Something different for a change. AJAX is a nice tool to have under your belt, but the question is: is it always necessary? Just as in the early 90s, animated gifs were everywhere – some cool effects too – but they can get a touch boring when over-used. Well, here are some occasions where you should not use AJAX. Very enlightening. By the way, there is also a nice list of tutorials at the end of the article.
Month: June 2007
Came across the terms “synthetic” happiness vs “natural” happiness today in a talk.
To put it simply, natural happiness is when you get what you want; synthetic happiness is when you can be happy without getting the things you want. Sounds paradoxical? Having a plethora of choices can be good – up to a point. Beyond that, range of choices – which many tends to equate to liberation and freedom – can more often than not lead to paralysis. Also, the raising of expectations means after making a choice you are inevitably left with a bitter taste: “It could have been better with the other choice…” This inevitably subtracts from the satisfaction you’d have if there is but a very limited number of choices.
Very enlightening and highly recommended.
Saw this funny incident from Seinfeld on TV last night.
Elaine was depressed and was wandering aimlessly in the rain. She cried: “I don’t know where I’m going?”
Peterman (the rich clothing guy who eventually became her boss and then was lost at sea): “Well, that’s the quickest way of getting to an unknown place” (or something to that effect).
YouTube and the internet are truly turning our global community into a smaller place day by day.
This is particularly true when, a couple of months ago, I spotted a couple of friends in a clip of Javier and Andrea’s (world class Tango teachers) end-of-class demonstration. They were in Buenos Aires at the time and the clip was “hot off the press”, so to speak.
Well, you can imagine, to my great surprise, when I read about Deby’s recent house guest today and the guest turns out to be another person that I know! Also, it just so happens that I had heard news of her less than a week ago from another friend who is currently in Buenos Aires!! Well, it just shows that we are no longer as safe or as anonymous as we may think!
Been rather neglecting this blog of mine. Having a flu right also does not help much… Well, been watching the series Heroes lately so I thought the following is quite appropriate because the characters in that show are constantly asking why they were given the gifts (of special powers):
The real seeker of truth never seeks truth. On the contrary, he tries to clean himself of all that is untrue, inauthentic, insincere – and when his heart is ready, purified, the guest comes. You cannot find the guest, you cannot go after him. He comes to you; you just have to be prepared. You have to be in a right attitude.
Osho, 1931-1990