Pure logic!

I got an email from Dr. Xos which included some smart and well known logical statements (and questions). The list was long, I only picked the ones I liked most . So, from Λ to H, here we go…

 

Λ
A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station…
(is there more to say?)
Ο
If it’s true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
Γ
Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Ι
Money is not everything.
There’s Mastercard & Visa (American Express, Diners, etc.).
Κ
The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
Η
Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.

Facebook? I’ll pass… (again)

In my past posts on facebook (here and here) I was only arguing on the big fuzz and was not claiming that facebook is the source of evil or anything like it. Being fair, I want to bring up this interesting post on a beneficial usage of facebook apart from entertainment? and communication (mmm?). The author is using facebook literally as a facebook to refresh his memories on past students of his, when asked for recommendation letters. He states that “…Each year we deal with hundreds of students, and unfortunately our human memories are not keeping up with Moore’s law. However, when the student is on Facebook then I can check easily the corresponding Facebook profile. By looking at the photo of the student, I can remember very easily the student, the performance in class, and the general impression that I had formed during the course…“. However, he can’t help concluding his thought by pointing out one of the unappealing properties of facebook as found in their privacy policy.

Facebook? I’ll pass…

I’ve been receiving invitations from friends to join Facebook for a long time and I have always ignored them. The reasons are many; I already have a personal website, I have this blog, I use Live Messenger (Skype, etc.) to contact my friends online and I send emails (not mass funny but spam emails, I rarely do that) and I use LinkedIn (although quite reluctant about it as well, at least I’ve seen it actually working). If someone needs to find me or catch up with me the ways to do it are many and simple (ex. Google me…). Furthermore, so far I have not come across any argument good enough to convince me and join.
In addition, today I read this viewpoint about the Facebook mania here in Sweden and I must admit that from one side the point raised is quite reasonable referring to the future and kind of being careful how one exposes themselves but from the other side it also applies to all the long terms and agreements we accept whenever we register somewhere online. However, it is the significant increase of interest around Facebook that makes the difference. Thus, for the time being, thank you very much but I think I’ll pass…