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by ankeshk 17y ago
Saw this a couple of weeks back. 9 other paintings by 9 other folks that look like photos: http://www.thetoyzone.com/2009/blog/10-awesome-images-that-a...
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Any kind of clout measuring will lead to massive gaming. Technorati attempted to measure the clout of blogs. Was gamed. (Lot of probloggers asking their readers to add them to their technorati account.) Twitter shows how many people you f
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I think its like with smiling. It goes both ways. If you're in a good mood - you'll smile more. And if you are in a bad mood - but you make a conscious effort to smile - your mood will change to become better. Good mood leads to smiling.
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Thanks sharpn. I'll have to read a bit more history... thanks for the leads. To not let my lack of knowledge take away from the point of the comment - let me reiterate: The point is not how Arthurian legends started. The point is King Hen
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by ankeshk 17y ago
You're right. I tried to cut corners and keep it short. Thomas Malory got the legend of King Arthur from Geoffrey of Monmouth - a Welsh monk who lived in the early 12th century. Good 200+ years before Malory. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's wo
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Interesting post. But leave us wanting more. Because it doesn't answer or even attempt to answer the main question raised: So how do you unlearn?
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Good point. I think it would also be interesting to ask religious folks how they get willpower to fast. Fasting means lack of glucose in your body. Yet fasting is a showcase of willpower. So maybe some interesting answers may come from the
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by ankeshk 17y ago
1. Easy way to become better at controlling will power is controlling your diet. Yep - glucose increases will power. http://psr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/11/4/303 2. "Environment trumps discipline" I'd read an article that said that
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If you run a venture that has exponential growth potential - then your ROI is usually likely to exceed the interest rate with ease. My entire family is into diamonds. So I know a bit about how the diamond trade works. Every trader takes l
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Smart money management tip: keep a buffer in place. Stay one month ahead of the interest payments. So even if something goes wrong with your business - you have at least 30 days (and usually 45-50 days) before having payment issues.
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Debt is not bad. Unmanageable debt is bad. Does your cashflow cover the interest payment? Is your cashflow showing an upwards trend so that you'll be able to pay up your debts? If yes - credit card debt or any other kind of debt is not b
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Are earlobe creases a sign of heart disease? (straightdope.com)
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Why do Brides Buy Dresses while Grooms Rent Tuxedos(pbs.org)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Why not have the fuel door in the center - either in the front of the car or at the back?
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Design depends on your target audience. 1. Page Width If your target audience is tech un-savvy folks - go with a narrow screen width. 780 pixels. If its folks keep up with technology, go with 960 pixels. If you're designing for cellphones
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by ankeshk 17y ago
You can ask them to start working with you on a small part of your idea for which you want them to partner with you too. But I think a better idea is to create a new small project. And ask them to work on it for you first. Keeps the r
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Also - look out for any red flags - or any gut feelings too. Experience with an ex-partner: we worked well together for 3 months. Then one time I met him and I got this feeling that things aren't looking good. The crazy thing is I still d
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Their past performance is a good indicator of their commitment. I am also a firm believer that "environment trumps discipline." So maybe (and just maybe) their inconsistency with your project is because they've failed to create an environm
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by ankeshk 17y ago
1. Make sure you position yourself so that people want to work with you. Work on your website and your authority first. If someone else is looking for a cofounder, would they contact you? - You need to reach that position first... your po
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by ankeshk 17y ago
A single colour rarely has much of an impact on your mood. Its contrast that matters. (Read: http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/shikisai2005.html ) So when an article lists all the colours along with the emotions they represent and s
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Not really. Most authors go after fame. Not money. A New York Times bestseller status is 100 times more meaningful than the low royalty fees they may earn. Most non-profits and social movements (eg: http://blogactionday.org/ ) aim for fa
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by ankeshk 17y ago
If they're looking for fame, and they get the fame they want - then they're a success - no? But if their aim is money, but they use fame based metrics (number of page views, number of users, amount of publicity) - thats where the problem ar
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Some one wise once told me: we humans strive for 3 things to become successful. 1. Money 2. Fame 3. Making a difference Everyone aims for all the 3 things. But you have to pick one out of the 3 - prioritize what you want. And then come up
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by ankeshk 17y ago
This seems like a cool hi-tech venture. But the opportunity cost is way too high. For Japan, I think $21 billion investment in windmills in the ocean would lead to more energy than creating a solar power station in space that sends back el
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I would also recommend: Ice to the Eskimos: How to market a product nobody wants - by Jon Spoelstra (an awesome awesome book. More about strategy than face to face selling though. But one of the best marketing books I've read.) Top Dog Sal
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by ankeshk 17y ago
This is good stuff. A gross sounding idea: why not fix the urinals and bathrooms with body waste analyzers? Potential to catch many a diseases early on with those...
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1. Yes but Spartan rules of being killer fighters made immigration impossible. 2. The Perioikoi could trade with whomever they pleased - but - but no one wanted to trade with them because of the iron slabs being used as currency of exchange
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To protect their populations against internal and external threats and revolts, Sparta - the ancient Greek city-state made a few decisions. 1. Every Spartan citizen has to join the army and train since childhood to become the best fighter p
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Yes! Finally some creative designing for CDs! For musicians who don't want to go to such lengths - adding a free poster or maybe an autographed memorabilia also works well. Give something tangible and extra and more folks will buy CDs and
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Interesting. But maybe - thats not a spam / poor quality issue. Maybe thats a higher quantity = higher frequency on search.twitter.com issue which is leading to more followers.

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