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Melancholy Quotes

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:18:23 GMT

clipped by: abailart

“Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad”

Victor Hugo

All is change; all yields its place and goes.

Euripides

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another!"

Anatole France

Aristotle said melancholy men of all others are most witty."

Robert Burton (Ibid)

"There 's not a string attuned to mirth

But has its chord in melancholy."

Thomas Hood (Ode to Melancholy)

"Elysian beauty, melancholy grace,

Brought from a pensive though a happy place."

William Wordsworth (Laodomia)

"Melancholy is at the bottom of everything, just as at the end of all rivers is the sea. Can it be otherwise in a world where nothing lasts, where all that we have loved or shall love must die? Is death, then, the secret of life? The gloom of an eternal mourning enwraps, more or less closely, every serious and thoughtful soul, as night enwraps the universe."

Henri Frederic Amiel

Tags: maelancholy

First the cartoon, then the war: Europe in 1870

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:44:49 GMT

clipped by: JohnWaterman

Clip Source: strangemaps.wordpress.com

All was not well in Europe in 1870, the year the Franco-Prussian war would lead to a united German Empire and a humiliated France; one could call it the first of three European civil wars, the other two being World Wars One and Two.

his French satirical cartoon map (’Carte drôlatique d’Europe pour 1870‘) sought to get some laughs out of those tensions by showing an anthropomorphic map of Europe, where each country was represented by a caricature of its national ‘persona

Prussia, made to look like its walrus-bearded ‘Iron Chancellor’ Otto von Bismarck, is haranguing its neighbours: kneeling on Austria, a sleeping soldier in undress; covering the Netherlands with its right hand

England is an old woman, struggling with Ireland, her rebellious lapdog on a leash

Spain is a rotund senorita, smoking the day away while lying on her back and thus nearly crushing the small Portuguese soldier under her

The ARt of tying Shoelaces

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:28:56 GMT

clipped by: linden_marie
clipper's remarks: This is great. The art of the sneakers is expanding. Are there other sites on shoe lacing?

Clip Source: www.yousaytoo.com

Amazing Way to Tie Your Sneakers

Tags: shoelace, sneakers

Music discovery, connects Indies with Fans

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:10:48 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: www.boingboing.net

Thesixtyone: Music discovery game connects indies and fans

Thesixtyone is a "music discovery game" created by two USC students who quit their jobs to build a site that helps musicians and audiences discover each other. Fans use Digg-style thumbs-up to rate the music that's uploaded, but the game is that each rating costs you points, and you get more points if you rate up a song that lots of other people rate up too.

Musicians upload their music for listening, but rather than allowing the Simon Cowells of the world decide which songs go on the homepage, the listeners do. How, you say? If you like a song you've found on thesixtyone, just click the "bump" button to increase its bump count. Doing so will cost you points, but if songs you bump get bumped by others, you can earn more points! Collecting points increases your level and reflects your skill in picking top songs in your favorite genre!

Tags: music, discovery, indie, fans

Undeciphered Scripts - Good Resource

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:49:19 GMT

clipped by: invictus
clipper's remarks: This was one of my "archaic" clips that went private a long while ago for exceeding the character limit. I'm re-clipping it now because so many new clippers joined since then and I believe this is a great source on ancient scripts and writing systems.

Clip Source: www.omniglot.com

Undeciphered scripts

The writing systems listed below have yet to be deciphered or have only been partially deciphered. In some cases the writing systems have been deciphered but the languages they were used to write remain a mystery.

Vinča / Old European

Indus/Harappa script

Proto-Elamite

Old Elamite

Linear A

Phaistos Disk

Voynich Manuscript

Rohonc Codex

Rongo Rongo

Other types of script

Abjads, Alphabets, Syllabic alphabets, Syllabaries, Semanto-phonetic writing systems, Undeciphered scripts, Alternative writing systems, Your con-scripts, A-Z index, Direction index, Language index

Tags: ancient scripts, alphabets, writing

Garlic butter recipe

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:35:02 GMT

clipped by: traviscrocker

Clip Source: steamykitchen.com

1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
handful of fresh herbs (any combination is fine. My fav is basil and parsley)
1-3 cloves of garlic, smushed in garlic press

To make the Garlic-Herb Butter, combine all ingredients. Lay out a sheet of plastic wrap. Spoon butter mixture on wrap. Roll and shape butter into a log. Refrigerate to firm up for 30 minutes. Slice into 1/4” disks to top the grilled steaks. You can make butter up to 3 days in advance. Make sure you use unsalted butter - the steak is seasoned perfectly already.

Tags: lifehacks

PermaCulture :)

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:50:01 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: I did this course in California in 2003. It was amazing really, even though I would differ in opinion on some of the participants political views, I LOVED the learning around permaculture...good stuff

Clip Source: www.earthactivisttraining.org

Attend an Earth Activist Training (EAT), and take home proven, practical systems and skills you can use in your daily life to create the world you want to live in.

Led by an experienced team of instructors, guests, and student teachers, EAT courses weave the principles of permaculture, earth-based spirituality, and regenerative activism into a captivating curriculum that blends classroom lecture and experiential exercises with practical, hands-on learning opportunities. Each curriculum is carefully created to combine classroom lecture and cognitive content delivery with small-group project design time and hands-on learning. Because learning and integrating all the permie possibilities into your heart, mind, and body can be serious, highly concentrated work, EAT courses include ample opportunity to laugh, make friends, play, and recharge.

Earth Activist Training courses are held throughout the world in different locations.

Tags: permaculture, green livin, eco-holidays, cool sustainability course

17 ways to get free books...Socrat, you will love this!

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:06:05 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: Thanks to delicious.com

Clip Source: www.creditpanda.com

You can never have too many books, so we are delighted to share with you some ways to get them for free. From children’s books to technical books, there are numerous resources that offer literature for free. Some of the following sites offer actual printed books, while others feature electronic books (aka “ebooks”). Please bear in mind that the list is alphabetized, not ordered by importance.

Childrens Books Online

Tags: books, websites, free books, cool, nice.

2 Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipes - 1 Clip!

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:33:02 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: See Clipped source for full instructions. I love B. sprouts!

Clip Source: www.npr.org

Crispy-Edged Roasted Brussels Sprouts

If you think you dislike Brussels sprouts, think again. Or don't think at all — just go get some and roast and eat them. By then, everything will likely have changed. Pleasantly crusty on the outside and soft and savory on the inside, roasted Brussels sprouts are a revelation. Added bonus: The outer leaves that invariably fall off during the baking process will crispen into little "chips."

Clip Source: www.marthastewart.com

Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

1/2 cup medium-spicy kimchi with juice

Add the kimchi to the Brussels sprouts and combine, then cook until the kimchi is heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve warm.

Tags: food, brussels, sprouts, recipe

50 bookmarking sites 1 widget

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:56:40 GMT

clipped by: Rashid Malik
clipper's remarks: getBookmarked.com will help you to Bookmark a site into several Social Bookmarking Services. Instead of using different links to each Social Bookmarking website, you have to keep only a single link to all of them! When you use this Free service in your Website or Blog, visitors will be able to bookmark it in 50 Popular Bookmarking Services. Actually there are two free widgets, one for your use from within your browser (its a bookmarklet) and the other is widget for your online site/blog. Follow the steps to get them both;

Clip Source: rashidmalik.blogspot.com

Near the top pf the page you'll find the link to the bookmarklet. It is a piece of javascript code. just drag and drop it onto your bookmarks toolbar (in Firefox).

When you find some interesting web page (most of the time it'll be your own site/blog), just press the "getBookmarked" button. A page will open with links to 50 bookmarking sites. They are arranged in two categoeies;

Internet Trick To Try

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:39:10 GMT

clipped by: Q-tips

Clip Source: www3.webng.com

Go to google images. Search whatever you want. Then copy/paste this code in your internet address bar:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI= document.images; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i<DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5; DIS.top=Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5}R++}setInterval('A()',5 ); void(0)

Hit enter. Crazy, huh?

Crazy Cool Internet Trick!

Tags: cool, trick

Free software to use after Windows reinstallation

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:28:46 GMT

clipped by: pokkets
clipper's remarks: One day all software will be free, is the message at the top of the page,
and the Author created the page/site after reinstalling windows clean, and outfitting the system with free and open source software. He goes through his installation step by step, and there are user comments under his post, with feedback and other freeware suggestions by users.

Clip Source: www.freewaregenius.com

Description: I recently clean installed Windows XP on my laptop, and this meant that I had to re-install all the essential software that I use. It also presented an opportunity to write a posting about how you can outfit your computer with all the essential (and non-essential) software you need using strictly 100% freeware and/or open source titles.This posting could have been titled any of the following:

How to never use a paid program again (aside from Windows).

53 essential freeware programs that can take care of the majority of your computing needs.

I am writing this from the perspective of myself clean-installing Windows and re-installing all the software I find to be essential afterwards. This post took a long time to write, please Digg and/or Stumble it ;).

Pre-installation: before reformatting my hard drive, I used the following programs:

1. Gparted Live CD

2. Unstoppable Copier

3. Amic Email Backup

4. DriverMax:

5. Produkey

Post installation: now the fun begins.

6. PC Decrapifier

Tags: free, software, reinstall, windows, freeware, open source

Say Goodbye to Pixelated Images!

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:55:31 GMT

clipped by: Perkalicious11
clipper's remarks: This is awesome!! check out the comparisons!

Clip Source: vectormagic.stanford.edu

What is this site?

This site converts bitmap images to vector art - it's an online auto-tracer.

Just upload your image and we will vectorize it for you.

Vector art is useful because it allows you to scale an image without making it blurry or pixelated.

Share results | More...

Fileformats supported

Input:

JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF

Output:

EPS, SVG, PNG

Samples

Security/Privacy

Your images are kept securely on our servers. Only you and the people you choose have access to them.

Tags: images, photo, pixel, vectorization, shrink, enlarge, logo, image

10 Skills EVERY computer user should know

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:33:16 GMT

clipped by: boozich
clipper's remarks: i do most but...it's always good to refresh

Clip Source: www.yourpcpartner.com

10 Skills EVERY computer user should have (or learn)

Cut, Copy, Paste
Print just what you want (word processing, email, web)
Backup your address book
Select (highlight) text or files
Properly uninstall unwanted programs
Burn a CD
Download files from the Internet
Use MSCONFIG ; Another MSCONFIG tip
Search the Internet
Attach Files to an email

Tags: skills, people, shoud know, computer

Ye Olde NEW YORK - 1935-38 B&W

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:23:57 GMT

clipped by: righthand

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Berenice Abbott: CHANGING NEW YORK 1935-1938

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Park Avenue and 39th Street. Oct. 8, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Manhattan Bridge; from Bowery and Canal Street. Nov. 11, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Fifth Avenue bus; Washington Square. Oct. 21, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Watuppa; from water front, Brooklyn. Aug. 10, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Milk wagon and old houses; Grove Street, No. 4-10. June 18, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

McGraw Hill Building; From 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue looking east. May 25, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Willow and Poplar Streets. May 14, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Firehouse; Battery. May 12, 1936

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Triborough Bridge; East 125th Street approach. June 29, 1937

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Queensboro Bridge: II; Long Island City

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

John Watts statue

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Irving Trust Building from Trinity Church yard; One Wall Street

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Snuff Shop

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

Hardware Store

Clip Source: www.nypl.org

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan

Clip Source: www.nypl.org