So … I’m studying the Chinese language. As most non-chinese people can imagine, this is a pretty hard thing to do and the difficulty lies not only in the language itself, but also in the concept behind it and also in the recommended learning method. continue reading…
Since this article was written, I have tried several products offered by some banks. Mainly, I got a first hand experience with the improved BCR 24 service from BCR bank as well as Raiffeisen’s service (Raiffeisen is the third bank I have current business with after BT and BCR). continue reading…
Of all the movies I’ve seen recently, this one seems to be the most impressive and I can say it’s left definitive scars on me, probably because it came at the right time … allowing me to better understand the story. continue reading…
I haven’t seen many films that would stir such mixed impressions as James Cameron’s Avatar. Reviews are terribly mixed even if the average impression leans towards positive. I guess the heavy advertising around the movie manage to create a wave of high expectations that were never truly and completely fulfilled. continue reading…
Dragi concetateni, aceasta nu este o gluma! Romania se afla in stare de alerta maxima dupa ce vecinii vestici (adica Ungaria, pentru cei care nu au studia geografia la liceu datorita eliminarii a 50% dintre materii ordonata de presedintele Traian Basescu) ne-au declarat razboi! Conform cotidianului Evenimentul Zilei, Ungaria a declarat in aceasta saptamana razboi Romaniei pentru acapararea celei mai de pret resurse terestre: viermii de mal! continue reading…
These Easter Eggs are tested in Firefox 3.5.6 – the output varies between Firefox versions!
1. Type “about:robots” in the address bar. Output:
Welcome Humans!
We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill
* Robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
* Robots have seen things you people wouldn’t believe.
* Robots are Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun To Be With.
* Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten.
And they have a plan.
Also hitting the “try again” button will lead to it disappearing if you are persistent.
2. Type “about:mozilla” in the address bar. Output:
Mammon slept. And the beast reborn spread over the earth and its numbers grew legion. And they proclaimed the times and sacrificed crops unto the fire, with the cunning of foxes. And they built a new world in their own image as promised by the sacred words, and spoke of the beast with their children. Mammon awoke, and lo! it was naught but a follower.
from The Book of Mozilla, 11:9
(10th Edition)
2. Type “about:mozilla” in the address bar. Output:
It’s the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.
There’s something inherently true about this, something which describes the rush of everyday life. There’s no time to stop, no time to feel and barely time to think. So little, that it’s easier to use prejudice and stereotypes in dismissing the people around rather than giving the individual the benefit of the doubt. Quite a shame … really … and unfair, terribly unfair. We are definitely not living in the century of the open mind … the human mind has been steadily opening until the Renaissance and until a bit after … reaching its peak and then closing in steadily until now … and will probably continue to close until the next implosion.
Se poate spune cu mana pe inima ca aceasta campanie electorala a fost cea mai virulenta, cea mai murdara si cea mai lipsita de continut. Fara dezbaterea de aseara, aceasta runda electorala ar fi ramas prima runda electorala din istoria Romaniei moderne in care candidatii nu au exprimat nici un punct de vedere asupra problemelor reale ale tarii, raspunzand cu niste solutii pragmatice. Pana si CV Tudor a facut acest lucru in lupta cu Iliescu (a doua cea mai josnica runda electorala din istorie, surclasata de prezenta). Totusi acum avem o idee vaga privind intentiile candidatilor. continue reading…
I guess it takes a hand-on approach in order to realize where the money goes when you notice the price of a Macbook (or Macbook Pro). When you’re just studying prices and configurations on some shop’s web page, you are definitely missing something about the product you’re considering. It has taken me several years to realize that a computer’s performance isn’t given by the performance of its components, but by the way in which those components work together to assure the productivity of one’s working style. continue reading…
Meandrele politicii romanesti sunt impenetrabile atat logicii cat si bunului simt iar acel ceva numit de obicei consistenta in politica e de-a dreptul necunoscut. Prin toate publicatiile jurnalistii si chiar unii analisti critica deciziile candidatilor la presedintie pe termeni precum ideologie sau doctrina desi termenii de “dreapta” si “stanga” s-au obscurizat treptat de-alungul anilor iar “lupta ideologica” invocata atat de estul socialist precum si de vestul divizat in perioada postbelica nu se mai aplica demult. continue reading…
