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A single sheet of paper

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:12:11 GMT

clipped by: sodrio

Clip Source: bertc.com

Tags: paper, art, impressive

Einstein was right: space and time bend

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:30:01 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Einstein was right: space and time bend

Ninety years after he expounded his famous theory, a $700m Nasa probe has proved that the universe behaves as he said. Now the race is on to show that the other half of relativity also works

Under his name in the Oxford English Dictionary is the simple definition: genius. Yet for decades physicists have been asking the question: did Albert Einstein get it wrong? After half a century, seven cancellations and $700m, a mission to test his theory about the universe has finally confirmed that the man was a mastermind - or at least half proved it.

The early results from Gravity Probe B, one of Nasa's most complicated satellites, confirmed yesterday 'to a precision of better than 1 per cent' the assertion Einstein made 90 years ago - that an object such as the Earth does indeed distort the fabric of space and time.

The other, 'frame-dragging', stated that as the world spins it drags the fabric of the universe behind it.

Tags: science, physics, space time, universe, bending, relativity theory

Russian Intelligence

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:08:37 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll
clipper's remarks: I bet no-one saw that one coming =P

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

In the beginning of 2006 the Italian news agency ANSA reported the publication on the FSB website of an offer, open to Russian citizens working as spies for a foreign country, to work as double agents.

Tags: curious, fun, funny, fsb, spy, spying

Derechos asertivos

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:42:13 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll
clipper's remarks: Las reglas doradas de una sana convivencia

Clip Source: es.wikipedia.org

Derechos asertivos

Derecho a ser tratado con respeto y dignidad.
Derecho a equivocarse y a ser uno responsable de sus propios errores.
Derecho a tener los propios valores y opiniones.
Derecho a tener las propias necesidades y que éstas sean tan importantes como las de los demás.
Derecho a ser uno el único juez de sí mismo, a experimentar y a expresar los propios sentimientos.
Derecho a cambiar de opinión, idea o línea de acción.
Derecho a protestar cuando se es tratado de una manera injusta.
Derecho a cambiar lo que no nos es satisfactorio.
Derecho a detenerse y pensar antes de actuar.
Derecho a pedir lo que se quiere.
Derecho a ser independiente.
Derecho a decidir qué hacer con el propio cuerpo y con el propio tiempo y las propias propiedades.
Derecho a hacer menos de lo que humanamente se es capaz de hacer.
Derecho a ignorar los consejos de los demás.
Derecho a rechazar peticiones sin sentirse culpable o egoísta.
Derecho a estar solo aún cuando deseen la compañía de uno.
Derecho a no justificarse ante los demás.
Derecho a decidir si uno quiere o no responsabilizarse de los problemas de otros.
Derecho a no anticiparse a las necesidades y deseos de los demás.
Derecho a no estar pendiente de la buena voluntad de los demás.
Derecho a elegir entre responder o no hacerlo.
Derecho a hacer cualquier cosa mientras no se violen los derechos de otra persona.
Derecho a sentir y expresar el dolor.
Derecho a hablar sobre un problema con la persona implicada y en los casos límites en los que los derechos de cada uno no están del todo claro, llegar a un compromiso viable.
Derecho a escoger no comportarse de una forma asertiva.

Tags: psychology, psicologia

Técnicas o conductas asertivas

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:38:55 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll
clipper's remarks: Bastante útil, como conseguir lo que se quiere y necesita sin pasar a llevar al otro

Clip Source: es.wikipedia.org

Técnicas o conductas asertivas

Disco rayado

Consiste en la repetición ecuánime de una frase que exprese claramente lo que deseamos de la otra persona. Esta conducta asertiva nos permite insistir en nuestros legítimos deseos sin caer en trampas verbales o artimañas manipuladoras del interlocutor y sin dejarnos desviar del tema que nos importa, hasta lograr nuestro objetivo.

Asertividad confrontativa

El comportamiento asertivo confrontativo resulta útil cuando percibimos una aparente contradicción entre las palabras y los hechos de nuestro interlocutor. Entonces se describe lo que el otro dijo que haría y lo que realmente hizo; luego se expresa claramente lo que uno desea. Con serenidad en la voz y en las palabras, sin tono de acusación o de condena, hay que limitarse a indagar, a preguntar, y luego expresarse directamente un deseo legítimo.

Enunciados en primera persona

Procedimiento: describir la conducta no deseada del otro; expresar el sentimiento negativo que nos provoca; explicar la conducta deseada; comentar las consecuencias beneficiosas del cambio deseado y, si éste no se produjera, las consecuencias negativas de tal posibilidad. Y todo ello con objetividad y serenidad en palabras, gestos y tono de voz.

Tags: psychology, psicologia

What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:54:24 GMT

clipped by: mingkymomo

Clip Source: healthbolt.net

What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?

In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get it’s hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dialate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
>60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
>60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
>60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.

Tags: coke, drink, sugar, effect, soda, health, caffeine, science, fact, interest, interesting, cocacola, pepsi

Why do humans kiss?

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:56:48 GMT

clipped by: wildcat
clipper's remarks: "...They formally study the anatomy and evolutionary history of kissing and call themselves philematologists."

Clip Source: scienceline.org

Why do humans kiss?

Her eyes are wide as they stare into yours. You wrap your arm around her waist and pull her in close. She touches your face and you lean in, tilt your head – to the right, of course – and your lips connect. The rushing sensation leaves you little room to wonder, “Why the hell am I doing this anyway?”

Of course, the simplest answer is that humans kiss because it just feels good. But there are people for whom this explanation isn’t quite sufficient. They formally study the anatomy and evolutionary history of kissing and call themselves philematologists.

So far, these kiss scientists haven’t conclusively explained how human smooching originated, but they’ve come up with a few theories, and they’ve mapped out how our biology is affected by a passionate lip-lock.

A big question is whether kissing is learned or instinctual. Some say it is a learned behavior, dating back to the days of our early human ancestors. Back then, mothers may have chewed food and passed it from their mouths into those of their toothless infants. Even after babies cut their teeth, mothers would continue to press their lips against their toddlers’ cheeks to comfort them.

Supporting the idea that kissing is learned rather than instinctual is the fact that not all humans kiss. Certain tribes around the world just don’t make out, anthropologists say. While 90 percent of humans actually do kiss, 10 percent have no idea what they’re missing.

Today, the most widely accepted theory of kissing is that humans do it because it helps us sniff out a quality mate. When our faces are close together, our pheromones “talk” – exchanging biological information about whether or not two people will make strong offspring. Women, for example, subconsciously prefer the scent of men whose genes for certain immune system proteins are different from their own. This kind of match could yield offspring with stronger immune systems, and better chances for survival.

Tags: science, research, kissing, evolution

Fourteen Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn—by Dave Barry

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:35:06 GMT

clipped by: djkraz
clipper's remarks: pretty funny stuff

Clip Source: www.lucidcafe.com

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

You should not confuse your career with your life.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

Never lick a steak knife.

The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

Your friends love you anyway.

Tags: funny, humor

5 Steps to Being More Photogenic

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:24:15 GMT

clipped by: meerkat
clipper's remarks: So useful for professional portraits, or for random pictures with your friends. Ah, vanity.

Clip Source: www.digitalcamerau.com

Step 1

If you are standing - turn slightly and rest your weight on one foot. It may FEEL goofy, but you WILL look better.

If you are sitting – angle to one side or the other.

Step 2

Lean slightly toward the camera – Leaning slightly toward the camera adds interest, dimension, and a natural look to a photo. Think of having a long neck like a gazelle, and tilt your chin down just a bit to avoid the appearance of a double chin and also to prevent the camera from getting a view right up your nostrils.

Step 3

Models are taught to change state by developing a ‘trigger.’ So when they are about to have their picture taken, even if they are in a crummy mood, they can go from level 1 to level 5 in a heart beat. Firing a trigger is a reminder to do the things that make you look good. Believe it or not, THE most successful trigger we found over the years was called the ‘rear cheek squeeze.’ It’s really cool because it’s inconspicuous. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like; you squeeze the cheeks of your rear end together. Don’t make fun of it until you try it. To see it’s effectiveness try this experiment. Ask someone to sit on a chair and then ask them to squeeze their cheeks together. I have not met ONE person who doesn’t immediately smile and say something like, okay, now what?

Step 4

Learn to ¾ smile – People just don’t like pictures of themselves with huge smiles. Smiling too big exposes gums and causes your eyes to turn into slits.

Step 5

Never look directly at the lens – ALWAYS, look slightly ABOVE the lens.

Tags: tips, photo, howto

INFJ personality and careers

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:13:57 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll
clipper's remarks: The INFJ personality is usally called "The Empath" there are a few sites in the net that can help you find out which type you are.

http://socionics.com/ This is one of them

Clip Source: www.personalitypage.com

INFJs generally have the following traits:

Intuitively understand people and situations

Idealistic

Highly principled

Complex and deep

Natural leaders

Sensitive and compassionate towards people

Service-oriented

Future-oriented

Value deep, authentic relationships

Reserved about expressing their true selves

Dislike dealing with details unless they enhance or promote their vision

Constantly seeking meaning and purpose in everything

Creative and visionary

Intense and tightly-wound

Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it

The following list of professions is built on our impressions of careers which would be especially suitable for an INFJ. It is meant to be a starting place, rather than an exhaustive list. There are no guarantees that any or all of the careers listed here would be appropriate for you, or that your best career match is among those listed.

Possible Career Paths for the INFJ:

Clergy / Religious Work

Teachers

Medical Doctors / Dentists

Alternative Health Care Practitioners, i.e. Chiropractor, Reflexologist

Psychologists

Psychiatrists

Counselors and Social Workers

Musicians and Artists

Photographers

Child Care / Early Childhood Development

Tags: psychology, career, personality, infj

The legend of Bucephalus

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:30:44 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll
clipper's remarks: I wish I had a horse like that, we would conquer the world... again!!

(Allow me to daydream ^___^)

Clip Source: www.pothos.org

Philip could not see paying such a price for an unruly horse and ordered the horse taken away. According to legend, Alexander called out that it was a shame to waste such an animal because of poor riders. One can imagine that day:

"I can tame this horse to ride," Alexander replied. "It only needs the right rider."

Philip scoffed: "My attendants have been working with horses most of their lives, but you know better?"

Alexander nodded, his mouth setting into stubborn lines. "I know it would be shameful to throw away a good horse because people haven't been paying attention to the sort of animal he is." Alexander had realized that the stallion was nervous, unsure of his handlers, trusting no one but himself. He was also an animal filled with pride and a sense of self-awareness unusual for his kind.

Pausing for just a moment, Alexander said with confidence: "I know this horse and I'll make a wager for the price of the horse that I can ride him."

Slowly, Alexander eased onto the horses back. The animal stood, alert but calm, turning his ears back in an attempt to understand this confident boy on his back. Alexander worked the reins and leg pressure just enough to take his horse from a trot to a canter as everyone held their breath. He gave the horse more rein, allowing Bucephalus to move into a gallop. Keeping the horse's head up, he urged him with his heel and leg pressure into a full run After working the horse for a while in view of an ever-growing audience, Alexander stopped Bucephalus in front of Philip. A cheering crowd surrounded father, horse and son. With tears of laughter and joy, pride showing in his very gesture, Philip said "Alexander my son, Macedon is too small- You need to find another kingdom worthy of you!" And thus began the legend.

Tags: alexander the great, megas alexandros, alejandro magno, legend, history

The size of our World

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:41:57 GMT

clipped by: drewrew
clipper's remarks: Kida puts things into perspective

Clip Source: www.rense.com

Tags: planets, suns, space, omfg

Oliver Stone's Alexander, by Jeanne Zimmerman

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:09:59 GMT

clipped by: Narcoleptic_ll

Clip Source: myweb.unomaha.edu

This isn't Troy. It isn't Gladiator. Nor is it a popcorn summer feature, chick-flick, date movie, gay film, or action blockbuster. It's not about the war(s) in Iraq. It's not a moral fable about George Bush (either of them). And if there are several myths referenced (including that of Alexander himself), it isn't mythic in the way of Star Wars. The parallels I've seen many reviewers draw to modern events say more about them than about the movie.

Can one make Alexander's story pertinent to modern audiences? Is it even possible? Or have we become too content with mythic heros -- the Luke Skywalkers and Captain Kirks and Supermans -- so that we no longer accept anything else? Some would point to the success of The Incredibles against Alexander and say that North Americans want fantasy, not reality. There may be some truth to that, though perhaps not so negatively phrased. The same young lady quoted above who called the movie "just sad," went on to add, "I get enough of that in real life. I don't go to the movies for it." We want a hero, and Stone's Alexander was not.

Tags: alexander the great, movies, reviews, megas alexandros, oliver stone, jeanne zimmerman, alejandro magno

Web browser made for the Anime-Community

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:23:25 GMT

clipped by: Joni_H

Clip Source: www.lolifox.com

lolifox is a customized version of Mozilla's Firefox made for the Anime-Community.

What's the difference?

lolifox offers a default collection of the most important bookmarks everyone should know of.
Besides that, it extends the browser with better design for some tasks like FTP-/Gopher-index display (which looks horrible in Firefox) and other custom branding.
Planned for the future are native FTP-support, a aniDB-client and other nice things.

Is it compatible to Firefox?

lolifox is fully compatible to Firefox. So even that it is a total conversion and completly decoupled from Firefox, all plugins, extentions and themes can be used in lolifox.
(Compatible version as of lf0.2.5-dev27: Firefox 2.0)

Can I run both browsers side-by-side?

Yes, you can.
lolifox installs into it's own directory and has it's own configuration, so that both don't interfere with each other.

Can I import the bookmarks from Firefox to lolifox?

Yes, you can.
Export them in Firefox as a bookmarks.html and import that file again in lolifox (Bookmarks Manager).

loli?

The usage of "loli" isn't intended as use of "lolicon". The project is intended for the whole audience, not only lolicons. It's intended as "the cuteness of loli found in anime".
(small disclaimer ^^)

Where can i get support?

If you have a question, you can ask in the releated thread at HongFire (link), IRC (on Rizon) (#altimit-dev) or send me a mail (alternative mail).

Tags: anime, lolifox, loli, web, browser, mozilla, firefox

Funny Poem About Ways to Die

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:19:07 GMT

clipped by: Konador
clipper's remarks: I really enjoyed the humour here, and the poem itself is very clever. The style of the pictures is funny also.

Clip Source: www.admetam.org

Tags: poem, funny, poetry, image, picture, alphabet