Fine art by Jason Chan
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Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
2008/10/19
Fine art by Jason Chan
For more pictures visit this site - http://2photo.ru/2006/08/18/krasivyjj_art_ot_khudozhnika_jason_chan.html
2008/07/17
Why you should never try to baptize guy in Netherlands
[23:25:34] guyinholland says: romania is full of baptists
[23:25:41] guyinholland says: well ... american businesses
[23:25:53] guyinholland says: this one is a former univ colleague
[23:25:55] guyinholland says: baptist from romania: ei sun mincinosi, vezi ii ca si in povestea lu Nobel, cred ca el a facut dinamita, daca imi aduc aminte bine, el a facut-o sa ajute mineri, dar dupa aia oameni ce or facut cu ea
[23:26:46] guyinholland says: he's telling me that all the new cristians are liars and in some story about Nobel, he believes that he had invented dynamite, and if he remembers well Nobel did it to help the miners
[23:27:16] guyinholland says: I think going stoned in a baptist church it's the foking funniest thing you can ever do
[23:27:26] guyinholland says: i think I'll laugh the shit out of my ass
[23:27:28] !Martis says: hahaha
[23:27:39] !Martis says: yeah, the part with nobel might be true
[23:27:48] !Martis says: and he is not lieing about christians :D
[23:28:06] guyinholland says: well ...
[23:28:16] guyinholland says: I;m laughing like a crazy here
[23:28:22] guyinholland says: he is trying to corrupt me
[23:28:31] guyinholland says: i gave him Bjork ... Metallica ... etc
[23:28:40] guyinholland says: to tell him that I'm openminded
[23:28:48] guyinholland says: he told me that I'm against god
[23:29:06] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:06] guyinholland says: I replied ... yes ... because I am a God myself ...
[23:29:08] guyinholland says: :D
[23:29:10] !Martis says: of course you are
[23:29:13] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:23] guyinholland says: wtf do I need your bullshitter
[23:29:31] guyinholland says: I can bullshit myself
[23:29:33] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:43] guyinholland says: he told me that I must have smoken something ... here in NL
[23:29:55] guyinholland says: and i told him OF COURSE I DO YOU DUMBASS
[23:30:03] guyinholland says: I'm foking stoned all dat long
[23:30:16] guyinholland says: day
[23:30:20] !Martis says: hahahahhaha
[23:30:22] guyinholland says: now I'm satanized
[23:30:33] guyinholland says: ok
[23:30:44] guyinholland says: let's see how much will cost me to get exorcized
Why you should never try to baptize guy in Netherlands
[23:25:34] guyinholland says: romania is full of baptists
[23:25:41] guyinholland says: well ... american businesses
[23:25:53] guyinholland says: this one is a former univ colleague
[23:25:55] guyinholland says: baptist from romania: ei sun mincinosi, vezi ii ca si in povestea lu Nobel, cred ca el a facut dinamita, daca imi aduc aminte bine, el a facut-o sa ajute mineri, dar dupa aia oameni ce or facut cu ea
[23:26:46] guyinholland says: he's telling me that all the new cristians are liars and in some story about Nobel, he believes that he had invented dynamite, and if he remembers well Nobel did it to help the miners
[23:27:16] guyinholland says: I think going stoned in a baptist church it's the foking funniest thing you can ever do
[23:27:26] guyinholland says: i think I'll laugh the shit out of my ass
[23:27:28] !Martis says: hahaha
[23:27:39] !Martis says: yeah, the part with nobel might be true
[23:27:48] !Martis says: and he is not lieing about christians :D
[23:28:06] guyinholland says: well ...
[23:28:16] guyinholland says: I;m laughing like a crazy here
[23:28:22] guyinholland says: he is trying to corrupt me
[23:28:31] guyinholland says: i gave him Bjork ... Metallica ... etc
[23:28:40] guyinholland says: to tell him that I'm openminded
[23:28:48] guyinholland says: he told me that I'm against god
[23:29:06] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:06] guyinholland says: I replied ... yes ... because I am a God myself ...
[23:29:08] guyinholland says: :D
[23:29:10] !Martis says: of course you are
[23:29:13] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:23] guyinholland says: wtf do I need your bullshitter
[23:29:31] guyinholland says: I can bullshit myself
[23:29:33] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:43] guyinholland says: he told me that I must have smoken something ... here in NL
[23:29:55] guyinholland says: and i told him OF COURSE I DO YOU DUMBASS
[23:30:03] guyinholland says: I'm foking stoned all dat long
[23:30:16] guyinholland says: day
[23:30:20] !Martis says: hahahahhaha
[23:30:22] guyinholland says: now I'm satanized
[23:30:33] guyinholland says: ok
[23:30:44] guyinholland says: let's see how much will cost me to get exorcized
2008/06/19
You know you've been in Lithuania for too long when...
You only eat in restaurant-chains, which start with Čili
You put ketchup on your pizza and think that's the way Italians do it
Half of your friends disappear to work in the British Isles or Scandinavia or the United States and you think that's normal
You have become tired of explaining to your friends and relatives at home, that you are a.) not in Latvia b.) not in Russia and c.) Riga isn't the capital of the Baltic
With a meal you drink either beer or tea
Basketball has become the most important thing in your life
There is only one beer for you: Švyturys Extra
Half of the population working as "managers" seems reasonable to you
Tall blonde beauties in short skirts are nothing special for you anymore
During winter, instead of looking for a thermostat to adjust the temperature in your room, you just open the window
You learned everything about the glorious Lithuanian language, and now you get angry about ignorant people denying the existence of a Lithuanian language or, worse, consider it some branch of Slavic languages
You've learned the hard way that a triangle means women's toilet and a triangle upside down means men's
During a long night of partying you went out pissing in the cold streets because there was only one unisex toilet in the whole pub
You think drunkards shouting at you in Russian are a normal part of life
When you enter a bus and there is no strange smell you think there's something wrong
Buses without antennae seem awkward to you
Anything goes wrong you blame the Russians, or the Polish or the rest of the world
You think hot chocolate means melted chocolate and you love it
You see someone smiling in public, you think: well, a bloody foreigner
A meal for you must contain either potato or meat, but usually both
You start leaving out the articles, even in English and your native language
You become scared meeting big old babushkas in furs, because they trample down everything in their way
You are afraid crossing a street, especially at zebra crossings or traffic lights
You feel guilty entering a flat wearing your shoes
You consider cranberry the best flavor for water, juice and vodka
You think beer is a soft drink not an alcoholic beverage, only vodka is
Going to the opera, the concert hall or the theatre is just a usual thing to do in the evenings
Forenames like Christmas' tree, mermaid, amber or wind seem normal to you
Everything 50m above sea-level seems like a mountain
You start counting the ground floor as first floor
Someone, you haven't known for more than three years, talks to you, you try to get rid of him as soon as possible
You got a one centimeter haircut, bought a fake leather jacket and a black cap (if you are male) OR: you bought a skirt at the size of a belt and don't leave the house without tons of make-up (if you are female)
You consider smoked pig's ears a tasty beer snack
You love the Baltic Sea and go swimming there at nearly any temperature
You love going to the Sauna, but always leave your trunks/bikini on
For you, garlic has become an ingredient just like salt or pepper
You consider Lithuania the best and worst place on earth at the same time
You teach everybody that in medieval times the Lithuanian Duchy ranged from the Baltic to the Black Sea
You put an "as", "a" or "is" at the end of foreign names, so you can conjugate them
You carry around five cell phones and several cards from eight different phone-companies, so that you always get the best price.
You consider fastening your seatbelt a sign of weakness and are not surprised if a car hasn't seatbelts at all.
In your eyes Coca Cola is the unhealthiest drink in the world and that drinking lots of beer, sugary juice and bread drink prolongs your life
You haven't seen a bright sky for months and you don't miss it anymore
You consider rain the normality and sunshine a special weather phenomenon
Thanks, Laima!
You know you've been in Lithuania for too long when...
You only eat in restaurant-chains, which start with Čili
You put ketchup on your pizza and think that's the way Italians do it
Half of your friends disappear to work in the British Isles or Scandinavia or the United States and you think that's normal
You have become tired of explaining to your friends and relatives at home, that you are a.) not in Latvia b.) not in Russia and c.) Riga isn't the capital of the Baltic
With a meal you drink either beer or tea
Basketball has become the most important thing in your life
There is only one beer for you: Švyturys Extra
Half of the population working as "managers" seems reasonable to you
Tall blonde beauties in short skirts are nothing special for you anymore
During winter, instead of looking for a thermostat to adjust the temperature in your room, you just open the window
You learned everything about the glorious Lithuanian language, and now you get angry about ignorant people denying the existence of a Lithuanian language or, worse, consider it some branch of Slavic languages
You've learned the hard way that a triangle means women's toilet and a triangle upside down means men's
During a long night of partying you went out pissing in the cold streets because there was only one unisex toilet in the whole pub
You think drunkards shouting at you in Russian are a normal part of life
When you enter a bus and there is no strange smell you think there's something wrong
Buses without antennae seem awkward to you
Anything goes wrong you blame the Russians, or the Polish or the rest of the world
You think hot chocolate means melted chocolate and you love it
You see someone smiling in public, you think: well, a bloody foreigner
A meal for you must contain either potato or meat, but usually both
You start leaving out the articles, even in English and your native language
You become scared meeting big old babushkas in furs, because they trample down everything in their way
You are afraid crossing a street, especially at zebra crossings or traffic lights
You feel guilty entering a flat wearing your shoes
You consider cranberry the best flavor for water, juice and vodka
You think beer is a soft drink not an alcoholic beverage, only vodka is
Going to the opera, the concert hall or the theatre is just a usual thing to do in the evenings
Forenames like Christmas' tree, mermaid, amber or wind seem normal to you
Everything 50m above sea-level seems like a mountain
You start counting the ground floor as first floor
Someone, you haven't known for more than three years, talks to you, you try to get rid of him as soon as possible
You got a one centimeter haircut, bought a fake leather jacket and a black cap (if you are male) OR: you bought a skirt at the size of a belt and don't leave the house without tons of make-up (if you are female)
You consider smoked pig's ears a tasty beer snack
You love the Baltic Sea and go swimming there at nearly any temperature
You love going to the Sauna, but always leave your trunks/bikini on
For you, garlic has become an ingredient just like salt or pepper
You consider Lithuania the best and worst place on earth at the same time
You teach everybody that in medieval times the Lithuanian Duchy ranged from the Baltic to the Black Sea
You put an "as", "a" or "is" at the end of foreign names, so you can conjugate them
You carry around five cell phones and several cards from eight different phone-companies, so that you always get the best price.
You consider fastening your seatbelt a sign of weakness and are not surprised if a car hasn't seatbelts at all.
In your eyes Coca Cola is the unhealthiest drink in the world and that drinking lots of beer, sugary juice and bread drink prolongs your life
You haven't seen a bright sky for months and you don't miss it anymore
You consider rain the normality and sunshine a special weather phenomenon
Thanks, Laima!
2008/06/14
Perfect advice for linux noobs
<dm> I discovered that you'd never get an answer to a problem from Linux Gurus by asking. You have to troll in order for someone to help you with a Linux problem.
<dm> For example, I didn't know how to find files by contents and the man pages were way too confusing. What did I do? I knew from experience that if I just asked, I'd be told to read the man pages even though it was too hard for me.
<dm> Instead, I did what works. Trolling. By stating that Linux sucked because it was so hard to find a file compared to Windows, I got every self-described Linux Guru around the world coming to my aid. They gave me examples after examples of different ways to do it. All this in order to prove to everyone that Linux was better.
* ion has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<dm> brings a tear to my eye... :') so true..
<dm> So if you're starting out Linux, I advise you to use the same method as I did to get help. Start the sentence with "Linux is gay because it can't do XXX like Windows can". You will have PhDs running to tell you how to solve your problems.
<dm> this person must be a kindred spirit of mine
from bash.org
Perfect advice for linux noobs
<dm> I discovered that you'd never get an answer to a problem from Linux Gurus by asking. You have to troll in order for someone to help you with a Linux problem.
<dm> For example, I didn't know how to find files by contents and the man pages were way too confusing. What did I do? I knew from experience that if I just asked, I'd be told to read the man pages even though it was too hard for me.
<dm> Instead, I did what works. Trolling. By stating that Linux sucked because it was so hard to find a file compared to Windows, I got every self-described Linux Guru around the world coming to my aid. They gave me examples after examples of different ways to do it. All this in order to prove to everyone that Linux was better.
* ion has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<dm> brings a tear to my eye... :') so true..
<dm> So if you're starting out Linux, I advise you to use the same method as I did to get help. Start the sentence with "Linux is gay because it can't do XXX like Windows can". You will have PhDs running to tell you how to solve your problems.
<dm> this person must be a kindred spirit of mine
from bash.org
2008/05/06
Men 'not interested in sex' - Telegraph
"Counselling and sex therapy charity Relate says it has seen a 40 per cent increase in men who simply cannot be bothered to make love to their wives and partners."
Oh..
Men 'not interested in sex' - Telegraph
"Counselling and sex therapy charity Relate says it has seen a 40 per cent increase in men who simply cannot be bothered to make love to their wives and partners."
Oh..
2008/04/20
How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley | The Register
Sovieticomania. Thanks, Aurel, for the link! (PODCAST)
How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley | The Register
How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley | The Register
Sovieticomania. Thanks, Aurel, for the link! (PODCAST)
How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley | The Register
2008/04/19
Saturday - Sunday
I have just realized, that for such country as Algeria it is very strange that they speak (at least a bit) English. Of course, I can survive with my french (non-existant) skills (by pointing with finger).
Another strange thing is that they wish bon appetite AFTER eating my food, if they were referring to digesting it.
If you speak in English - you are called "Mister", but if you shake hands with a cook - "My friend". Not sure which is better, from they money point of view "my friend" has to pay 30% more most of the time, but also is usually offered some very sweet tea (I hate sugar) or strong, but very strange, coffee.
It is very strange to see arabic country with women walking freely. French have fucked up here really badly probably. Also it seems that I am lonely foreigner wandering around, not sure if it is because I am only one white (whitish) or just other foreigners are hiding in the hotel.
City looks like after war (which is not strange). And no one tries to cheat me even if they see, that I don't have a sense of their money yet and always willing to pay ten times more than products are worth.
Saturday - Sunday
I have just realized, that for such country as Algeria it is very strange that they speak (at least a bit) English. Of course, I can survive with my french (non-existant) skills (by pointing with finger).
Another strange thing is that they wish bon appetite AFTER eating my food, if they were referring to digesting it.
If you speak in English - you are called "Mister", but if you shake hands with a cook - "My friend". Not sure which is better, from they money point of view "my friend" has to pay 30% more most of the time, but also is usually offered some very sweet tea (I hate sugar) or strong, but very strange, coffee.
It is very strange to see arabic country with women walking freely. French have fucked up here really badly probably. Also it seems that I am lonely foreigner wandering around, not sure if it is because I am only one white (whitish) or just other foreigners are hiding in the hotel.
City looks like after war (which is not strange). And no one tries to cheat me even if they see, that I don't have a sense of their money yet and always willing to pay ten times more than products are worth.
2008/02/22
Why metaphor works?
The question, which arose was - why metaphor works? Should it not be formed according to our life experiences, religious beliefs, country we live and surrounding environment? The answer is somewhat moody - if you do not have experience and archetypes when creating metaphor - your expression could be not so effective, but in general the topic is about universal things. Metaphor in deeper sense is not some kind of language figure, but it is cognitive process, which starts before we say (get) our words, which is fundamental in every human being. Lakoff and Johnson says, that metaphor is closely related to human perception of space and time and motoric reactions, which are defined by body and brain functions. This implies that (as every human has a body and a brain) conceptual structures and alike in all mankind. When using metaphor one can describe unknown ideas using very simple descriptions, which are very known to a person, due to the fact, that she is familiar with them from within. So metaphor is a description of physical and perceivable state of a person, which could be communicated using words only (visual, verbal means of communication), which create resonance within unconscious mind.
Why metaphor works?
The question, which arose was - why metaphor works? Should it not be formed according to our life experiences, religious beliefs, country we live and surrounding environment? The answer is somewhat moody - if you do not have experience and archetypes when creating metaphor - your expression could be not so effective, but in general the topic is about universal things. Metaphor in deeper sense is not some kind of language figure, but it is cognitive process, which starts before we say (get) our words, which is fundamental in every human being. Lakoff and Johnson says, that metaphor is closely related to human perception of space and time and motoric reactions, which are defined by body and brain functions. This implies that (as every human has a body and a brain) conceptual structures and alike in all mankind. When using metaphor one can describe unknown ideas using very simple descriptions, which are very known to a person, due to the fact, that she is familiar with them from within. So metaphor is a description of physical and perceivable state of a person, which could be communicated using words only (visual, verbal means of communication), which create resonance within unconscious mind.
2008/02/20
On Metaphor and Advertisement
..So the start of journey to rhetoric is to understand how unconsciousness works, to go deep to psycholinguistics. As it has been mentioned before - this is related to unique skill of a human - to notice and summarize similarities between different individuals and object classes. It is the same principle which is used in metaphoric processes. The foundation of metaphoric transformation is external description of inner qualities, purpose, functions, sometimes to create emotional impression and assessment.
The guys in Cognitive Linguistics have tried to prove that there is such thing as fundamental conceptual metaphor theory as one of the primary tool for cognition and perception. Conscious or unconscious use of conceptual metaphors in advertisement help to create the atmosphere of subtle details, which could not be shown otherwise. In pursuing the goal to create more effective advertisement one can use metaphors for very specific and exact purpose: I.e. by creating playful tension between metaphoric and natural meaning you can communicate multidimensional perspectives of cognition.
By changing the natural (usual) way of seeing and understanding the world by using metaphors one can open new semantic horizon, which allows to make new, unusual meaning in usual environment.
This expands definition of advertisement: advertisement is multidimensional, cultural business, which is not only creating its own goods, but also seeds social values, specific point of view and ways of consumer behavior (Rubavičius, 2004, p.17).
So research which trends of metaphoric transformation in advertisement, how the prospect of life of language systems is reflected in advertisement is very important not only for the theory of advertisement, but also for practical reasons: it can show which context is more effective and persuasive when influencing the consciousness of a consumer, and creates a framework for creation of more effective psychological and commercial advertisement.
On Metaphor and Advertisement
..So the start of journey to rhetoric is to understand how unconsciousness works, to go deep to psycholinguistics. As it has been mentioned before - this is related to unique skill of a human - to notice and summarize similarities between different individuals and object classes. It is the same principle which is used in metaphoric processes. The foundation of metaphoric transformation is external description of inner qualities, purpose, functions, sometimes to create emotional impression and assessment.
The guys in Cognitive Linguistics have tried to prove that there is such thing as fundamental conceptual metaphor theory as one of the primary tool for cognition and perception. Conscious or unconscious use of conceptual metaphors in advertisement help to create the atmosphere of subtle details, which could not be shown otherwise. In pursuing the goal to create more effective advertisement one can use metaphors for very specific and exact purpose: I.e. by creating playful tension between metaphoric and natural meaning you can communicate multidimensional perspectives of cognition.
By changing the natural (usual) way of seeing and understanding the world by using metaphors one can open new semantic horizon, which allows to make new, unusual meaning in usual environment.
This expands definition of advertisement: advertisement is multidimensional, cultural business, which is not only creating its own goods, but also seeds social values, specific point of view and ways of consumer behavior (Rubavičius, 2004, p.17).
So research which trends of metaphoric transformation in advertisement, how the prospect of life of language systems is reflected in advertisement is very important not only for the theory of advertisement, but also for practical reasons: it can show which context is more effective and persuasive when influencing the consciousness of a consumer, and creates a framework for creation of more effective psychological and commercial advertisement.
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