tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75400505367698134052024-03-19T07:38:09.635+04:00SapioBlogA blog written by and for sapiosexuals. Miscellanea, random facts and useless knowledge form the core of this blog. Have fun reading!Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.comBlogger952125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-79149077820990827502015-08-12T16:00:00.000+04:002015-08-12T16:00:11.261+04:00Return of the Jedi. Not really.Hi there,<br />
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After - almost - two years of self-imposed hiatus, I decided to come back and post. But I also decided that if I do it, I need new rules. First one? No more posting discipline - I'll post when I like. And what I like. My new place in the world? Dubai, with a great job which doesn't allow me much posting leeway. But I'll still try.<br />
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What I am liking right now is this fantastic song by Gustavo Cerati, an Argentinian songwriter who formed part of Soda Stereo, one of the biggest Latin American bands ever. And I say formed because he died this year after a two-year coma due to an aneurysm. And to think a**holes like (insert preferred a-hole here) still roam the Earth!<br />
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Anyway, enjoy this song, I like to sing it at the top of my lungs.<br />
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To all my new followers after 2 years of hiatus - welcome! :-)<br />
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To my old followers - welcome back!<br />
<br />Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-64591231025655990592013-08-31T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-31T16:00:08.425+04:00Farewell... for nowSo, I have been offered a fantastic new position in a new country, which means I will leave Hong Kong after 4 years, 7 months and 16 days (or 1689 days, I'll have you know <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html">thanks to this gadget</a>). I am extremely happy. The new role is in a (for now) undisclosed location, but let me just say it's a bigger role, and it's not in China or Southeast Asia.<br />
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The role starts on September 1st (tomorrow), so I will not post for a while, at least until things have settled down in the new role. Together with my co-bloggers Sergio and Jorge Sapio, we have written almost 1000 posts (950 to be precise), and have received almost 100k visits. To all of you, dedicated and casual readers, I say... thank you!<br />
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I need to go...<br />
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Will you miss SapioBlog?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-14835014934071894452013-08-30T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-30T16:00:14.932+04:00Song of the weekend: an optimistic tune with an amazing voiceI don't think there are many more beautiful voices in pop than the one from Eurythmics' lead singer, Annie Lennox. I absolutely love her deep, husky voice, and her style.<br />
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One of my favourite Eurythmics songs is the one below, slow, with a deep cadence, but still quite optimistic. And the harmonies! (You know by now I like them, right?)<br />
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Did you like it?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-31395792941642725792013-08-29T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-29T16:00:09.343+04:00Fantastic comedy showI was told by a friend the other day that Brian Regan was worth my time. I did see him and I loved his show so much that I saw all that was available from him. I especially love the fact that his shows are totally devoid of any bad words. He shows that you don't need profanity in order to make you laugh.
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Did you like it?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-61491245691333181172013-08-28T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-28T16:00:14.364+04:00Finding passion in workBelow, please find a list of fantastic quotes to find inspiration in our daily work... truly worth a read!<br />
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I particularly like this one:<br />
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And this one:<br />
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The rest (and source) after the break:<br />
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“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt<br />
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“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt<br />
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“Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.” Steve Pavlina<br />
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“Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.” Marian Wright Edelman<br />
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“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” John R. Wooden<br />
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“Dream big and dare to fail.” Norman Vaughan<br />
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“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” Farrah Gray<br />
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“It is never too late to become what you might have been.” George Eliot<br />
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“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” Les Brown<br />
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Source <a href="http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2013/05/06/28-of-the-best-photobombs-of-all-time/">here</a>. Did you like them?</div>
Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-2917337353456183682013-08-26T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-26T16:00:03.101+04:00Light stopped for a full minuteSo the New Scientist magazine <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23925-light-completely-stopped-for-a-recordbreaking-minute">reports</a> that scientists at the Saint Andrews University in the UK have managed to stop light for a full minute. For comparison, in this period the light would have travelled 18 million kilometres - or one seventh of the distance which separates us to the Sun.<br />
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Imagine the possibilities of light and power saving that this technology will have, when properly reined in! Amazing, huh?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-47782194258520569562013-08-25T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-25T16:00:01.619+04:00Public service: how to make better decisionsThis <a href="http://blog.bufferapp.com/8-things-you-dont-know-are-affecting-your-decisions-every-day">article</a> tells the results of an interesting battery of studies performed to determine what affects decisions. Some are downright quirky (did you know that apparently leaning your head left makes your number decisions to go smaller?). But all in all, it makes some interesting conclusions as to how to make better decisions in general. Eat well, sleep well, and have a bladder full of pee (not joking!).<br />
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Did you like it?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-80024010968571423732013-08-24T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-24T16:00:08.418+04:00Found: the best opening paragraph in WikipediaI saw this <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/07/12/the-best-opening-paragraph-on.html">here</a>, and frankly I give them credit. I find it hard to believe there is a more impactful first paragraph in all of Wikipedia's articles:<br />
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<i>Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963), was a British Army officer of Belgian and Irish descent. He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived a plane crash, tunneled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He later said, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war." -
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This is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart">the bloke</a> the paragraph refers to:<br />
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Quite impressive, huh?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-30635721855217451392013-08-23T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-23T20:20:59.607+04:00Song of the weekend: an inspirational song with an amazing voiceEvery once in a while, voices come that make you listen, because they have a unique characteristic. Leonard Cohen, Rod Stewart, Frank Sinatra... and Tunde Baiyewu, the leader of Lighthouse Family.<br>
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Just listen to this (amazing) song by the band, and surely you'll feel goosebumps (if not for his voice and for the harmonies, at least for the inspirational lyrics).<br>
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Sorry for the cheesy video, but at least it has the lyrics! This is the band, by the way (it's a duo, really):<br>
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Did you like it?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-38772676178598168062013-08-22T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-22T16:00:08.580+04:00Meme watch: That Escalated Quickly compilationOne of the funniest memes out there is the Ron-Burgundy-inspired "That escalated quickly". It comes from this brilliant scene of Anchorman:<br />
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Did you like them?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-67174374733362020672013-08-21T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-21T16:00:12.077+04:00Nobel prize winners explaining why they won in one drawingThis is an original idea. The Smithsonian magazine <a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/07/nobel-prize-winners-are-put-to-the-task-of-drawing-their-discoveries/">asked</a> several Nobel-prize winners to summarize their work (for which they had been awarded the prize) on a white A2 page. The results are interesting. I don't think most are immediately understandable but the below one is, at least its summary.<br />
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Did you like the idea?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-83898681816061540962013-08-20T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-20T16:00:07.910+04:00Epic compilation of hyper-realist artistsIn previous posts, I have clearly shown how much I love hyperrealism. <a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/hyper-realistic-art/">This website</a> is a compilation of several of them. Some of them you've seen here, some others you haven't. Enjoy - I know I did!<br />
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Bonus: this 3-minute clip by Brian Regan discusses art in an extremely funny way. Worth watching.<br />
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Y'all know TED, so I won't introduce them. I think they have expanded their scope, from strictly business, to more "inspirational" talks... and <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/07/08/ted-talks-change-your-life/">this page</a> has compiled 15 of the most inspirational ones. Below the one I found more interesting:
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Other 14 inspiring talks following the link. Which one did you prefer?</div>
Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-14645674768892064632013-08-18T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-18T16:00:09.986+04:00The best comic from XKCD - the evolving "Time"Randall Munroe, the creator of XKCD, has done it again. He's created an "evolving" cartoon <a href="http://xkcd.com/1190/">here</a>. If you go there, you'll just see the last image of the cartoon. <div>
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But if you go <a href="http://geekwagon.net/projects/xkcd1190/">here</a>, you can see the cartoon in an evolving way. You can press Play above left and see the 3005 images (at the moment of writing) as a movie. Did you like it?</div>
Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-57227544294081900612013-08-17T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-17T16:00:06.793+04:00The full Cosmos trailer. DO WANT!This is the full trailer they've shown at ComiCon. Some thoughts: Cosmos. Carl Sagan. Neil deGrasse Tyson.<br />
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Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-45090198730475365812013-08-16T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-16T16:00:10.743+04:00Song of the weekend: from Boston, with loveSo this band Extreme is mostly known for one song (More than Words), which is nice. But for me, their nicest song, with fantastic vocal harmonies and a catchy tune, is the one below. Ideal to start the weekend.<br />
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Which one did you like the best? The Usual Suspects one is very funny.Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-59347167269844304292013-08-14T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-14T16:00:05.067+04:00How did Michael Jackson do it?In this post we reveal how the genius of Michael Jackson actually did the moonwalking. How did he lean forward so far? The solution is after the break, and it's simpler than it looks.<div>
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<br />Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-46541838766833181912013-08-12T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-12T16:00:00.570+04:00The Hyperloop: hyper-sensation or hyper-hype?So the day has come. The South African multimillionaire <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk">Elon Musk</a> (the closest thing to a real-life Tony Stark, founder of SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla Motors) has announced <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/18/4534476/how-will-elon-musks-hyperloop-work">plans</a> to create a super-fast, super-safe method to communicate San Francisco and LA: a tube containing pressurized wind travelling at 600 mph, carrying "pods" which carry some people very fast - 30 minutes from SF to LA (even quicker than doing it by plane!)<br />
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The problem so far, is he has only Tweeted about it promising the design for today. Up to now, speculation is rife that this is only a bluff by the guy. Others, like me, like to be optimistic and think that he can, eventually, do it.<br />
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Will publish Hyperloop alpha design by Aug 12. Critical feedback for improvements would be much appreciated.<br />
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Do you think he's bluffing or that it will happen?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-6960739810145583412013-08-11T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-11T16:00:01.996+04:00Babies reacting to things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How can you not go "Awww!" when you see these babies reacting to things (some for the first time)? I particularly liked this one below. Some more and the link, after the break.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Watching fireworks for the first time</i></td></tr>
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Here's the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/babies-experiencing-things-for-the-first-time">link</a>. Did you like them?<br />
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Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-75807767371661959862013-08-10T16:00:00.001+04:002013-08-10T16:00:02.165+04:00World War I photos "in 3D"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A set of 3D photos has been bought by the "<a href="http://anerdsworld.com/verascope-world-war-1/">A Nerd's World</a>" in Canada, portraying some very interesting images of World War I. You can use a 3D viewer in the images if you go there, but if you can't go, you can see a poor substitute here. This bring the War closer and it makes the whole thing more haunting...<br />
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One more image and the link to see the rest, below the break.<br />
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Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-79284107388018218122013-08-09T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-09T16:00:00.635+04:00Song of the weekend: the best mashupsSo there are people on the Interwebz with a lot of time in their hands. And they do mashups: mixing two songs that originally weren't meant to be together. Results are somewhat a mixed bag: sometimes so-so, and sometimes hilarious and very good musically. Below a prime example, mixing the Ghostbusters theme with Thunderstruck by AC/DC gives us... what else... Thunderbusters:<br />
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After the break another mashup, which is even more epic than this one. I promise you won't regret clicking on it.<br />
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Ladies and gentlemen: Queen hosting The Beatles. Epicness ensues.<br />
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Did you like them?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7540050536769813405.post-38130458064365362782013-08-08T16:00:00.000+04:002013-08-08T16:00:12.646+04:00Public service: 425 free e-booksSo <a href="http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks">this website</a> has compiled 425 books which are in the public domain. Not only this, but they have helpfully collected links for Apple products, Kindle & other e-readers, and also on the web. We can't complain.<br />
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How many have you downloaded?Massahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04918332732743497623noreply@blogger.com0