Emotiv presentation from Tan Le

I hope this does indeed change the interface of the human – electronics communication.
If it does – bye keyboard, mouse, multi-touch, whatever – control the stuff with your thoughts (well brainwaves actually).

http://www.emotiv.com/

P.S.
F… I would like to live in US to order this gadget and try it out. Just to fell like a jedi you know :)

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Handcent SMS

I’ve been using Handcent SMS and I think you might like it. Check it out from your Android phone: http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.handcent.nextsms

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Melancholic Waltz by Emils Darzins

It is sad to see that in a Google search for “Melancholy Waltz” only one result relates to Emils Darzins and his beautiful waltz – even less for the better matching translation “Melancholic Waltz”

Although Darzins was accused of plagiarism by Jean Sibelius – I would like to hear the work from Sibelius that supports the accusations. Sadly, the information on the internet is poor on this as well.

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Preferred song for my funeral

Although not original, but certainly, when I happen to hand over my spoon (hopefully not too soon :) ):

Simon and Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence

P.S. And while I am at it – definitely cremated.

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turn my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence

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Ron Wayne


Meet Ron Wayne, 3rd founder of Apple. Who sold his 10% stock for $800 in 1976 – estimated today’s worth $22 billion.
Full story: http://gizmodo.com/5574809/the-forgotten-apple-founders-unforgettable-mistake

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Birthday cards

It seems I will have more birthday congratulations from all kinds of bots (forums, internet shops, etc.) than from real persons.
This is depressing :)

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Ferma

Sveiki visi fermisti!
Piedāvāju savus izdevīguma aprēķinus, galvenās fīčas:
* atsevišķas lapas sēklām, zivīm un pienotavām
* ievadāms lauciņu skaits
* sēklām peļņa 3 bišu paveidiem (bez, NO un LV bites), ņemot vērā lauciņu skaitu
* visas sēklas un zivis kādas tās ir 22.07.2010.

Google docs formāts
Excel formātā
HTML lapa, skatīšanās režīms
P.S.
Tabulu izveidoju neatkarīgi no Mārtiņa Švirksta aprēķiniem, pirms uzzināju par tādu eksistenci.
Jebkurus labojumus, komentārus sūtīt uz girts(at simbols)niedra.org

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LMGTFY

The next time anyone asks a question that has an easy-to-find answer in Google, I will use this:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Use+Google+Before+Posting+Questions+In+This+Forum

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OMOH vs. HOMO

A colleague recently noted that it is really hilarious to watch OMOH interrupting gay-pride events on the TV.
The funny thing is that OMON (that’s how it should be pronounced, отряд милиции особого назначения) in Cyrillic looks like OMOH ;)
OMOH vs. HOMO
* Photo from http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/05/18/homo-vs-omoh

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Anglerfish in almond sauce

Excellent seafood recipe. The fish looks ugly as hell, my wife was protesting to choose it instead of the usual stuff ;) – but at the end she agreed that the fish tastes great.
anglerfishes
* 700g anglerfish
* 4tbsp olive oil
* flour
* 30 almonds (without skin)
* 2 cloves of garlic
* 1 slice of bread (without crusts)
* 1/2 tsp saffron
* 1 small glass of white wine
* 1 small onion chopped
* 1 medium tomato peeled and chopped
* 100ml water or fish stock
* salt and pepper
* fresh parsley
1. Cut the fish into chunks, salt it and set aside for 10 mins
2. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the fish to the oil and fry it quickly until it browns on both sides then remove from the pan
3. Add the almonds, garlic and bread - fry until golden over a medium heat
4. Place the garlic, bread, almonds, saffron and white wine in a blender and mix until smooth
5. Fry the chopped onion and tomato until softened then add the sauce from the blender together with the water or stock - stir well
6. Finally return the fish pieces to the pan and simmer in the sauce for about 20 mins
7. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve

The recipe itself was taken from:
http://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/Recipies/fish/anglerfish-almond-sauce.htm

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