Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
-- William Shakespeare
Website 4 the day:
Learn to hack:
https://www.hacksplaining.com/
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The auto body shop
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Humor
The auto body shop was wreck-a-mended.
Website 4 the day:
Home for introverts:
https://www.riskology.co/blog/
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Argumentative similes
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
-- Kafka
Website 4 the day:
2050 Weather:
https://www.vox.com/a/weather-climate-change-us-cities-global-warming
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A luxury
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
It is a luxury to be understood.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Website 4 the day:
Burn OSs to USB sticks or SD cards:
https://www.balena.io/etcher/
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A person in love
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.
-- Nietzsche
Website 4 the day:
Automated vehicle safety:
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2600/RR2662/RAND_RR2662.pdf
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The will to believe
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
-- Bertrand Russell
Website 4 the day:
Search words by when first used:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
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Democracy substitution
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
-- George Bernard Shaw
Website 4 the day:
Windows Explorer alternative:
http://multicommander.com/
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Cannot change anything
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 31, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.
-- Carl Jung
Website 4 the day:
Company contact info:
https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/
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Breeding rabbits
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Humor
Breeding rabbits was a hare-raising experience.
Website 4 the day:
Penny pictures:
http://www.fincher.org/Misc/Pennies/BigTower.shtml
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The search of life
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
For most men, life is a search for the proper Manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.
-- Clifton Fadiman
Website 4 the day:
Take flight:
https://www.foldnfly.com/
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Complaints
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please.
-- Will Rogers
Website 4 the day:
Interesting news:
https://www.tickld.com/
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Refuse to admit
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Humor
I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
-- Nancy Astor
Website 4 the day:
Calculus from over 100 years ago:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33283/33283-pdf.pdf
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No new beginnings
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
-- Maria Robinson
Website 4 the day:
Programming finishing school:
https://thoughtbot.com/upcase
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Immaculate member
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
-- Albert Einstein
Website 4 the day:
Free undelete for Windows 10:
https://www.easeus.com/data-recovery-solution/free-undelete-software-windows-10.html
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Middle aged
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 27, 2018,
In :
Humor
I'm 59 and people call me middle aged. How many 118 year old men do you know?
-- Barry Cryer
Website 4 the day:
Meet halfway:
https://www.meetways.com/
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This morning
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
Waking up this morning was an eye-opening experience.
Website 4 the day:
Trumpet vs. hair:
http://trumpdonald.org/
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Intelligent life
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?
-- Bob Monkhouse
Website 4 the day:
Odd research:
https://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/
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Ultimate frustration
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
-- Sam Ewing
Website 4 the day:
Stephen Hawkings' final paper:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.01847.pdf
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Soar in the clouds
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
-- Steven Wright
Website 4 the day:
8 hours of Star Trek bridge sounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnU2qn6-hz4
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Never grow up
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
We never really grow up. We just learn how to act in public.
-- Bryan White
Website 4 the day:
Screaming goat piano:
http://www.screaminggoatpiano.com/
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Camping in nature
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.
-- Dave Barry
Website 4 the day:
Count sheep:
http://www.icantsleep.help/
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Fond of children
Posted by Ira Chayut on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,
In :
Humor
I am fond of children - except boys.
-- Lewis Carroll
Website 4 the day:
Count the flashes:
https://digg.com/video/rabbit-illusion
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Russian Dolls
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Humor
I hate Russian Dolls. They're so full of themselves.
Website 4 the day:
Click to remove:
http://www.clicktoremove.com/
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Writing a book
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Humor
I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.
-- Steven Wright
Website 4 the day:
This guy wants your money:
http://www.ijustwantyourmoney.com/
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Only stupidity
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.
-- Franz Kafka
Website 4 the day:
Dividing circles:
http://www.koalastothemax.com/
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Important lessons
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
-- Haruki Murakami
Website 4 the day:
A sad trombone:
https://www.anothersadtrombone.com/
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3, 6 and 9
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have a key to the universe.
-- Nikola Tesla
Website 4 the day:
Pull my nose:
http://vectorpark.com/head/
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Internet answers
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Humor
The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.
-- Ward Cunningham
Website 4 the day:
Recover from brain freeze:
https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/124879/file-1305051026-pdf/GENARD_METHOD_CHEAT_SHEETS/Genard_Method_Cheat_Sheet_5WaysToRecoverFromABrainFreeze_PDF.pdf
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Increased esteem
Posted by Ira Chayut on Monday, October 15, 2018,
In :
Humor
My esteem for this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice now that when people wave at me, they use all their fingers.
-- Jimmy Carter
Website 4 the day:
Data visualization:
https://serialmentor.com/dataviz/
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Never date a tennis player
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 6, 2018,
In :
Humor
Never date a tennis player. Love means nothing to them.
Website 4 the day:
SPAM® museum:
http://www.spam.com/museum
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A pessimist
Posted by Ira Chayut on Saturday, October 6, 2018,
In :
Philosophy
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
-- George Bernard Shaw
Website 4 the day:
Meteorological info:
https://www.ventusky.com/
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Knowledge vs. underwear
Posted by Ira Chayut on Friday, October 5, 2018,
In :
Humor
Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
-- Bill Murray
Website 4 the day:
Learn photography:
http://photoskop.com/
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So surprised
Posted by Ira Chayut on Friday, October 5, 2018,
In :
Humor
When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
-- Gracie Allen
Website 4 the day:
Result of a nuclear bomb:
https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/interactive/bomb-blast
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Ain't sleeping
Posted by Ira Chayut on Friday, October 5, 2018,
In :
Humor
I ain't sleeping. I'm just taking a good look at the insides of my eyelids.
-- Jonathan Raban
Website 4 the day:
What's it like to be dyslexic:
https://geon.github.io/programming/2016/03/03/dsxyliea
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Invention of swearing
Posted by Ira Chayut on Friday, October 5, 2018,
In :
Humor
Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting.
-- Finley Peter Dunne
Website 4 the day:
Watch a palate make sounds
https://dood.al/pinktrombone/
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Every successful man
Posted by Ira Chayut on Friday, October 5, 2018,
In :
Humor
Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
-- Maryon Pearson
Website 4 the day:
Behind the news:
http://time.com/photography/lightbox/
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