In case you didn't read the blog post preceding this one, this is basically just a list of professions which I think aren't all that it's made out to be. This one won't be from personal experience by the way...
So on to the next one...
Wine Tasters
To be an expert on wine, surely you'd be expected to be able to taste and point out the differences between wine much better than the average person.
In an experiment, several wine experts were given a bottle labelled 'vin de table' *which is an average-tiered wine* and another bottle labelled 'grand cru' *which is like one of the highest rated vineyards*. Little did the expert know, that the wine was actually the same, only the labels are different. The wine is orignally white, yet through the use of food colouring, grand cru was modified to become red.
To cut a long story short, they found the first bottle to be "simple, unbalanced and weak," whilst the latter to be "complex, balanced and full." Funnily, their skills were highly put to disgrace and that alone is able to put me off on the profession of wine tasting.
So to sum it up, the wine experts were easily fooled by both the labels and the colouring of the wine...
The words that soon came out of their mouths were null...which truly makes me think that the whole idea of wine tasting is artificial and complete hokum...
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
15. Professions #1
People get paid a lot of money to be experts right? I mean it requires a high-tiered form of knowledge and everyone's expecting them to be more intellectual than the average kid yeah?
Well sadly, from my own personal experience I'm going to shed some light on some professions to which people may think is rather high-class or prestigious, but are actually full of it.
I am only listing the occupations from personal experience, so note that there may be more occupations which are worse than the ones I listed , like a garbage collector...*SEE WHAT I DID THERE? DID U GET IT? U GEDDIT? YEAHHHHH*
Stock Market Experts
Okay, so I've been doing a bit of stocks here and there and a side thing whilst drudging in uni, and when I was a beginner who knew the basics but lacked the actual skills to perform/analyse the graphs, I sought out these stock market 'experts' to help me out.
First off, many of us find the stock market a bit scary to place your money in, well at least that would be the case if people actually had money. Anyway many of us would go to these experts as well, they'd select a bunch of stocks which they'll purchase at your expense and then they'll tell you to "sit back, chillax, and watch as your stocks grow..."
What they ought to say is "sit back, chillax, and watch as your stocks grow at a much slower rate than it would have if you picked it yourself..."
Yes, no kidding, and I'm not the only one.... Amongst fellow colleagues *six of them* who undertook stocks as a hobby, during their induction to stock trading, they also went to stock market experts for help, only to receive stocks that rose slower than ever...
So yeah to cut a long story short, the stock market experts were actually performing beneath the Dow and/or S&P indexes which are meant to represent the average performance of the market to begin with...
Hence, stock market experts trust rating: 2/10
I give them two points because they beat a colleague of mine who just randomly picked a variety of stocks...barely though...
Well sadly, from my own personal experience I'm going to shed some light on some professions to which people may think is rather high-class or prestigious, but are actually full of it.
I am only listing the occupations from personal experience, so note that there may be more occupations which are worse than the ones I listed , like a garbage collector...*SEE WHAT I DID THERE? DID U GET IT? U GEDDIT? YEAHHHHH*
Stock Market Experts
Okay, so I've been doing a bit of stocks here and there and a side thing whilst drudging in uni, and when I was a beginner who knew the basics but lacked the actual skills to perform/analyse the graphs, I sought out these stock market 'experts' to help me out.
First off, many of us find the stock market a bit scary to place your money in, well at least that would be the case if people actually had money. Anyway many of us would go to these experts as well, they'd select a bunch of stocks which they'll purchase at your expense and then they'll tell you to "sit back, chillax, and watch as your stocks grow..."
What they ought to say is "sit back, chillax, and watch as your stocks grow at a much slower rate than it would have if you picked it yourself..."
Yes, no kidding, and I'm not the only one.... Amongst fellow colleagues *six of them* who undertook stocks as a hobby, during their induction to stock trading, they also went to stock market experts for help, only to receive stocks that rose slower than ever...
So yeah to cut a long story short, the stock market experts were actually performing beneath the Dow and/or S&P indexes which are meant to represent the average performance of the market to begin with...
Hence, stock market experts trust rating: 2/10
I give them two points because they beat a colleague of mine who just randomly picked a variety of stocks...barely though...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
14. Uni Rant #2
Okay so my uni exams coming up in about 2 weeks or so, i dunno...shaking my head~
Anyways so landing in university you think that you've finally landed in a zone of smart, educated people who's only aspiration in life is to seek knowledge... *i'm just dicking with ya, who does that?*
But yeah far from it, university is much like those American dramas...which isn't a bad thing but I just wanna rant on the fact that about 99% of the entire cohort partakes in cheating.
Okay fine, I pulled that figure straight out of my ass, but come on...it has to be around that right? Heck, the other 1% are apparently the geniuses who hands out all those answers and cheat sheets to the crowd.
To further this fact, the university are doing nothing to stop this...
Heh, what I mean to say is that they're not ACTIVELY doing anything to stop cheating...hence the high rate of it... I mean every uni has a protocol that restricts and severely punishes those who cheat, but see they're only willing to go as far as they are willing to enforce it.
Apart from reinforcing the fact that plagiarism and such is forbidden about a thousand times, they do NOTHING else to stop students from undertaking this. Essentially, going after these kids require two factors:
Anyways so landing in university you think that you've finally landed in a zone of smart, educated people who's only aspiration in life is to seek knowledge... *i'm just dicking with ya, who does that?*
But yeah far from it, university is much like those American dramas...which isn't a bad thing but I just wanna rant on the fact that about 99% of the entire cohort partakes in cheating.
Okay fine, I pulled that figure straight out of my ass, but come on...it has to be around that right? Heck, the other 1% are apparently the geniuses who hands out all those answers and cheat sheets to the crowd.
To further this fact, the university are doing nothing to stop this...
Heh, what I mean to say is that they're not ACTIVELY doing anything to stop cheating...hence the high rate of it... I mean every uni has a protocol that restricts and severely punishes those who cheat, but see they're only willing to go as far as they are willing to enforce it.
Apart from reinforcing the fact that plagiarism and such is forbidden about a thousand times, they do NOTHING else to stop students from undertaking this. Essentially, going after these kids require two factors:
- Detecting that something is wrong
- Deciding to give a f**k
Guess what two abilities the universities are missing? Well there you go, the ability to detect cheating and the wanting to give a crap is out of the window...
This doesn't help with the fact that technology is constantly up and running and there are so many new ways to just find the answers to your online tests. I mean yeah that are those who hand in their own teacher's work for his assignment and those who get caught via that plagiarism software, TurnItIn, but that's it.
There are no more ways to prevent plagiarism. Man even TurnItIn is easily broken through the use of a damn thesaurus.
I even heard about that one professor of mine who stated outright that made this one assignment unplagiarisable...but honestly, exclaiming that outright is only asking for everyone to attempt to cheat.
*to be honest, not like that it would make a difference whether he did tell the world*
It's like inventing an unbreakable chastity belt, no matter how effective it is, there's always something that'll crack it open, and guess what? People did find out how to cheat that one assignment out...too damn easy cuz...
Who knows, maybe the frauds will get it in the end...when they realise that they got the job but know absolutely nothing...
Saturday, 6 October 2012
13. Uni Rant #1
Sorry guys, not having posted since like early in the year and it's pretty much because university has taken a toll on me. But who gives a f**k right?
Anyways, thought that maybe my first rant would be on uni itself and the benefits it offers [or lack of benefits I should say.]
So first off, you're all in high school and you foresee your lecturers/tutors as old men with Da Vinci beards possessing transcendent knowledge of time and space. Jokes...Most of them aren't even qualified/able to teach. No kidding, this isn't one of those rants where it was ultimately my fault like that time I said I didn't need a condom. Nah, THIS TIME it's really not my fault.
Anyway's now that I'm just a tad more studious than high school, I'd expect high grades cause you know... Good source of info + Study = You Win right? Well sadly the idea of uni lecturers and tutors being experts in their field and who inspire learning is as outdated as the idea of getting a job after graduation. I mean I'm in no dropkick college like the University of Harlem, heck I'm in one of the top universities in Australia (which actually isn't special) but honestly let me sum it up for you briefly.
My tutorials are taught by:
Anyways, thought that maybe my first rant would be on uni itself and the benefits it offers [or lack of benefits I should say.]
So first off, you're all in high school and you foresee your lecturers/tutors as old men with Da Vinci beards possessing transcendent knowledge of time and space. Jokes...Most of them aren't even qualified/able to teach. No kidding, this isn't one of those rants where it was ultimately my fault like that time I said I didn't need a condom. Nah, THIS TIME it's really not my fault.
Anyway's now that I'm just a tad more studious than high school, I'd expect high grades cause you know... Good source of info + Study = You Win right? Well sadly the idea of uni lecturers and tutors being experts in their field and who inspire learning is as outdated as the idea of getting a job after graduation. I mean I'm in no dropkick college like the University of Harlem, heck I'm in one of the top universities in Australia (which actually isn't special) but honestly let me sum it up for you briefly.
My tutorials are taught by:
- 30% - Other students a year [or two] older than I am. What? not even Ph.D. students.
- 60% - Graduate students who are making an attempt stall off unemployment.
- 10% - Elders or professors (I assume) who know their sh*t yet are unable to relate and/or teach in a manner that we are all accustomed to, hence we don't get sh*t. Still stuck in the land of archaism.
My lectures are taught by:
- 100% - Professors, whose aforementioned teaching habits are not well suited to the kids of this generation. Don't know if they ever were well suited in any day and age
Equipped with less training than a pre-school teacher, access to no class materials and usually a limited command of English has forced me to not attend more than 40% of my lectures, and heck, any tutorial which isn't compulsory I gladly bounce. Highly lacking in aptitude for teaching, it's as if these people who [attempt] to educate us has made a final ditch attempt to avoid unemployment and just land in this zone where demand is high and entry is easy.
I think you all got the gist of what I'm trying to relay here.
Monday, 27 February 2012
12. Public Transportation
Ok guys, I know I've been on a mile-high-hiatus but yeah I sorta just got back from overseas and yeah....you know the drill. I'll make this post long to make-up for all the other days I missed out :)
So anyways, university starts in 2 hours for me and what better way to prepare than to startup a post!
And since I'm an adult now, and a big boy, my dad won't be driving me anywhere, so i'm going to have to rely on public transportation to get me to uni, parties, strip clubs, etc.
But here's the problem...
EVERYONE knows how screwed, awkward and yucky the buses and trains can be, so below are socially-acceptable etiquettes you can utilize in order to keep you sane in an otherwise less than civilized environment, typically with the prime objective of keeping people away from you, or at least keep them from talking to you :)
Sit Near The Toilet:
If you're riding a form of transport that has a toilet in it, then you are able to pull of an incredibly strategic manoeuvre.
It's in human nature to avoid wastes and that brown stuff that comes out of our bums. Indeed, the avoidance of fecal matter has been a constant since the dawn of time, with the exception of German porn enthusiasts and Nicki Minaj fans.
Now free your mind from those thoughts. Go near the toilet take a sniff, and if there isn't any foul odor, then sit next to it. Its existence will repel other people away from you.
So remember, clean toilets are your friends, until someone comes in and makes it vile, but then again what are the odds that you have those two diarrhea girls from Harold & Kumar hop on your train.
Drink Alcohol Publicly:
A win/win proposition, not only will you be driving away the daily commuters, but you'll also be able to drown your bad memories away in alcohol!
Sure everyone will be thinking, "WHAT KIND OF LOWLIFE, AIDS-INFESTED, BOOZE-DEPENDANT SCUM DRINKS JACK DANIELS AT 8AM IN THE MORNING?!" But who cares? That's all part of the plan, keeps them away from you.
I always take a big gulp the precise moment a person walks by eyeing the seats next to you, works like a miracle I tell you. However, let me tell you this. You might attract those scary homeless people who'll ask you a sip, in that case just run out of the train. But just like the toilet trick above, how often does a hobo/druggie hop on the same train as
you? Low-risk, high-reward fellas.
Consider Obesity:
What more must I say?
And no, I'm not making a mockery out of fat people, but I'm just saying, if you become large-dimensioned then use that to your advantage. It's not that big people are ugly or smelly (though it's generally stereotyped) but by being next to them, the truth is things can get tight REAL QUICK.
Voila, you yourself are a commuter-repellant ;)
This, however, wouldn't be a problem if the government can bring us larger seats for the already screwed transport system.
Wear Headphones:
It's inevitable that you won't always be able to prevent others from sitting next to you, and if all of the above don't work, then simply put, "headphones are your lifesavers."
Sure there'll be people sitting next to you, but the music playing will keep you in a tolerable mood by putting you in an imaginary state (I mean come on, surely all of you listen to a song and remember all the memories that come with it). Plus it'll help you resist the temptation to punch any of the drunk sports enthusiasts that keep blabbering about their winning team.
And here is what is socially-unacceptable to keep people away from you:
Don't Sit Like You Got Watermelon Sized Testicles
Obviously no one thinks it's justified to let out farts and burps to keep others from sitting next to you.
However, there are some people who think that sitting with their legs spread out as if they have five girls sucking their rod is acceptable.
Those people have the mindset of "If I behave like a ruthless kid, then others will be too intimidated or socially awkward to tell me off (Thankfully, many people still tell them off)."
This is a true sign of a brainless, indecent motherf**ker ;)
Don't Place Your Bag On The Seat
And I'm not talking about when the bus is empty.
Yeah, and when you approach them, they pretend they don't see you and make no attempt move their bag. Only when you pick up their bag and throw it out the window will they acknowledge your existence. @#$!ing sausage-eating dogkients motherf*$kersz.
So anyways, university starts in 2 hours for me and what better way to prepare than to startup a post!
And since I'm an adult now, and a big boy, my dad won't be driving me anywhere, so i'm going to have to rely on public transportation to get me to uni, parties, strip clubs, etc.
But here's the problem...
EVERYONE knows how screwed, awkward and yucky the buses and trains can be, so below are socially-acceptable etiquettes you can utilize in order to keep you sane in an otherwise less than civilized environment, typically with the prime objective of keeping people away from you, or at least keep them from talking to you :)
Sit Near The Toilet:
If you're riding a form of transport that has a toilet in it, then you are able to pull of an incredibly strategic manoeuvre.
It's in human nature to avoid wastes and that brown stuff that comes out of our bums. Indeed, the avoidance of fecal matter has been a constant since the dawn of time, with the exception of German porn enthusiasts and Nicki Minaj fans.
Now free your mind from those thoughts. Go near the toilet take a sniff, and if there isn't any foul odor, then sit next to it. Its existence will repel other people away from you.
So remember, clean toilets are your friends, until someone comes in and makes it vile, but then again what are the odds that you have those two diarrhea girls from Harold & Kumar hop on your train.
Drink Alcohol Publicly:
A win/win proposition, not only will you be driving away the daily commuters, but you'll also be able to drown your bad memories away in alcohol!
Sure everyone will be thinking, "WHAT KIND OF LOWLIFE, AIDS-INFESTED, BOOZE-DEPENDANT SCUM DRINKS JACK DANIELS AT 8AM IN THE MORNING?!" But who cares? That's all part of the plan, keeps them away from you.
I always take a big gulp the precise moment a person walks by eyeing the seats next to you, works like a miracle I tell you. However, let me tell you this. You might attract those scary homeless people who'll ask you a sip, in that case just run out of the train. But just like the toilet trick above, how often does a hobo/druggie hop on the same train as
you? Low-risk, high-reward fellas.
Consider Obesity:
What more must I say?
And no, I'm not making a mockery out of fat people, but I'm just saying, if you become large-dimensioned then use that to your advantage. It's not that big people are ugly or smelly (though it's generally stereotyped) but by being next to them, the truth is things can get tight REAL QUICK.
Voila, you yourself are a commuter-repellant ;)
This, however, wouldn't be a problem if the government can bring us larger seats for the already screwed transport system.
Wear Headphones:
It's inevitable that you won't always be able to prevent others from sitting next to you, and if all of the above don't work, then simply put, "headphones are your lifesavers."
Sure there'll be people sitting next to you, but the music playing will keep you in a tolerable mood by putting you in an imaginary state (I mean come on, surely all of you listen to a song and remember all the memories that come with it). Plus it'll help you resist the temptation to punch any of the drunk sports enthusiasts that keep blabbering about their winning team.
And here is what is socially-unacceptable to keep people away from you:
Don't Sit Like You Got Watermelon Sized Testicles
Obviously no one thinks it's justified to let out farts and burps to keep others from sitting next to you.
However, there are some people who think that sitting with their legs spread out as if they have five girls sucking their rod is acceptable.
Those people have the mindset of "If I behave like a ruthless kid, then others will be too intimidated or socially awkward to tell me off (Thankfully, many people still tell them off)."
This is a true sign of a brainless, indecent motherf**ker ;)
Don't Place Your Bag On The Seat
And I'm not talking about when the bus is empty.
Yeah, and when you approach them, they pretend they don't see you and make no attempt move their bag. Only when you pick up their bag and throw it out the window will they acknowledge your existence. @#$!ing sausage-eating dogkients motherf*$kersz.
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
11. Best & Worst Songs Of 2011
2011 has been a great year I must say, especially for the music industry. Again, what I list here may have been produced in 2010, but nevertheless got famous in 2011 (in Australia anyway).
I can't only put one song considering I can't truly decide, but I'll give you a batch of the best and worst (: And remember, these choices are all my opinion so if you got a complaint, then rant about it on the comment box and I'll have a fiery debate with you in the next twenty years or so.
NOTE: The majority of best songs are going to be Electro/House/Drum&Bass based, so yeah, all you Indie-lovers just click the close now.
BEST
WORST
I can't only put one song considering I can't truly decide, but I'll give you a batch of the best and worst (: And remember, these choices are all my opinion so if you got a complaint, then rant about it on the comment box and I'll have a fiery debate with you in the next twenty years or so.
NOTE: The majority of best songs are going to be Electro/House/Drum&Bass based, so yeah, all you Indie-lovers just click the close now.
BEST
- Def Manic's Entire Discography (If you don't know who he is, then look him up on Youtube, I'm not kidding)
- David Guetta - Without You
- David Guetta - Titanium (yup, for being played at least 7 times a day on the same radio station)
- David Guetta - Where Them Girls At
- David Guetta - Nothing Really Matters
- David Guetta - Lunar
- Yeah actually, just the entire David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat Album, no kidding ;)
- Avicii - Levels (No, not Flo Rida's 'Good Feeling')
- Avicii - Fade Into Darkness
- Cee Lo Green - Forget You (Yeah, because I don't like swearing, AND WHAT?!)
- Pendulum - The Island (Madeon Remix)
- Brian Joo - Domino
- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 - Fast Lane
- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 'N' Bruno Mars - Lighters
WORST
- Pitbull's Entire Discography (Apart from 'Give Me Everything,' but then again, Ne-Yo's singing most of it)
- Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (Just don't like it, I'm sorry. Even the kids like it, shouldn't they be listening to Lazy Town??!)
- Beyonce - Run The World (You dud, you practically ruined 'Pon De Floor" Zzz...)
- LMFAO - Sexy & I Know it (Just so you know, your rod is half the length of mine)
- Taio Cruz - Hangover (Sounds like 'Where Them Girls At's degenerate younger brother)
- Willow Smith - Whip My Hair (We all know Will Smith pushes his kids too much)
- Rebecca Black - Friday (Thanks for telling me that yesterday was Thursday)
- EVERYTHING FROM THE ARK MUSIC FACTORY (Don't know who they are? Don't look them up, you'll thank me one day)
Honorable Mention
- All them Glee Songs and their ability to make some songs actually sound good ahem Friday (again, no homo)
- Eminem - Lose Yourself (I know this song was like 2002, but it helped me push on in my final year of High School)
- Eminem - Stan (YES I KNOW THIS SONG WAS FROM 2000, but it taught me to reply to all my Emails and Comments, yes that means you)
- One of those Adele songs you listen to after getting a cruddy exam mark (or if you're feeling down)
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
10. Best & Worst TV Shows Of 2011
Alright, these next few posts won't necessarily be rants, but more of an acknowledgement.
Feel free to comment and express your own opinions!
First off, TV Shows. Now these shows have been On-Air before 2011 but they still deserve an honorable mention.
JERSEY SHORE
I've seen three full episodes of this show, not in succession but skipping 5 episodes between each other. Why did I skip?
It's because I wanted to see how long it took the writers to finally make a good episode.
Jersey Shore is, without a doubt, one of the worst shows that has ever been aired. That's right, not only in 2011, but in existence! There is truly no point to the show, except to show us in blatant detail what kind of human beings we DO NOT want to be: Stupid, promiscuous, shallow, self-centered, arrogant, lazy, classless and lacking of practical skills. I swear every 5 minutes the boys are back at the gym, and the girls are flirting with random guys.
Get this, this is what one of the guys said: "Oh bro, it's so good to be a guido*, I don't know why you wouldn't become one."
You know the show is going to fail when the one of the guy's name is 'The Situation.' But see, that's where I'm wrong, the show is not failing. As a matter of fact, millions of people actually watch this sitcom, just shows how screwed up this world is.
Anyways, now for the best.
THE BIG BANG THEORY
What more must I say?
4 nerdy boys and 1 dumb babe = Profit!
Award for greatest breakout character goes to Sheldon (well duh), for his lack of social intellect, idiosyncrasies but supreme intelligence.
Honestly, if you haven't watched it then you're missing out.
If you happen to not like it, then feel free to voice your opinions in the comment box below however wrong they may be (:
*A pathetic excuse of a human being
Monday, 26 December 2011
9. Aftermath
Merry Christmas to all of you! although I'm one day late.
Just to be clear on things, I have never actually experienced shopping in Boxing Day in my life before today (inevitably dragged to go by parents).
What made me want to rant about this, as a matter of fact, is my experience with today.
You're put into a bustling crowd with literally no air to breathe but the caustic body odour of those sweaty bogans around you. OH and I must add, the temperature was soaring and the weather was rather humid, so yes I was close to hell.
People lose all dignity when shopping during Boxing Day. Some people camp overnight to be first ones in line, just to save 15% off a dress. Wow if you did that, that means you probably couldn't afford them in the first place! You know you hit rock bottom when you're sleeping on the sidewalk.
To make matters worse, every five-seven turns, you will see two females arguing over who saw what piece of clothing first!
Not only is it difficult to move around, but once you have finally found clothes that actually looks good and isn't a size XXXXL, you have to make the arduous trek to the fitting room which (guess what?) has a long as line - with smelly bogans yes.
Once you've finally gotten a fitting room and tried out your clothing, you begin to squeeze past the barbarians surrounding you to reach the cashiers, which happen to have a line consisting of 40 people.
40 people with an average of 1 minute to serve a customer.
Maths Extension 2 skills tell me that it will take you 40 minutes to reach the cashier. Good Luck Brave Shopper.
To sum up this whole rant, all problems arise due to the number of people that are with you at the mall.
Moral of the story: You better shop online during Boxing Day, if you don't well then, be prepared for all the hassle and pray your girlfriend/wife does not come along.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
8. Screwed Up Ideologies #6
Alright from here, you can see how our brain can't understand probability, but this is a part 2 if you'd like to call it that. I had to make this because a friend tells me about his crappy day where his girlfriend did this and that, and he missed the bus and it rained so he had to walk home and blah blah blah. I don't care. He screams at me over MSN. "Let's see how you feel when it happens to you!" Like dude, first of all, I drive a car...anyways to the point:
Have you heard about the European dude who sleeps with one eye open, on a chair, whilst holding a shotgun? You know, just in case the mafia storms into his house to kill him?
Well hand him a bunch of sheets outlining the data which states the 'death by murder' rate in the city of Switzerland (1 guy dead in the last 10000 years). Heck, he'd have more chance lighting his house on fire or dying via lightning strike, but no he won't change his mind. As a matter of fact, he'll just tell his recount of a story where an old guy named Leon sleeps with one eye open with a pistol by his side, successfully killing the crazy Die Hard terrorists who tried to get him. Funnily, that bizarre example surpasses the data of statistics/probability and all that maths.
Another [true] example lies in the sector of politics (here we go). The great nation of USA spent 1.3 trillion (That's a tad over 22 Bill Gates) on the war of terror in reaction to the 14000 or so deaths from international terrorism from 1975 to 2003. Now I'm pretty good at Maths Extension 2 and that equalizes up to 90 million dollars for each person that was killed. Ain't that a great use of money, good thing they didn't use it for other silly things, like finding a cure for cancer or preventing industrial accidents. Note the sarcasm, industrial accidents cause a high amount of deaths.
These 2 examples above have an emotion tied closely to them. Fear.
As experts point out, "When a strong emotion is tied to an unlikely event, our ability to understand the word, 'unlikely,' goes out the window."
So maybe next time, think a bit before you tell someone: "Let's see how you feel when it happens to you." Because you'll look like a dud and chances are, it will never happen in their life.
Have you heard about the European dude who sleeps with one eye open, on a chair, whilst holding a shotgun? You know, just in case the mafia storms into his house to kill him?
Well hand him a bunch of sheets outlining the data which states the 'death by murder' rate in the city of Switzerland (1 guy dead in the last 10000 years). Heck, he'd have more chance lighting his house on fire or dying via lightning strike, but no he won't change his mind. As a matter of fact, he'll just tell his recount of a story where an old guy named Leon sleeps with one eye open with a pistol by his side, successfully killing the crazy Die Hard terrorists who tried to get him. Funnily, that bizarre example surpasses the data of statistics/probability and all that maths.
Another [true] example lies in the sector of politics (here we go). The great nation of USA spent 1.3 trillion (That's a tad over 22 Bill Gates) on the war of terror in reaction to the 14000 or so deaths from international terrorism from 1975 to 2003. Now I'm pretty good at Maths Extension 2 and that equalizes up to 90 million dollars for each person that was killed. Ain't that a great use of money, good thing they didn't use it for other silly things, like finding a cure for cancer or preventing industrial accidents. Note the sarcasm, industrial accidents cause a high amount of deaths.
These 2 examples above have an emotion tied closely to them. Fear.
As experts point out, "When a strong emotion is tied to an unlikely event, our ability to understand the word, 'unlikely,' goes out the window."
So maybe next time, think a bit before you tell someone: "Let's see how you feel when it happens to you." Because you'll look like a dud and chances are, it will never happen in their life.
Friday, 2 December 2011
7. Screwed Up Ideologies #5
Arguments over the internet and the presence of Keyboard Warriors* is proof enough that the ongoing generation is screwed! You can't post a video up of Eminem without a raging debate settling in about Conspiracy Theories and Illuminati and Stonecutting Men (Freemasons)! Deadset, these days it's as if everyone has a Ph.D. and all they want to do is pour out their so-called knowledge and wisdom on the comment box!
And you'd think that with all the disputes and arguments on important issues flying around, that people would be much more knowledgeable and well-informed. But the thing is, it doesn't work like that, especially how your brain processes your thoughts - as a matter of fact, it's the opposite. The existence of these arguments will only make you stupid, narrow-minded and prejudiced!
Reminisce the times when your foolish friend rants about conspiracy theories such as Aliens staging the 9/11 Attacks or Illuminati taking control of the world. When they were shown evidence that their conspiracy theories were wrong, did they accept it? Did they truly back down? Did they reach a point of enlightenment and think, "Hey, that evidence is right...My conspiracy theories are wrong!"
Well guess what? That has literally absolutely positively never happened in the history of mankind. Even to crazy politicians who rant about the Carbon Tax and whose points have been contradicted by further [scientific] evidence, they'll just jump to the next point and continue to release their barrage of @#$!ery which attempts to back them up. In other words, they will continue to defend their position even after it is factually proven to be untrue and the fact that people will always try to guard their points, although proven wrong, is how arguing started in this sick sick world.
Humans are programmed not to seek the truth, but to win: Humans did not learn to ask questions and provide answers to find universal truth. We did it as a way to attain [social] dominance over others, truth and accuracy are irrelevant.
So the next time you're in an argument, remember that your brain is unscrupulous, and all it wants is to win.
Why don't you Google for some solid proof that backs up your argument, and when you fail to find even one (which will probably be on your first try), just stop. See if you can think to yourself, "I really was wrong."
Yup, harder than you think. These days, however, admitting you're wrong or attempting to prove yourself will be the difference between matrimony and divorce. Admitting you're wrong is one of the finest skills you can have these days (especially if you want to stay married), rarely will you find one with this skill!
*Person who starts fights and uses aggressive words over the internet, especially on MSN, Facebook and forums. Though normally a quiet, shy person in person.
And you'd think that with all the disputes and arguments on important issues flying around, that people would be much more knowledgeable and well-informed. But the thing is, it doesn't work like that, especially how your brain processes your thoughts - as a matter of fact, it's the opposite. The existence of these arguments will only make you stupid, narrow-minded and prejudiced!
Reminisce the times when your foolish friend rants about conspiracy theories such as Aliens staging the 9/11 Attacks or Illuminati taking control of the world. When they were shown evidence that their conspiracy theories were wrong, did they accept it? Did they truly back down? Did they reach a point of enlightenment and think, "Hey, that evidence is right...My conspiracy theories are wrong!"
Well guess what? That has literally absolutely positively never happened in the history of mankind. Even to crazy politicians who rant about the Carbon Tax and whose points have been contradicted by further [scientific] evidence, they'll just jump to the next point and continue to release their barrage of @#$!ery which attempts to back them up. In other words, they will continue to defend their position even after it is factually proven to be untrue and the fact that people will always try to guard their points, although proven wrong, is how arguing started in this sick sick world.
Humans are programmed not to seek the truth, but to win: Humans did not learn to ask questions and provide answers to find universal truth. We did it as a way to attain [social] dominance over others, truth and accuracy are irrelevant.
So the next time you're in an argument, remember that your brain is unscrupulous, and all it wants is to win.
Why don't you Google for some solid proof that backs up your argument, and when you fail to find even one (which will probably be on your first try), just stop. See if you can think to yourself, "I really was wrong."
Yup, harder than you think. These days, however, admitting you're wrong or attempting to prove yourself will be the difference between matrimony and divorce. Admitting you're wrong is one of the finest skills you can have these days (especially if you want to stay married), rarely will you find one with this skill!
*Person who starts fights and uses aggressive words over the internet, especially on MSN, Facebook and forums. Though normally a quiet, shy person in person.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
6. Screwed Up Ideologies #4
This time, it has a name which I know of: Special Pleading
Special Pleading is when you allow something to be an exception to a rule, for no logical reason.
In other words, people use Special Pleading to make them feel not as guilty for doing shitty things.
Special Pleading is just you being a big hypocrite.
You won't have to ask me for more examples of this hypocrisy. As a matter of fact it ranges from cops to politicians to fat people suffering from Type-99 Diabetes (yeah that's pretty bad).
Special Pleading is when you allow something to be an exception to a rule, for no logical reason.
In other words, people use Special Pleading to make them feel not as guilty for doing shitty things.
Special Pleading is just you being a big hypocrite.
You won't have to ask me for more examples of this hypocrisy. As a matter of fact it ranges from cops to politicians to fat people suffering from Type-99 Diabetes (yeah that's pretty bad).
- Cops not writing traffic tickets to other cops.
- Politicians who highlight how important the public school system is while putting their own kids in elusive private schools.
- "I know I was a heroin addict and I told myself not to take it, but this is different. It's Meth."
- Your mate eats the last big mac? What a dud! He deserves to die. No class whatsoever. Fatty! When you eat the last big mac? It's because you were really hungry and you've had a bad day and you didn't have enough big macs last time and you exercised the other day and...
What's ridiculous is how everyone excuses it in their own minds.
You won't find anyone who exclaims that "the rules don't apply for me because I'm awesome!" Instead, the ideology sticks within their heads to relieve themselves from any feelings of guilt.
Oh but don't worry you're absolutely right! You did argue with your boss because you had a bad day, you do have bad habits due to your inferior upbringing and drug-addled parents and you do post up rants on Blogger because you think this world is a screwed up place.
But what's strange is, we don't let anyone else use those excuses: "The girl serving me counter was being rude and I don't care if she had a bad day!"
Many of you are bitter over what others (especially your friends) have done yet you've forgiven yourself for doing it lots of times.
I don't get they call this Special Pleading, for all I can see is a bunch of hypocrites.
I don't get they call this Special Pleading, for all I can see is a bunch of hypocrites.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
5. Screwed Up Ideologies #3
Thirdly...
Human beings have an interesting way to identify patterns.
Seeing connections between various situations are a vital part in our lives, whether it's dealing with your friend's problems or trying to figure out what happening on Inception.
HOWEVER, many people identify these patterns in absurd ways, resulting in the arrival of superstition.
For example:
Personally, the dumbest one I've heard in my life happens to be this.
"Man when she was still with me, my grades were good, I would get high ranks, but now that we're no longer together, my grades are slipping."
Like honestly, silly right?!
He may as well be saying: "Man that earthquake all the way on the other side of the world in Japan is making my grades slip."
My friend if you are reading this, I'm really sorry for spitting that out. I really didn't want to state it but I just had to due to it's complete lack of sense.
Human beings have an interesting way to identify patterns.
Seeing connections between various situations are a vital part in our lives, whether it's dealing with your friend's problems or trying to figure out what happening on Inception.
HOWEVER, many people identify these patterns in absurd ways, resulting in the arrival of superstition.
For example:
- You're losing continuously in blackjack, you take a chill pill and go to the toilet and the blow dryer electrocutes you. You go back and all of a sudden you're on a winning streak which leads you to think that the blow dryer is made out of magic and when you start losing again, you come back to it to regain the magic shock.
Personally, the dumbest one I've heard in my life happens to be this.
"Man when she was still with me, my grades were good, I would get high ranks, but now that we're no longer together, my grades are slipping."
Like honestly, silly right?!
He may as well be saying: "Man that earthquake all the way on the other side of the world in Japan is making my grades slip."
My friend if you are reading this, I'm really sorry for spitting that out. I really didn't want to state it but I just had to due to it's complete lack of sense.
4. Screwed Up Ideologies #2
Alright second belief that ticks me off...
Some people's brains are hopeless when it comes to calculating probability.
They have this messed up philosophy that if something can happen, THEN IT PROBABLY WILL.
Yet they have no idea what 'probably' even defines.
See those kids who don't excel in academics yet have a liking for sports?
Millions of them (around the world) think they're going to play top-league sports when they grow up, but the thing is, there are only enough jobs for a tiny percentage of them (that's right, to all you kids ripping it in your sports team, YEAH-NAH, that's as far as you're gonna go).
The 2012 belief, about how the world is PROBABLY going to end in that year. Everyone went nuts about how it was true. Like deadset, the news even said "probably!"
The movie 2012 and Jay sean's "2012 (It Ain't The End)" sure doesn't help me prove my case though Zzz...
But far out, astronomers even disregarded the 2012 claim by astronomical observations.
Oh and to any of you nuts who STILL think that the world is going to end in 2012, you should also be making your 11:11 wishes so that won't happen ;)
This way of thinking is often exploited by many to make you lose money JUST LIKE THAT *clicks fingers*
Want an example?
Hollywood doesn't help me make my point either as I mentioned with the movies above ("2012" and "21") and films which are about the one-in-a-million shot being made (which is basically every single friggin movie). Nobody wants to hear about the underdog team who lost 25-2, so they produce movies where the underdog wins with that one-in-a-million basketball shot which happens to be scored the moment the clock hits 00:00. Absolutely pathetic, yet you don't stop to think about that do you?
So any time you buy a lottery ticket, play some roulette, or enter a financial agreement with the President of Sierra Leone, you're walking with the failed mindset.
The movie 2012 and Jay sean's "2012 (It Ain't The End)" sure doesn't help me prove my case though Zzz...
But far out, astronomers even disregarded the 2012 claim by astronomical observations.
Oh and to any of you nuts who STILL think that the world is going to end in 2012, you should also be making your 11:11 wishes so that won't happen ;)
This way of thinking is often exploited by many to make you lose money JUST LIKE THAT *clicks fingers*
Want an example?
- The gambling industry. It literally thrives on people's ideology of "Oh! I've seen people get the jackpot and make alot of money! Oh! And in that movie "21" the guy never lost any money! So why can't I win?!"
- Another example? Mountains of cocaine. "C'mon bro! Cocaine is good! The rush is so intense! And only one out of ten people get addicted to it! So what're the chances it's going to be you?!" Yup, and while you slowly die, they get rich. Heaps fair ;)
Hollywood doesn't help me make my point either as I mentioned with the movies above ("2012" and "21") and films which are about the one-in-a-million shot being made (which is basically every single friggin movie). Nobody wants to hear about the underdog team who lost 25-2, so they produce movies where the underdog wins with that one-in-a-million basketball shot which happens to be scored the moment the clock hits 00:00. Absolutely pathetic, yet you don't stop to think about that do you?
So any time you buy a lottery ticket, play some roulette, or enter a financial agreement with the President of Sierra Leone, you're walking with the failed mindset.
3. Screwed Up Ideologies #1
So yeah living 17 years of my life, I've come across a lot of situations where, a person thinks in such an illogical way, it ticks me off.
First off, you'll hear things like:
"Hey I heard that chick dumped you! You should've known it was gonna happen you moron!"
or
"Oh bro, if I were you, I wouldn't of done that, now you're in for some trouble..."
Now what the heck? There's something in that thick head of yours that makes you unable to put yourself in another guy's shoes.
As a matter of fact, you're like that fat guy lying on the couch screaming at the TV about how Michael Jordan made the bad choice of trying to shoot halfway across the court rather than drive down the side.
In other words, you're always convinced that, HAD YOU been in the SAME situation, you would've made the right choices. For example:
First off, you'll hear things like:
"Hey I heard that chick dumped you! You should've known it was gonna happen you moron!"
or
"Oh bro, if I were you, I wouldn't of done that, now you're in for some trouble..."
Now what the heck? There's something in that thick head of yours that makes you unable to put yourself in another guy's shoes.
As a matter of fact, you're like that fat guy lying on the couch screaming at the TV about how Michael Jordan made the bad choice of trying to shoot halfway across the court rather than drive down the side.
In other words, you're always convinced that, HAD YOU been in the SAME situation, you would've made the right choices. For example:
- [Titanic] The Titanic wouldn't have sank because you would've noticed the iceberg earlier and steered from it
- [Inception] The job wouldn't have been hard because you would've shot your [false] wife as she tried to destroy your mission.
- [Reservoir Dogs] You would've still been alive if you were Mr. White/Mr. Pink because you would've run off with the diamonds.
- [Real World] The stock market wouldn't have crashed because you're a @#$! genius
- [Rebecca Black] You would've made a better song cause you're a lyrical genius (by the way not supporting Rebbeca Black in any way...she baddd)
When you see their mistakes, you tell ourselves how stupid and moronic they must have been.
Now THAT is a screwed up ideology.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
2. Laptop DJs
I don't know if this is the case in all the other countries but here in Australia.
Especially in formals 'n' stuff, you got the DJs yeah?
But like honestly, are they even DJ-ing?
Come see it from my perspective, they rock up with their friggin Macbooks, NO MIXERS, NO TURNTABLES, NO NOTHING!
Only the laptop and wires to plug into the speakers. Heck, they don't even bring their own speakers!
I was at the formal once and I noticed the DJ had bad taste in music so when he went to get a drink,
I snuck on his laptop to check his songs and guess what I found?
One file being played: a @#$!ing 4-HOUR LONG MIXTAPE!
I was like what the hell are you doing you talentless nut...
There was no mixer so he couldn't crossfade* from song to song, and I didn't see no VirtualDJ** open...
Far out, you may as well have someone stick their iPod into a freakin dock and put it on shuffle!
And this wasn't just one time, I've witnessed this about seven times.
Like literally, it's as if they download the top 40 hits from the ARIAs and hit play, thinking they're the next David Guetta!
So the next time you're at a formal or a party and there's a 'DJ,' just check his movements every once in awhile.
He may look like he's doing something, tinkering around with his laptop, but I swear he's just watching Family Guy or browsing facebook.
Yup, and they get paid for that.
~
*Crossfading is a smooth and subtle transition from one song to another. Without crossfading, one would have to stop the song and play another song, which ruins the ambience.
**A software that allows one to mix songs
1. Introduction + Sneaky Hat
Yo yo, here's the first of many posts!
This blog is going to comprise mainly of the many things that tick me off on a day-to-day basis.
1. The Sneaky Hat
So if you guys don't know what a 'Sneaky Hat' is, it's basically a person (dude/chick no matter) and they're completely naked apart from the fact that a hat will be covering their naughty bits. Yup girls get two hats, unless they only take a pic of their top half.
Now here's the thing, I don't know WHAT THE @#$!, went in the minds of those who created this atrocity, but what's more screwed up is all these people on Facebook that decide to mimic this stupidity. And as if this wasn't enough, you got all those explicit picturess lingering around!
1. The Sneaky Hat
So if you guys don't know what a 'Sneaky Hat' is, it's basically a person (dude/chick no matter) and they're completely naked apart from the fact that a hat will be covering their naughty bits. Yup girls get two hats, unless they only take a pic of their top half.
Now here's the thing, I don't know WHAT THE @#$!, went in the minds of those who created this atrocity, but what's more screwed up is all these people on Facebook that decide to mimic this stupidity. And as if this wasn't enough, you got all those explicit picturess lingering around!
Come on bro...Facebook is a place for everyone, and have some morals will ya?
Like seriously, I saw a guy in one of those sneaky hat pics and I noticed the comments:
Comment 1: HAAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S LOL
Comment 2: LOLOL I'M GONNA DO THAT WHEN I GET HOME
Comment 3: BAHAHAH so cool bro!
And i'm just staring in amazement going wth mate?!
It didn't even make me chuckle Zzz...
Anyways, thanks for reading guys.
Like seriously, I saw a guy in one of those sneaky hat pics and I noticed the comments:
Comment 1: HAAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S LOL
Comment 2: LOLOL I'M GONNA DO THAT WHEN I GET HOME
Comment 3: BAHAHAH so cool bro!
And i'm just staring in amazement going wth mate?!
It didn't even make me chuckle Zzz...
Anyways, thanks for reading guys.
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