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Millions of Americans Oppose SOPA and PIPA Because These Bills Would Censor The Internet … …

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Heard of SOPA and PIPA?  These are two bills that U.S. Congress is deliberating over and if passed, may vastly change how the internet will be.

It makes me wonder.  How can one country pass a bill that affects the whole world without any input from the rest of the world?

Several companies and non-profit web sites are speaking up about this, amongst them, Google.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you
feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.


How I Started Learning Programming: Me & My Micro (with Fred Harris)

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In the mid 80s, there was a TV programme called “Me & My Micro”, a production by British Broadcasting Corporation with Fred Harris.

That is how I really started learning programming at home when I was studying in secondary one.

In the programme, he would showcase some new technology or software written by a guest and have a section where he introduces programming concepts and source codes in BASIC.

Here are two clips.  Enjoy!

Sometimes People Ask Me When I Would Be Free. I Am Almost Never Free, But I Would Gladly Make Time For You.

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Sometimes people ask me when I would be free. I am almost never free, but I would gladly make time for you.


It’s the same with Buddhism or anything in our life. If we think “I’ll do that when I am free” or “I’ll call when I am free” or “He will call when he is free” … it probably means that you are placing that as second priority or for the latter, you are second fiddle.

And more often than not, I see people failing in their goals or succeed half-heartedly because they only do it when they are free. 

Do it even when you are not free.
Do it not because you are free and have nothing better to do.
Do it even when you are busy.
Do it not because you are not so busy now.

Good nite everyone.

Rational vs Emotional Types

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There are rational people and there are emotional people.

Emotional people base their decisions and actions on feelings, emotions, gut feelings.

Rational people base their decisions and actions on reason and logic … or so they say.

Me thinks ….

Rational people base their decisions and actions on gut feelings, emotions and mood, but rationalises them through reason and logic.

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Emotional people just cannot be bothered to rationalise their gut feelings, emotions and mood.

I am so going to get hate mail for this post!

Before you send me your comments and thoughts (read: hate mail!), observe your emotions and what you want to write.