In order to encourage members of the public to visit the Huashan Dog Park and the Ingfeng Dog Park, the Taipei City Public Transportation Office and the Taipei City Animal Protection Office have launched trial dog-friendly bus services on two bus routes, the 604 and 0 East, which allow passengers to bring their dogs with them without having to put them in cages.
In the past, members of the public had to either drive or take a taxi to the parks, but for those who ride a motorbike, carrying the dog in a cage can be very dangerous. With the dog-friendly buses now available, people can travel to the parks by bus.
The two-month-long trial program began on Jan. 1 and will run through Feb. 28. Each park is served by three buses per day on the weekends and public holidays. Passengers going to Huashan Dog Park can take the 604 and get off at Tayou Evacuation Gate, while those going to Ingfeng Dog Park can take the 0 East and get off at Xinyi Village.
Photo: Chen Yun-chen, Liberty Times
The Taipei City Public Transportation Office says that, to prevent dogs from urinating and defecating on the bus, all dogs have to wear belly wraps or dog diapers. While there is no extra charge for dogs on the bus, each person is limited to bringing only one dog with them.
(Liberty Times, translated by Tu Yu-an)
為鼓勵民眾前往華山狗活動區及迎風狗運動公園，公運處與動保處合作推出兩條路線公車六Ｏ四與Ｏ東，試辦「友善狗狗公車」，開放民眾攜帶家犬並且免裝籠上車。
過去民眾前往華山狗活動區及迎風狗運動公園多需自行開車或撘載計程車，但將狗裝籠以機車運載相當危險。現在民眾若要帶狗前往兩處可撘公車。
寵物公車試辦期間為今年元旦至二月二十八日，逢例假日開出六班次，共計兩個月。到華山狗活動區，可搭六Ｏ四前往「塔悠疏散門」站。到迎風狗動物公園則可搭Ｏ東至「新益里」站。
為避免狗狗在車上出現便溺情形，公運處表示，狗狗需穿戴禮貌袋或生理褲，才能上車。此外，家犬不另收公車搭乘費用，但一人限攜帶一隻家犬。
(自由時報記者陳紜甄)
In an effort to fight phone scams, British mobile phone company O2 has introduced Daisy, an AI designed to engage phone con artists in time-wasting conversations. Daisy is portrayed as a kindly British granny, exploiting scammers’ tendency to target the elderly. Her voice, based on a real grandmother’s for authenticity, adds to her credibility in the role. “O2” has distributed several dedicated phone numbers online to direct scammers to Daisy instead of actual customers. When Daisy receives a call, she translates the scammers’ spoken words into text and then responds to them accordingly through a text-to-speech system. Remarkably, Daisy
Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。 Emma had reviewed 41 resumes that morning. While the ATS screened out 288 unqualified, she screened for AI slop. She could spot it a mile away. She muttered AI buzzwords like curses under her breath. “Team player.” “Results-driven.” “Stakeholder alignment.” “Leveraging core competencies.” Each resume reeked of AI modeling: a cemetery of cliches, tombstones of personality. AI wasn’t just changing hiring. It was draining the humanity from it. Then she found it: a plain PDF cover letter. No template. No design flourishes. The first line read: “I once tried to automate my
Every May 1, Hawaii comes alive with Lei Day, a festival celebrating the rich culture and spirit of the islands. Initiated in 1927 by the poet Don Blanding, Lei Day began as a tribute to the Hawaiian custom of making and wearing leis. The idea was quickly adopted and officially recognized as a holiday in 1929, and leis have since become a symbol of local pride and cultural preservation. In Hawaiian culture, leis are more than decorative garlands made from flowers, shells or feathers. For Hawaiians, giving a lei is as natural as saying “aloha.” It shows love and
1. 他走出門，左右看一下，就過了馬路。 ˇ He walked outside, looked left and right, and crossed the road. χ He walked outside and looked left and right, crossed the road. 註︰並列連接詞 and 在這句中連接三個述語。一般的結構是 x, y, and z。x and y and z 是加強語氣的結構，x and y, z 則不可以。 2. 他們知道自己的弱點以及如何趕上其他競爭者。 ˇ They saw where their weak points lay and how they could catch up with the other competitors. χ They saw where their weak points lay and how to catch up with the other competitors. 註：and 一般連接同等成分，結構相等的單詞、片語或子句。誤句中 and 的前面是子句，後面是不定詞片語，不能用 and 連接，必須把不定詞片語改為子句，and 前後的結構才相等。 3. 她坐上計程車，直接到機場。 ˇ She took a cab, which took her straight to the airport. ˇ She took a cab and it took her straight
RSS