First of all, read these:
They have been written 3 and 7 years ago, respectively and they answer the question the better than my answer today. Still, I’ll give it a try.
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Small tip: at a restaurant, ask for coffee/tea specifically in a mug, not in a card cup
If you buy coffee or tea at a restaurant, it might be a good idea to ask specifically for a mug. The experience should be better than drinking from a cardboard cup. Via: Starbucks? Cere la cană! » nwradu blog
Some things learned from PC games
These days, I spent some time playing games (chess and Heroes of Might and Magic, 2 and 3, complete version) and watching some videos. (Bogdan Sverediuk – YouTube & Chris67132 – YouTube) Some thoughts? Travel is good for you – in Heroes of Might and Magic games, the player is rewarded for travelling. Good things come for those who travel – resources, map explored, things spotted. Sure, there are risks – you can be in the North, and the computer might attack from the South. It’s not black & white. But, overall, it’s much better to travel & move than it is to stay in your safe area. You risk, and, most of the times, you win. It all starts from a small area – you don’t need to own a big kingdom from the beginning. If you control a small area, then you expand gradually, then you can control large areas. Why focusing on the time pressure is pointless? I see this in chess blitz games (3 minutes per player). Some players focus on the time, and lose on gameplay. Also, stressing and obsessing on „you have 30 more seconds” seriously hinders your performance. Yes, you win the game on time, but you lost on gameplay. I prefer to quickly move, and win 50% of the games on time, but lose no game on gameplay. Shortcuts are part of the game. In H3, there are lots of magic tricks. The best players not only know those tricks, but know them extremely well. They win games by knowing …
On Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
I just finished seeing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – IMDb. SPOILERS AHEAD! Most of the reasoning for me watching the movie had to do with the fact that I used to watch those cartoons when I was a child. I just had to see it. Some feed-back? The original cartoons were friendly and warm. The new ones are cool, but much more aggressive. The music soundtrack is fine. I especially liked the part when the TMNT start singing some tune in an elevator. The pumped muscles are just too much. They get adrenaline and are able to break a cage. To me, this is not logical – how much power can you get? Also, what’s with the big red button with Adrenaline on it? I liked the fact that the characters are much more separated than in the cartoon. They each have an individual style. The weapons are rather silly. The dork turtle is too dorky. It’s rather aggressive in his style. To me, the big problem with the movie is that there’s no finesse. Everything is so abrupt and into your face. It’s too much. I like the scene where, with a stick, a car gets thrown away. Very cool. The 5 minutes countdown is so so so cliché. In order to solve a conflict, the characters insist, rather than find creative solutions. What’s the point of the doctor to tell April he killed her father? Why create an enemy out of blank? April gives some very very stupid evidence to state her news …
No more insights from modern movies!
I recently saw lots of movies, like: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – IMDb The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – IMDb The Fountain (2006) – IMDb Yves Saint Laurent (2014) – IMDb Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) – IMDb The Giver (2014) – IMDb How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) – IMDb Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) – IMDb Transcendence (2014) – IMDb I got an insight from the last movie I saw. But that’s the problem! Very few insights, considering the number of movies I saw. Let’s take the list again: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – very smart movie, very funny; almost no insights. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – smart & very smart; scary movie; no insights; The Fountain (2006) – not-so-smart, spiritual-wannabe; no insights; Yves Saint Laurent (2014) – a bit dramatic, at times, interesting; no insights; Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) – not funny, not smart, not interesting; no insights; The Giver (2014) – smart, creative ideas; no insights; How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) – very very smart, funny at times, dark; close to insights; I really fought hard to get to these insights, but there’s nothing spectacular; Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) – a bit interesting, at times stupid, most of the times not funny; no insights; Transcendence (2014) – smart-wannabe, not succeeding; dark & sad; no insights. There’s a big list above and the most important insight I got was „No one’s 100% a dick”. Not exactly Christmas, as a quote from James Bond says. (James Bond: [on receiving …
How to find out about training / volunteering stages / other educational forms financed by the European Union (Erasmus+)?
In the article below, I list some of the solutions you have if you want to take part to a training / volunteering stages / other means of education financed by the European Union. I took part to 6 trainings like these (2 in Romania, then one in Serbia, Germany, Turkey, Ireland), and to other various smaller projects. I greatly enjoyed them. I also know some people who did volunteering via EVS. Below some information on things like these.
Why should you soak in water various nuts & seeds overnight?
You might have heard that if you plan to eat some nuts & seeds on Friday, you should consider leaving them in a cup of water from Thursday evening. What are the benefits of doing so? Better taste. Yummy! Better activity through your body (they tend to be hard to digest otherwise): The body absorbs the minerals better. The body can digest them easier. They produce more nutrients. A quote: Soak your nuts and seeds anywhere from 20 minutes, to 2 to 3 hours, even overnight in the refrigerator. In general, harder nuts will take longer to soften. If your recipe calls for soaked nuts or seeds and you are low on time, try to squeeze in 20 minutes or just do a really good job rinsing them. Otherwise, plan ahead a bit and soak them overnight in your refrigerator in a glass container with an airtight lid. Soaking nuts in plastic is generally not recommended as plastic can leach into the water and into your food. (Soaking Raw Nuts and Seeds: Benefits (Raw Food Diet)) Some details on the process: wikiHow to Soak Nuts
Pros and Cons for having URLs for an ecommerce web site (flat vs. hierarchical tree structure), e.g.: site.com/product vs. site.com/category/sub-category/product
Let’s say you have an online store with 5 categories, 3 subcategories each, and 10 products in each subcategory. How to make the URLs?
You have the following options:
- site.com/product-page-url
- site.com/category/product-page-url
- site.com/sub-category/product-page-url
- site.com/category/sub-category/product-page-url
There’s also a mixed option, in which the product page looks like this:
- site.com/product-page-url
, while the categories look like this:
- site.com/category/
- site.com/category/sub-category/
(in this scenario, things are mixed – the product page has no hierarchy, while the category page has one).
In each of these options, the URL can contain the full title of the product or category, or they can be abbreviated. For example, if you sell air conditioning equipment, you could have any of the following:
- site.com/air-conditioning-equipement/manufacturer-toshiba/toshiba-air-conditnioning-9000-btu-led-display-tos47838389 (notice the long path), or:
- site.com/air-conditioning/toshiba/tos47838389 (notice the abbreviated names)
So, what to choose? Should you use subfolders (/category or /sub-category or /category/sub-category), or should you directly link to products? Also, should you use abbreviated names or long names?
Some Gmail add-ons for better productivity
If you want a piece of software which makes Gmail better, you should know about: Free – Mail-Trail for Gmail: when you send an email, you set a number of days in which you wait for a response, and when that time passes, the email automatically gets sent to inbox, back again. Paid, but with better functions – RightInInbox.com – Schedule send emails in Gmail. Track emails. Set reminders for follow ups / Scheduled sending and email reminders | Boomerang for Gmail. Free – Rapportive – gives you detailed information about the people sending you emails. Free – Gmail Labs – Undo send – helps you cancel the sending of an email. Free – Gmail Labs – Canned Responses – helps you pre-write a message. Free- Gmail Offline – read & compose messages while offline. Other ideas: Clean Up Your Messy Gmail with These Extensions and Services 5 Essential Add-Ons That Will Make Your Gmail Great The Best Chrome Extensions for Gmail | PCMag.com 7 resurse care iti fac contul de Gmail mai bun | M A N A F U *
Despre reclama „Lemon”
O reclamă e făcută ca să vândă. Sunt multe lucruri extrem de discutabile aici, dar scopul e vânzarea. Mă irită seria de reclame, îmi stă pe nervi repetiția din final, gluma mi se pare slabă. Dar am reținut reclama mai bine decât pe altele. Îmi place să mă uit la reclame, nu am televizor și când am acces la un televizor, prefer să mă uit la calupuri publicitare (schimb canalul până găsesc ceva), mi se pare că în 30 de secunde sunt investite extrem de multe resurse, cunoștințe, timp, efort, creativitate. În reclama de mai sus vinde umorul, repetiția (final), surpriza. Ești indus emoțional în Africa, căldură, soare, totul e hot. Multe din reclamele de la SuperBowl din ultimii ani mi se par extrem de agresive, și mă irită. Dar mă uit pentru mecanismul din spate, și ca să înțeleg cum gândesc alții.