Well, we all have screwed something some time or other.
But, dont you love when people use extremely convoluted language to avoid admitting directly they f**d it up!
Take this sentence for example - "Employees said they felt that in order to effectively perform their official duties, they needed to interact in social settings with industry representatives to obtain 'market intelligence'". Does it sound like "Instead of supervising oil compnaies, government official were having sex with prostitutes sent by the companies."? At least I didnt think so.
Another one - how to translate 4 words (I didnt understand it) to something undecipherable jargon - "I found a flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works.". This is Alan Greenspan speaking.
I hope to find more such goofs to add here. Keep tuned in.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
I Diamond
Anyone who buys "natural" or "real" diamonds is either an idiot or ignorant or possibly both.
Lab created diamonds are more real, have less imperfections, are more beautiful, and dont ruin your financial health.
But, that's not the reason you should buy them. Buying DeBeers diamonds is tantamount to endorsing bloodbath in many African countries. And, knowing that your diamonds didnt kill someone may feel good, at least for most of us.
Buying DeBeers diamond is succumbing to the giant marketting compaign and letting others rule your values and emotions. Sometimes I wonder if we are really not in the Matrix!
Of course if you can read this blog, you can find out the truth yourself. So, hit google and read the arguments from both sides and know what you want.
In the end if you dont work for Debeers et al, you will agree that only an idiot or an ignorant person will buy their diamonds.
here are some links to get you started -
wired story
techies discuss it on slashdot
Lab created diamonds are more real, have less imperfections, are more beautiful, and dont ruin your financial health.
But, that's not the reason you should buy them. Buying DeBeers diamonds is tantamount to endorsing bloodbath in many African countries. And, knowing that your diamonds didnt kill someone may feel good, at least for most of us.
Buying DeBeers diamond is succumbing to the giant marketting compaign and letting others rule your values and emotions. Sometimes I wonder if we are really not in the Matrix!
Of course if you can read this blog, you can find out the truth yourself. So, hit google and read the arguments from both sides and know what you want.
In the end if you dont work for Debeers et al, you will agree that only an idiot or an ignorant person will buy their diamonds.
here are some links to get you started -
wired story
techies discuss it on slashdot
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Dont compute PI - you may be convicted!
interesting stuff - why didnt i think of it before!
http://www.everything2.net/index.pl?node_id=1302963
http://www.everything2.net/index.pl?node_id=1302963
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