Thursday, June 30, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Holden Caulfield's View Of The World
Monday, June 27, 2005
Friday, June 24, 2005
Memorable Quotes from Falling Down (1993)
Psy-Ops!
Today's thought
Character assassination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Humans, by nature, work and live in groups and have criteria for acceptance and rejection. It is a mechanism for justice, and a way to enforce standards of behavior in group members. The threat of rejection is the means of enforcement.
Humans, by nature, also have the ability to rationalize and 'toe the line'. One definition of power is being able to get a person's community to think the way one wants it to think. The threat of force (loss of job, for example) is very powerful in getting people to see things one's way.
Character assassination is the predatory use of this power to cause a person to be rejected from his/her community. It is characterized by; a moral rationalization of the community to reject the person based on character (or rumors of incorrect behavior), not allowing the accused a voice in the discussions (or even to hear the charges, if possible), and the abuse of power to further this goal."
Thursday, June 23, 2005
SparkNotes: Glengarry Glen Ross: Important Quotations Explained
"Roma: I swear it's not a world of men it's not a world of men, Machine it's a world of clock watchers, bureaucrats, officeholders what it is, it's a fucked up world there's no adventure to it. (Pause.) Dying breed. Yes it is. (Pause.) We are the members of a dying breed."
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS - Al Pacino's Loft
The Firm - All The King's Horses Lyrics
"And all the king`s horses
All the king`s men
Couldn`t storm this tower
Of love, my friend
Of love, my friend"
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Can I Play With Madness
Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball
Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all
Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me
Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see
Runaway Bunny
..."'If you run after me,' said the little bunny,
'I will become a fish in a trout stream
and I will swim away from you.'
'If you become a fish in a trout stream,' said his mother,
'I will become a fisherman and I will fish for you.'"
Deadprogrammer's Cafe
How the Starbucks Siren Became Less Naughty
http://www.deadprogrammer.com/?p=1684
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Today's Mantra
Bulls make money.... bears make money... pigs are slaughtered
Merriam-Webster Online
"3 a (1) : a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery b : a revealing scene or moment"
am i wrong in this?
"am i wrong in this?
Yin (New)
Yin (Old)
Yin (Old)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
The present is embodied in Hexagram 11 - T'ai (Peace): We see the lesser gone and greatness come upon us. There will be good fortune, with progress and success.
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject fluttering down - not relying on his own rich resources, but calling in his neighbours. They all come not as having received warning, but in the sincerity of their hearts.
The fifth line, divided, reminds us of king Ti-yi's rule about the marriage of his younger sister. By such a course there is happiness and there will be great good fortune.
The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground.
Yin (New)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
Yang (New)
The future is embodied in Hexagram 43 - Kuai (Resolve): It is required that the culprit's guilt be exhibited in the royal court, along with a sincere and earnest appeal for sympathy and support, with consciousness of the peril involved in cutting off the criminal. He should also make announcement in his own city, and show that it will not be well to have recourse at once to arms. In this way there will be advantage in whatever he shall go forward to.
The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram K'un (Earth), which is tansforming into Tui (Lake). As part of this process, docility and receptivity are giving way to joy, pleasure, and attraction.
The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Chi'en (Heaven), which represents strength and creativity."
Iron Maiden: Die With Your Boots On Lyrics
No point asking who's to go,
No point asking what's the game,
No point asking who's to blame.
'cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die,
'cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die,
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.
If you're gonna try, just stick around,
Gonna cry, just move along,
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die."
Monday, June 20, 2005
HipHopMarket.Net
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
fennel
In the first century, Pliny noted that after snakes had shed their skins, they ate fennel to restore their sight. It has since been used as a wash for eyestrain and irritations. Chinese and Hindus used it as a snake bite remedy. It is carminative, a weak diuretic and mild stimulant. The oil is added to purgative medication to prevent intestinal colic. Fennel was once used to stimulate lactation. It allays hunger and was thought to be a cure for obesity in Renaissance Europe. It should not be used in high dosages as it causes muscular spasms and hallucinations."
More by Mark Osborne
When his invention is complete, it will change the way people see the world. But he will find that success comes at a high price, as it changes himself, as well.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Seinfeld Lists - The Serenity Now
Pulp Fiction
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Yahoo! Help - Search
weather, and airport terminal maps, where available, search on the
airport name or airport code and the term 'airport.'"
Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Friday, June 10, 2005
PCWorld.com - 30 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on the Internet
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
Software Engineering Proverbs
A clever person solves a problem.
A wise person avoids it.
-- Einstein
Alton Brown.com • Recipes
Common Misconceptions about Night People
Common Misconceptions about
Night People
We're insomniacs.
No way. We aren't trying to get to sleep.
We're unhappy.
Only when we're not allowed to follow our natural schedule.
We have a medical problem.
We're as healthy as most, and more than some. For instance, you won't find us getting skin cancer from too much sunbathing.
We're wierd.
Who's calling who weird?
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
I thought of Total Control Over Her
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
RedGravy practically invented the term "cyber-distributed performance compliance". We will redefine the capacity of solutions to deliver. Our technology takes the best aspects of Unix and Java. We apply the proverb "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" not only to our C2C2C, plug-and-play reporting but our aptitude to maximize. Quick: do you have a revolutionary game plan for monitoring new B2B portals? Think macro-co-branded, customer-directed, customer-directed. We apply the proverb "A watched pot never boils" not only to our Total Quality Management but our aptitude to facilitate. We pride ourselves not only on our user-defined feature set, but our easy administration and easy use. We invariably orchestrate mission-critical project management. That is a remarkable achievement taking into account this year's financial state of things! Our technology takes the best aspects of C++ and XML. What does the buzzword "development" really mean? Think world-class. Think innovative. Think reconfigurable. But don't think all three at the same time.
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AssCo practically invented the term "subscriber-defined, cross-media TQC". We realize that it is better to reintermediate intuitively than to leverage virally. A company that can synergize correctly will (at some point) be able to matrix courageously. Quick: do you have a front-end strategy for managing unplanned-for models? Our technology takes the best aspects of VOIP and J++. Think macro-six-sigma. We have come to know that if you engineer intuitively then you may also integrate compellingly. We believe we know that it is better to empower iteravely than to streamline holisticly. Without eyeballs, you will lack development. Is it more important for something to be social-network-based or to be dynamic?
Sage - Wired News: Top Stories
domestic flights, but the FCC still has to OK it. Some international
carriers already provide the service -- for a fee of course."