Salut prieteni!
joi, 28 august 2008
Felicitari Steaua!
De-ar fi avut si nationala Romaniei aceasta dorinta de a lupta pana la capat cu inima, poate am fi ajuns macar in semifinala la Euro 2008. E bine totusi ca am inceput sa egalam marile campionate la numarul de echipe participante in cupele europene. Succes tuturor echipelor! Faceti-ne mandri ca suntem romani, pentru ca sportul e unul din putinele lucruri cu care ne mai putem mandri in lume.
vineri, 22 august 2008
Astazi a intrat in Romania minunatul Iphone 3G
Nu va voi spune toate defectele (da, are mai mult de 1), ci doar cateva mai importante. La un telefon care se doreste de ultima generatie, camera de 2 mp nu-si gaseste locul (cand deja au aparut telefoane de 5 mp), functia de filmare...nu exista (o premiera), touchscreen reactioneaza dupa 5-10 secunde (la unele) si bateria...vai de mama ei (si in plus, nu exista acumulatori de rezerva pentru telefon).
Sincer, din prezentarile vazute pe net, si eu as fi vrut sa mi-l iau cand ar fi aparut la noi, dar bine ca exista forumuri si astfel poti sa economisesti cateva milioane bune. Mai asteptam pana se mai repara cateva din defecte sau chiar toate. Deocamdata ma multumesc cu un sony k800, care in afara de screentouch, il depaseste cu mult pe iphone. Sper sa nu va fi stricat entuziasmul de a cumpara acest telefon, dar eu zic ca momentan...nu-si merita banii.
sâmbătă, 2 iunie 2007
Today I took “the child inside me” for a walk
The day began with an undesirable but necessary event for me and for my fellow student colleagues: we had to sustain another hard exam at the faculty. I really don't know what I've done because it was kind of strange when I first look at the exam sheet. I hope it will go well in the end.
Anyway, after I took the exam, I wanted to free my mind of all that stress that appears when an exam approaches. So I took my girlfriend and went for a walk on a beautiful day of 1st June in the city of Iasi. The weather was perfect. I had forgotten completely about the exam. After the walk, we went in a mall for a pizza. I was in a mood to spend some good money on food. I've set my mind on a certain type of pizza, but I also wanted a salad. They didn't have anyL. But the waitress was prompt and offered me an alternative that was a little expensive than the salad. As a matter a fact, it was as expensive as the pizza. But I've decided to take her advice and I didn't regret it.
That was a white ball for the waitress. But while I was sitting there I saw the low interest of some waitresses for people who wanted to buy slices of pizza (the company had a special place set for that). I think that they lost 4 or 5 customers while I was sitting there because they were tired of waiting for the waitress. Now I think that is bad personnel training or lack of supervision because some of them weren't even busy. Every client counts, even if they order a whole pizza or just a slice. But that's the company problem, not mine. Overall it was good to go out a little and get my mind of the exams.
miercuri, 18 aprilie 2007
Ce inseamna sa cunosti cultura tarii pe care o vizitezi...
Richard Gere se pare ca nu prea cunoaste cultura Indiei :) altfel nu ar fi facut acest gest in fata atator oameni si la un eveniment care promova sexul protejat si lupta impotriva sidei. cred totusi ca mintea ii era intunecata de ceva alcool :) cu acest incident, Richard si-a facut multi "simpatizanti" prin randul indienilor...nu cred ca o sa mai treaca curand prin India
joi, 12 aprilie 2007
Hacking…the next level
I saw this morning at a local television station some news that amazed me. The first one was about one of the largest mobile operator in the world, Vodafone. The title of the news was: "Lost client database, it has been declared annulled. The reason for this action was that some hackers broke in one of Vodafone's databases and sent different meaningless messages to the clients that were in that database. Now I don't know how it could happen to Vodafone, who is thought to be a major player in the mobile industry. After this incident, I think that Vodafone has lost the trust of some of its clients and that wasn't the only thing it lost. Some of them may have given up the contracts signed with Vodafone. Fortunately, I have a contract with another major mobile operator in Romania, Orange, that doesn't have any problems with hacking…yet.
In other news was something about a Romanian bank, called BRD. The e-mail users received an e-mail from a site that was a copy of the official site of BRD so that the ones who received the e-mails think it's the real thing. This method is often called "phishing". In that e-mail they were asked to give their personal information (user and password, card number, expiry date, PIN code). All that for a so called "benefit" from BRD
BRD took immediate measures to block this attempt to steal personal data and the security of the informatics system that sustains the function of the internet banking service of BRD-Net was not a moment threatened.
BRD reminded their customers, that in any circumstances they won't ask for personal information like username, password, card number and the PIN code over the internet. That kind of information must not be told under any reason to anyone, even the bank itself.
So from now on, read your mails carefully! You may wake up one day with no money in your account.
marți, 3 aprilie 2007
Fetele sunt mai descurcarete decat baietii…cateodata!
M-am uitat acum cateva zile la un episod din "The Apprentice" – Marea Britanie. O sa va spun pe scurt de ce am ajuns la concluzia de mai sus. 14 concurenti (7 fete si 7 baieti) viseaza sa ajunga ucenicul unui magnat britanic (nu cred ca conteaza numele) cu avere estimata la 800 milioane lire sterline care este foarte exigent cu oamenii sai si vrea sa scoata ce-i mai bun din ei. Au fost impatiti in 2 echipe: echipa fetelor si echipa baietilor.
In prima lor misiune, li s-a dat 500 de lire de echipa pentru a cumpara fructe si legume de la depozite si sa conceapa o strategie cat mai buna de a obtine cat mai multi bani prin revanzarea acestora.
Aici apare si inteligenta fetelor. Fetele au reusit cu farmecul lor si determinarea de care au dat dovada sa convinga cativa distribuitori sa le dea legume si fructe gratis. Stiti vorba aia "sex sales"... le-au luat gratis pentru ca le trecuse perioada sau erau putin degradate. Insa au luat si cateva legume si fructe cu banii alocati. Dupa asta s-au impartit in 2 echipe: una vindea in piata, iar cealalta mergea pe strada cu cutii de fructe si legume sa le vanda oamenilor pe care ii intalneau. Pentru ca aveau mai multe produse ca baietii (fiind luate gratis) au mai ramas cu cateva pana la inchiderea pietei pe care le-au dat de asemenea pe gratis ca sa scape de ele.
Baietii, pe de alta parte, au negociat cu mai multi furnizori din depozite pentru a cumpara produsele la preturi cat mai mici si a le vinde apoi la preturi putin mai mari pentru a face cat mai mult profit. Ei insa nu s-au impartit in 2 echipe, ci au stat toti la o singura "taraba" si si-au vandut toate produsele pana la inchiderea pietei.
In urma acestor strategii, de castigat au avut fetele pentru ca au stiut cum sa gestioneze avantajul "fizic" pe care l-au avut. Din cei 500 de lire au cheltuit doar 41 pentru achizitionarea de fructe si legume si au avut un profit de 1140 de lire. Baietii au chetuit vreo 370 pentru achizitionare si au realizat un profit de 760 de lire.
In urma acestui rezultat, seful echipei de baieti a fost concediat pentru ca strategia sa nu a fost la fel de eficienta ca cea a fetelor. That's the business!
joi, 22 martie 2007
Banii nu aduc intotdeauna fericirea
O alta posibilitate este aceea ca banii aduc o crestere a statutului, care ar putea avea un impact mai mare asupra fericirii. De ce nu aduce bogatia o stare constanta de fericire? Un motiv ar putea fi acela ca oamenii nu-si dau seama exact ce sa faca cu banii. Oamenii in general supraestimeaza cantitatea de placere pe termen lung pe care o au de la un obiect primit.
Cateodata, felul in care oamenii isi cheltuie banii ii poate face mai putin fericiti. Sa va dau un exemplu: oamenii in general simt o anumita placere cand interactioneaza cu altii. Daca primul lucru pe care il fac castigatorii la loterii ar fi sa-si paraseasca slujba si sa se mute intr-un loc mai luxos dar mai izolat unde sa nu aiba nici un vecin, si-ar da insa seama ca sunt izolati si deprimati si ca banii nu-i vor ajuta prea mult.
Cred ca este posibil sa supraestimezi importanta fericirii. Sensul vietii se presupune ca ar trebui sa aiba suisuri si coborasuri. O viata care a avut constant suisuri, nu a fost o viata chiar asa de buna cum se crede.
Oamenii fericiti tind sa aiba venituri mai mari cu cat avanseaza in viata. Deci, in timp ce banii ar putea sa nu-i faca pe oameni fericiti, fiind fericiti, acest lucru ii poate ajuta sa faca bani.