mvalente.eu/mv.* Heavy Mental Stuff

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
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Subject: The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 07 22:04:21 GMT

1 – Stop hiding who you really are
2 – Start being intensely selfish
3 – Stop following the rules
4 – Start scaring yourself
5 – Stop taking it all so damn seriously
6 – Start getting rid of all the crap
7 – Stop being busy
8 – Start something

http://www.eightprinciples.com/

Highly recommended. See the flash movie. Read the posters.

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
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Subject: Forward-Thinking Cultures
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 07 00:49:21 GMT

“Even more important, however, is our further finding that
the greater a society’s future orientation, the higher its
average GDP per capita and its levels of innovativeness,
happiness, confidence, and competitiveness”

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp?ml_action=get-article&articleID=F0707B&ml_issueid=BR0707&ml_subscriber=true&pageNumber=1&_requestid=49101

Not bad; we could do better though….

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
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Subject: Electric Six
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 07 00:49:21 GMT

I dont know what kind of mushrooms these guys are using
but they are definitely one of the most original bands and
sounds that I’ve heard in the last few years in rock music.
To add up, they have the craziest videos and despite the
guitar sound they are worthy contenders for the title of
Devo for the 21st century. Truly heavy mental music…

Electric Six – “Danger! High Voltage”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4gyJsY0mc
(“Fire in the Taco Bell!”)

Electric Six – “Gay Bar”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTN6Du3MCgI
(“You’re a Superstar!”)

Electric Six – “Dance Commander”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vboGDSUGCyY
(“The Dance Commander is ready to sin!”)

Just to seal the deal, they have a great bad taste cover:

Radio Ga Ga – Electric Six
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnzMN1369W8

— MV

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Hospital da Luz e Linux II
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 07 22:48:21 GMT

Olha o belo do PC disponivel para o paciente acamado! (que
neste caso ja se tinha pirado para o bloco operatorio)

http://mv.asterisco.pt/Files/luzlinux/luzlinux1.jpg

Hmmmm…. este XP ta com um aspecto esquisito…

http://mv.asterisco.pt/Files/luzlinux/luzlinux2.jpg
http://mv.asterisco.pt/Files/luzlinux/luzlinux3.jpg

Ah pois e! Ta visto:

http://mv.asterisco.pt/Files/luzlinux/luzlinux4.jpg

Toca de usar Linux e Firefox na maquininha, nao fosse
algum pirata ownar a maquina…

http://mv.asterisco.pt/Files/luzlinux/luzlinux5.jpg

— MV

PS – A esposa esta bem e recomenda-se; meia hora depois de
voltar do recobro ja andava a debitar emails no Pocket PC.

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From: mvale…@ruido-visual.pt (Mario Valente)
Newsgroups: mv
Subject: Phone as QRCode Reader
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 07 22:30:21 GMT

See the post at

http://tonyvirtual.blogspot.com/2007/10/your-mobile-phone-as-qr-code-reader.html

For further fun, you can use the mobile phone QR Code reader
to get at the XML formatted info at the back of your DUA.

http://reader.kaywa.com/
http://www.mj.gov.pt/dua

I knew we were right in choosing this format. Mobile phone reader
to be available with your local police officer soon! ;-)

— MV