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vijay
loves Japan, design and anything out-of-the-box. Likes breaking stereotypes. Huge fan of Gintama anime. More > http://bit.ly/3OrOln
Tobias37 on Deviantart - http://designyoutrust.com/2009...
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Top Anti-Virus Software Tested, Some OK, Others Useless - http://digg.com/securit...
AV-Comparative.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions. The test focused only on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities, therefore all used samples were samples that the tested antivirus products were able to detect.
- vijay
Apple Plans Clampdown on Jailbreaking - http://digg.com/apple...
A job posting on Apple corporate Web site seeks a security manager for the iPhone platform to lead a team focused on secure booting and installation of the operating system, cryptographic services, partitioning and hardening its internal security domains, and risk analysis of security threats.
- vijay
Student Spotlight: Kikkoman - http://www.thedieline.com/blog...
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Unique Japanese Barcodes - http://www.thedieline.com/blog...
can someone dumb it down for me? --->- Sun Tzu: "When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing."
Alistair (alpinefolk), Mitch, Maxamad (Amazigh) and 18 other people liked this
I think it means stay away from rocky places and hawks. :p
- Josh Haley
Perhaps it is comparing the precision and efficacy of focussed intentional force against wild unthoughtful force? Nature is devastating but it wastes so much energy for no specific end. A warrior can't do that. A warrior must husband their limited reserves of energy, use them wisely, and that way attain a goal with the least effort and best results.
- Todd Hoff
good job Josh :D
- vijay
I thought the same thing too Todd but still confused what "timing" has to do with this?
- vijay
I think it means that a well timed strike or attack is a lot more efficient and effective than a massive assault
- Alex Scoble
the rest of the quote explains it: "Thus, the momentum of one skilled in war is overwhelming… His potential is that of a fully drawn crossbow; his timing, the release of the trigger."
- Carlos Ayala
so "speed" has nothing to do with this(in the hawk/crossbow's case)?
- vijay
Speed would be a component of momentum and not timing, I think.
- Alex Scoble
that's the confusion. the hawk breaks the prey's body cause of the force of the impact generated by its speed. what does 'timing' mean in this case?
- vijay
mob mentality vs individual actions
- Morgan Haley
The pebble is a lie.
- Mattb4rd
Because the hawk has to time it's attack so it arrives at the right place and the right time...just like an archer shooting a bow has to time their attack...or a sniper shooting a rifle.
- Alex Scoble
the rocks and torrential water are just doing what they have to do, caught up in the momentum of things. whereas the hawk specifically selected and attacked it's prey
- Morgan Haley
I think he's just saying that while it's fine and dandy to be a destructive force, to be most effective, you also need to know when to unleash said force.
- ronin
Timing is this sense I think is the intelligence and wisdom to apply just the right technique at the best moment which multiples the effect with the least wasted energy.
- Todd Hoff
"timing their attack" - what is the right time hawks attack their prey? Isn't it like... see a bird, then swoop in and jam into them?
- vijay
I think it's about how you use your resources and energy. You can destroy your big enemy by deploying huge armies (momentum) or use two spies and timed little attacks
- directeur
Yeah, the hawk attacks effortlessly because it is doing so out of instinct and conditioning. A soldier must also be able to act in a similar manner.
- Alex Scoble
But the bird doesn't swoop down and jam into it's prey. Watch a video of a hawk killing; it's accomplished through a series of perfectly timed movements fueled by its momentum.
- Mattb4rd
in the full context of the statement it means the strategic power that is combined to achieve a goal.
- Carlos Ayala
Hawks are multifoveal animals so they can track their prey without moving their heads and make fine adjustments once they determined when to attack. I assume momentum is how they make up for a low body mass. Since their prey is mobile and it takes time to build up momentum it's a constant feedback process that must take great skill.
- Todd Hoff
I think that Carlos is right...that a successful attack has two components...momentum and timing and you need to combine them properly to meet your objectives. This can be applied to any situation really.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, you can use only momentum in same cases too. Say you have a one million soldiers army, you will win a war against a village. That's obvious. OTOH you can destroy a big regime "scientifically" using strategy, timing, intelligence. In both cases you'll use some kind of force, it's all about how you deploy it.
- directeur
I was wrong right from the start... there's more to the saying (which Carlos posted above). The whole thing put together makes sense and my confusion comes 'cause I thought hawks usually break their prey into two. It's not and to achieve that huge feat hawk has to time the bird to hit the prey at the right spot on the body. This is from the link Praveen DMed me just now --->- http://thethoughtfulwarrior.com/...
- vijay
Yep, but sending the million soldier army against a village when they are away on vacation nets you nothing...you need to properly time your attacks to achieve maximum success. Also, for another counter example, sending your army to attack a village that is across a river when the river is surging will net you a huge loss of men and will make you vulnerable to attack elsewhere...Timing is critical.
- Alex Scoble
or sending your million dollar army against a village that turns out to be 300 spartans luring you into an alley and you get exactly what this quote means, in reverse...of course.
- Carlos Ayala
A more current real life example would be, putting a million dollars in to the market when the Dow was at 14k...That money would have ended up at something less than half of it's value...Selling your stock at the bottom was also a bad idea as you now lost the ability to make up most of your losses in the rally.
- Alex Scoble
Sure, Alex! But do torrential water use "timing"? No. What Sun Tzu means here, imho, is that BIG power is not everything, what you can accomplish using huge means can probably be accomplished with timing and intelligence and less means.
- directeur
Yeah, directeur...as Carlos said, you need both force and timing to be successful. So, we are in agreement. :)
- Alex Scoble
Yes, I think we are :)
- directeur
Hawk's gotta a small area of impact; torrential water hits you like .. a wave, a smothering push.
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
there are different ways to use power
- Robert Higgins
momentum and timing are both important
- Chris Heath
Ok, here's my go: This quote I'm presuming is from Sun Tzu's "Art of War" which is a guidebook on the tactics/strategies to succeed in war, as a metaphor it speaks of the necessity that success cannot be ultimately found solely in momentum(force), but also swift timing, and I'm sure there's more [he usually lists 5 factors(I read it back in the day] I interpret this quote, as it stands alone, to be saying strength or timing alone cannot guarantee success but is gained by a proper convergence of the two.
- sofarsoShawn
you're right.
- vijay
For me I don't view a comparison, perhaps its the translation. "When" just describes the different forces. In contrary, momentum and timing are both important. Although is is very light, the swift hawk uses momentum.
- Robert Higgins
What is the metaphor for Afghanistan?
- Robert Higgins
Robert “A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.”
- WarLord
@Alex ++++
- Shevonne
Dudes: The object is not the moving object it is the Force and combined forces. The water and boulder thing. To get this thing going you of course need lots of moving water, this causes small rocks to move, them striking larger rocks, and ever larger ones till you have really big boulders moving. Kinda like engaging an Army. The hawk is driving their force in one direction between 60...
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Duygusal Çizgiler Diyarında - http://www.sutkutusu.com/post...
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Kaliforniya, Santa Monica’daki Copro Gallery bu ay çizimde duygusal dışavurumun en başarılı temsilcilerinden üç ismi konuk ediyor: Amy Sol - The Wilderness Buffet, Stella Im Hultberg - Penumbra ve Nicoletta Ceccoli - Babes in Toyland isimlerindeki sergileriyle galerinin üç salonunda yer alıyorlar. Her birinin işlerine ayrı ayrı hayran olduğum bu üçlüyü bir arada bulabilmek büyük bir mucize olsa gerek. Keşke bir de gidip görebilsek. Nicoletta Ceccoli Amy Sol Stella Im Hultberg
- vijay
Zynga’s FishVille Sleeps With The Fishes For Ad Violations - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
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Zynga To Remove All In Game Offers - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
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Pattern books giveaway! - http://seenandsaid.blogspot.com/2009...
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I was trying to make some space on my bookshelves this weekend and came across these two books, which I bought during my wannabe sewer stint. I never did learn to sew and I have so many projects to work on right now that I'd feel a whole lot better if these landed in the hands of somebody who would actually use them. To enter, just leave a comment (make sure your profile links to an e-mail address or, if not, you include one in your comment). I'll draw two winners at 12 noon EST on Friday, November 13th. The first winner drawn will choose which book they receive. The second winner will get a surprise addition! To learn more about the books, visit here.
- vijay
Apple said to be working on 'world-mode' iPhone - http://digg.com/gadgets...
The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a 'hybrid iPhone,' due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA (hear that, Verizon?). Read this blog post by Jonathan Skillings on Wireless.
- vijay
The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone - http://scobleizer.com/2009...
The acceptable ways to BEAT YOUR WIFE - http://digg.com/world_n...
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In case you were wondering what the acceptable amount of force that can be used to beat a woman when she doesn't jump to your beckoning call. These Islamic leaders give you the proper ways to BEAT YOUR WOMEN!
- vijay
With a stick smaller than your thumb?
- Alex Scrivener
apparently that's the 'rule of the thumb'
- vijay
My wife has 7 years of taekwondo, so I rarely get a successful beating in. Not since I punched her front teeth out when we first met.
- Alex Scrivener
whoa! then the only option you have is 'voodoo' :D
- vijay
when I get really wealthy, the one thing I very much wanna do, is do an unprecendented level of good for the planet -while wearing the swastika-... just to prove that 'appearances' are NOT what matters... what matters is 'INTENT'. The last time a country made this mistake they ended up getting screwed for about 200 years. Even today this practice...
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... is continued by individuals everywhere. People have gotten lazy... not many spend the effort to cross-check 'appearances' with 'intent'. #randomThoughtBeforeBed
- vijay
Jailbroken iPhones in Australia getting Rickrolled by a worm - http://www.pheedcontent.com/click...
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Filed under: Security, iPhone If the possibility of having your jailbroken iPod Touch or iPhone held ransom for 5 Euros wasn't enough of a scare to make you change your root password, maybe this will. Users on an Australian forum site are reporting a new attack - one that's no stranger to love. You guessed it, the newest attack on jailbroken devices is a wallpaper Rickroll. Along with Rick Astley's devilishly handsome headshot, the image also includes the message "ikee is never gonna give you up." It's actually a pretty tame attack. There are no reports in the forum of sounds being replaced with that all-to-familiar opening verse or repeated, mind-numbing video assaults. At least one variation has also popped up. In addition to Astley, one user commented that his image had been changed to a New England Patriots logo. The moral of the story? If you jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch, make sure you change the root password to something other than alpine so you can avoid the...
- vijay
Is Genius for iPhone Apps Getting Smarter? - http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpre...
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My desktop browser hangs up when I open a 300 page PDF but my iPhone handles it like cake. Go figure.
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Google Wave Checker - http://www.chromeextensions.org/alerts-...
WTF is wrong with the internet today?! quite a few of my regular sites have gone down : ( so much for 'the cloud'.
examples??
- Bicentennial (Franc)
Maybe it's you? :-)
- Todd Hoff
ah! could be! maybe I'm living in a different internet than you guys :D Franc, bugmenot.com for one, few more. still haven't come up.
- vijay
Waiting on the Minami-Senju platform (with high heeled sneakers o_o) - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Yuta Onoda. - http://designyoutrust.com/2009...
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soundscape out - [customize] Weekend Wallpapers - http://mauvais.tumblr.com/post...
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- vijay
soundscape out - [customize] Weekend Wallpapers - http://mauvais.tumblr.com/post...
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- vijay
Windows 7 already bigger than Snow Leopard and Linux combined - http://www.pheedcontent.com/click...
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Filed under: OS Updates, Microsoft It's only been a couple of weeks since Windows 7 was released, but Microsoft's new OS has already captured a larger percentage of the market than Apple's OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Linux (yes, all of Linux). This doesn't come as a huge surprise, considering how many Windows users were clamoring for Win7 after the flop that is Vista. Microsoft says Windows 7's launch outdid Vista's by 234%. Those brisk sales have already netted Windows a 2% share of the world's OS business, compared to just over 1% for Snow Leopard, and just under 1% for Linux. Despite the strong sales of Win7, Windows as a whole dropped a quarter of a percentage point in October, with Mac and Linux both making small gains. That quarter of a point hardly matters when you've got 90% of the OS market and your new operating system is being adopted quickly, though. I expect to see Windows swing back up after Windows 7's been available for a while. I mean, we're talking about an operating...
- vijay
気になる、記になる… - Microsoftの｢Courier｣のインターフェイス画像 - http://mauvais.tumblr.com/post...
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気になる、記になる… - Microsoftの｢Courier｣のインターフェイス画像
- vijay
Tokyo 1095 - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
absolutely faaaantastic! Minami senju, Tokyo
- vijay
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Beautiful Walks in the Nara Countryside #japan - http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2009...
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"I can’t describe what a wonderful feeling it was to walk under the blue skies past these amazing old houses and rice fields on the way to spend the day with my wife and new baby."
- vijay
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damn that is a nice place to chill
- vijay
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