tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58884802024-09-12T06:37:35.040+01:00Random thoughts and subjectsSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02893826272363336564noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888480.post-70243250558757095222023-09-26T21:55:00.008+01:002023-09-26T22:03:00.981+01:00

Generated by Google Bard, unedited...Guu kan is a Japanese term that can be translated to "random thoughts" or "scattered thoughts." It is often used to describe a blog post or article that is not about a specific topic, but rather a collection of random thoughts and ideas.In this blog post, I will be sharing some of my own guu kan on a variety of topics. I hope you enjoy reading them!The beauty

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Got this in an email recently. It's been on the internet for a few years, but still true now. It can be summed up as: Feel-good, politically correct teachings creates a generation of kids with no concept of reality and this concept sets them up for failure in the real world. The rules: Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will

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Just went into Waterstones one day a while and decided to check out some Manga - mostly due to watching lots of Anime - so wanting to check out the comics. First I tried Ragnarok, which is based on Norse Mythology, but in Manga (or rather, Manwha - Korean comics) style. Found out I liked it, so got all the volumes available - unfortunately it is an unfinished series - up to volume 10 (November

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I have an interest in the manga style of drawing and as a result am looking at what books are available for learning how to do it. Currently I have a list of a few books on drawing manga. Manga for Dummies - a very comprehensive looking guide (432 pages), covering many aspects of manga creation, from tools to characters, story and scenery The Art of Drawing Manga - a shorter book (144 pages)

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Apart from Wikipedia, there are several other sites under the control of the Wikimedia Foundation: Wikimedia Commons - multimedia (video, sound, images) Wikibooks - free text books Wiktionary - dictionary / thesaurus, multiple languages Wikisource - free publications, useful for source reference Wikinews Wikiversity - online learning resource Wikiquote - quotations

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As detailed in the article: Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter. When you sleep, your brain is still active - it processes the information that was absorbed during the day, in a more efficient way than during the day, thus improving memory recall. So when you have difficulty solving a problem, it really is worth 'sleeping on it', even if just for a couple of hours. Maybe I should get more

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Found this on a Acrobat PDF related site (details about a free tool that can generate them (iText), for programmers) - of all places to find a recipe, an odd place to find one. I wonder what it will taste like? CHEESE STICKS 1/2 lb. butter (2 sticks) --- approx 450g/900g 2 c. sifted flour --- approx 475ml 1 lb. grated sharp cheddar cheese --- approx 450g Tabasco sauce to taste

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Wikiquote is a site of quotations that anyone can edit (like Wikipedia). It is also categorised into sections like People, Literary works, Films, TV shows etc. This quotation by the late, great Douglas Adams is particularly profound: "We don't have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after itself. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be

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Twitter is a service that allows you to tell people what you are doing (or maybe just short notes for yourself, that you don't mind others seeing). Kind of like a mini-blog or status update (messages are limited to 140 characters).All you need is an internet connection (to set up an account or send updates and check other peoples twitter status) or a mobile phone (to receive SMS alerts as well as

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There are a few free applications that can be of use if you are researching and need to keep track of online resources and make citations. A few are available as Firefox plugins: CiteGenie Zotero (open source) wpcite - specifically for WikiPedia citations Standalone products: BiblioExpress JabRef reference manager (Java dependent)

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Knowmore.org - what you are paying for when you buy a product/service from a company (the major/well known/high street ones). Includes information on the various companies' business ethics, human rights, worker rights, environmental impact and political influence.

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Earlier today at work, someone bought up the topic of chatbots (chatterbots) on our discussion board, so I decided to check them out.Chatterbots are software programs that emulate conversation. They use artificial intelligence to form a response to input (be it text or speech).What you can do is make them converse with each other (which involves copying between the bots, which can take some time)

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There are many dictionaries available for free online. Some are purely for looking up words and finding the meanings of them and any synonyms or antonyms.The Free DictionaryAnswers.comDictionary.comThesaurus.comChambersMerriam-WebsterCambridge Dictionaries Online My preferred source is The Free Dictionary and Answers.com. The following are still English, but slightly different (contains slang):

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'Guu kan' 偶感 (or 'Guukan') is a Japanese word meaning 'Random Thoughts'. Just a place to post any kind of topic (except web development related, which is what my Web Developer Blog is for). I also thought of 'Futokutei' 不特定 (unspecified / random / indefinite), but spelling it is harder (I have to keep double checking the spelling). 'Randamu' ランダム was also an option, but it is close to the English

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