Blog | When minds collide

19FebVarious religions in 140 characters or less

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Scientology: The alien overlord Xenu implanted you with parasites. Give us money so we can start your treatment immediately . On 9:17 PM Feb 18th 2010 from web

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Mormonism: In the 1820s a man that heard voices said angels had given him golden plates in the woods. Please give us 10% of your income. On 9:18 PM Feb 18th 2010 from web

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Islam: Back in the 600's a bazar merchant called Muhammad said "you're all wrong" after hearing voices. Now, woman, make me a sammich! On 9:19 PM Feb 18th 2010 from web

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Christianity: God turned into a dude & killed himself for your wrong doings. Look, you'll just have to believe me, ok? Also, we need money. On 9:19 PM Feb 18th 2010 from web

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Judaism: We're special. Also, our god gave us a country. Yup..Umm...Can we have some cash? We need bullets and stuff. On 9:20 PM Feb 18th 2010 from web

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Jehovah's Witnesses: The world is ending in 1980 and we're sticking by that story. Also, it's snowing. Can we come in for some warm...water? On 9:48 PM Feb 18th 2010 from Echofon

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Hinduism: Hello, I am a god but you can call me guru. Ppl give me cash & in turn I give em silly tasks! Yeah, our education system sucketh. On 9:55 PM Feb 18th 2010 from Echofon

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Baha'i: We're a unification cult wanting to install a theocratic world government ruled by us! Dont tell anyone! You could freak people out. On 11:29 AM Feb 19th 2010 from web

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Buddhism: Shave your head & sing our chant. We have magic rocks. You were once a rock. Bring peace to the world by taking us to the airport. On 11:47 AM Feb 19th 2010 from web

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Hare Krishnas: Buddhists & Hinduists stole our ideas even though we're 16th century. We also would like a ride to the airport. On 11:52 AM Feb 19th 2010 from web

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Seventh Day Adventists/Baptists/Evangelicals: The world will end soon, and if you let us pick the next president we'll prove it! On 11:57 AM Feb 19th 2010 from web

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Creationism: 6000 years ago, 5 minutes after God created the Universe, dinosaurs roamed America. By saying this we prove Darwin was wrong. On 1:46 PM Feb 19th 2010 from web

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06FebIs your website iPad ready?

If you’re wondering how your website will look like on the upcoming iPad, here’s a very easy way to find out if your layout will work on the 1024×768 / 768×1024 screen.

Fire up Safari and enter the following snippets in the address bar. You can also drag the bookmarklets below to your bookmark bar and click on them from there:

iPad in Landscape mode:
javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(1024,768); (Bookmarklet: 1024×768)
iPad in Portrait more:
javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(768,1024); (Bookmarklet: 768×1024)

Easy as Pi. Have fun.

(PS, code only works when Safari only has 1 tab open)

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05FebThe look of Windows 7 on an iPad

In the not so distant future, you’ll be able to take control of your computer at home from your iPad anywhere in the world. This is basically thanks to a combination of WiFi/3G and RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps.

Obviously, to see what Windows 7 would look like on an Apple iPad I had to Photoshop the image below, but I did make sure it was proportionality correct. The screenshot was taken by setting my resolution to 1024×768 and rotating my screen to get the correct size and aspect ratio. The screen width in portrait mode was noticeably narrower than I was used to in Windows, but still workable.

Now, imagine what this could mean for you in your office. Citrix already has its Receiver ported to iPad meaning if your desk job involves using thin clients, this could be your independence from your desk.

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18JanThe Secret Life of Chaos

Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia – How did we get here?

In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science – how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It’s a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans – after watching this film you’ll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.