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Destiny is not a matter of change, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

William J. Bryan
3 years ago
Omnipotence: The ability to do everything that can be done.
Omniscience: The ability to know everything that can be known.
Omnipresence: The ability to be present everywhere at all times.
Omnibenevolence: The ability to be infinitely kind and altruistic.
3 years ago

Prickles & Goo is a 2-minute excerpt from a talk by philosopher Alan Watts, on human perception and empathy, illustrated with an animation by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.“It’s just gooey prickles and prickly goo”.

3 years ago
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr
3 years ago
A collage of international money, on display at the Ballinluig Truck Stop cafe.

A collage of international money, on display at the Ballinluig Truck Stop cafe.

3 years ago
Agnosticism: We cannot prove, disprove, or be certain of anything.
Determinism: Everything is a sequence of causes and their effects.
Fallibilism: Everything that you think you know could be wrong.
Nihilism: There is no meaning, purpose or value to anything at all.
Solipsism: Your mind is the only thing you can be certain exists.
3 years ago
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Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

Twain
3 years ago

Imagining The Tenth Dimension. 1-3? Easy: *waves hand*. Time is the 4th: that figures. But from 5 onwards… I’ll pass. Until now! This video is a bit of a headfuck, but very interesting nonetheless. It clearly explains dimensions 1-10, then, for an encore, disproves the 11th dimension :D

3 years ago

4 handy iPhone applications

By jove, the iPhone is one versatile device. Here are 4 applications I’ve been using, and would recommend (app links open iTunes):

Shazam
Identifies mystery songs by making a 10-second recording and comparing it to an online database. Suprisingly accurate.

Stanza
Transforms your iPhone into a ebook reader, complete with a catalogue of copyright-free books; all the classics are there.

EasyWriter
This simple app lets you write text in landscape keyboard mode, and import it into a new Mail message. Handy for long emails and notes.

Things
Well-formed task organiser (ideal for GTD) with just the right amount of features and a lovely interface. Syncs with the Mac version too.

Here are a few other notable applications I’ve come across:

3 years ago
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine de Saint Exupéry
3 years ago