Please respect copyright.PENANAKPKeShbftG
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回到去,我當然沒有說半句「good morning」,做這種假惺惺的門面功夫不是我的風格,況且這個good morning亦不見得很good。829Please respect copyright.PENANAJbn6YiZViY
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一如以往,低調務實地回到居屬於自己的神聖領域——陰暗狹窄的貨倉——才是我周壯志的做法。829Please respect copyright.PENANACtwF7DgZf3
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在一向工作用的小工作檯——不知從何而來的高木箱——整齊放好全份早餐,咖啡放在左上角,主餐放在正中,即棄餐具與牛油放在右邊,擺好陣,安定好,就開始今天第一件工作。829Please respect copyright.PENANA43DNacKKgQ
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我從背囊找出一部四眼仔擊借給我的舊HTC電話,開始測試《巴別塔App》的功能。829Please respect copyright.PENANA4e42iYu0vr
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為了對這個App進行公開測試,我特意在論壇分區新開了一個《巴別塔App談天區》。829Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8dyVe7VnO
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進入其中,輕按螢幕所顯示的紅色鍵說:829Please respect copyright.PENANA9oz9tP8wQn
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「各位早晨啊?用緊android既巴打,Download左個App未啊?」829Please respect copyright.PENANABCZ82uAjxG
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「各位早晨啊829Please respect copyright.PENANAxZ2odV3I1E
用緊安葬既巴打Download左個App未啊」829Please respect copyright.PENANA670aJX07k9
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究竟這是哪裡來的讀寫程式?829Please respect copyright.PENANAPqPNREtpem
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讀取能力精準得可怕,而且還有自動開新行功能。829Please respect copyright.PENANAQzyXbVifAs
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四眼仔是怎樣找到這樣強大的程式的?829Please respect copyright.PENANAomJIrqQwmF
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別管了,他這種人總有方法的。829Please respect copyright.PENANASGqREKiEyG
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字出現後兩秒,系統問也沒問,剛剛才說的留言瞬間被上傳到《巴別塔App談天區》。829Please respect copyright.PENANAgztNBJcNCW
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要是說錯話就糟糕了,看來還有改善的地方。829Please respect copyright.PENANArLnSXkPVSz
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放下電話等待回覆的時間,我拆開餐具,首先拿起在主餐一角的厚多士,大刀闊斧地塗上整盒牛油,再把炒滑蛋放上多士上,然後疊上早已沾上沙律醬的炸魚柳,合成出一份疑似Pizza又像三文治的物體。829Please respect copyright.PENANATmlOaekvUH
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一份這樣的鬼東西加上一杯不美味的黑咖啡,已經索價近三十元,比我求學時期的午飯還要貴,再過幾年,早餐想必會變成奢侈品。829Please respect copyright.PENANAzCtO6AimEL
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為配合這份鬼東西的高度,我把口張得大得很咬下去。魚柳的脆,炒蛋的滑,牛油的香,多士的軟,剎那間混為一體。829Please respect copyright.PENANAhBMqLks0d1
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坦白說實在吃不出層次感,口中的東西只是一團有點牛油與蛋味還有點沙律醬的混合物,這樣吃單純因為方便,沒有其他特別專業的原因。829Please respect copyright.PENANAFjkxx52PKl
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單吃一口放在最上層的魚柳,我不禁輕輕搖頭。829Please respect copyright.PENANA6pJW88EJyR
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比起M記,大家樂的魚柳做得更差,又乾又無味,即使有,也被沙律醬的味道蓋過,早知就要雞排吧。829Please respect copyright.PENANAsCOjGgOHi8
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看看調較到長明的HTC舊電話,發現已有幾個回覆,可惜現在雙手都沒空,所以只能見到在我發言之下的兩個留言:829Please respect copyright.PENANAqdH9jLy7it
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「有app咩?」(Name:無名)829Please respect copyright.PENANAunptsRqOpo
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「安葬lol」(Name:豬肉佬)829Please respect copyright.PENANA0LYj5dXYZD
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嘛,看來app的廣告做得不夠大。829Please respect copyright.PENANA0exo3ANk5e
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為了能看到下面的留言,我快快把剩餘兩口大的鬼東西塞進口裡,用紙巾簡單地抹抹手,拉到下面看看其他留言。829Please respect copyright.PENANAScPszebQIt
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「新區報到,ABC你唔講我都唔知有app」(Name:無名)829Please respect copyright.PENANAxMlv3991bi
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「你好829Please respect copyright.PENANA5pWKY2k5SH
我係超級駭客」829Please respect copyright.PENANA1L2RGm0rOY
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「我屌爆你老母個屎眼」(Name:超級駭客)829Please respect copyright.PENANASCYzvStSEs
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超級駭客是巴別塔頭一批會員,雖然爛口,但為人健談,而且知識廣博,曾發起多個熱門討論,對巴別塔可謂貢獻良多。829Please respect copyright.PENANAI1Kua7BoMR
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現在看他的留言格式,毫無疑問就是經由app產生出來的,他大概就是除了開發人員以外,第一個使用巴別塔app的會員,就這一點已足以讓他將來留名巴別塔的Wiki。829Please respect copyright.PENANAttYHEZrOmS
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看他這個留言能夠精準地顯示出「我屌爆你老母個屎眼」,真的可喜可賀,讀寫程式的功能依舊強大,大概只要不太過跨語言的話,它就不會有重大失誤。829Please respect copyright.PENANASuyvw3Vq0Z
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現在我的心情非常雀躍,巴別塔已經在這重要的第一步獲得重大勝利!如計劃所行,只要每個人都使用這個app的話,留言數與資訊量就會大幅上升,到時作為創造主的我,就可以掌握如神一般強大的力量了!829Please respect copyright.PENANA8WUUc8ZOPg
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走到這一步,我想起過去一個曾經興盛的網絡城邦,也想起一個古都—「埃利都」。829Please respect copyright.PENANABMJHpuNPzO
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埃利都意釋為「浩浩蕩蕩之地」,是米索不達米亞南部最早的城市,世上最古老的城市之一,遺址在現在伊拉克的濟加爾省左右。829Please respect copyright.PENANAz759pRQOAc
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在歷史上,它是個悠久而健全的城邦,在時代的交接點上,它的下滑伴隨著巴比倫的掘起。829Please respect copyright.PENANAtPrhcaCaHJ
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就這點,與現今網絡時代的形勢,實在有點不謀而合。829Please respect copyright.PENANA5FFAoAn1ZJ
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但這也是自然的,因為不論現實,還是網絡世界,只要有人類的地方,就會不斷重覆歷史的戲碼,直至人去樓空,舞台崩壞方才休止。829Please respect copyright.PENANAYtDkeEtQLv
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說回那個網絡城邦,接下來我就直接稱它作「埃利都」吧。還記得從前,未真正認識它的時候一個同學把稱為:829Please respect copyright.PENANAItGCnRwTLg
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「網絡黑社會」829Please respect copyright.PENANAT4D9g94T3f
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這就是我對它的第一印象,亦是促使我踏入埃利都的原因。829Please respect copyright.PENANAttVddI7YPv
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「點解入黑社會巴閉囉,英雄主義囉,疊馬囉。」829Please respect copyright.PENANAiBysQQNUfc
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我進去,不是好奇,而是為了上位,最大目標是接管它,成為那裡的皇者,在網絡獲得神的力量。829Please respect copyright.PENANAI6myGZC9do
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但有上過這個網站的,都知這個所謂的「網絡黑社會」只是存在於同學的幻想當中,其實它就只是一個普通不過的論壇。829Please respect copyright.PENANA0mX5NLMRB1
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不同的是特別的註冊方式,不能編輯或刪除留言,以及最重要的一點:「自由」。829Please respect copyright.PENANAPaVXfmkkbx
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不似「香X」或「Xwant」之類大型論壇。那裡人人平等,沒有積分,沒有版主,沒有階級,會員不需忍受「版主」的面色和奉承他們。829Please respect copyright.PENANAOJqjbrolI4
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可說是當時的一片樂土。829Please respect copyright.PENANAxQc5njVoz6
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不過自從經營的公司轉變後,隨即惡政連連,論壇質素每況愈下。829Please respect copyright.PENANAycQFA9We8a
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新人加入,舊人離開,如同現實的世代交接,原是正常之事,但昔日文化得不到傳承,令論壇的核心價值一步一步地邁去死亡。829Please respect copyright.PENANACwmVjhyQzi
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終於,時至今日,該埃利都風光不再,已經降至與「5P」,「X討」和「Uxxxx」同級。829Please respect copyright.PENANAVsmuFmOiNQ
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在這個墮落的時代,如歷史一樣,巴別塔好像巴比倫一樣,成為了埃利都的繼承者。因為它沒有犯一點很重要錯誤,就是它的論壇格式在香港是獨特的。829Please respect copyright.PENANALYVbOioUK6
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曾經有幾個論壇複製埃利都的格式,試圖取而代之,但最後還是失敗告終。因為格式相同,就註定永遠活在它的陰影之下,只有創出自己的風格才是唯一出路,這就是巴別塔將會成功的第一原因。829Please respect copyright.PENANAhNV71fCV5C
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然後,每個地方都需要一個自由的論壇,在埃利都崩潰所形成的時代交接點,巴別塔的出現正好可給予埃利都高質會員一個新樂土,加上魚柳包的話題性,壯大就只是時間問題。829Please respect copyright.PENANAG0Wtfq1ArY
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我微笑著喝口黑咖啡,開始一邊觀察巴別塔的動態,一邊開始今天的工作。829Please respect copyright.PENANAC2IJf5vQD2
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「Ha Ha You're Dead!」829Please respect copyright.PENANAsZA65O4shT
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坦白說,「Café de Coral」那些中價行政午膳我就吃不起了,所以就走遠一點,到了一間從前開在牛頭角下村的車仔麵店。829Please respect copyright.PENANAxnEIy2DYDw
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用餐過後,我在回公司的途中接到一通電話。829Please respect copyright.PENANAZhq8xOv5yL
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是上司Peter打來的,內容大致說一件事:我下個月,即是明天上班的分店已定下來,是力奇電訊位於旺角的旗艦店。829Please respect copyright.PENANAhPwHUrsfnM
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也罷,我們這個職位就好像清潔工人一樣,哪裡需要你就會作出傳召,只差在我們清潔的地方不是嘔吐物或者某些人隨處便溺的殘餘物。829Please respect copyright.PENANA8AWrDuB9Xm
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之前聽過,有些support仔要在街上四處蕩,自己找個地方候命,比起他們,現在我能夠有個地方給落腳已經算不錯了。829Please respect copyright.PENANAHQOyPgFHU1
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對於轉換新環境,我沒有不滿,也對現在留守的分店沒有留戀,在這裡的一個半月,我跟店內的同事說過的話不過十句,沒有人會在意我,更不會有人送別我,即使明天來上班的人不是我,也沒有人會注意到。829Please respect copyright.PENANAvzAGzfJaqb
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我並不反感,因為懷材不遇的人,總是孤獨的。829Please respect copyright.PENANARC0TFiigcy
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