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Can human lives become digital one day?
It could only happen in science fictions, but actually it is a warning for human.
You know we have analog watches and digital watches. But the meaning is far beyond that.
It is only because the sciene of medicine or mathematical abilities is not able to turn everything analog into digital now.
It could be unthinkable terrible if they can.
It means life can be not a real person, but a digital file.
It is science fiction, but it is stimulating.
Do you like digital watch or an analog watch?
Do you want to know the time in moving real needles or in numbers?
To a very far extent: do you like to have your own life digital?
You can be eternal if your life is digital, and be filed into a library....
It's not funny because it is the way people think.
You can start thinking my life means my salary and my salary means 30000........
And soon you will become digital.
And soon you'll find life is meaningless.
Because in that case life would become numbers.
We must always remember we are not digital we are analog.
We are real people with fresh and blood and heartbeats.
Then you will go a correct path of life.
And it is good.
May the heavens bless you.
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The following is a simple search about analog and digital.
Skip it if it is too simple.....
Analog (British spelling: analogue) describes something that uses continuously changing physical quantities rather than discrete numbers or binary code.
In simple terms:
· Analog = continuous
· Digital = discrete / on-off / 0s and 1s
Examples of analog things:
· An analog clock — hands move around a dial.
· A vinyl record — grooves store a continuous sound wave.
· A mercury thermometer — the liquid rises smoothly with temperature.
· An analog radio — receives continuously varying radio waves.
· An analog synthesizer — uses changing voltages to create sound.
In electronics:
· An analog signal can take any value in a range, like 0–5 volts.
· A digital signal only takes specific values, usually 0 or 1 (low or high).
So when people say “analog vs. digital,” they mean continuous real-world signals versus discrete computer-readable signals.
The direct translation of analog is 模拟 (mónǐ) in Mainland China, 類比 in Taiwan, and 模擬 in Hong Kong. But for everyday objects, Chinese often uses more natural descriptive terms instead of the word “analog.”
Analog clock
· 模拟时钟 — technical/direct translation
· 指针式时钟 / 指针钟 — most natural everyday term (“hand-style clock”)
· 传统时钟 — traditional clock
· 挂钟 — wall clock
· 座钟 — desk/mantel clock
· 闹钟 — alarm clock
· 机械钟 — mechanical clock (if it’s mechanical)
· 石英钟 — quartz clock (often analog)
Analog watch
· 指针式手表
· 传统手表
· 机械表 — mechanical watch
· 石英表 — quartz watch (often analog)
Other “analog” objects in Chinese
· Analog camera → 胶片相机 / 胶卷相机 (not usually “模拟相机”)
· Vinyl record → 黑胶唱片
· Analog thermometer → 水银温度计 / 指针式温度计
· Analog scale → 机械秤 / 指针式体重秤
· Analog multimeter → 指针式万用表
· Analog TV → 模拟电视
· Analog radio → 模拟收音机 (technical) / 传统收音机
· Analog synthesizer → 模拟合成器
· Analog signal → 模拟信号
· Analog circuit → 模拟电路
So: “模拟” is used mostly in technical contexts. For everyday objects, Chinese tends to say 指针式, 机械, 胶片, 黑胶, 水银, etc. For an analog clock, the most natural term is usually 指针式时钟 or 指针钟.
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