If you talk to any educated adult who owns more than 5 Apple products and speaks of all other brands as inferior; or defends iphone, ipod, imac to the death, then I am sorry but you are dealing with a cult member. Do you know of anyone close to you who fits the description above? If so then suggest they get help before they hand all their money over to the cult.
I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence
Ayrton Senna (formula one driver)
Long live open source software
Unlike a corporation, the movement will not go bankrupt. It does not rely on slave labour and contributors of open source will less likely commit suicide. Open source software does not declare war or seek to destroy private companies. Android is opensource and could one day lose marketshare. It could even go bust. However, there will always be another open source alternative to follow up. You can try to destroy open source products but it has been proven that you will die trying.
Long live Linux! Long live freedom, collectivism and innovation. Patents slow the innovation process and lower competition. I am writing this on a borrowed iPhone. 20 years from now, that bit of information will be obsolete/irrelevant. Ha!
What I know about Valparaiso, and Santiago Wanderers
Santiago Wanderers is Chile’s oldest soccer team. It was founded in Valparaiso in 1892 and has called the port its home since then. Despite only having won 3 premierships it has strong support from the local residents.
When visiting Valparaiso you realise that Santiago Wanderers is more than just a soccer team that plays every Sunday – it’s an extension of the port itself.
As you walk through the fruit markets, you may see the flag hanging over stalls or even a vendor sporting the team jersey. You see little green flags (the team’s colours) inside taxis. Even the local buses are painted green and white.
The faded flags of Santiago Wanderers are hung inside old bars and restaurants. On weekends you see young adults at multiple street corners asking for spare change in order to pay for a ticket to see the match. They have their team jersey on, their cherished flag laid on the ground with half a dozen coins placed on top. There is no doubt as to where the money is going, it’s to see the 11 players wear the jersey at Playa Ancha Stadium.
At the end of the 2007 season, Santiago Wanderers were at risk of being relegated to second division. It’s not the first time in their history that this has occurred but no one wants their team to descend. Wanderers had one last chance to avoid relegation. If they beat Nublense (an interstate team) on home turf, then they could stay in the prized first division.
The Wanderers lost that game 2 – 0.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovcd7KDa_I4&feature=BFa&list=FL5YPZEnc9LBV2x7l_u9q9Zw&lf=autoplay
It’s sad to see the faces of fans as their hearts broke. Throughout the year, many fans put their troubles behind them and invest their emotion into their local football team. Who could blame them, when all else seems bleak, trust in your team, your city’s team and it will give you happiness.
I know what Santiago Wanderers means to porteños (people of the port) as I was born in Valparaiso and I have visited the stadium. Old grandmothers, toddlers, students and professionals, all loyal to their colours of green and white. I’ve witnessed how some die hard yet poor fans climb trees near the stadium to watch the team of their lives. Sometimes required to stand on one foot for 90 minutes. Valparaiso is a city of sacrifice. It’s very enchanting but it seems its glory days are behind it. Nonetheless, we porteños are proud of our city and proudly support its team regardless of whether its doing well or not.
We are beaten, we have lost, but we have not perished. We’ll be here tomorrow.
Long live santiago wanderers, the team proudly supported by the city of Valaparaiso Chile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_ybmxoJAFI&feature=BFa&list=FL5YPZEnc9LBV2x7l_u9q9Zw&lf=autoplay
Like a young seed thirsting for rain,
I want to grow, and feel the same
In your vast world where love is born,
And good-bye is the painful thornLike flowers open their petals,
I embrace the sun’s bright signals
In your fields of fresh aroma,
Poison is the ultimate karmaCultivate, and I’ll blossom on earth
Shower your love, and I’ll find my worth
For I am your vine, you are my wall
Cling on as we learn to rise and fallLet me survive in this Cosmic Garden
Of wild orchids & dangers,
Of wild beasts & strangers.I will survive in this Cosmic Garden,
Our own blessing, our own curse
Our shelter, our universeHome sweet, Cosmic Garden
by Je ’ Free
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I stumbled across this poem while doing an assignment for school back when I was a teenager. I liked it then and it’s good to be able to reflect on it once more.
a Top Gear tribute to the late Ayrton Senna.
…Y ahora el pueblo
que se alza en la lucha
con voz de gigante
gritando: ¡adelante!
Sergio Ortega + Quilapayún
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Tire me
We live in an unbalanced world. As soon as we accept that, we will make the most of our time.
When things are good, it only takes one incident to dampen your morale. When things are bad, eventually (and sometimes suddenly) something great happens and makes you smile again.
It’s been this way for years. I guess life is a collection of reminders that we don’t have a lot of time left. We have good times and bad times.
As I’ve said before on this site. How can you really savour the sweetness of the orange if you’ve never tasted the bitterness of the lemon?
Our highs are joyous because they lift us far beyond our normal state. Our lows take us to new levels of disappointment.
Throughout your lifetime, you can decide to collect and reflect on bad moments or you can look back on only the good ones. There are times when you feel tired, you get tired. You get frustrated that all the bad things occur at once.
This is what I call resilience. We all need to rise above it. Feeling tired? Then run a marathon! We all can.
Fight back!
Our minds hold us back!
We must continue!
It’s going to be like this, every day, until our last day here. We may as well get good at it.
So as I sit here close to midnight, tired, frustrated, I take all my mental energy and look forward to tomorrow. I was born for this.
Nothing can ever tire me! I will never stop advancing. Time is under my control. I’m too busy living well to let myself really get tired.