28.10.12

what is a meme?

remember the memes?

A meme is "an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture." It comes from the Greek word that means "to imitate" and was formed by analogy to the word gene by the scientist Richard Dawkins in 1976: just as a gene is a unit of biological information, a meme is a unit of cultural information.

Trend Watch - Merriam-Webster Online

14.10.12

PERMANENT REVOLUTION

With island disputes between China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan so dominating the news recently, it’s nice to see something that puts a positive, optimistic spin on those relationships. Let alone one that does so by having Japanese salarymen strutting like robots around the streets of Tokyo and Seoul:



http://thegrandnarrative.com/2012/10/02/permanent-revolution-world-order/

I hope their ideas spread not only in Far-east Asia, but throughout the whole world.

13.10.12

the most famous tendon

Achilles tendon: named after the character Brad Pitt played in the movie Troy...



taken from 9gag
http://9gag.com/gag/5549053?ref=channel

http://www.fitsugar.com/Ligaments-Tendons-Whats-Diff-145043

8.10.12

frases hoy

en este periodo que para mi es de tranquilidad y reflexión

decidí cambiar

pero para no olvidar quien soy, sino para evolucionar en base a lo aprendido.

quiero también recordar.

lo que venga después... no sé, creo que nadie lo sabe. pero yo sabré qué camino tomar

la verdad nos hará libres:
en este mundo de mentiras, alcanzar la verdad es tarea de nunca acabar. pero acercarse a ella, es acercarse a la libertad.

Be the change you wish to see in the world
es una frase popularizada por la mercadotecnia de estos días, pero me gusta.

Sag mal, von welchem Stern kommst du eigentlich?
tomada de una película.

C'est la vie
y es que a veces, hay cosas que no podemos cambiar.

a couple of days later, there is one more quote I erased before, but I want to include it here anyway
아는게 힘이다
because no matter what, knowledge is power