Sunday, December 12, 2010

The Triple Filter Test


In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"

Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say.

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?" "No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?"

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.

Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness.

Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?" "No, not really..."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even UsefulWhy tell it to me at all?"

The man was defeated and ashamed.

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops Released!!!

All of us gamers know how eagerly we have been awaiting the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops. For some of us who are yet uninitiated, Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first person shooter video game. Its developers are Treyarch and n-Space with the publishers being Activision and Square Enix. The game is targetted at XBox 360, PlayStation, Wii, Nintendo DS and PC users. Call of Duty: Black Ops was finally released on 9th Nov., 2010 after having been announced on 30th March 2010. Black Ops is the 7th release in the series Call of Duty. Interestingly, it is the first to be set in the Cold War. Its predecessor was Call of Duty: World of War.

The current version is a huge success and has already sold more than 6 million copies in just the US and UK alone since its release on 9th Nov., 2010. Obviously, going by the numbers, it has broken many records including the one set by Modern Warfare 2.

Its designers are Mark Lamia (studio head) and David Vonderhaar (multiplayer design director). Its writer is David S Goyer. The game has several modes including single player, multi-player and co-op. Here are some of the pictures of Call of Duty: Black Ops.

  
 
 

Here are the links to Call of Duty: Black Ops gaming software


Awesome 2010 Calendar

Here is a calendar with a difference. Simply download, print and hang it up on a wall or on your cubicle!


Will try to put-up the 2011 calendar too shortly!


Here are some fabulous calendars for you to check out!

Ansel Adams 2011 Wall Calendar
The Haunted Realm 2011 Wall Calendar
Mary Engelbreit All The Happiness You Can Handle: 2011 Wall Calendar
Dead Moon Epilogue 2011 Calendar
2011 Amy Knapp's Big Grid Family Organizer wall calendar: The essential organization and communication tool for the entire family
Anne Taintor 2011 Wall Calendar
2011 Zen Moments Wall Calendar (Square Wall Cal)
CatCalendar 2011 Wall Calendar
Space: Views from the Hubble Telescope 2011 Wall Calendar
2011 Coffee Wall Calendar (Square Wall Cal)
Star Trek: Ships of the Line: 2011 Wall Calendar
William Wegman Puppies 2011 Wall Calendar
Thomas Kinkade Painter of Light: 2011 Wall Calendar
Master of Illusion 2011 Wall Calendar (Calendar)

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Roles in Heaven - Hindu Mythology & Modern Interpretation

Have you ever thought of our mythological Gods, Goddesses, Wise and Revered Ones this way?


Brahma
Systems Installation
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Vishnu
Systems Administration   Support

Lakshmi
Finance and Accounts Consultant

Saraswati
Training and Knowledge Management 

Shiva
DBA (Crash Specialist)

Ganesh
Quality Assuarance   Documentation

Narada
Data Transfer

Yama
Reorganization   Downsizing Consultant

Chitragupta
IDP   Personal Records 

Apsaras
Downloadable Viruses

Devas
Mainframe Programmers

Surya
Solaris Administrator

Rakshasas
In-house Hackers

Ravan
Internet Explorer WWWF

Lakshman 
Support Software and Backup

Hanuman
Linux/s390

Jatayu
Firewall

Dronacharya
System Programmer

Vishwamitra
Sr. Manager Projects

Valmiki
Technical Writer (Ramayana Sign-off document) 

Krishna
SDLC (Sudarshan Wheel Development Life Cycle)

Arjun
Lead Programmer (all companies are vying for him)

Abhimanyu
Trainee Programmer

Draupadi
Motivation   Team building 

Bhima
MAINFRAME LEGACY SYSTEM

Duryodhana
Microsoft Product Written in VB

Karna
Contract Programmer

Dhrutarashtra
Visual C++

Gandhari
Dreamweaver

100 Kauravas
Microsoft Service Packs and Patches

Iomega Screenplay Media Player

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