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"If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"I sense that this quote has something very special, something transparent that we could not see nor judge the outcome. "If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor and natural philosopher who is generally regarded as one of the most influential scientists in history. This quote is from a letter written to fellow scientist, Robert Hooke in February 1675. The phrase is understood to mean that if Newton had been able to discover more about the universe than others, then it was because he was working in the light of discoveries made by fellow scientists, either in his own time or earlier. There is some suggestion that the phrase may also have had a sarcastic undertone - some historians report that Robert Hooke began to disagree with a number of Newton's theories, and Hooke himself was reportedly quite short in height. About Sir Issac Newton: The son of a farming family, Sir Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire in England in 1643. He is best known as the scientist who first identified the effects of gravity. A popular story claims that Newton was inspired to formulate his theory of universal gravitation by the fall of an apple from a tree. Cartoons have gone further to suggest the apple actually hit Newton's head, and that its impact somehow made him aware of the force of gravity. However, there is no basis to that interpretation. Unique for time, Newton is also famous for his revolutionary discoveries in mathematics, optics, physics and astronomy. His book Principia, published in 1687, is regarded as the greatest scientific book ever written, and his discoveries have been the basis for much scientific research. To Check other good quotes, go to: BBC's Moving Words Being a GEEK!This is a great description I got from Patti's Blog about "GEEK": Now, don't stress just yet. I know that the term "GEEK" has been used in the past as an insult or a stereo-type for losers. However, the term "GEEK" has taken on new meaning over the past few years. GEEK. A GEEK is anyone who takes pride in what they do... and is actually good at it. GEEK is not to be confused with the term "NERD". Nerds are the people who got wedgies in high school and then would run home crying. A GEEK is someone who got a wedgie in high school, then went home and crashed the "Wedgor's" computer... or would mix a concoction in chemistry class that would give the assailant severe diarrhea for a week. A GEEK is someone you call when your computer breaks. GEEKS are the people you contact to help you build a web site or save a database. GEEKS run the computer network at your place of work. A GEEK can be found hosting a mass LAN party. GEEKS write programs that balance your checkbook, organize your files and store/retrieve information... and restarts your computer more often so that you don't have to. A GEEK is someone you call when you have any kind of technological question. GEEKS are respected by others and are in high demand. GEEKS know what they are doing. Nerds are clueless little imps that can't tell the difference between Barney the purple dinosaur and Tux the (LINUX) penguin. GEEK is a rockin' term, and to be a GEEK is a far greater compliment than any other. Because being a GEEK does not only mean you are good looking... but it also means that you are good at what you do. All GEEKS should respect one another. These days, the geeks are having their revenge. Rich and successful geeks are everywhere, or at least they appear to be. There is even a Geek Pride Festival, a celebration of all things GEEK. That is why I'm rounding up all of the GEEK... we need to stand up and shout it… Source: http://www.geekgirldigest.com/One Freeking Day!25th of April 2005 could not be forgotten easily, as it almost turned out to be a haunted, freeking day. This day is also significant as this marked the start of the BCS Examinations. The exams are due to begin at 10:00 am, and I prepared myself at 9:00am by having a bath and set off at 9:10am. However, I didn't realise that my watch had stoped at 9:18am. My objective was to get a bus at 9:30am, and realising that my watch shows 9:18 am having 12 minutes left, I sneeked in a bookshop to buy some stationeries. When I came at the bus stop it was still 9:18am..(I still believe that it's correct with out being aware that the battery has dried off in my watch). Coincidently I met a one of my collegues after long time who is also heading for the same destination as I do. Till the bus arrived, we had a small chat, and in the middle I just asked the time and he said that it's 9:45am (Oh god I'm late). We got on a bus went where I reached my destination 15 minutes late. The paper I was ought to sit on 25th was Systems Analysis in the morning and it was easy (realising that something good had happen after being late). I was able to finish the paper 5 minutes earlier, but still requiring some time to verify the DFD's and ERD's I drew when I heard the invigilator screeming "STOP!".... Without having much chance, I gave up. I was confident that I put up a good effort after being late, but still felt that "if i had that 15 minutes time I could have scored more"
Once the System Analysis paper finished, I headed to home (I got a 2 hour break before sitting to the next exam). While going home another nasty thing happened again. Mud water was splashed at me after a damn idiot drew his vehicle over a hole in the road which was filled by mud water. This ment seriousness on me. Earlier I was late and almost screwed up the exam, now a Mud water splash.....oh god what more to come was my next thought. I was filled with anger and went to home. Forgot what happen since now and had a bath and lunch and set off to face the next examination.
I was able to present in my seat 15 minutes earlier and was quite happy that nothing went wrong. However that wasn't the end when systems design paper was given to me. It was bit difficult I suggested. I was really complicated which questions to choose. There was one which had to draw a Sequence Diagram which I could and did it. I had to make a choice between 2 questions where one was to describe the LAN and Client Server and another on RAD Development. I don't know what made me to take on the RAD, but should have taken the Client Server question instead. I realised this after doing the exam and thought "the ghost that haunted me earlier in the morning still is chasing me behind".
However at the end of the day when turned back and looked, I saw there might have bad thing happened, but atleast there were some good thing also happend among. I was happy and continued the confident mode to do the Database Paper tomorrow (26th). There weren't any problem on 26th, nothing bad happened but I was only able to do 3 out of the 4 questions due to time constraints. However teh paper was relatively easy. Now what haunts me is the release of results. Hope it will come out good and hope you all pray for me. Talking about You've got mail? Some FBI agents don't - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.comthis was rather funny, which I found out in MSNBC.com: NEW YORK - Budget constraints are forcing some local Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to operate without e-mail accounts, according to the agency's top official in New York. "As ridiculous as this might sound, we have real money issues right now, and the government is reluctant to give all agents and analysts dot-gov accounts," Mark Mershon said when asked about the gap at a New York Daily News editorial board meeting. "We just don't have the money, and that is an endless stream of complaints that come from the field," he said. FBI officials in Washington denied that cost-cutting was putting agents at a disadvantage. Spokeswoman Cathy Milhoan said e-mail addresses are still being assigned, adding that the city bureau's 2,000 employees would all have accounts by the end of the year. Mershon, the assistant director in charge of the agency's New York City office, also said that 100 city agents have been given Internet-ready phones such as BlackBerry devices. Christine Monaco, a spokeswoman for the FBI in New York, said Monday that all FBI agents can communicate with each other via a secure internal e-mail system, and about 75 percent of the New York office's employees have outside e-mail accounts. "The outside e-mail accounts have to be separately funded," she said. Senator Charles Schumer called for better access to technology for agents. "The FBI should have the tools it needs to fight terrorism and crime in the 21st century, most of all in New York City, and one of the most effective means of communications is e-mail and the Internet," he said. "FBI agents not having e-mail or Internet access is much too much a pre-9/11 mentality." You've got mail? Some FBI agents don't - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com |
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