purplemass.com

Yugop has created a Flash site which you can upload video/image to from your mobile or browser.

Takes a while to download and looks a little hectic but very nice indeed.

http://eye.kddi.com/

Reincarnation or (Tanaasokh) has been always a question for me, I found the following paragraph cool:

“Your book references quantum physics. How do quantum theories relate to reincarnation, do you think?

I think they relate in the sense that the physical universe is not what it seems to be, from what we can tell from quantum mechanics. And at least on a quantum level, it seems to be dependent on our observation of it. Quantum physicists talk about electrons, or events being potential, rather than actual physical entities. So that there are various potentials, basically until somebody looks, and then it sort of forces the universe to make a determination about which potential is going to be actualized.

So one take-home message from that is that consciousness is not just a by-product of a physical brain but is actually a separate entity in the universe that has a big impact on things in the universe. And there are people looking at the idea of how, in a quantum way, consciousness can affect the physical brain. If you are open to that possibility, if you are truly going to consider the fact that consciousness is that separate entity in the universe, then you have to consider the possibility that consciousness is not dependent on just being a by-product of a functioning brain. It’s going to continue after the brain dies.”

Above paragraph was one of the questions of an interview with a Phsyciatrist, here is the link to the full interview:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2006/06/12/findrelig.DTL

Courtesy of Reza (Vancouver)

Maybe for our own parties??!!

Brixton’s Hive bar

Not impartial, but a useful analysis of happenings in the world:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1792562/posts

http://www.techdarkside.com/

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000543.html

http://www.devbistro.com/jobs

http://1976design.com/

http://movabletype.org/

smart,
get things done
and passionate curiosity
as being the top qualities for a software engineer.
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Web Systems Developer

Essential Functions And Responsibilities
* Collaborate with Web Development Team to create and maintain university database-driven web applications and services, adhering to relevant web standards and practices.
* Coordinate with systems administration staff to care for Apache and MySQL instances in a unix-like environment.
* Serve as a resource to the Web Development Team for scripting languages, database management, and web servers.
* Track and learn new web technologies and identify opportunities for deployment.
* Perform functional testing for web applications and systems.
* Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Knowledge of current & emerging web-based technologies.
* Ability to prioritize multiple projects concurrently to set and meet deadlines, and to adapt to changing priorities and technologies.
* Provide project management and communication for complex web projects.
* Strong initiative and ability to function independently and as a contributing member of a team.
* Excellent skills in written and verbal communication, interpersonal relations, collaboration, and organization.

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IT Manager

The primary responsibilities of the IT Manager are to oversee the operation of Posse’s network system, components and platforms in the National office. This person is responsible for ensuring and streamlining the IT operation in alignment with the business objectives of the organization. This individual will plan, coordinate, direct and design IT related activities for the organization, as well as provide administrative direction and support for daily operational activities related to IT. The IT Manager will work closely with decision makers and IT consultants at other sites in order to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions of all aspects of the organization. This person will also define and implement IT policies, procedures, and best practices to be implemented across the entire organization. This individual must possess very strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.

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Functional Analyst

The Functional Analyst’s role is to plan, design, develop, and launch efficient business, financial, and operations systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes. This includes gathering and analyzing data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements. The Functional Analyst is also responsible for generating and compiling reports based on their findings, complete with probable causes and possible solutions to systems issues.

Your responsibilities include:

Business and System Requirements
• Collaborate with various project partners to determine project scope and vision.
• Identify the stakeholder groups and their characteristics to analyze and write the requirements using templates and appropriate process documentation.

Functional Requirements
• Complete usability assessments that are comprehensive to developers/project team.
• Provide and translate the project usability requirements to developers and the project team.
• Develop prototypes of interfaces and attributes; as perform the analysis of requirements.
• Create process models, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team. Design and document logical data/object model.
• Develop peer reviews to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted.

Requirements Tracking and Process Improvement
• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications.
• Contribute to system implementation planning and business training strategy. Maintain overall vision of the solution, as well as design and participate in “walk-throughs.”
• Research, review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirements.
• Establish practices and procedures that work toward the continuous improvement of the requirements process.
• Consult in the development of test strategies, scenarios, execution and support during business acceptance testing. Assist in conducting related research on software and hardware products.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education and Experience
• College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, finance or information systems and 5+ years related work experience.
• Automotive experience/education an asset
• Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development.
• General knowledge of business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations. Good understanding of project management principles
• Demonstrated ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language as well as the ability to apply statistical and other research methods into systems issues and products.

Computer Skills
• General knowledge of network and PC operating systems and current network hardware, protocols and standards; hands-on experience building tools and presentations with the Microsoft suite of products.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a working knowledge of a variety of programming languages including JAVA, .Net, HTML.

http://vixy.net/

http://media-convert.com/

And you can download any Flash videos from YouTube using this useful site:

http://kissyoutube.com/

ECSTASY

How you think you behave: Like the beautiful, caring, wonderful person that you really are.

How you actually behave: Like the creepy kid at school who always sucked up to the teacher. The biggest turn off has to be those revolting sweaty hugs you inflict upon anyone you meet. It’s disgusting, and so are you!

Likelihood of getting laid: 3/10, sex is not important, it’s all about the “vibe”!!

How you feel in the morning: Like you should have gone for the sex.

Embarrassment rating: 6/10, ecstasy makes you say nice things to people that you don’t like. This can be very embarrassing, particularly if people believe what you say. Be careful who give your phone number to, they just might call.

MARIJUANA

How you think you behave: You’re not sure, but you think people could be laughing at you!

How you actually behave: Like someone just hit you over the head with a 2 by 4.

Likelihood of getting laid: 6/10, If you spend enough time on the couch, anything can happen.

How you feel in the morning: Like another bowl. And the rest of that pizza.

Embarrassment rating: 1/10, you are moving so slowly that it’s almost impossible to do anything stupid.

ALCOHOL

How you think you behave: Like the life of the party. You are sexy, funny and everybody likes you.

How you actually behave: Like the lowlife of the party. Your behavior will get progressively worse as you tell stupider jokes, insult the bartender, spill your drink and make a pass at your best friend’s girl/boyfriend.

Likelihood of getting laid: 9/10, your sexual standards drop dramatically with each consecutive drink. If surrounded by others whose standards are also lowered, then your chances are pretty good.

How you feel in the morning: Who did I insult? Where is my car? Why did I sleep with someone from the office? I’ve never felt this bad before.

This is the absolute last time!!

Embarrassment rating: 11/10, not only are you stupid, you are sloppy. Everyone recognizes this, except you.

COCAINE

How you think you behave: You are smart, irresistible and want to “do lunch” with everyone.

How you actually behave: You may think you are the walrus but in reality, you are probably the apeman. You are an annoying know-it-all who would sell his soul for the next line of blow.

Oh yeah, when you saddle up beside those ladies on the dancefloor and they tell you to “BUGGER OFF”, they mean it!

Likelihood of getting laid: 8/10, it maybe Jedi Mind Trick but you sincerely believe you are so irresistable that some clueless and insecure types may actually fall for it. For men, Mister T jewelry and a gold AMEX never fail to impress. For the ladies, black lycra and the trim physique is always useful.

How you feel in the morning: Like the apeman.

Embarrassment rating: 0-10/10, as long as there’s more coke, you never have to deal with this problem.

AMPHETAMINES

How you think you behave: You think you are extremely interesting and witty.

How you actually behave: In reality you are boring everyone completely senseless with your never ending monologue on DJs/drugs/your job/school/the dog.

Your drug of choice gives itself away with the excessive lip chewing and incessant chatter you inflict upon any poor sod who happens to enter the conversation. You are voted most likely to be standing outside the club/rave/supermarket saying “Where are we going now? I know someone with turntables…”

Likelihood of getting laid: 5/10, you are not even remotely interested in getting laid. If you are a man, your penis has shriveled to the size of a small pickle. If you are a female, you only want to talk. This will never work.

(A word of encouragement: If you actually shut up long enough to “do it”, it may be the longest shag of your life.)

How you feel in the morning: Exactly the same way you did last night.

If you are like most tweekers, you probably still sneaking snorts in the bathroom and pretending this amount of energy is normal. It isn’t.

Embarrassment rating: 4/10, when “coming down” you will worry that you talked too much and made an idiot of yourself, which you most likely did. At this point, you may also start to feel chronically insecure about every aspect of your life and vow never to do speed again.

The best thing for this is another line. Nuff said.

ACID

How you think you behave: You are not behaving but the world around you is putting on a pretty good show.

How you actually behave: In reality, it is you who is putting on the show.

The rest if the world is the same as it ever was.

Likelihood of getting laid: 2/10, If you actually manage to get through the process of selecting a mate, removing your clothes and choosing sexual position, you will then have to deal with the unexpected challenge of your partner resembling a furry animal/the devil/your mother.

How you feel in the morning: Either you are climbing the walls wishing that God would put an end to your suffering, or you finally understand psychedelic trance.

Embarrassment rating: 0/10, if you sat on the couch and laughed at Baywatch all night. 10/10, if you climbed onto the roof and tried to fly (For God’s sake, what moron really believes he can
fly on acid?).

HEROIN

How you think you behave: Like somebody in “Trainspotting”.

How you actually behave: Like the narcoleptic kid in your history class.

Likelihood of getting laid: 0/10, “Does he/she have anything I can steal/sell?”

How you feel in the morning: There’s only one thing that’s gonna get you out of bed today. Grand Theft Auto.

Embarrassment rating: 3/10, “Ask me when I’m outta rehab.”

1. Stay positive! Write about what they “can do” or “will do” versus “can’t do” or “will not do”.
2. Keep action oriented! Begin all expected results with an action word.
3. Be brief/concise and specific!

Suggested Action Words

Accumulate, Administer, Analyze, Approve, Ascertain, Assign, Assure, Audit, Budget, Calculate, Check, Collaborate, Collection, Compile, Complete, Conduct, Consolidate, Consult, Contact, Contribute, Control, Coordinate, Counsel, Cross-train, Delegate, Design, Develop, Dictate, Direct, Discuss, Distribute, Ensure, Establish, Evaluate, Examine, Execute, Expedite, Facilitate, Follow-up, Forecast, Function, Furnish, Gather, Give, Implement, Improve, Inform, Initiate, Inspect, Issue, Interpret, Interview, Inventory, Investigate, Maintain, Manage, Notify, Obtain, Operate, Organize, Participate, Plan, Present, Produce, Promote, Provide, Respond, Review, Receive, Recommend, Record, Reject, Release, Report, Specify, Schedule, Secure, Select, Sell, Serve/service, Sign, Standardize, Store, Structure, Submit, Supply, Survey, Take care, Train, Verify

Good site for buying hard to get soul/funk/jazz records
http://www.djouls.com/havanito/index.html

Great place for getting drum loops (WAV format):
http://www.phatdrumloops.com

Samples database
http://www.ishkur.com/samples/

All things Frank Zappa
http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/index.html

Music player software
http://www.musicovery.com

Where Daft Punk got their samples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJPdVVOmbz4

Interviews:
http://www.utalkmarketing.com/Article.aspx?id=56