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“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fates. That’s the world’s greatest lie. Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.” - Melchizedek
The Alchemist is a wonderful fable about following your dream. It’s written by a Brazillian author Paulo Coelho, who himself followed and realized his Personal Legend of writing late in his life; his first book was published when he was 38 years old. Highly, highly recommended for everyone, in any stage of life!
They claim average people only get 7 correct answers. I got 16… (pretty disappointing, because all questions look so easy). How many did you get? And please, no whining about how stupid the questions are ^^
(Thanks Injoon)
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states! are there in the USA? (Don’t laugh, some people don’t know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty’s torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic C ampbell’s soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don’t have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (Don’t you dare et up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women’s blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.! Who’s missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
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Dragon Wars is a latest movie by Hyung-Rae Shim, Korean comedian turned director, who likes to make Fantasy and Sci-Fi movies that often involve dragons and robots :-) The CG in the latest movie looks quite impressive.. though, I must say, there’s something comical about knights mounted on dragons attacking 15th century Korean foot-soldiers, heh.
My friend Hyunsook was the animator for all of the walking dragons. Congratulations Hyunsook! :-)
Nam June Paik, pioneer of video arts passed away today. RIP.
Update: Slate has a good obituary on Paik.
Existential crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If someone asked you:
“Why do you live?”
Would you be able to answer with confidence? Would you care if you can’t?
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Let the Good Times Roll by Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki, former chief Evangelist for Macintosh and current Director of Garage Technology Venture, came to speak at Yahoo! campus last Friday. He talked about the Art of Evangelism - basically, the best and most effective ways to market your company, product, or ideas. You can download the slides here
ps: I love this headline for his blog: “Blogger. n. Someone with nothing to say writing for someone with nothing to do.” LOL
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Freud’s *The Interpretation of Dreams* Chapter 1, Section D explains why we tend to forget most dreams when we wake up, and why some dreams are remembered (at least we think we remember them).
Interesting stuff, but how did they prove it?
Scott and I are trying to decide which song has the greatest opening. This is my vote :-) The drum solo just gets me going when I’m climbing the hills on my bike! Like a shot of Gu!
Any suggestions?
Update: If you have Yahoo! Music Engine, you can access my “Best Openings” playlist by clicking here.
Get a free credit-report every 12 months at AnnualCreditReport.com
The site is legit. It even has FTC’s endorsement.
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Wired 14.02: Buddha on the Brain
Interesting article on Wired Magazine about researchers who study the effects of meditation on brain. It sounds pretty obvious to me…
Lutz asked Ricard [a monk] to meditate on “unconditional loving-kindness and compassion.” He immediately noticed powerful gamma activity - brain waves oscillating at roughly 40 cycles per second - indicating intensely focused thought. Gamma waves are usually weak and difficult to see. Those emanating from Ricard were easily visible, even in the raw EEG output. Moreover, oscillations from various parts of the cortex were synchronized - a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in patients under anesthesia.
The researchers had never seen anything like it. Worried that something might be wrong with their equipment or methods, they brought in more monks, as well as a control group of college students inexperienced in meditation. The monks produced gamma waves that were 30 times as strong as the students’. In addition, larger areas of the meditators’ brains were active, particularly in the left prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for positive emotions.
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50 Must To Do Things While You Are In Your 30
Translated and abridged from the book of the same title.
My friend, Cherie, sent me #15 in full. Read on for the full-text (it’s encrypted^^ in Korean)
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D2X Underwater Images (March/April 05) by Alexander Mustard
This guy took his Nikon’s $5000, top-of-the-line D2X Digital SLR camera underwater. The results are, absolutely stunning! I especially like the continuous shots of the diver blended together in Photoshop.
(via Rob Galbraith)
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