Quotes for the day

Quotes for the day.

Today's feature is George Gordon Noel Byron, 1788 - 1824, the famous English Poet

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?

Hitched

No. Not me.

My sister actually. Which is why I'll be out of town for the next week or so...

Hence, no posting for a week. When I come back though, expect to see lot of pics of Indian Weddings on my photo blog.




See ya

The Wallpapers

No, its not a name of any band.. although that would be cool.

Anyway, a nice collection of some very high quality background images

Veer Ideas Wallpaper


Enjoy

You might need to register to view the full prints.... it is free though.

The Denial of Perspective

A cool link with some wicked pictures.

Basically this guy paints a room in weird formations and when looked at from a certain angle, it all makes sense.

Just go look at the link if you think I'm not making any sense


Notes on the Denial of Perspective

Blind spots

All about blind spots. Scary.

Blind spots

Last.fm

 Oh and I love the new last.fm

Good Friday

Is it really?

Its Friday the 13th; thats for sure.

For info about this day see the wikipedia entry here and see snopes.com debunking the myth here

No more posts today or tommorow as I am going to be out of town for a biz brainstorm/time-out trip.


Let me get a quickie quote for the day:-

Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not

- Philip Crosby


Lets make it two. This one on paranoia:-

I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them

- Susan Sontag



Goodbye.

Pretty Huge Deal

The title of the link below says it all.

How to Write a PhD Thesis

This one is for my dad who wants to get a Ph.D someday.

The small stuff

Yes.

The best quotations <= 10 words. Really good stuff.

The World's Best Quotes in 1-10 Words

Happy Reading

Quote for the Day

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember

- John Mason Brown

Inside the Numbers

An interesting link for learning just how to read maths better. I wish I had access to such stuff back in the day.

How to Read Mathematics

Quote:- Mathematics is "a language that can neither be read nor understood without initiation"

Edward Rothstein


Umm.. the above is not part of quotes of the day.

Lend me your ears

From the When in Rome..... department

Great structure and lots of reading material. I will check back on this once I am finished with my current work related activites.


The Roman Empire

Quotes for the day

Abraham Lincoln -

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.


Jalal-Uddin Rumi, 1207 - 1273 -

You were born with wings; why prefer to crawl through life?

Gin & Juice

Extratasty Get Your Booze On!

Finally a collaborative hub for alcoholics to get together and exchange and archive all those special recipes.

Good stuff..


Time don't let it slip away,
Raise your drinking glass
Here's to yesterday

---Aerosmith

Quote for the day

Today's quote

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

Rabindranath Tagore, 1861 - 1941