The Cotard delusion or Cotard's syndrome, also known as nihilistic or negation delusion, is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his/her blood or internal organs. Rarely, it can include delusions of immortality.
Cotard described a patient with the pseudonym of Mademoiselle X, who denied the existence of God, the Devil, several parts of her body and her need to eat. Later she believed she was eternally damned and could no longer die a natural death.
[wiki]
31 May 2009
Canoff
The president of Canon Electronics, Hisashi Sakamaki, is also the author of a book proposing some of the same measures he takes with his own company. His theory is that forcing employees to stand not only saves money but increases productivity and enhances employee relationships.
In the hallway, if an employee walks slower than 5 meters every 3.6 seconds, an alarm and flashing lights are set off, reminding the poor startled worker that he's an inefficient waste of air. Even better (or worse), there's a sign on the floor in said hallways that reads, "Let's rush: If we don't, the company and world will perish."
[via gizmodo, more on Danny Choo]
In the hallway, if an employee walks slower than 5 meters every 3.6 seconds, an alarm and flashing lights are set off, reminding the poor startled worker that he's an inefficient waste of air. Even better (or worse), there's a sign on the floor in said hallways that reads, "Let's rush: If we don't, the company and world will perish."
[via gizmodo, more on Danny Choo]
29 May 2009
Nostalgia cherry bomb
la 01:12 iti detoneaza incarcatura emotionala.
(da, o fi fost pe toate blogurile, inclusiv la cabral (?!), dar e una din cele mai misto referinte culturale ale perioadei comuniste)
Shalom, earthlings
At long last, I am self-publishing my long-awaited book, Jewish Themes in Star Trek (Where No Rabbi Has Gone Before!) which I have dedicated to the memory of Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut in space, and his six noble crewmates, who perished aboard space shuttle Columbia on February 3, 2003.
28 May 2009
Cruyff, cine a fost el si cine esti tu cu adevarat?
CEI CARE NU LA-TI VAZUT JUCAND PE MARELE OLANDEZ ,VA ROG FRUMOS NU-I MAI ROSTITI NUMELE SI NU VA MAI DATI CU PAREREA DESPRE EL .DACA SUNTETI CORECTI CU VOI SI DORITI AFLATI LA CE NIVEL SUNTETI ASCULTATI ULTIMUL ALBUM PARAZITI ,DE CE ,ESTE ACOLO O PIESA TARE CE VA V-A EXPLICA VALOAREA VOASTRA DE CUNOSCATORI AL ACESTUI JOC .SALUT .
Quoi, level 12
The Netherlands has so few criminals that it is now faced with the choice of shutting down its prisons and laying off the staff, or importing criminals from other countries like Belgium on a contract basis.
FC Barcelona*
* sau fotbal atat de frumos incat sucesti capul dupa el cand trece pe langa tine
Bonus: The Scream, by Edwin Van der Saar
27 May 2009
terms and conditions
Learned helplessness [...] means a condition of a human being or an animal in which it has learned to behave helplessly, even when the opportunity is restored for it to help itself by avoiding an unpleasant or harmful circumstance to which it has been subjected.
wiki
wiki
Gaming changed my life
26 May 2009
25 May 2009
24 May 2009
why so serious?
Mişcarea pentru o Ungarie mai bună (maghiară Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom), pe scurt Jobbik, este un partid politic de extremă dreaptă din Ungaria care pe 25 august 2007 a oficiat o ceremonie în care a înfiinţat o organizaţie paramilitară, Garda Maghiară la care primii membri şi-au depus jurământul. (wiki)
23 May 2009
22 May 2009
Today's PR task
tasker: trimite-mi si mie o lista, te rog
tasker: cu oamenii de oras
tasker: pe care ii mai stii tu
tasker: care ies la cluburi, etc
tasker: oameni cool si smart
taskee: cool!
tasker: cu oamenii de oras
tasker: pe care ii mai stii tu
tasker: care ies la cluburi, etc
tasker: oameni cool si smart
taskee: cool!
21 May 2009
20 May 2009
19 May 2009
vesti bune, complet pozitive, muie sergiu si alti dinozauri
If Jacques Derrida had scripted a cop movie, this would be it.
Cip si mori
The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily.
Model B would have an extra function — a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.
Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
Model B would have an extra function — a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.
Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
18 May 2009
17 May 2009
McChick!
According to the Times, when faced with accusations that hamburgers were inimical to the country's diet, Den Fujita, the first McDonald's Japan president, declared: "The reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for 2,000 years. If we eat McDonald’s hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin become white and our hair blond."
Bad Internet!
“I’m a guy who doesn’t see anything good having come from the Internet,” said Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive officer Michael Lynton. “Period.”
He complained the Internet has “created this notion that anyone can have whatever they want at any given time. It’s as if the stores on Madison Avenue were open 24 hours a day. They feel entitled. They say, ‘Give it to me now,’ and if you don’t give it to them for free, they’ll steal it.”
lol wat?
He complained the Internet has “created this notion that anyone can have whatever they want at any given time. It’s as if the stores on Madison Avenue were open 24 hours a day. They feel entitled. They say, ‘Give it to me now,’ and if you don’t give it to them for free, they’ll steal it.”
lol wat?
15 May 2009
Zombie Ants Controlled by Flies
...female flies have developed a bizarre reproductive strategy: They hover over fire ants then inject their eggs into the ants with a needle-like appendage.
The egg grows and the resulting larva generally migrates to the ant's head. The larva lives there for weeks--slurping up the brain and turning the ant into a "zombie," in some cases compelling the ant to march 55 yards (50 meters) away from its colony to avoid attack by other fire ants.
Finally the baby fly decapitates its host and hatches, exiting through the ants head, as shown in the following pictures.
(via National Geographic)
The egg grows and the resulting larva generally migrates to the ant's head. The larva lives there for weeks--slurping up the brain and turning the ant into a "zombie," in some cases compelling the ant to march 55 yards (50 meters) away from its colony to avoid attack by other fire ants.
Finally the baby fly decapitates its host and hatches, exiting through the ants head, as shown in the following pictures.
(via National Geographic)
13 May 2009
12 May 2009
11 May 2009
Noi gazam, nu cazam
Hotel din Austria: "Nu mai cazam clienti evrei din cauza experientelor neplacute pe care le-am avut cu acestia"
Pro zapro gnoza
“Mâine vom avea în toată ţara uşoare dureri de cap, iar în Banat şi Crişana se aşteaptă şi averse de palpitaţii. Luni şi joi se preconizează îmbunătăţirea sistemului nervos, iar în weekend sunt şanse ridicate de alergii la polen şi PMS izolat, în Dobrogea şi judeţul Alba. Iata-ne în luna aprilie, surprinşi de o căldură sufletească neobişnuită pentru această perioadă şi nicio urmă de furtună într-un pahar cu apă. Atenţie mare la decolteurile senine! Veştile bune nu se încheie aici, epidemia de herpes se face tot mai rar simţită în emisfera nordică. Avem Joi la Bucureşti şi Focşani, Jeudi la Paris, Donnerstag la Berlin şi Jueves la Barcelona şi Madrid.”
[un sfert de pilula luat de aici]
[un sfert de pilula luat de aici]
10 May 2009
clickable death
Botnets aren't just dangerous because they can steal massive amounts of personal data and launch denial-of-service attacks—they can also self-destruct, leaving the owners of affected machines in the dust. The controllers of one such botnet recently hit the kill switch for one reason or another, taking down some 100,000 infected computers with it.
it's called Zeus.
it's called Zeus.
09 May 2009
08 May 2009
u fokkin nazi
Statele est-europene ar trebui sa aiba mai putina influenta decat celelalte tari de pe continent deoarece nu sunt la fel de inteligente ca statele nordice, a afirmat eurodeputatul danez Mogens Camre
07 May 2009
shallow books
Cauza si defect
Germania intentioneaza sa interzica paintball-ul, dupa masacrul de la jumatatea lunii martie, cand un adolescent de 17 ani a ucis 15 persoane cu arma tatalui sau
1000 de taceri + 3 urlete + 4 minute de prelungire
photo by UEFAdramalitate, sau cum se cheama cand drama ti-e fatala. a se observa multimea de fani Chelsea siderati-suparati-socati acoperindu-si nasul si gura cu mainile impreunata vs gurile larg deschise ale antrenorului si rezerveleor catalane, aspirand toata gloria momentului si exultand bucurie. pic of the year, afaic
06 May 2009
Emiratele Arabe Unite si Foarte Precaute
Dear Brother,
The directorate of civil defense wish you a pleasant stay and request that you read these instructions to live in safety and security.
Know the nearest fire extinguisher and fire exit around you to keep you out of danger.
In case of "danger alarm" (god forbidden), we request you leave the placement immediately.
Using electric elevator during emergency might be risky, so please use steps to get out.
In case of any emergency do not hesitate to contact the hotel authorities through alarm or telephone.
Smoking is a major reason for accidents. It is prohibited in the holy book. Do not hesitate to stop this habit.
Also, please be aware that accidents do not need more than a second or part of a minute to become fatal. So we advise you to take all precautions to save your live by avoiding accidents.
Once again, we wish you a safe and pleasant stay and don't forget the Civil Defense telephone number.
[ctrlcctrlved from the Carpet who got it from an Saudi elevator]
The directorate of civil defense wish you a pleasant stay and request that you read these instructions to live in safety and security.
Know the nearest fire extinguisher and fire exit around you to keep you out of danger.
In case of "danger alarm" (god forbidden), we request you leave the placement immediately.
Using electric elevator during emergency might be risky, so please use steps to get out.
In case of any emergency do not hesitate to contact the hotel authorities through alarm or telephone.
Smoking is a major reason for accidents. It is prohibited in the holy book. Do not hesitate to stop this habit.
Also, please be aware that accidents do not need more than a second or part of a minute to become fatal. So we advise you to take all precautions to save your live by avoiding accidents.
Once again, we wish you a safe and pleasant stay and don't forget the Civil Defense telephone number.
[ctrlcctrlved from the Carpet who got it from an Saudi elevator]
Christ Commandos
"The special forces guys -- they hunt men basically. We do the same things as Christians, we hunt people for Jesus. We do, we hunt them down,"
05 May 2009
Zeus
Prison officer Walter Schmidt zapped visiting children with a 50,000-volt stun gun to give them a taste of life in a Florida jail. Two of the kids were knocked screaming to the floor with burns on their arms. One child went to the hospital.
"It wasn't intended to be malicious, but educational," said Schmidt. "The big shock came when I got fired."
"It wasn't intended to be malicious, but educational," said Schmidt. "The big shock came when I got fired."
04 May 2009
In other drug news...
To learn more about the biochemistry of addiction, scientists in Australia dropped liquefied freebase cocaine on bees’ backs, so it entered the circulatory system and brain.
The scientists found that bees react much like humans do: cocaine alters their judgment, stimulates their behavior and makes them exaggeratedly enthusiastic about things that might not otherwise excite them.
read about it here
on the other hand, fresh from our fellow EvZ journalist... narcoticele audio
The scientists found that bees react much like humans do: cocaine alters their judgment, stimulates their behavior and makes them exaggeratedly enthusiastic about things that might not otherwise excite them.
read about it here
on the other hand, fresh from our fellow EvZ journalist... narcoticele audio
03 May 2009
fiti treji, tovarasi!
"In metrou. Intru, ma asez. O cucoana de varsta a treia se aseaza langa mine, isi drege glasul si imi zice: "Stiti, eram in spatele dumneavoastra si trebuie sa va spun, mergeti asa, ca pe oua". Fac ochii mari si tac (o prietena tocmai imi spusese ca sunt cam impulsiva). O statie, doua... Tanti scoate niste foi zdrentuite, (surprind un subtitlu, "Fiti treji"), subliniaza diverse cuvinte in text, cu doua pixuri, unul cu mina rosie si celalalt cu mina neagra. Imi suna telefonul si raspund scurt "Mama, sunt in metrou, vorbim mai tarziu". Cucoana glasuieste din nou: "Ati citit Biblia? Ati vazut ce scrie acolo? Am vazut eu ca nu va prea place sa vorbiti, cred ca nici cu parintii, ati expediat-o cam repede pe mama." Mi se urca sangele in cap, ma mut vizavi. Tanti se uita la mine si clatina dojenitor din cap de vreo doua-trei ori. Ma pufneste rasul.
Crazy people everywhere. Fiti treji, tovarasi, fiti treji!"
ctrlcctrlved from here
Crazy people everywhere. Fiti treji, tovarasi, fiti treji!"
ctrlcctrlved from here
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