Friday, December 30, 2005

Advertising

Well sexy images is something that must work, with the abundance that I see surfing the web. I should point out that when I say surfing the web I mean viewing sites that should be appropriate for children over 13. The image below was on the side of my yahoo mailbox.Let me guess, this one is aimed at the men. Of course with how many women seem to be either bi-sexual or lesbian, perhaps this is considered targeted at all adults. Anyways it is getting old.

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Will Computers Make Handwriting Obsolete?

While reading through my e-mail today I ran across something that bothered me. The question is posed, will computers make handwriting obsolete? I think the first and most obvious answer is a resounding hell no! When studying a foreign language there are 4 main areas of study(for alive languages).
1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing

Be able to write in a literate manner is extremely important. This involves writing hand written notes or letters. A computer is not always going to be handy when you need to write yourself a note. What happens in the event of a power failure? (eventually those UPS will run out of power)

I think that the art of hand written letters is being loss on this new generation that has grown up with computers since youth. In a world of constantly being connected why would anyone want to take the time to sit down and write a hand written letter to anyone? Well for one it is personal. Sending text messages back and forth this is not personal! Perhaps things like text messages and instant messages are useful for certain applications. However when something of importance needs to be said, a letter is a time tested way to get you message across.


The link to the story can be found below here.

What is stress management?

While recently browsing through test questions for becoming a certified personal trainer, I found this.

20. Lifestyle habits such as drug abuse, sedentary living, unsafe sex, poor diet, smoking, and violent behavior are all considered:
A. Stress management techniques.
B. Elements of wellness.
C. Benefits of exercise.
D. Negative lifestyle choices.

Even though the correct answer is A. I think the answer that the test was looking for, might have been D. I'm going to make one interesting personal trainer some day!

 

"Perhaps your grip on reality is not quite as firm as you might have hoped" - Todd Connelly


"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment. -Learned Hand, jurist (1872-1961)

What does all of this do to the best minds among the students? Most of them endure their college years with the teeth-clenched determination of serving out a jail sentence. The psychological scars they acquire in the process are incalculable. But they struggle as best they can to preserve their capacity to think, sensing dimly that the essence of the torture is an assault on their mind. And what they feel toward their school ranges from mistrust to resentment to contempt to hatred – intertwined with a sense of exhaustion and excruciating boredom.

--Ayn Rand Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal