News (Personal Development)

Okay, so I've made a few changes to the blog. Still nobody watching but that's fine with me, I'm not looking to capitalize. I barely have time to write a few lines.

And now for a little more about me (not that anyone cared or anything).
I am currently learning Italian (well, I'm studying for a level 3 exam, to be more precise), which is pretty cool, it would be even more awesome if I'd have the

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What kind of humanist are you? | New Humanist

Well, to be honest I didn't expect this result. I admire Hitchens and consider myself a "hardcore" atheist. But this is the result, whatever...

Hounded Humanist

Oh, God – I mean, oh, Dawkins! – why does it all have to be so difficult? You try so hard, don’t you, to be a good person and to lead a blameless life? You keep a compost heap, cycle to the bottle bank, and the list of countries you won

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Six Social Media Trends for 2010 - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org

2009 saw exponential growth of social media. According to Nielson Online, Twitter alone grew 1,382% year-over-year in February, registering a total of just more than 7 million unique visitors in the US for the month. Meanwhile, Facebook continued to outpace MySpace. So what could social media look like in 2010? In 2010, social media will get even more popular, more mobile, and more exclusive —

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Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » How the World Got Modern

Possibly the biggest question for historians and social scientists such as economists is the question of what modernity is and how and why it came about in the way that it did. Recent years have seen a renewed focus on this question, with the sudden revival of world history as a serious subject for historical research and a whole series of works by economists all dealing with the same question:

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‘The End of Privacy’ and the Surveillance-Industrial Complex | Cato @ Liberty

‘The End of Privacy’ and the Surveillance-Industrial Complex | Cato @ Liberty

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Take that, America! (Just kidding)

Breaking news!

MILESTONE, the European version of the Motorola DROID will feature a multitouch UI! Awesome! Apparently the reason behind this is an agreement between Google and Apple.(bleah!)
Here's a video to prove it:

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The phone every nerd is waiting for (at least for now)

And that phone is, you guessed it, the new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (formerly X3, Rachel). Here are the unofficial specs, courtesy of GSMArena

And a video to show the work SE has put in customizing the Android 2.0

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S&S Starts Sales by Chapter

Simon & Schuster Selling e-Chapters Simon & Schuster has started to sell individual e-chapters to its bestselling YOU series of titles written by Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz. The initiative was developed as part of a broader effort by Dr. Oz to provide answers about health on his www.askdoctoroz.com Web site. For answers to questions that appear in one of the YOU titles, S&S created an e-commerce widget that will allow consumers to purchase just the chapter in which the answer was found as well as providing the opportunity to buy the complete book in digital, physical and audio formats. Read on »

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No funds to publish right now? Do an ebook today!

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Ten Facts About eBooks   E-Books are digital files that contain all of the same information as a traditional book. You do not have to publish a traditional book to have an E-Book. E-Books are most commonly in PDF form. They are usually between 4-200+ pages. They are delivered to the reader by email or they can be viewed at your website. Readers can print out the book or read it on their computer. There are no printing or warehouse expenses. They can be written and delivered quickly to the audience. Changes and updates can rapidly be made. They are marketed through a variety of online and offline techniques.   We've just released a brand new course called "eBook 2 eRiche$"   This powerful new course will show you step-by-step how to create your very own e-Book , and make a ton of money selling it online...     Visit www.ebook2eriches.com for details now Pam Perry, PR coach & social media marketing expert Ministry Marketing Solutions, Inc. Forward email / Digital Evangelism!

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Hope

Hey, there might be hope for Romania's education after all!

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Nothing

Just checking to see if I can cough up some more stuff.

Now I know what I'll post here. My frustrations and desires. Of all sorts, as long as the law permits. :)

I need this blog, (so far) because there are things you cannot discuss with you close ones, you friends and family but you still want to get them out there, in an anonymous way, hopefully. I mean, my pets empathize with me and

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Back!(?)

So, I haven't written here for 1 year or so...since the last elections. Back then, Barack Obama became the first black presindent of America, at least from what we are told.Now, there are elections in Romanistan (Romania). And I'm sick and tired of all the fuss caused by this charade. What is there to be done? Nothing really, I've been so disappointed by everyone that now nothing seems to move me

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