the best things in life aren't things
Writings
The ripest fruit falls by itself
China is said to have more proverbs than anywhere else on Earth. The orgins of some are lost in the mists of time. Others appear to be related to comments by Confucius and other ancient sages. Some also appear elsewhere, such as in the form of Zen sayings extant in Japan. Most of those below are in the rendering of Chinese Proverbs from Olden Times, Peter Pauper Press, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. , 1956. Those marked with stars are proverbs that appear in the above book, but the form given here is my own rendering or a rendering or translation that I have come across elsewhere.
Victor Daniels, 5-23-05
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The world as I see it
How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people — first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving…
Albert Einstein
My cooking..
3 years ago
in Writings
A: cum poti sa faci asa ceva
A: asa de bun
A: si sa mananci singur
George Man: dracu stie
Translation: How can you cook something like that, so good, and eat by yourself? Hell if I know.
Decisions, decisions
3 years ago
in Writings
Decision making can be regarded as an outcome of mental processes leading to the selection of a course of action among several alternatives. Every decision making process produces a final choice. The output can be an action or an opinion of choice. (Wikipedia)
If it only were that easy!
Contextual advertising?
Contextual advertising is a form of targeted advertising for advertisements appearing on websites or other media, such as content displayed in mobile browsers. (Wikipedia)
In other words, the ad system sees that you are viewing a page about travel, which it knows by having examined the words on the page or other factors. The system then delivers up in some fashion an ad that’s related to travel. That’s the “contextual” part of all this. The ad about travel fits the “context” or subject of the page.
Contextual advertising isn’t new to the world of online advertising, and it has existed since 2001. It has produced billions for online giants like Google and Yahoo but also increased the revenues for online publishers worldwide. However, it is still a flawed system (as you can see from the picture) – the whole process is automated and it is related strictly to meta words. The only chance for assuring a succesful contextual advertising system is merging it with top social networks like MySpace, Facebook, etc. where the system will better understand its users, their needs, search habbits, likes and dislikes, and serve them perfect ads – ads that they will click on.