Restart Romania

I like the projects of:

a lot. Great ideas, they can move Romania forward!

Make Gmail better

There are a lot of things to make Gmail better:

But I won’t bother you with these. +Continue reading

Churches of Romania: three albums (2012.01.22)

Hello, You can  find below photos made by me in 2008, 2009 in 2011, with churches of Romania. There are three albums, with less than 200 photos each. Within the name of an individual photo, you can see the place where it was taken. +Continue reading

Where’s the crisis?

See this data from the World Bank – GDP per capita (current US$) | Data | Graph:

2009 was a poor year, 2010 was better than it. Probably 2011 was no worse than 2009/2010, or at least it’s somewhere in that area.

Specifically for Romania, see:

Yes, there is a crisis. But the economy is much better than it was in 2000, 2005, perhaps even 2007. Yes, there was a slowdown, yes there was even a reduction. But, still, it’s a much better situation than years ago.

Is there a crisis? Yes. Is it deeply affecting us? Not so much.

Should you play the lottery? Should you watch sports?

I told you before how you should play the lottery:

Now the question comes – should you or should you not play the lottery? +Continue reading

My political ideologies

According to a test by OkCupid (OkCupid | The Politics Test):

You are a


Social Liberal
(88% permissive)

and an…


Economic Conservative
(83% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Libertarian

Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

I think the self-representation results are accurate.

Why “Get a result now”? Why “Be efficient”?

I created the blogs:

with the intent and with the desire of becoming more efficient / focused on results.

Today, I’m pretty good with this – what started as a goal has become, in some part, a reality.

Want to be longer? First, be fit. Only then, aim to lose weight (if applicable)

I thought for some time that the best way to live longer (other than avoiding unhealthy habits, and aiming for healthy ones) is to aim for a good body weight – a bit lower than the average Body mass index.

It seems I was wrong, it’s much better to focus on the fitness level. So, an overweight person who is fit, may well outlive an unfit skinny person.

Aspect & design matter

I’ll tell you a natural thing, which was not so natural to me until recently.

I’ve lived at Năvodari for the most part of my life until now. I’ve seen some changes in the street in front of my block, but in the recent years the changes have been more substantial.

I noticed I feel much better & happy now for the looks of the street than I was years ago. Surely, if I’d live there, instead of coming just now & then, probably I’d get used to it. But right now, I do notice a difference, which is a bit surprising to me (I thought it wouldn’t matter). :)

English as a country-advantage

An idea from Principles of Economics: Robert H Frank, Ben Bernanke: Books (also see - One of the best single ideas I’ve seen – how to write a school manual?):

  • English-speaking countries have an advantage over other countries.

This may seem counter-intuitive at first – what should be the importance of speaking English? Why would it matter if a country speaks English or Spanish or French?

Well, it does matter:

  • See the movie industry, in which a lot of movies which stay well in box office charts are in English.
  • A lot of the best selling of music albums are in English.
  • A lot of the important newspapers / magazines are in English.
  • A lot of things technology-related are in English (web sites, programming languages).

Sure, Chinese has more speakers. Sure, you can find better and more relevant books for the French people written in French, for the Italian people written in Italian. But, worldwide, it’s an advantage for a country to have English as the main language.

One of the best single ideas I’ve seen – how to write a school manual?

Ben BERNANKE is the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States.

He co-authored a book which I currently read:

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How do I watch movies?

  • (rarely) From one end to the other – at the cinema (rarely) or with someone at a PC (more often) or alone at a PC (rarely).
  • While doing sports (with movies divided into a lots of steps).
  • While eating (with movies divided into a lots of steps).

Ignore

I’ve recently been in a situation in which I learned something valuable – the power of ignore.

My current situation is like this – never ignore, always act, do, work.

But sometimes, it’s over the board.

Let’s say there’s a discussion on the Internet, someone comments on something I said. The comment can be:

  • Genuinely interested in receiving an answer, polite & logic.
  • Anything else – impolite, sarcastic, illogical, not interested in an answer, not asking for the solution.

Until now, I tended to react to everything in the above list. Right now, I’m thinking I should much rather focus on answering the things which ask for a reply.

Is ignorance bliss? Perhaps. But how about ignoring things? This thing surely is.

What should you do if you think the end of the world is coming?

I would get a credit and spend it unwisely. :) (with all the risks this involves)

Fashion

December 20, 2011: prices for pine trees is high, they are not always available. Everybody wants one.
January 5, 2012: you can find the same pine trees in front of blocks, for free. Even the transportation is not a problem. Nobody wants one.

What will happen in January 2012?

I don’t know. But what I think may happen:

  • It will not snow in Bucharest;
  • Some medical achievement will occur;
  • There will be lots of fights on the political scene in Romania;
  • The EURO will be stronger;
  • The USD will be stonger, not so much as the EURO.

A bet for 2012: there will be no end of the world this year

I have a bet for 2012: there won’t be an end of the year this year. In case I be wrong about this, contact me and we establish the details of payment.

What movies have I seen in 2011?

First, you should know I like this movie a lot:

For the full list of movies, see:

To read how do I watch movies:

Now, what movies have I seen in the second part of 2011? +Continue reading

Some books I’ve read in 2011

Below, some of my readings for 2011. +Continue reading

Some dreams I had in 2011

I like to write dreams, it helps me remember them after a while. You won’t find below all of my dreams, but plenty enough. +Continue reading

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