3 posts tagged “video”
I just realized there are exactly 4 weeks until classes end and we enter exam week. And then it's be 3 weeks of winter break in Colorado for me, where I'm going to learn how ski and not die crashing into a tree.
Haha, just look at Achmed's expression. Jeff Dunham's a pretty good ventriloquist.
In 1920, after marrying and publishing This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: "Riding in a taxi one afternoon between very tall buildings under a mauve and rosy sky, I began to bawl because I had everything I wanted and I knew I would never be happy again."
Wow. The first time after I read this sentence, I really felt like laughing. But come to think of it, it's actually quite a sad thought. Thankfully, I don't think like that. Everytime I've been exceedingly happy, I try to embrace the joy and time as much as possible.
I prefer James Bond creator Ian Fleming's view: "Never say 'no to adventures. Always say 'yes' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life."
A person's attitude really is important. It affects your performance and mood and those around you.
As for me, I've always been a known optimist in school. I'm the one who, as they say, finds the silver lining in the stormy clouds.
Anyway, I was browing through the internet and I came upon this video advertisement from 1994 about an internet product. Just look at those early websites! Watching it, I couldn't help appreciate the search tools we have today from Yahoo to Google. I wonder how people back then searched for info. Man! I'm so happy technology has improved so much. Not only do we not have to fear the telephone bills for surfing 24/7 (at least for me). The webpages sure look prettier than those of 1994. And internet speed! I remember in 1998 how I waited for half an hour for Disney's Mulan movie trailer to load. Now, I don't even wait to watch trailer. The pages just load almost instantly.
In this talk, the philosopher and cognitive scientist Dan Dennett talks about the existence of "memes" - basically mental concepts that are literally alive & capable of spreading from brain to brain.
Topics Dennett touches upon include:
- insight into the motivations of terrorists
- the secret of happiness in one-sentence
- a scary view of Islam
- Problems with some of western culture's fundamental assumptions.
Source: http://www.ted.com
Duration: 15:39
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