Happy 2008

Wishing you all  a very happy new year. Have a blast in 2008.

Roots

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Types of Coffee

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For me nothing comes close to home made Kapi.

Monkeys do Math

Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that monkeys have the ability to perform mental addition. In fact, monkeys performed about as well as college students given the same test.

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Secret of Success

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Extracts from Richard St. John talk at TED. Simple rules that will pave the way for success…

Passion

I’m driven by my passion.
-Freeman Thomas (Car designer, Daimler Chrysler)

Do it for Love, Not Money

I would pay someone to do what I do
- Carol Coletta ( Radio producer, Smart City)

Work

It’s all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun.
-Rupert Murdoch big cheese CEO

Good

To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good at it
- Alex Garden (Game developer)

Focus

I think it all has to do with focusing yourself to one thing
- Norman Jewison (Filmmaker)

Push

Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you gotta push, push, push.
- David Gallo (Marine scientist)

Push Shyness and Self-doubt

I always had self-doubts. I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t smart enough. I didn’t think I’d make it.
- Goldie Hawn (actor)

Serve

It was a privilege to serve as a doctor
- Sherwin Nuland (Professor of surgery, Yale)

Ideas

I had an idea-founding the first micro computer software company
-Bill Gates (Software guy)

(To get good ideas, Listen, Observe, Be Curious, Ask Questions, Problem Solve, Make Connections)

Persist

Persistence is the number one reason for our success.
- Joe Kraus (Co-founder, Excite)

You need to persist failures and Crap (Criticism, Rejection, Assholes, Pressure)

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On Realplayer

Some time ago we had discussion on why real player sucks so much. There were various points quoted. But the quote on IRC neatly sums our hour long discussion.

<mrm> i hate realplayer
<lummie> its good for cartoons
<mrm> yeah
<mrm> but it crawls deep into the anus of my computer
<mrm> and hides there eternally
<mrm> until i least expect it
<JtHM> your computer has an anus?!
<Fesh> realplayer installs it

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Little Green Book

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To protect the planet we all need to act together, today. So take a moment to page through the Little Green e-Book, 50 tips on how to make your life greener and help tackle climate change.Click here for the Little Green e-Book:
Little Green Book

After you open the link, click or drag the corners of the book to flip the pages.