Virus Alert – “POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK”

Dear All,

You should be alert during next few days.

Don’t open any message with an attachment entitled “POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK”, regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which ‘burns’ the whole hard disc “C” drive of your computer.

It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the zero sector of the Hard Disc.

It was apparently checked by Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!

Dell Froot PC

How’d you like a desktop computer that works without any physical keyboard or monitor? That’s what industrial designer Paulina Carlos envisions with her Dell Froot concept PC.

dell_froot_concept_projection_computer

Instead of connecting to a traditional monitor or USB keyboard, the Froot features a pair of projectors – one that casts the keyboard on a tabletop, and the other one that projects the computer screen on the wall. Besides the small projection hump in the middle, the left-hand side contains the ports, and the right has a slot-loading DVD drive.

dell froot concept pc by paulina carlos

Paulina conceived the Froot for a Dell sustainable design contest, and if ever produced, its colorful case would be made out of a biodegradable starch-based polymer. And, of course no monitor or keyboard means fewer raw materials, and less junk in the landfill when you eventually move on to your next computer.

A very nice concept. I would love to own one. Anybody else, who wants one, as a test sample?

Beer is good for bones. 3 Cheers !!!

Beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density, and hence a moderate consumption may help fight osteoporosis.
An international team has carried out the study and found that beer is rich in silicon a mineral found in barley, a key ingredient in the beverage which survives the brewing process as orthosilicic acid. And, according to the study, its silicon which helps strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis, a disease that is characterised by low bone mass as well as the deterioration of bone tissue.
Lead researcher Charles Bamforth of California University was quoted by the British media as saying, Beer containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon. Its the husk of barley thats rich in this element. While most remains during brewing , significant quantities are none the less extracted into wort and survive into beer.

Please forward this news to the Kuwait Ministry of Health, so that they allow people to drink beer freely.

“White Goat” Transforms Office Paper To Toilet Paper

The White Goat Transforms Office Paper To Toilet Paper

Unplggd reports on a machine that can transform waste office paper into rolls of toilet paper.

It’s called the “White Goat”, manufactured by the Nakabayashi company of Japan. With the addition of a little water, the White Goat will shred up waste paper products and spit out a functional roll of toilet paper.

The idea behind this machine is admirable and worth considering, at one’s office.

[via Unplggd]

Ogori cafe – u get what the previous customer ordered

Cabel Saasser brings word of a mysterious cafe that he recently experienced in Kashiwa in Japan. Located inside the Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha, the Ogori cafe looks innocuous enough, but holds a surprise in store for its patrons. In a nutshell, you get what the person before you ordered, and the next person gets what you ordered. Thus, if you’re in on the game, you can choose to be either a generous benefactor, and treat those that come after you – or try your luck at being cheap. Either way, it’s an interesting experiment that explores surprise, kindness and encourages interactions.

Cabel describes a scene from the cafe:

As I sat down to enjoy my surprise Appletizer, loving this insane idea and wondering what would happen if you tried it in America, a Japanese woman approached the cafe. Since she could actually speak Japanese, she could read the large sign at the front and, fortunately or unfortunately, got advanced warning of what she was in for. Before making a final decision on what to order, she quietly snuck up to me to try to ask me what I had ordered, knowing that it would be her unwavering refreshment destiny. The staff put a quick stop to her trickery, and I didn’t answer.

Of course, regardless of what she ordered, she got the orange juice I ordered a few minutes earlier. But here’s one of the moments that make this experiment cool: she actually chose orange juice, just like I did. So she got what she wanted. Ogori cafe synchronicity!

Before we left, there was one last thing hat had to be done.

Mike went up to the cafe, slapped down a couple thousand yen (~$25), and ordered a little bit of everything: some ice cream, some snacks, some candy, some drinks, a Japanese horn-of-mysterious-plenty intentionally set up as a shocking surprise for the next lucky customer. (After his order, Mike received single iced coffee.)

As we walked away from the cafe, with just the right amount of delay, we heard an extremely excited “arigato goazimasu!! thank you so much!!” yelled in our direction, from an ecstatic mom and her equally excited young son. They truly appreciated the surprise.

It was so worth it.

I think it is worth it for a surprise. Just imagine the puzzled looks on the next customer.

The Power of the Human Mind

People are always blaming their circumstances
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.”

Well, We become what we think about.

Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn’t
know where he’s going, and whose thoughts must
therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety and worry –

his life becomes one of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry.

And if he thinks about nothing… he becomes nothing.

How does it work? Why do we become what we think about?

To do this, I want to tell you about a situation

that parallels the human mind.

Suppose a farmer has some land, and it’s good, fertile land.

The land gives the farmer a choice; he may plant in that land

whatever he chooses. The land doesn’t care.

It’s up to the farmer to make the decision.

We’re comparing the human mind with the land

because the mind, like the land,
doesn’t care what you plant in it.

It will return what you plant, but it doesn’t care what you plant.

Now, let’s say that the farmer has two seeds in his hand-

one is a seed of corn, the other is nightshade,
a deadly poison.

He digs two little holes in the earth and he plants both seeds-

one corn, the other nightshade. He covers up the holes,

waters and takes care of the land…and what will happen?

Invariably, the land will return what was planted.

As it’s written  “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.”

Remember the land doesn’t care.
It will return poison in just as wonderful abundance
as it will corn.

So up come the two plants – one corn, one poison.

The human mind is far more fertile, far more incredible

and mysterious than the land, but it works the same way.

It doesn’t care what we plant…success…or failure.

A concrete, worthwhile goal…or confusion,
misunderstanding,fear, anxiety and so on.

But what we plant it must return to us.

You see, the human mind is the last great

unexplored continent on earth.

It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams.

It will return anything we want to plant.

– George Bernard Shaw

Today GOD wants you to know that… Nothing is more exciting than uncertainity

… that nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be.

You keep wanting to know how things will play out, keep asking to see the future.

Message from God

God doesn’t give anyone the power to know the future,

because life becomes maddeningly boring when you know everything upfront. So, instead of struggling, enjoy the uncertainty – to be alive means to not know.

iPad – Apple Tablet is out @ $499

Steve Jobs finally unveiled the much rumoured and much awaited product of 2010, the Apple Tablet iPAD.

The price was the big surprise. @ $499, it is steal, considering what all you can do with it. Apple was smart to have in place tie-ups with major publishers, as the major utility factor is the ebook.

Well, it can do much more than just reading ebooks.

Steve said that the device lets people “hold the whole web in your hands”.

The device has a 9.7-inch multi-touch display, allowing people to type directly on to the screen, as well as manipulate pictures and control the action in games with their fingers. However, users can also plug in a keyboard.

Apple claim it has a battery life of 10 hours.

It comes preloaded with twelve applications – essentially multi-touch versions of existing Mac software such as iPhoto.

Are you ready to have one?

World most expensive pizza – “Pizza Royale 007″ – $4200

Domenico Crolla’s “Pizza Royale 007″ – $4200

pizza pie

The 12 inch pizza pie is densely packed with an assortment of some of the world’s most expensive food ingredients, such as lobster marinated in cognac, caviar soaked in champagne, sunblush tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, venison medallions, prosciutto, and vintage balsamic vinegar. In addition to all these fine ingredients, it’s topped with a significant amount of edible 24-carat gold flakes.

More expensive food items

Dare to drive down this bridge?

World’s most dangerous bridge. 570 meters (1870 feet) Russia Siberia Vitim River crossing River Land Rover Discovery. The bridge is 15 meters above the water. It is the old railway bridge which are not attached sleepers. The bridge has no railings.

Enjoy.