I've gotten to the point where I am so bored that almost anything seems amusing. Such as looking through random blog's in search of something interesting. One thing stands out when I look at these blogs, one very sad thing. I'm sure that no one with a blog likes this type of thing but for some reason these bloggers keep blogging and blogging, even with the terrible curse. What curse am I talking about? It's actually more of a sickness. I like to call it the "0 comments" disease. Others call it the disease of anonymity. Still others simply call it the "NO ONE CARES" syndrome.
I find it amusing to see one person type up multiple paragraphs of their thoughts almost daily, and at the bottom of each post, there is that little thing called 0 comments. Seriously, I go through a months worth of posts, and there are a total of 0 comments. Well, maybe I'm exagerrating. Every once in a blue moon there's a spam bot commenting on the wide spread benefits of buying a bed of rock. And, sometimes there are people like me who respond with a simple, "No one likes you. Just give up" sort of comment.
And then the truly sad part comes into play. The author is stuck with the dilemma of keeping the odd comments, or acting as the all powerful moderator and deleting them. On one side of the fence, assuming there is some sort of metaphorical fence here, the author has finally recieved a comment! Someone, even if it is a spam bot, someone, has finally read his/her blog! Keeping the comment would tell the rest of the world that "yes, people do read my blog. I am popular."
But then again, this kind of oppurtunity doesn't present itself too often. The author finally has a chance to be the all mighty moderator of the blog, and strike down any comments deemed unworthy. Maybe power should be used at this moment to show the wrath of the author.
Still, none of that really matters. The point is, these people have serious problems. Think about it. People who talk to themselves in real life are looked at funny. These bloggers are essentially talking to themselves because no one else is listening. We should treat these people the same way by throwing them in a cage and forcing them to fight lions. But wait you say! Blogs could be like diaries, or journals right? WRONG! Journals aren't put out for everyone else to see, unlike blogs. So you are wrong. Again. Get used to it.
However, this whole lion punishment may seem quite a dangerous thing for me, seeing as I am treading a fine line with this blog too. But see, there is a difference between me and the common blogger with 0 comments. I'm not crazy.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Transitive Property
Here is a life altering question that I think everyone should ask themselves. Would it, or would it, be cool if the transitive property applied to real life? I have taken the effort and time to produce some examples of how cool it would be.
1. Let's say... I am smart. Jinghao is smart. Therefore I am Jinghao! And now I can run around as Jinghao and do weird stuff, such as mass murder people. And then I pop back as Patrick and run off into safety. =) Heck to make it even easier, just say both people are guys. And if the person u want to be is of the opposite gender, just say both are carbon life forms. Unless it is Joey. Joey is an alien.
2. Another userful possibility is when you are in a money jam. Let's say something costs 500 dollars, but you find that you don't have that much. Well, some people would work hard for the extra money but the cool thing to do would be to first state that 500 is an even number. 2 is also even. Therefore, 2 dollars is the same as 500! And voila! You only spent 2 dollars on that expensive useless piece of junk PS3!!
3. Last, but not least, how is this? At night, people usually are sleeping in a dark room, unless you are like me and are up playing a farming game. Anyways, Person A is in a black place. Outer space is a black place. Therefore...dundundun.... Person A is in space!!! ahahahaha die!!!!!!!
So, it is quite a pity that math is not always apparent in the real world. I mean, I could go on about taking the integral of random objects such as a desk, and turning it into what it was before, such as a tree!
1. Let's say... I am smart. Jinghao is smart. Therefore I am Jinghao! And now I can run around as Jinghao and do weird stuff, such as mass murder people. And then I pop back as Patrick and run off into safety. =) Heck to make it even easier, just say both people are guys. And if the person u want to be is of the opposite gender, just say both are carbon life forms. Unless it is Joey. Joey is an alien.
2. Another userful possibility is when you are in a money jam. Let's say something costs 500 dollars, but you find that you don't have that much. Well, some people would work hard for the extra money but the cool thing to do would be to first state that 500 is an even number. 2 is also even. Therefore, 2 dollars is the same as 500! And voila! You only spent 2 dollars on that expensive useless piece of junk PS3!!
3. Last, but not least, how is this? At night, people usually are sleeping in a dark room, unless you are like me and are up playing a farming game. Anyways, Person A is in a black place. Outer space is a black place. Therefore...dundundun.... Person A is in space!!! ahahahaha die!!!!!!!
So, it is quite a pity that math is not always apparent in the real world. I mean, I could go on about taking the integral of random objects such as a desk, and turning it into what it was before, such as a tree!
Monday, March 27, 2006
Safety Drills
All this recent hoopala about bomb threats has got me thinking about situations like this. And then I got to thinking about other danger situations such as fires, earthquakes, and even the occasional azn that snaps and decides to shoot people at school. Well, I'm here once again to englighten you as to why the current methods of protecting ourselves from these natural disasters is inadequate, and futile.
First of all, lets take a close look at what we do when there is a fire. We walk out to the GRASS. Isn't grass one of the first things to CATCH ON FIRE? And then we stand there for ages hoping that the flame doesn't spread to the grass because if it does, we're toast. See, my proposal is to make this process more efficient. It seems that the goal of the administration is to have all the students catch flame so they can make a video called America's Funniest Students. Well, instead of waiting on the grass for the fire to come to us, we should just all go to the fire and jump in.
And with earthquakes, it's much safer to stay inside where stuff can fall on you, or so I've been told. I mean, who knows what could happen outside. The sky might fall on you, and you would end up just like Chicken Little. Based on what we do with a fire (running to the fire), I'm suprised that we aren't instructed to run under the biggest object you can find.
And with a gunman, it's really smart to stay put. Usually, it's some pissed off kid that wants to kill this one person. And this one person is stuck in whatever class they're in. Not very hard to figure out how to kill that person. And stackign a few chairs up against the door will really fool the killer. I mean, how the heck could any one figure out that you just have to push the thing? Genius.
So everyone is well prepared in the event that one of these things happen, which they have not for about 50 gabajillion years. But... what if more then one occurred at once? Lets say there is a fire, and an earthquake. Half the class will be running outside wildy onto the grass and falling through cracks in the ground into the depths of Mordor while the other half wil be burning up under their desks while stuff fall on them anyways. Not a pretty sight.
If there was a fire and random shooters, then that would be horrible. Just get one of those machine guns that have 5000 bullets and shoot around the grass. People won't know whether to run away into the fire or stay and get hit by bullets. Some people like Joey may even be unlucky enough to get shot while running into the fire and burn up.
Earthquake + Shooter. Well, this is good cuz stuff will fall on people and the shooter will be hurt because the sky will fall on him. Or her....no it's a him.
If all of these happened... well... all I can say is there won't be school for awhile.
We need to have an UFO drill where we all run away as fast as possible.
First of all, lets take a close look at what we do when there is a fire. We walk out to the GRASS. Isn't grass one of the first things to CATCH ON FIRE? And then we stand there for ages hoping that the flame doesn't spread to the grass because if it does, we're toast. See, my proposal is to make this process more efficient. It seems that the goal of the administration is to have all the students catch flame so they can make a video called America's Funniest Students. Well, instead of waiting on the grass for the fire to come to us, we should just all go to the fire and jump in.
And with earthquakes, it's much safer to stay inside where stuff can fall on you, or so I've been told. I mean, who knows what could happen outside. The sky might fall on you, and you would end up just like Chicken Little. Based on what we do with a fire (running to the fire), I'm suprised that we aren't instructed to run under the biggest object you can find.
And with a gunman, it's really smart to stay put. Usually, it's some pissed off kid that wants to kill this one person. And this one person is stuck in whatever class they're in. Not very hard to figure out how to kill that person. And stackign a few chairs up against the door will really fool the killer. I mean, how the heck could any one figure out that you just have to push the thing? Genius.
So everyone is well prepared in the event that one of these things happen, which they have not for about 50 gabajillion years. But... what if more then one occurred at once? Lets say there is a fire, and an earthquake. Half the class will be running outside wildy onto the grass and falling through cracks in the ground into the depths of Mordor while the other half wil be burning up under their desks while stuff fall on them anyways. Not a pretty sight.
If there was a fire and random shooters, then that would be horrible. Just get one of those machine guns that have 5000 bullets and shoot around the grass. People won't know whether to run away into the fire or stay and get hit by bullets. Some people like Joey may even be unlucky enough to get shot while running into the fire and burn up.
Earthquake + Shooter. Well, this is good cuz stuff will fall on people and the shooter will be hurt because the sky will fall on him. Or her....no it's a him.
If all of these happened... well... all I can say is there won't be school for awhile.
We need to have an UFO drill where we all run away as fast as possible.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
How to Study for the SAT's with one week left.
It seems that everytime the SAT's come, I find myself having not studied for the test. Luckily for me and you, I have perfected a way to cram in a week and ace it. These study steps are sure to be stolen from me by big publishing companies such as Barrons, Princeton, and (haha) REA. It's actually quite a simple process. If you follow these correctly, I guarantee that you'll get a decent score.
1. Take out all your SAT prep books you have. If you don't have any at all, then you might consider throwing yourself off a bridge while asking yourself what the heck you were doing all this time.
2. First, focus on the math section. This is because math is a bit more concrete then english and will be easier to get a drastic score change. Start by cheating and putting anything you can into your graphing calculator. This well help tremendously. As a side note, be sure to include a good game such as Phoenix in the event that you realize you are screwed on the test. You can just play games for 3 hours instead.
3. In the math section, you should focus on the multiplication table. That is all that is really required on the test. If you want to be ahead of the game, memorize Hero's Formula, because it has a cool name.
4. The writing section should come next. Start by writing some practice essays with the prompts given. Keep in mind that these are random prompts that have no connection with what the actual prompt will look like. For all you know, the real prompt could be something like this.
Blue. Discuss. You have 25 minutes. Time starts 20 minutes ago.
While you are practicing, it is ok to cheat and go over the time limit. It's only practice right? If you feel the need to justify this to yourself, just say that your watch is off or you started the timer too early.
5. In the reading comprehension section, it's all about practice practice practice. With a week to go, the best way to go is to flip pages frantically and hope that your brain absorbs info. Then go on to the vocab section. Pick out 100 words that you know already, and study those. It's a good confidence booster.
And thats all there is to it! Foolproof, and SAT killer. And the day before the test, all books tell you to not study. Well that is just so flawed. I mean, if I followed their philosophy, I should just not study a week before! A month before! Ever! Ha! So my idea is that the day before, you should go find the smart people who are also taking the SAT, and then hot glue gun their doors shut so they can't get out the next day. Better curve for you then.
So spread the word! Tell everyone that I found the way to crack the SAT! And btw, if you are taking the test April, don't be suprised if you find your door glued shut.
1. Take out all your SAT prep books you have. If you don't have any at all, then you might consider throwing yourself off a bridge while asking yourself what the heck you were doing all this time.
2. First, focus on the math section. This is because math is a bit more concrete then english and will be easier to get a drastic score change. Start by cheating and putting anything you can into your graphing calculator. This well help tremendously. As a side note, be sure to include a good game such as Phoenix in the event that you realize you are screwed on the test. You can just play games for 3 hours instead.
3. In the math section, you should focus on the multiplication table. That is all that is really required on the test. If you want to be ahead of the game, memorize Hero's Formula, because it has a cool name.
4. The writing section should come next. Start by writing some practice essays with the prompts given. Keep in mind that these are random prompts that have no connection with what the actual prompt will look like. For all you know, the real prompt could be something like this.
Blue. Discuss. You have 25 minutes. Time starts 20 minutes ago.
While you are practicing, it is ok to cheat and go over the time limit. It's only practice right? If you feel the need to justify this to yourself, just say that your watch is off or you started the timer too early.
5. In the reading comprehension section, it's all about practice practice practice. With a week to go, the best way to go is to flip pages frantically and hope that your brain absorbs info. Then go on to the vocab section. Pick out 100 words that you know already, and study those. It's a good confidence booster.
And thats all there is to it! Foolproof, and SAT killer. And the day before the test, all books tell you to not study. Well that is just so flawed. I mean, if I followed their philosophy, I should just not study a week before! A month before! Ever! Ha! So my idea is that the day before, you should go find the smart people who are also taking the SAT, and then hot glue gun their doors shut so they can't get out the next day. Better curve for you then.
So spread the word! Tell everyone that I found the way to crack the SAT! And btw, if you are taking the test April, don't be suprised if you find your door glued shut.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Oh, how I hate Instant Messaging
Instant messaging for social purposes really gets on my nerves nowadays. The reason is quite simple. It's so each to be phony. You don't even have to really care about the other person. A fake enthusiastic response can be made with an exclamation point! Wow! I'm really excited! In reality, I'm bored of you and I wish you would go away.
Instant Messaging doesn't reveal the true relationships between people. In real life, when someone comes up to talk, you either A. show interest B. show some interest or C. show no interest. The other person knows exactly when to stop talking to you or if they should continue. They are not led on with false pretenses that lead them to believe that what they are doing is working, or even right.
The instant messaging world is completely different. All there is is a little box popping up saying something. Easily ignored, and equally easily responded to. It's not hard to type back a response even though you dislike them. Everything is anonymous. And with the popularity of lol, how is one to know if they really are laughing out loud or not.
It's my personal belief that any relationship started online and not immediately supplemented by a face to face conversation or telephone call will not be succesfull. It's all those little things that you see when you actually see the other person that determines what kind of friendship will bloom. Online, one person is exactly like the other: just a bunch of alpha-numeric characters.
Why do I bring this up? Cuz I hate myself.
Instant Messaging doesn't reveal the true relationships between people. In real life, when someone comes up to talk, you either A. show interest B. show some interest or C. show no interest. The other person knows exactly when to stop talking to you or if they should continue. They are not led on with false pretenses that lead them to believe that what they are doing is working, or even right.
The instant messaging world is completely different. All there is is a little box popping up saying something. Easily ignored, and equally easily responded to. It's not hard to type back a response even though you dislike them. Everything is anonymous. And with the popularity of lol, how is one to know if they really are laughing out loud or not.
It's my personal belief that any relationship started online and not immediately supplemented by a face to face conversation or telephone call will not be succesfull. It's all those little things that you see when you actually see the other person that determines what kind of friendship will bloom. Online, one person is exactly like the other: just a bunch of alpha-numeric characters.
Why do I bring this up? Cuz I hate myself.
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