I’ve talked about Carl Sagan before, and found this video about the Pale Blue Dot in YouTube (based on this book). Highly recommended.
The sad note is given by the comments in the video, in which religious fundamentalists fight with everybody else. I don’t mind if you believe in Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha or the Flying Spaghetti Monster for all I care, as long as you respect everybody else’s beliefs (and everybody else yours). And definitely science and religion just don’t go together.
For your enjoyment, all Star Wars blooper reels. Hilarious stuff.
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episodes IV-VI
If you ever end up in a position or project where you need to deal with the intrincacies of price-setting and management, this is the book for you.
This (and other books) is what I’ve been reading for my final project, so I’m sorry if the posts haven’t been so interesting lately, but as you can imagine I’m focused on something else at the moment.
In YouTube, that is.
Good idea
Using new media to show the quandaries of senior citizens, as has been done with The Zimmers (more info here).
The End.
This is a post in the Belgian beer review series.
Very nice colour in a rather acidic kriek. Not good as an introduction to fruity kriek beers, but interesting nonetheless.
Mexico 0-1 Paraguay
Painful last-minute defeat at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for el Tri. The national team is usually next-to-invincible at the mythical venue of two World Cup finals. Paraguay avenged losing to Mexico in Monterrey a couple of months back, and played their typical catenaccio style. According to the press, the Mexican midfield quickly ran out of ideas, so they didn't create a lot of chances. That the main starters didn't play this game didn't help, either. The next match for Mexico will be this weekend at the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Cuba.
Finland 2-0 Belgium
The sinivalkoiset beat the Diables Rouges / Rode Duivels at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki. Both teams were trying to bounce back from a series of disappointing results, and Finland showed the goods. The Finnish press were especially worried since stars Hyypiä and Litmanen were missing, but newcomers such as the Eremenko brothers showed their worth. In Belgium, on the other hand, they are disappointed at the weakness of a team that has lost 5 straight matches.
I found this test at the blog of a Mexican in Japan, and I thought it was funny enough to try. Didn't tell me anything I didn't know already.
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You are more logical than emotional, more concerned about others than concerned about self, more atheist than religious, more loner than dependent, more workaholic than lazy, more rebel than traditional, more engineering mind than artistic mind, more idealist than cynical, more leader than follower, and more extroverted than introverted.
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Emo Kid (89%)
Punk Rock (87%)
Geek (71%)
LIFE EXPERIENCE
Travel (47%)
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Your political views would best be described as Liberal, whom you agree with around 64% of the time.
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Hoy estaba divagando un poco y me topé con la ya bastante antigua página de los personajes de Andrés Bustamante, cómico mexicano, en Ponchito.com.
Dueño de un humor fino y no tan vulgar y gastado como el de otros cómicos como Eugenio Derbez, es sin lugar a dudas mi favorito. Lástima que no he visto sus programas en mucho tiempo, aunque algunos de sus sketches con personajes como el Dr. Chun Ga, el Hooligan o el profesor Greco Morfema están disponibles en YouTube.
I hadn't noticed how flexible I tend to be regarding uncertainty, and how much of that is due to my upbringing. Don't get me wrong: I don't like knowing whether my plans will work either, but I don't let it worry me, since I'm too busy doing those things I can actually do.
Maybe it has to do with growing up in a society where not everything is provided "as is", and you have to learn to improvise as you go. The problem with Mexicans is that they (we) tend to improvise too much, while others are much more inflexible.
Makes things interesting, that's for sure.
Finland 0-2 Serbia
Horrible game by the sinivalkoiset. Serbia deservedly won at the Finnair stadium. Finland's midfield couldn't create any meaningful plays and resorted to that old trick of desperate teams: the long ball. When your best hope of winning a Euro 2008 qualifier is an out of form 36-year old (regardless of whether his name is Jari Litmanen) you know you're in real trouble.
Belgium 1-2 Portugal
The third defeat in a row for the diables rouges means they are also out of contention for a spot at next summer's tournament. Belgium visits Helsinki next Wednesday, where both teams will be thinking about the road to South Africa already as they have nothing to fight for.
Mexico 4-0 Iran
The Mexicans, playing without some of their key Europe-based players, beat comfortably an also incomplete Persian team at San Luis Potosí. This match, in preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa América, also served as the presentation with el Tri of Uruguayan-Mexican striker Nery Castillo with the team, putting an end to speculation that he could play for Greece (where he plays) or Uruguay (where he grew up) instead.
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