A lot of people believe that US foreign policy has softened up because Obama is in charge. It's true that Obama is someone who actually believes in dialogue and diplomacy. But I don't think the reason why US foreign policy softened up is because of Obama. It's rather because the US has more pressing problems to deal with domestically.
US Presidents set the tone and direction of the country's foreign policy. Obama is definitely more interested in solving his country's problems first. The rest of the world can wait. Better still, other countries can start work on solving world problems on their own.
Surprisingly, Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize even though it is clear his priorities are domestic. He rather be remembered as the President who transformed America than the President who brought lasting peace to the Middle East.
If the Palestinians and the Israelis, for example, make peace under Obama's watch, it will probably be because they want it more than the US or its President do. The way things stand, it's highly unlikely that Israelis and Palestinians will make peace any time soon.
So be it, the US tells them. When you're ready, we're here. In the meantime, good luck on your own.
People say Obama reads the world very well, that's why he is not interested in forcing anything on anyone. I think the opposite is true. Over and beyond Obama's belief in dialogue and diplomacy, the US can't afford to be a bully anyway. It's very convenient and productive that Obama is in charge and the US is not swimming against the world's currents.
But go with the flow, that's the only option anyway!
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Hack into someone else's romantic marriage proposal
My thought brings no harm or embarrassment to any party. Some people can afford to take their significant other to a romantic spot and while they look up into the sky, a plane forms the words "Marry Me". The guy usually takes out the ring and proposes. Nice idea but costs money. A solution to make it more affordable is to group people who plan to propose on the same day together and have them share the cost but, personally, I don't like that idea so much.
I prefer to hack into the company's log, check where and when the plane will take off, take my girlfriend there and propose to her while the guy who will actually foot the bill is also proposing nearby. It's called taking advantage of open spaces, I am not stealing the other guy's moment, he still gets to do his stunt. I, on the other hand, am effecting a multiple use of an event that is bound to take place anyway, why waste it when others can benefit from it and when no one will ever find out about it?
If you don't know how to hack, hire a hacker, it will still cost you much less than if you paid full price for the thing. How cool is that? Wait! I have a last-minute tip. Before you take the ring out, read something romantic to her and use the time to CHECK no name follows the "Marry Me" sentence, the romantic words will reinforce the moment, checking that no names suddenly appear next to the magic words can save you from disaster...
http://www.thinkaloo.com
I prefer to hack into the company's log, check where and when the plane will take off, take my girlfriend there and propose to her while the guy who will actually foot the bill is also proposing nearby. It's called taking advantage of open spaces, I am not stealing the other guy's moment, he still gets to do his stunt. I, on the other hand, am effecting a multiple use of an event that is bound to take place anyway, why waste it when others can benefit from it and when no one will ever find out about it?
If you don't know how to hack, hire a hacker, it will still cost you much less than if you paid full price for the thing. How cool is that? Wait! I have a last-minute tip. Before you take the ring out, read something romantic to her and use the time to CHECK no name follows the "Marry Me" sentence, the romantic words will reinforce the moment, checking that no names suddenly appear next to the magic words can save you from disaster...
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
What is your favorite rule of the Church of Satan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Satan#The_Eleven_Satanic_Rules_of_the_Earth
For me number 5 is the most hilarious. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal?? That sounds as hard to follow as a fellow Catholic would find "No sex before marriage" to be. Obviously, no pure Satanist can take it seriously. Imagine you're pure to your faith because you have the devil inside and your Church makes up rule number 5 and asks you to control your lust. It's almost saying "Ban Rape" from your life. It's such a preposterously Christian thing to ask, it's so preposterous it's not even funny.
I think the Church needs to change rule number 5, because it sounds so 999-like. Suspicion is high that the Church has been infiltrated by Christian guerrillas determined to humiliate and destroy the Devil and his legacy. I propose the following variations to give it more of a 69er spin and a nasty breath of hell...
5=999. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal
699. Give the mating signal yourself before you make missionary sexual advances to a member of the opposite Church
669. Give the mating signal yourself before you make all kinds of sexual advances to any member, non-member or dismembered person of any Church
666. You don't have to give or receive any mating signal in order to make all kinds of nasty sexual advances you so darkly desire to anyone you so lustfully desire
That sounds more like a rule written for the Church of Satan. The letter of the rule clearly follows and animates the spirit of the Devil! It's also non-discriminatory, Satanically-correct and designed to lust forever!
I like it better already even though I'm not a versed member of the Church of Satan (proud member of the Church of Someone's-Laughing-at-You).
Help the Church of Satan by picking your favorite from the list and give it The Devil's Spin. May Hell treat your soul with Mercy (lol)
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The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth, please examine carefully:
1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
3. When in another's lair, show them respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat them cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and they cry out to be relieved.
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm little children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they don't stop, destroy them.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
For me number 5 is the most hilarious. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal?? That sounds as hard to follow as a fellow Catholic would find "No sex before marriage" to be. Obviously, no pure Satanist can take it seriously. Imagine you're pure to your faith because you have the devil inside and your Church makes up rule number 5 and asks you to control your lust. It's almost saying "Ban Rape" from your life. It's such a preposterously Christian thing to ask, it's so preposterous it's not even funny.
I think the Church needs to change rule number 5, because it sounds so 999-like. Suspicion is high that the Church has been infiltrated by Christian guerrillas determined to humiliate and destroy the Devil and his legacy. I propose the following variations to give it more of a 69er spin and a nasty breath of hell...
5=999. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal
699. Give the mating signal yourself before you make missionary sexual advances to a member of the opposite Church
669. Give the mating signal yourself before you make all kinds of sexual advances to any member, non-member or dismembered person of any Church
666. You don't have to give or receive any mating signal in order to make all kinds of nasty sexual advances you so darkly desire to anyone you so lustfully desire
That sounds more like a rule written for the Church of Satan. The letter of the rule clearly follows and animates the spirit of the Devil! It's also non-discriminatory, Satanically-correct and designed to lust forever!
I like it better already even though I'm not a versed member of the Church of Satan (proud member of the Church of Someone's-Laughing-at-You).
Help the Church of Satan by picking your favorite from the list and give it The Devil's Spin. May Hell treat your soul with Mercy (lol)
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The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth, please examine carefully:
1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
3. When in another's lair, show them respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat them cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and they cry out to be relieved.
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm little children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they don't stop, destroy them.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Hey, pick a better role model!
Little Johnny's curiosity got aroused. Why do people say politicians are dumb? Isn't getting rich with little effort smart? Politicians make millions in salary, bonuses, lobbyist payments, bribes, exclusive contracts and money from foreign interests. And all that for doing little more than signing a paper here and there. Can you imagine how smart someone has to be in order to deceive enough people into voting for him or her, and then living off their power? Wouldn't you do just that too, if you had the chance? Save millions in a number account in Switzerland while showing up to work only a couple of times per week, for an hour each time?
Yes I think so, but No I wouldn't.
If I had the chance to save millions in a number account in Switzerland while showing up to work only a couple of times per week, I would be a politician. You're right!
But if I had the chance to save billions in a number account in Switzerland while showing up to work only a couple of times per week to party mad with escorts and off with cocaine, I wouldn't be a politician, I would be Madoff.
I think Little Johnny got his role models wrong. Politicians are ok but neither the smartest nor the richest gang, so..
..little johnny if you are to pick a role model for a rich man who's smart and plays top league, then a politician is only an ok bet. Madoff is a better bet and someone like Madoff who never gets caught is your best bet.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Yes I think so, but No I wouldn't.
If I had the chance to save millions in a number account in Switzerland while showing up to work only a couple of times per week, I would be a politician. You're right!
But if I had the chance to save billions in a number account in Switzerland while showing up to work only a couple of times per week to party mad with escorts and off with cocaine, I wouldn't be a politician, I would be Madoff.
I think Little Johnny got his role models wrong. Politicians are ok but neither the smartest nor the richest gang, so..
..little johnny if you are to pick a role model for a rich man who's smart and plays top league, then a politician is only an ok bet. Madoff is a better bet and someone like Madoff who never gets caught is your best bet.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Monday, November 9, 2009
Signs of Wisdom
I know, I know, the title alone can be misleading. The kind of wisdom I have in mind is of a very specific nature. And so are its signs. And so it must be dully noted that what I have in my mind is a result of yet another trip down silly lane. Something has been pervading my thoughts as of late and perhaps you might have some insight on the matter. The intention here is to learn how to appreciate reflections of wisdom wherever they come from and where ever they may appear. So in a totally random fashion I caught myself wondering about hair. Men's hair. White/Grey hair. If its appearance on a man's upper head make him look sexy and wise, is it equally sexy-looking and wise-appearing if the hair also crops up in his groin?
Assuming the area is not waxed or fully shaved and the baldy fellow is in a ramrod state of continuous hypernation, a few grey hair around him would be cute. But I suppose it would be a different story if the bagpipe was in a state of continuous hibernation.
Testicle hibernation would suggest too much wisdom has been accumulated on the cherry splitter that renders him unsuitable to carry out any serious piston movement. So it must be that any signs of sexual wisdom/experience are welcome only up to the point where physical and mental stimulation has room to flourish.
When the condition is not satisfied, the spectacle is not exciting and therefore I say any reference to old age around the sickly cane must be unplucked.
If my visuals feel harsh and disrespectful to the rare spectacle of having white/grey follicles appear around a penis that is no longer a ramrod gun but has irreversibly resized itself into a beetle, then guys remember this. No matter how much aesthetic consideration a woman has for her man, there will always lurk somewhere in her mind's most deepest practical recesses the strong desire to merge good aesthetics with unfettered friction...
And that I hope settles the issue of how to appreciate signs of wisdom where ever on a man's body they may appear. :)
http://www.thinkaloo.com
Assuming the area is not waxed or fully shaved and the baldy fellow is in a ramrod state of continuous hypernation, a few grey hair around him would be cute. But I suppose it would be a different story if the bagpipe was in a state of continuous hibernation.
Testicle hibernation would suggest too much wisdom has been accumulated on the cherry splitter that renders him unsuitable to carry out any serious piston movement. So it must be that any signs of sexual wisdom/experience are welcome only up to the point where physical and mental stimulation has room to flourish.
When the condition is not satisfied, the spectacle is not exciting and therefore I say any reference to old age around the sickly cane must be unplucked.
If my visuals feel harsh and disrespectful to the rare spectacle of having white/grey follicles appear around a penis that is no longer a ramrod gun but has irreversibly resized itself into a beetle, then guys remember this. No matter how much aesthetic consideration a woman has for her man, there will always lurk somewhere in her mind's most deepest practical recesses the strong desire to merge good aesthetics with unfettered friction...
And that I hope settles the issue of how to appreciate signs of wisdom where ever on a man's body they may appear. :)
http://www.thinkaloo.com
why can't we drink sea water?
Found it on Yahoo..very interesting..
A search on "drink salt water" in Yahoo!'s ever-ready search box linked us to Water Science for Schools, an educational site from the USGS (United States Geological Survey). There we learned the difference between salt water, which contains concentrations of dissolved salts, and fresh water. Salinity is usually measured by the weight or amount of salt contained in water expressed as "parts per million" or ppm.
Water is considered highly saline if it contains anywhere from 10,000-35,000 ppm of dissolved salts. Water is considered fresh if it contains less than 1,000 ppm of salt. In some regions of the United States, slightly saline water is used for tasks like crop irrigation. In regions where an abundant supply of clean, fresh water is difficult to come by, desalinization technologies convert seawater to drinkable fresh water. This is still a very expensive process, although costs are starting to drop, and methods, such as reverse osmosis, are improving. Today, the towns of Avalon and Santa Barbara in California, and Tampa Bay in Florida, are working on desalinization projects.
But that still doesn't answer your question. So, we typed "why can't humans drink salt water" directly into the search box. The U.S. government came through again with an answer from the Department of Energy's Ask a Scientist web site. Prof Bill's response is brief and to the point:
Humans can't drink salt water because the kidneys can only make urine that is less salty than salt water. Therefore, to get rid of all the excess salt taken in by drinking salt water, you have to urinate more water than you drank, so you die of dehydration.
As is so often the case, this answer raises some new questions. How much salt is too much? Salt, like water, is a key ingredient of life on earth. The right amount of sodium chloride (common table salt) is essential for human health. In fact, our blood is 0.9% salt and our body weight is about 1/400 salt. Living cells depend on sodium chloride to maintain the chemical balances required for complex processes and reactions that take place at the microscopic level.
Insufficient salt intake can lead to fatigue, illness, and death, although it is more common nowadays to hear about health problems associated with too much salt. According to the Salt Institute's encyclopedic site about salt, the National Academy of Sciences' recommended daily dose is 500 mg/day -- though most Americans consume closer to 3,500 mg/day. (A teaspoon of salt equals about 2,000mg.)
Optimal salt intake varies -- it depends on a person's genetic makeup, where they live, how active they are, and other lifestyle factors. However, nobody, except for a saltwater fish, is designed to drink saltwater.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
A search on "drink salt water" in Yahoo!'s ever-ready search box linked us to Water Science for Schools, an educational site from the USGS (United States Geological Survey). There we learned the difference between salt water, which contains concentrations of dissolved salts, and fresh water. Salinity is usually measured by the weight or amount of salt contained in water expressed as "parts per million" or ppm.
Water is considered highly saline if it contains anywhere from 10,000-35,000 ppm of dissolved salts. Water is considered fresh if it contains less than 1,000 ppm of salt. In some regions of the United States, slightly saline water is used for tasks like crop irrigation. In regions where an abundant supply of clean, fresh water is difficult to come by, desalinization technologies convert seawater to drinkable fresh water. This is still a very expensive process, although costs are starting to drop, and methods, such as reverse osmosis, are improving. Today, the towns of Avalon and Santa Barbara in California, and Tampa Bay in Florida, are working on desalinization projects.
But that still doesn't answer your question. So, we typed "why can't humans drink salt water" directly into the search box. The U.S. government came through again with an answer from the Department of Energy's Ask a Scientist web site. Prof Bill's response is brief and to the point:
Humans can't drink salt water because the kidneys can only make urine that is less salty than salt water. Therefore, to get rid of all the excess salt taken in by drinking salt water, you have to urinate more water than you drank, so you die of dehydration.
As is so often the case, this answer raises some new questions. How much salt is too much? Salt, like water, is a key ingredient of life on earth. The right amount of sodium chloride (common table salt) is essential for human health. In fact, our blood is 0.9% salt and our body weight is about 1/400 salt. Living cells depend on sodium chloride to maintain the chemical balances required for complex processes and reactions that take place at the microscopic level.
Insufficient salt intake can lead to fatigue, illness, and death, although it is more common nowadays to hear about health problems associated with too much salt. According to the Salt Institute's encyclopedic site about salt, the National Academy of Sciences' recommended daily dose is 500 mg/day -- though most Americans consume closer to 3,500 mg/day. (A teaspoon of salt equals about 2,000mg.)
Optimal salt intake varies -- it depends on a person's genetic makeup, where they live, how active they are, and other lifestyle factors. However, nobody, except for a saltwater fish, is designed to drink saltwater.
http://www.thinkaloo.com
How do I make myself happy here?
They say the happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything. All right, but how do you decide what is the best of everything?
There's this girl I really like. She's pretty and has a very interesting personality. I enjoy my time with her a lot. I think of her all the time and I want her to be my girlfriend. The only problem is she likes girls...
Then there's this other girl we both know. She's sexy and she likes me a lot but other than a strong sexual attraction I don't see what else we have in common. Here's how I don't know how to make the best of everything I (can) have...
I can be involved platonically with the girl whose company and personalty I like hoping that one day she might want to be my girlfriend. Or I can keep her as a friend and have sex with the other girl.
The girl I like as my girlfriend, however, happens to be attracted to the girl I can have sex with.
The girl I can have sex with though is not into girls. So if I sleep with the girl who is not into girls I run the risk of antagonizing the girl I like as my girlfriend.
I know I won't be happy if I never have sex with the girl I want as my girlfriend. She, on the other hand, will not be happy If I have sex with the girl she likes. The girl she likes won't be happy with me if I don't have sex with her.
Making the best of everything in my case means to have sex with the girl who likes me and to go on with my life hoping that one day the other girl might become my girlfriend.
Having the best of everything, however, means to have no 1-1 sex with the girl who likes me so that I can hope to convince the girl I like as my girlfriend to have a threesome all together. Why not? She gets to sleep with the girl she likes and I get to sleep with both of them wishing one day I will be more than a threesome partner to her.
So what do I do to join the rare group of people who are the happiest with their lives? Do I make the best of everything I already have and have 1-1 sex or do I choose to try the best of everything I could have and end up with a threesome and possibly with the girlfriend I like?
http://www.thinkaloo.com
There's this girl I really like. She's pretty and has a very interesting personality. I enjoy my time with her a lot. I think of her all the time and I want her to be my girlfriend. The only problem is she likes girls...
Then there's this other girl we both know. She's sexy and she likes me a lot but other than a strong sexual attraction I don't see what else we have in common. Here's how I don't know how to make the best of everything I (can) have...
I can be involved platonically with the girl whose company and personalty I like hoping that one day she might want to be my girlfriend. Or I can keep her as a friend and have sex with the other girl.
The girl I like as my girlfriend, however, happens to be attracted to the girl I can have sex with.
The girl I can have sex with though is not into girls. So if I sleep with the girl who is not into girls I run the risk of antagonizing the girl I like as my girlfriend.
I know I won't be happy if I never have sex with the girl I want as my girlfriend. She, on the other hand, will not be happy If I have sex with the girl she likes. The girl she likes won't be happy with me if I don't have sex with her.
Making the best of everything in my case means to have sex with the girl who likes me and to go on with my life hoping that one day the other girl might become my girlfriend.
Having the best of everything, however, means to have no 1-1 sex with the girl who likes me so that I can hope to convince the girl I like as my girlfriend to have a threesome all together. Why not? She gets to sleep with the girl she likes and I get to sleep with both of them wishing one day I will be more than a threesome partner to her.
So what do I do to join the rare group of people who are the happiest with their lives? Do I make the best of everything I already have and have 1-1 sex or do I choose to try the best of everything I could have and end up with a threesome and possibly with the girlfriend I like?
http://www.thinkaloo.com
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