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Very additive game. I am gonna stop at $999. This game is endless… http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coin-dozer/id372836496?mt=8

I was doing some research on earthquake. While at it, I checked out the San Andreas Fault which is below the bay area. Um… it’s really right below it. Scary. You can play with the actual gmap at http://geology.com/san-andreas-fault/. Below is just an image.

I am really captured by this quote: “Emotions are the foundations of reason, because they tell us what to value.” - David Brooks Simply put, your gut feeling drives your reasoning. When we are trying to have an open mind to reason, it’s actually very difficult until we can change our feeling/perspective toward the subject. That means in an open minded discussion, conveying the underlying feeling is the primary goal. Brooks also talks about many other things. Don’t miss out on this video! ...

That is self-defense. I support you Casey Heynes! [youtube &w=480&h=390] A message for Casey Heynes (Haynes?)…Bully Destroyer [youtube &w=480&h=390]

I think all these info mentioned in the video should become more transparent to the public. Nowadays the buyers are more cautious and hesitant to make an offer, it would really help if they can get to know more hidden info about the properties they are interested in. If you are interested to know the pro’s and con’s of short sales, check out these videos! One useful link: Short Sales Are No Bargain for Buyers ...

I often need to choose between MyISAM and InnoDB. Here is a little list for me for future reference. MyISAM supports fulltext searching, but does not support transactional processing. Fulltext searching: Match(), Against(), WITH QUERY EXPANSION, IN BOOLEAN MODE InnoDB is a transaction-safe engine It does not support full-text searching. In addition, MEMORY is functionally equivalent to MyISAM. The data is stored in memory (instead of on disk), thus is extremely fast (and ideally suited for temporary tables). ...

[youtube &w=640&h=390] Ask people who just checked in to the places you want to go, awesome idea! In the case of a restaurant, you could ask a user what’s today’s special without calling the restaurant. Though I think it’s possible to have wrong answers so the restaurant owner might need to have someone to stand by for these questions. ...

I wrote a little chat program called “Chat with Alice”. If you have some free time please try it out at http://chat-with-alice.appspot.com/. Give me some comments if you like.

Think about wikipedia and video lessons. Now, the power of that is simple: students can study at their own pace at their own time, thus can actually have interactions with the teacher and their peers at school on perhaps more in-depth discussions. Also with the fun testing games and reward system, the students are more motivated to keep trying without embarrassment. All the learning stats and scores already in the system can be analyzed and plotted into meaningful graphs for the teachers or coaches, the teachers can then decide if they need to intervene and how. Take a look and I hope you will get inspired by it. There is definitely a lot we can do to improve the education system globally. ...

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf?” ...