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Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Freaknomics leads to
The first ever novel/writting I finished is 'Freaknomics by levitt and dubner'
Loved it by gut. The most inspiring example is the 'drug dealer'
This book has moved my interest into similar studies.
Loved it by gut. The most inspiring example is the 'drug dealer'
This book has moved my interest into similar studies.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
17 Aug 2007
The Temp (movie)
starring timthy hutton, lara flynn boyle(sweet)
story : one of those deceptive plotter film where your not able make out whos the culprit. But this has a easy plot. the catch is, movie makes you think otherwise. On the second thought at the end it feels like the main character did all off it, caus he has got a lot out of it.
Escape From Alcatraz (movie)
starring clint eastwood
story : the only escape from the Alcatraz. situations which forced him to do it. the most memorable scene is 'Doc' chopped his finger because warden has taken off his painting privileges.
Cool Ideas (movie)
starring (i don't know who and i don't care)
story : well hadn't had the courage to watch such a movie. just saw some scenes, was putoff. watch it at your own risk or maybe as a last resort.
starring timthy hutton, lara flynn boyle(sweet)
story : one of those deceptive plotter film where your not able make out whos the culprit. But this has a easy plot. the catch is, movie makes you think otherwise. On the second thought at the end it feels like the main character did all off it, caus he has got a lot out of it.
Escape From Alcatraz (movie)
starring clint eastwood
story : the only escape from the Alcatraz. situations which forced him to do it. the most memorable scene is 'Doc' chopped his finger because warden has taken off his painting privileges.
Cool Ideas (movie)
starring (i don't know who and i don't care)
story : well hadn't had the courage to watch such a movie. just saw some scenes, was putoff. watch it at your own risk or maybe as a last resort.
Friday, August 17, 2007
16 Aug 2007
Hell is for Heroes (movie)
starring Steve McQueen
story : a war movie, giving the picture of warriors with different behaviours. the main character is quite impressive in term of assertiveness as well as incumbent. End has the right elements of a war movie.
gener : war
starring Steve McQueen
story : a war movie, giving the picture of warriors with different behaviours. the main character is quite impressive in term of assertiveness as well as incumbent. End has the right elements of a war movie.
gener : war
Cold Reading
A deceptive art called 'Cold Reading'
After reading material online about the topic, I realized that one should not react instantly and should answere only when required or asked to.
Read these articles
The first example in the article is quite impressive.
James Randi- 'Art of Cold Reading'
Cold Reading
Extracts from wikipedia
Cold reading is a technique used to convince another person that the reader knows much more about a subject than they actually do. Even without prior knowledge of a person, a practiced cold reader can still quickly obtain a great deal of information about the subject by carefully analyzing the person's body language, clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race or ethnicity, level of education, manner of speech, place of origin, etc. This technique is also called offender profiling.[citation needed] Cold readers commonly employ high probability guesses about the subject, quickly picking up on signals from their subjects as to whether their guesses are in the right direction or not, and then emphasizing and reinforcing any chance connections the subjects acknowledge while quickly moving on from missed guesses.
Extracts from skepdic.com/coldread.html
Cold reading refers to a set of techniques used by professional manipulators to get a subject to behave in a certain way or to think that the cold reader has some sort of special ability that allows him to "mysteriously" know things about the subject. Cold reading goes beyond the usual tools of manipulation: suggestion and flattery. In cold reading, salespersons, hypnotists, advertising pros, faith healers, con men, and some therapists bank on their subject's inclination to find more meaning in a situation than there actually is. The desire to make sense out of experience can lead us to many wonderful discoveries, but it can also lead us to many follies. The manipulator knows that his mark will be inclined to try to make sense out of whatever he is told, no matter how farfetched or improbable. He knows, too, that people are generally self-centered, that we tend to have unrealistic views of ourselves, and that we will generally accept claims about ourselves that reflect not how we are or even how we really think we are but how we wish we were or think we should be. He also knows that for every several claims he makes about you that you reject as being inaccurate, he will make one that meets with your approval; and he knows that you are likely to remember the hits he makes and forget the misses.
Thus, a good manipulator can provide a reading of a total stranger, which will make the stranger feel that the manipulator possesses some special power. For example, Bertram Forer has never met you, yet he offers the following cold reading of you:
Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. You pride yourself on being an independent thinker and do not accept others' opinions without satisfactory proof. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety, and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. Disciplined and controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside.
Your sexual adjustment has presented some problems for you. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a strong need for other people to like you and for them to admire you.
Here's another reading that you might find fairly accurate about you:
People close to you have been taking advantage of you. Your basic honesty has been getting in your way. Many opportunities that you have had offered to you in the past have had to be surrendered because you refuse to take advantage of others. You like to read books and articles to improve your mind. In fact, if you're not already in some sort of personal service business, you should be. You have an infinite capacity for understanding people's problems and you can sympathize with them. But you are firm when confronted with obstinacy or outright stupidity. Law enforcement would be another field you understand. Your sense of justice is quite strong.
The last one was from astrologer Sidney Omarr. He's never even met you and yet he knows so much about you (Flim-Flam!, 61). The first one was taken by Forer from a newsstand astrology book.
After reading material online about the topic, I realized that one should not react instantly and should answere only when required or asked to.
Read these articles
The first example in the article is quite impressive.
James Randi- 'Art of Cold Reading'
Cold Reading
Extracts from wikipedia
Cold reading is a technique used to convince another person that the reader knows much more about a subject than they actually do. Even without prior knowledge of a person, a practiced cold reader can still quickly obtain a great deal of information about the subject by carefully analyzing the person's body language, clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race or ethnicity, level of education, manner of speech, place of origin, etc. This technique is also called offender profiling.[citation needed] Cold readers commonly employ high probability guesses about the subject, quickly picking up on signals from their subjects as to whether their guesses are in the right direction or not, and then emphasizing and reinforcing any chance connections the subjects acknowledge while quickly moving on from missed guesses.
Extracts from skepdic.com/coldread.html
Cold reading refers to a set of techniques used by professional manipulators to get a subject to behave in a certain way or to think that the cold reader has some sort of special ability that allows him to "mysteriously" know things about the subject. Cold reading goes beyond the usual tools of manipulation: suggestion and flattery. In cold reading, salespersons, hypnotists, advertising pros, faith healers, con men, and some therapists bank on their subject's inclination to find more meaning in a situation than there actually is. The desire to make sense out of experience can lead us to many wonderful discoveries, but it can also lead us to many follies. The manipulator knows that his mark will be inclined to try to make sense out of whatever he is told, no matter how farfetched or improbable. He knows, too, that people are generally self-centered, that we tend to have unrealistic views of ourselves, and that we will generally accept claims about ourselves that reflect not how we are or even how we really think we are but how we wish we were or think we should be. He also knows that for every several claims he makes about you that you reject as being inaccurate, he will make one that meets with your approval; and he knows that you are likely to remember the hits he makes and forget the misses.
Thus, a good manipulator can provide a reading of a total stranger, which will make the stranger feel that the manipulator possesses some special power. For example, Bertram Forer has never met you, yet he offers the following cold reading of you:
Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. You pride yourself on being an independent thinker and do not accept others' opinions without satisfactory proof. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety, and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. Disciplined and controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside.
Your sexual adjustment has presented some problems for you. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a strong need for other people to like you and for them to admire you.
Here's another reading that you might find fairly accurate about you:
People close to you have been taking advantage of you. Your basic honesty has been getting in your way. Many opportunities that you have had offered to you in the past have had to be surrendered because you refuse to take advantage of others. You like to read books and articles to improve your mind. In fact, if you're not already in some sort of personal service business, you should be. You have an infinite capacity for understanding people's problems and you can sympathize with them. But you are firm when confronted with obstinacy or outright stupidity. Law enforcement would be another field you understand. Your sense of justice is quite strong.
The last one was from astrologer Sidney Omarr. He's never even met you and yet he knows so much about you (Flim-Flam!, 61). The first one was taken by Forer from a newsstand astrology book.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
15 Aug 2007
1408(movie)
starring john cusack, samueal l jackson
story revolves around a writer who has a painful past. And is writting novels for haunted places like hotel etc. Soon he ends a in a real haunted place and his ways to deal with his past. The part where he is in the room and things are happening over which he doesnt have control are really scary. Those who have a painful past or has suffered a tragic loss in their lives can co-related to the main character. Its put up very nicely and the end is just the right thing.
genre : scary
The Ipcress File(movie)
starring micheal claine
story is about a defence security personal. tells about the plots and double-agent that are so close to you, still you cannot find them. Good to watch in free time.
genre : suspence/old english
starring john cusack, samueal l jackson
story revolves around a writer who has a painful past. And is writting novels for haunted places like hotel etc. Soon he ends a in a real haunted place and his ways to deal with his past. The part where he is in the room and things are happening over which he doesnt have control are really scary. Those who have a painful past or has suffered a tragic loss in their lives can co-related to the main character. Its put up very nicely and the end is just the right thing.
genre : scary
The Ipcress File(movie)
starring micheal claine
story is about a defence security personal. tells about the plots and double-agent that are so close to you, still you cannot find them. Good to watch in free time.
genre : suspence/old english
Movies Genre
Today 16 Aug 2007
I am starting a new writting blog for movies. I'll be posting my views about the movies I watch and rate them accordingly.
My Movie Genre:
Action
Adventure
Romantic
Psychic
FamilyEmotional
SocialIssues
Suspence
Old English
Scary
War
I am starting a new writting blog for movies. I'll be posting my views about the movies I watch and rate them accordingly.
My Movie Genre:
Action
Adventure
Romantic
Psychic
FamilyEmotional
SocialIssues
Suspence
Old English
Scary
War
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Qoutations
LIFE
You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?
Rumi
People are always blaming their circunstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, they make them.
George Bernard Shaw
LOVE/GIVING
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
Kindness in words creates confidence
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness
Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao-tzu
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?
Rumi
People are always blaming their circunstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, they make them.
George Bernard Shaw
LOVE/GIVING
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
Kindness in words creates confidence
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness
Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao-tzu
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Unless
“Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances” (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
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