I'm at home in Lahore[Yes yes laziness got the better of me] and its the coldest day in 70 years. At a stagerring -1 degrees Centrigrade, it really isnt that much but for an unprepared population it can wreck havoc, especially with respect to young, old and people with breathing ailments like asthma. For a live feed into Lahores temperature with a considerable lag time, check this [ link]that reports the temperature at Lahore Airport.Delhi also saw its coldest day in 70 years logged in at 0.2 Degrees [ link]. I hope that there isnt a significant loss of livestock, crops and worst of all people.[Not everyone can enjoy a warm cup of custard next to the fireplace]
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Seasons Greetings, Happy 2K7, Eid Mubarak and lots of Cheese
The first act of the new Year:
Well, let me recall whats the first act I this new year, I broke my 1.5 month abstinence period from carbonated drinks. No thanks to my younger brother who filled the fridge up with Pepsi Lemon. Man a new flavor had to get the better out of me.
Who moved my Cheese
Right around this time of the year, I read a book called who moved my cheese[click for website]. One of the best books I've ever read. It contains a different approach to look at life and I feel that its raised my motivation levels to do something new by a significant amount and I hope it raises yours too. Also by Dr Herbert Spencer is the 1 minute manager, while being a good book with some valuable lessons I didnt find it as awe-inspiring as "Who Moved my Cheese". Lets get to what this book is about. It's about four characters: two mice called sniff and scurry and two littlepeople called hem and haw. They're all stuck in a maze and they need to find cheese[something that makes you happy]. The cool thing is that by comparison you can actually use this story to motivate you whenever you're down, its something that you'll have to read yourself in order to appreciate. The cool thing is that this book only takes an hour and a quarter to read.
Visual Mumbo Jumbo [Cheese for Geeks {Inspirational} ]
Another thing [for the geeks] that had me interested is a paper by a notable Google Employee TV Raman on "Visual Techniques for Computing Polyhedral Volumes". Now I generally dont put Geek stuff on my blog, however this paper compares properties of various shapes in 2D and 3D and relates them all to simple elements such as unity(1), important angles in a unit cube and the golden ratio and goes on to derive lots of stuff visually using only class 8 Math. It had me impressed. And more amazing is that this person has a sight disability. Just lets you wonder at the accomplishments a motivated and hardworking individual can make despite of handicaps.
Fake Powdered Cheese Leading to Real Lunar Cheese [Cheese for Geeks]
Nasa Needs Ton's and Ton's of Fake Moon Dust.
The Cheese I hope to have in a months time
Oh and well I've decided on one thing for sure this year and that is to buy myself a digital camera. After around 2 days of extensive web search I selected the Fujifilm S5600 which is also rated #1 Camera on PC World's List of Advanced Digital Camera's. For people in Pakistan, this is availible from the official dealers for 23,900 Rupees from the official Fujifilm Dealer in Lahore.
How I intend to work towards my Cheese
We'll I'm not very Certain at the moment, but I have a feeling it would include Crofty.
A Miscellaneous Tip to help you get to your Cheese
If you havent already, check out FreeMind an open source mind mapping software that helps you come up with new dynamic ideas, do research, maintain a featureset for an existing product, brainstorm for an essay and lots of many other uses including undiscovered ones. In addition, it does not lack the usual annoyances of mindmapping on Paper[cutting & starting over] and you never run out of space. Its worked for individuals like me, its worked for the industry and it could work for you.
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Wishing you a Happy New Year With all the Cheese you Hoped For, this is your host I-T signing off and retiring to dream about Cheese. Good Night!!! And Eid Mubarak in Advance.
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If you're a resident of Lahore Pakistan and want the prayer timings for this Eid, they're availible at the Daily Times WebSite here. List covers most mosques in Lahore.
So that web crawlers cache this : Eid Eid-ul-Azha Lahore Timings Prayer timings
Well, let me recall whats the first act I this new year, I broke my 1.5 month abstinence period from carbonated drinks. No thanks to my younger brother who filled the fridge up with Pepsi Lemon. Man a new flavor had to get the better out of me.
Who moved my Cheese
Right around this time of the year, I read a book called who moved my cheese[click for website]. One of the best books I've ever read. It contains a different approach to look at life and I feel that its raised my motivation levels to do something new by a significant amount and I hope it raises yours too. Also by Dr Herbert Spencer is the 1 minute manager, while being a good book with some valuable lessons I didnt find it as awe-inspiring as "Who Moved my Cheese". Lets get to what this book is about. It's about four characters: two mice called sniff and scurry and two littlepeople called hem and haw. They're all stuck in a maze and they need to find cheese[something that makes you happy]. The cool thing is that by comparison you can actually use this story to motivate you whenever you're down, its something that you'll have to read yourself in order to appreciate. The cool thing is that this book only takes an hour and a quarter to read.
Visual Mumbo Jumbo [Cheese for Geeks {Inspirational} ]
Another thing [for the geeks] that had me interested is a paper by a notable Google Employee TV Raman on "Visual Techniques for Computing Polyhedral Volumes". Now I generally dont put Geek stuff on my blog, however this paper compares properties of various shapes in 2D and 3D and relates them all to simple elements such as unity(1), important angles in a unit cube and the golden ratio and goes on to derive lots of stuff visually using only class 8 Math. It had me impressed. And more amazing is that this person has a sight disability. Just lets you wonder at the accomplishments a motivated and hardworking individual can make despite of handicaps.
Fake Powdered Cheese Leading to Real Lunar Cheese [Cheese for Geeks]
Nasa Needs Ton's and Ton's of Fake Moon Dust.
The Cheese I hope to have in a months time
Oh and well I've decided on one thing for sure this year and that is to buy myself a digital camera. After around 2 days of extensive web search I selected the Fujifilm S5600 which is also rated #1 Camera on PC World's List of Advanced Digital Camera's. For people in Pakistan, this is availible from the official dealers for 23,900 Rupees from the official Fujifilm Dealer in Lahore.
S5600 Page on Fujifilm.
FujiFilm Dealerships in Pakistan [Note: Their site is not updated regularly so it does not list this model
FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Review on Steve's Digicams[No 1 Digital Camera Review Site in my opinion]
S5200 Review on PCWorld
Compare the S5200 with other camera models like the Canon S3IS in the same Category on PCWorld
Apart from StevesDigicams, another cool site for camera reviews is Digital Photography Review.FujiFilm Dealerships in Pakistan [Note: Their site is not updated regularly so it does not list this model
FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Review on Steve's Digicams[No 1 Digital Camera Review Site in my opinion]
S5200 Review on PCWorld
Compare the S5200 with other camera models like the Canon S3IS in the same Category on PCWorld
How I intend to work towards my Cheese
We'll I'm not very Certain at the moment, but I have a feeling it would include Crofty.
A Miscellaneous Tip to help you get to your Cheese
If you havent already, check out FreeMind an open source mind mapping software that helps you come up with new dynamic ideas, do research, maintain a featureset for an existing product, brainstorm for an essay and lots of many other uses including undiscovered ones. In addition, it does not lack the usual annoyances of mindmapping on Paper[cutting & starting over] and you never run out of space. Its worked for individuals like me, its worked for the industry and it could work for you.
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Wishing you a Happy New Year With all the Cheese you Hoped For, this is your host I-T signing off and retiring to dream about Cheese. Good Night!!! And Eid Mubarak in Advance.
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If you're a resident of Lahore Pakistan and want the prayer timings for this Eid, they're availible at the Daily Times WebSite here. List covers most mosques in Lahore.
So that web crawlers cache this : Eid Eid-ul-Azha Lahore Timings Prayer timings
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