Tuesday, July 29, 2008
gosh..
was just looking through a photography book at amazon (the "look inside" feature) and came to the index at the end of the book. This entry caught my eye
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
dissatisfaction defined?
for those of you who are old enough to remember the song -"I can't get no.. satisfaction", the composer left a cardinal question unanswered: what is satisfaction?
i can't answer that either.
but i can say is, being dissatisfied is like having an unscratchable itch.. irritating, but nothing you can do about it.
i can't answer that either.
but i can say is, being dissatisfied is like having an unscratchable itch.. irritating, but nothing you can do about it.
Monday, July 14, 2008
you'll scratch your back and I'll scratch mine..
Working in an office full of different cultures, its inevitable that the occasional "do you have this in your country" comes up in a discussion.
Today's discussion is about backscratching. (Don't ask! it just happened)
Being totally inspired, I did a search on the internet to see the various types of backscratchers available, and decided to share my findings.
(Btw. if anyone knows the people at blogger, can you tell them that their HTML formatter sucks? I looked at the automatic generated code and nearly fainted)
(Images may incur copyright infringement. if anyone protests to their images being used, drop me a note)
Futuristic version
(from amazon) Made of steel. For the extra "hard-to-rid" (ultra-strength) itch that is more than skin deep. And its telescopic (if you look carefully).
For those precise itches that can be pin-pointed
The "back scratcher" shirt. Useful for people who have others to help them. Helps the mind to develop geographic and dimensional skills too. Might help in battleships..
The Traditional Solution
The "shirtless, but cheap" option. This solution runs on cereal and maybe some candy, and is traditionally endorsed by generations of ancestors from every culture. May have some unintended consequences from using untrained labour. (drool, baby food, etc)
Demo: usage of the standard backscratcher
Usage of the backscratcher demonstrated. (standard model). Beware. Other models may vary in usage methodology.
Futuristic version
If electronic toothbrushes are better than the regular version, what about a battery operated version? (see? A different model does have different operating instructions).
I wonder what happens when you run out of batts and you're in desperate need for a scratch..
Different strokes for different folks
Differing sizes. For the various degrees of itch, obviously.
The how-to for the futuristic version (engineering skills required)
For those days when you are stranded on a deserted island and need to construct your own telescopic-extendable backscratchers. For the engineering inclined, obviously.
Other variations
Various "ends" types of backscratchers. Note: DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT use any backscratchers if it has black "finger nails". Its probably poisoned.
Quality of backscratchers?
Found this pic on ebay. The claims are.. extraordinary..
Last but not least...
The student edition. Useful for scratching backs, heads, faces.. And can be used for writing.
Today's discussion is about backscratching. (Don't ask! it just happened)
Being totally inspired, I did a search on the internet to see the various types of backscratchers available, and decided to share my findings.
(Btw. if anyone knows the people at blogger, can you tell them that their HTML formatter sucks? I looked at the automatic generated code and nearly fainted)
(Images may incur copyright infringement. if anyone protests to their images being used, drop me a note)
Futuristic version
(from amazon) Made of steel. For the extra "hard-to-rid" (ultra-strength) itch that is more than skin deep. And its telescopic (if you look carefully).
For those precise itches that can be pin-pointed
The "back scratcher" shirt. Useful for people who have others to help them. Helps the mind to develop geographic and dimensional skills too. Might help in battleships..
The Traditional Solution
The "shirtless, but cheap" option. This solution runs on cereal and maybe some candy, and is traditionally endorsed by generations of ancestors from every culture. May have some unintended consequences from using untrained labour. (drool, baby food, etc)
Demo: usage of the standard backscratcher
Usage of the backscratcher demonstrated. (standard model). Beware. Other models may vary in usage methodology.
Futuristic version
If electronic toothbrushes are better than the regular version, what about a battery operated version? (see? A different model does have different operating instructions).
I wonder what happens when you run out of batts and you're in desperate need for a scratch..
Different strokes for different folks
Differing sizes. For the various degrees of itch, obviously.
The how-to for the futuristic version (engineering skills required)
For those days when you are stranded on a deserted island and need to construct your own telescopic-extendable backscratchers. For the engineering inclined, obviously.
Other variations
Various "ends" types of backscratchers. Note: DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT use any backscratchers if it has black "finger nails". Its probably poisoned.
Quality of backscratchers?
Found this pic on ebay. The claims are.. extraordinary..
Last but not least...
The student edition. Useful for scratching backs, heads, faces.. And can be used for writing.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
unbelievable
what should you say when a team of under-accomplished engineers propose to undertake projects of heroic proportions?
here's my take on it -
"1. people with such abilities are usually comfortable with logic programming languages: prolog, lisp, etc. based on the reasoning abilities they've exhibited so far, i think that its safe to assuming that they can't do it.
2. people with such ingenuity (i.e. able to do projects of such level) are usually working for NASA, NSA or even google. since they are not there, unless their talents have been *really* sorely overlooked, its again safe to discount the possibilities of them succeeding.
3. people of this level usually emit vibes or have a white aura around them. It makes us normal computer scientists fall to our knees and worship, at the same time, muttering "get away from me, for I am sinful". That is not happening yet. (Besides, I've not been hit by lightning nor struck deaf, mute or blind)
4. perhaps divine intervention might be their help, as it was for the psalmist. but looking at the weather conditions, its raining water. not fish. nor frogs. nor pennies. rivers are not turning into blood. neither are three wise guys riding over the hill to worship the messiah. So i think we are not likely to get a divine visitation."
.. and if by some miracle they succeeded, i think they just wasted their one in a billion chance of achieving the impossible: they could have written a "lottery number generator" and shut down all gambling establishments.
here's my take on it -
"1. people with such abilities are usually comfortable with logic programming languages: prolog, lisp, etc. based on the reasoning abilities they've exhibited so far, i think that its safe to assuming that they can't do it.
2. people with such ingenuity (i.e. able to do projects of such level) are usually working for NASA, NSA or even google. since they are not there, unless their talents have been *really* sorely overlooked, its again safe to discount the possibilities of them succeeding.
3. people of this level usually emit vibes or have a white aura around them. It makes us normal computer scientists fall to our knees and worship, at the same time, muttering "get away from me, for I am sinful". That is not happening yet. (Besides, I've not been hit by lightning nor struck deaf, mute or blind)
4. perhaps divine intervention might be their help, as it was for the psalmist. but looking at the weather conditions, its raining water. not fish. nor frogs. nor pennies. rivers are not turning into blood. neither are three wise guys riding over the hill to worship the messiah. So i think we are not likely to get a divine visitation."
.. and if by some miracle they succeeded, i think they just wasted their one in a billion chance of achieving the impossible: they could have written a "lottery number generator" and shut down all gambling establishments.
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