This is one very interesting infografic, if you come to think about it, some of us don`t really realize how lucky we are ... enjoy ...
One Really Profound Infographic
briliant :) , out of date , but still briliant
Pirate Bay founders invent the DDo$ Attack
Well I have to admit that this is genius. The guys from the Pirate Bay have a a 30million SEK fine which they say they won't pay. However they have come up with a plan where all their users can join in which works like this.
Everyone sends a small amount of money in an electronic transfer to the law firm that represnted the music industry. Suggested amount is 1 SEK (equivalent to 0.13 USD. Apparently the law firm's bank account is only allowed 1000 electronic transactions before it starts to cost them, the account holder money.
The charge per transfer at this point is, wait for it... 2 SEK. Thus after the first 1000 SEK, if people send just 1 SEK it will cost the law firm more than the money they receive to process.
Welcome to the Distributed Denial of Dollars attack (DDo$)
Well here are a few facts why should you do this ... don`t get me wrong i`m a smoker , but still this seems interesting.
What Happens to Your body if you stop smoking Right now?
I think one of the main reasons it’s so hard to quit smoking is because all the benefits of quitting and all the dangers of continuing seem very far away. Well, here’s a little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.
* In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
* In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
* In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
* In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
* In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
* In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
* In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
* In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
* In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
* In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
So, you have more immediate things to look forward to if you quit now besides just freaking out about not being able to smoke. Quit now!Read more at www.globalone.tv
After reading this, i`m sure geek` won`t mind ... :D
Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It...
In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to the quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the flashy boys.
1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they�re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are... plus, I�ve never had a geek guy not call me when he said he would. Score major points THERE.
2.) They�re useful. In this tech-savvy world, it�s great to have a b/f who can make your laptop, desktop, and just about anything else that plugs into a wall behave itself.
3.) They�re more romantic than they�re given credit for. Ok true, their idea of romance might be to make up a spiffy web-page with all the reasons why they love you, with links to pics of you and sonnets and such... but hey. It lasts longer than flowers, plus you can show your friends.
4.) Due to their neglected status, there are plenty to choose from. You like �em tall and slender? There are plenty of geeks/nerds who are. You like �em smaller with more meat on their bones? Got that too.
5.) They�ve got brains. Come on now, how can intelligence be a bad thing?
6.) Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it�ll make you happy. Due again to their neglected status, they�re more attentive than guys who �have more options�. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend, they�ll likely have mental lists of all the things they�d love to do once they GOT a girlfriend.
7.) Sex. Yep. Sex. I�m not really familiar with this myself, but I�ve friends who�ve been intimate with geek guys and it�s raves all around. They say a virgin wrote the Kama Sutra... all that time thinking about sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex, (they are male after all) coupled with a desire to make you happy? Use your imagination.
8.) They�re relatively low-maintenance. Most can be fueled on pizza, Twinkies and Mt Dew. No complicated dinners needed here, so if you�re not the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?
9.) Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines. You won�t have to worry much about your geek guy getting his �groove� on with club hotties because, frankly, he�ll be too busy rooting around under his computer wondering where that spare cable went. You won�t have to worry about him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10 times, he�ll zip right by them in a perfect b-line towards the nearest electronics store. I�ve seen this happen.
Me: �Eww. Victoria Secret�s Models... They�re so skinny. How is that feminine? You can see her ribs!�
Geek Guy: �ooooooo...�
Me: �Hey!� *notices he is staring lustfully towards the computer store*
Geek Guy: �What?�
Me: �Never mind...�
10.) Although he may not want to go to every outing with you, you can arrange swaps, as in, you�ll go to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf princess if he�ll take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn�t want to go someplace with you, you won�t have to worry much about what he�s up to. You�ll probably come home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a sea of Mt. Dew cans with code blinking from the screen. It�s ok. He�s used to this. Just toss a blanket over him and turn out the light.
11.) His friends aren�t jerks. I can�t stress this enough. You�ll more likely get �Omg! A GIRL!! Can I see?!� than �Hey hot stuff back that ass up here and let me get some grub on...� They�re awkward geeks too and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you with the utmost respect and, more than likely, a note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan to date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of your single girlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt. Dew, crack open the DnD set and get working. Nothing impresses geek guys more than a girl who can hack-n-slash (well ok maybe if she can code... a geek can dream).
12.) They�re rarely if ever possessive. They trust you, so you can be yourself around them. You like to walk around the house in a ratty t-shirt for comfort? He won�t care. He does too! They won�t get pissy if you don�t wear make-up or don�t want to bother primping your hair. If you gain a few pounds, they won�t try their best to make you feel like crap.
13.) They�re usually very well educated. Physics majors and the like. See #5. You won�t have to listen to him blathering on about his car (ok maybe a little), he�ll have loads of other interesting things to talk about. Politics, world events, how much the chicken burgers down at the local place rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce...
14.) You�ll almost never have to hear, �Yaw dawg whazzap!!� plop out of their mouths. Unless it�s in jest. They spell properly, use correct punctuation, and are able to tell the difference between the toilet and the floor. They almost never get �wasted�, so you won�t have to worry about coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst a pile of beer bottles. Mt. Dew cans, perhaps...
15.) And the final reason why geeks and nerds make great boyfriends: They actually give a damn about you. Not how you look (though that�s a plus), not how skinny you are, not how much make-up you primp yourself up with, but they like you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer than �DaMN baby you got a fine ass!!!� Believe me.Read more at sfbayarea.craigslist.org
Well, not allot of comments here :)
1. Sleep more. Sleep is the body’s time to repair itself, as well as the face’s chance to take a break from wrinkle-forming gymnastics. Even more important: Rats deprived entirely of sleep die within 10 to 20 days, a faster rate than starvation. If you're prone to insomnia, try these tips: Force yourself to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier; step away from the computer or television an hour before it’s time to go down; read the dictionary; keep your room pitch black and cool; when you wake, immediately let light into the room or step outside (this will help you reset your internal clock); and avoid caffeine, especially in the afternoon.
2. Exercise a lot. It releases serotonin, which is one of the reasons why it makes people happier (and in turn, less stressed). Exercise is also proven to help with sleep—but only if it’s done at least three hours before bed. It also improves circulation, oxygenates cells, stimulates lymphatic movement, and makes you sweat, ridding the body of toxins.
3. Have more sex (by yourself counts). Sex and orgasms release a cocktail of wonderful stress-zapping chemicals into the brain including serotonin, depression-fighting endorphins, and oxytocin, the cuddle chemical. You know what else oxytocin does? It helps skin repair itself (at least in rats).
4. Breathe deeper. Learning to lengthen and deepen your breaths is one of the easiest ways to reduce stress and, according to alterna-doctor par excellence Dr. Andrew Weil, one of the most important. Shifting your focus to your breath several times during the day will help relax the mind and bring more oxygen to cells.
5. Stop and smell the jasmine. Aromatherapy may have earned its scientific wings this week with a new German study reporting that smelling jasmine is as effective at calming nerves as valium, at least on the brains of mice. Apparently when their cages were filled with it, they ceased all activity and sat quietly in the corner. Could it do the same for the mouse on the wheel in your brain? It’s worth a try.
6. Meditate, or try to. This requires taking the breathing thing even further, into a magical place where thoughts stop having meaning. Of course that could take a lifetime (or several), but studies show that even the most novice practitioners show an almost immediate capacity to better handle stress.
7. Get a massage or go for acupuncture. These kinds of alternative treatments are a great way to sneak in some serious relaxation. Like other forms of pleasurable touch, massage can boost oxytocin levels, and if acupuncture can reduce hot flashes in breast cancer patients and knee pain in a study of 600 sufferers, we're ready to believe it probably can reduce stress too.
8. Do yoga. This is the all-in-one to all of the above. Breath? Check. Exercise? Check. Meditation? Check. Detoxification? Check. Anyone who’s ever been to a yoga class has also heard that inversions—like standing on your head—will keep you younger by reversing gravity and bringing more blood to your head and heart.
9. Turn off your gadgets. We are a nation of stressers: Even before the recession, 4 in 10 Americans reported feeling very stressed, and the latest polls now say that nearly half of us are experiencing debt-related stress as well. Being constantly connected to, say, a job you don’t like, or depressing news about the economy (let alone the environment) via all your gadgets can’t be great for anxiety levels. Unplug daily.
Read more at www.good.is
10. Do stuff you like. Or something you haven’t done for a while. Or something you’ve never done that doesn’t involve texting, tweeting, or BBM-ing. Even a couple of hours away from the world, or with someone special, can give you a fresh outlook.
Well , this isn`t very nice of me (since I own an android) but still :)
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