Random daily advice thread

[Ultimater]

In general, a person can learn something from everybody. Let's keep this thread as intellectual and polite as possible. I'll go first:

Every female is a princess, take the time to make her feel special and treat her like the princess she is; and whatever you do, never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever yell at your princess.

[JBrown1028]

Ok, ummmm...

Granite is more dense then concrete block. Marble is less dense then granite, To cut granite you need diamonds and water. Granite is very heavy. So what this means is:

Never take my job for granite, you could get hurt very easily...

[the tree]

Apparently some people not only don't recognise the Vulcan salute, they are bemused as to why you would do it. Don't perform the Vulcan salute to these people.

There's a point where you have to accept that your teacher is wrong and that saying the right awnser doesn't help anyone.

Just because you think flirting with someone is just a bit of fun and doesn't mean anything, that doesn't mean that they and/or onlookers will see it in the same way.

[JayM]

I have a big poster of this in my office, so I thought I would post it.

If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got

[theuedimaster]

Remember to micro

- random rts gamer

[acorbelli]

Just shut the hell up and let your actions speak for you.

[KDLA]

Floss and invest in yogurt.

[ProWeb]

wear sunscreen

[NogDog]

Practice critical thinking. Never assume that anyone else really knows the answer to anything, or that they're even being honest - do your own research from many sources with different viewpoints, and so do your own thinking instead of depending on others to do your thinking for your.

[Cinderella]

Every female is a princess, take the time to make her feel special and treat her like the princess she is; and whatever you do, never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever yell at your princess.

I seem to tell people this on a daily basis: I'm not a princess!
hehe :D

okay, here's mine, in the form of my favourite quote:
"It's not what you take when you leave the world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go."
--Three Wooden Crosses (Randy Travis)

And now I'll get serious....I'll give you guys some tips on girls...since I know more about them than you ;)

When a girl wants to sleep, let her sleep!, especially if your around ;) and if you happen to nodd off, she'll love you even more for it. It's a VERY simple way of letting her know you care, and she'll love the security.

(I gotta stop talking to my girlfriends...That or stop reading cosmopolitan...)

[Ultimater]

It is better to be consistant than to do it-all-at-once.

[Cinderella]

Rejection is the only way to find aproval.

[KDLA]

It is better to be consistant than to do it-all-at-once.

I don't see the connection. Being consistent and being impetuous are two unrelated traits. :confused:

[ProWeb]

Dont be scared to fall off a sky scraper, be scared of hitting the floor.

Like my avatar?

[KDLA]

:eek:




You have gone to the Dark Side.

[drhowarddrfine]

Learn your craft and reach the level of "confident".
Be honest. If you don't know, say so. You will be respected for that.

[moreta]

If you step on me once, shame on you.
If you step on me twice, shame on me.

If you're not riding the wave of change, you'll find yourself beneath it.

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matt 5:9

Never say Never, or you'll always be wrong.

[Hemmer]

Aim for the top. Its less crowded there.
-Generale Charles De Gaulle

[Cinderella]

Dont be scared to fall off a sky scraper, be scared of hitting the floor.



If I fall off a sky scraper, wont I hit the ground instead?

I mean, if I'm going to hit the FLOOR after falling off the sky scraper, then I really SHOULD be scared.

[ProWeb]

If I fall off a sky scraper, wont I hit the ground instead?

I mean, if I'm going to hit the FLOOR after falling off the sky scraper, then I really SHOULD be scared.

Floor / ground, ain't they the same.

[Ultimater]

It is better to be consistant than to do it-all-at-once.
I don't see the connection. Being consistent and being impetuous are two unrelated traits. :confused:
You can get an average amount done on a daily basis and be consistent at doing it. You can also pick to avoid doing it on a daily basis and wait till' the day of regret to do-it-all-at-once. Whatever the case, it is better to be consistent because the do-it-all-at-once most-always has a price.

[KDLA]

Ahhh... see it now, do I, Ultimater-san.

[jeff_archer7]

My Advice, Don't piss off RHS

[thewebman]

There's a lesson to be learned,
Alway pillage before you burn.

[Ultimater]

Suffering is caused by desire. I heard that one on the simpsons, lol.

[Hemmer]

Thought of another good one: Don't use Comic Sans.

[sta12s]

If you must be perfect - strive to be perfectly happy

[theuedimaster]

Always eat the crusts. Always.

[Ultimater]

Always remember to ask what the time limit is.

[stacywacy]

Always proof read your e-mails BEFORE you send them to school officials. :o
.

[theuedimaster]

Don't lose a textbook for a class that has a test the next day. It might make you feel utterly helpless. *hint hint*

[Ultimater]

Waking up early in the morning consistently can be done in a number of ways. Form my experience of waking-up consistantly in the morning at 5am or 6:13am, depending if it is a weekend or not, to pray as the sun comes up, I can provide a list of info that might be of help for others to take-a-step in the direction of waking up early consistantly.

Go to bed consistently at around the same time so your "body clock" is able to "keep the time".
Drink a lot so you gotta use the restroom very early first thing in the morning. Drink a bunch of water before you goto bed, like 5 cups!! I worked for me once when I needed it. Just don't use this method too often, only when you need to force yourself once-in-a-blue-moon.
Making sure you don't over-sleep and you get the sleep you need -- resort to an alarm clock if needed or alarm clocks. You can always take a nap in the middle of the day, if you have to. Waking up is the goal in this case.
Make sure you don't sleep in a bad position. If you find just the right sleeping position, you'll be able to manage with even less and less sleep to the point you can literally sleep one hour and be good for the next 24 hours.
Empty you mind, if you cannot detach yourself from the world to reach peace of mind, you're gonna need to learn how to clear your mind. You don't have to meditate or think of nothing, but you should resolve everything that is in your head so there is nothing bothering you stopping you from sleeping.
The most important thing to do in order to wake up in the morning is to have a burning-desire to wake up. Kids tend to wake up extra early on Christmas. My first day at work I got very excited and awoke at 4ish. My first Jury Duty I was also excited and I woke up around 4ish. So you see, a person's mood about the day coming ahead influences their sleep. Conversely, the depressed and the lacking of self-respect that look upon life negatively tend to sleep in more and even being inconsistent at the time they wake up (whenever that it. 1pm? :D).


Now about falling asleep as soon as your head touches the pillow, I've tried many many things. Here are the one's that get me alseep instantly -- when I do them (I know, I know, I'm glued to this machine... :D):

Keep your pillow cold or at least colder than the bed.
Worry only about your head's position on the pillow, not the rest of the body -- I've even fell alseep with my legs cross in that one Yoga position (don't even know what it's called, I don't take Yoga, lol). If I can fall alseep like with my legs crossed like that, surely you can have your legs directly on the bed in any o' position. Don't let your pillow come to your neck, your head should only have to use half the pillow.
Naturally while sleeping your breathing slows down because your body doesn't need any extra energy to move around. Practicing breathing before bed in order to reach this breathing state enhances the speed that you sleep at.
Close your eyes and put muscle into it. Don't let your eyes open again no matter how much it burns (if it does, sometimes holding your fingers on top helps take away the burn, but don't move your fingers as-to rub your eyes). Pretend you are blind, you don't need your vision while sleeping.
The most important thing you can do in order to fall alseep is to simply be tired. It works so well that even the time you DON'T want to fall asleep, it happens against your will because you are tired. In the army the solders are hardly given any sleeping time at all, go ask your grampa to tell you over the story when he was in the army and how well he slept in those few hours and how he fell sleep within seconds of his head hitting the pillow. You may ask, "How do one get himself tired so as to sleep better?". Get physical, join the army, run laps around your block or local park, workout, etc. Video games don't count as getting you tried!!! You gotta get your body tired not your mind. Next time you hear a "Go to bed" followed by an "I'm not tired", you know that that person is not going to sleep well.


Happy Sleeping y'all!

[KDLA]

Ultimater, Were you inspired to write your post by this http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-become-an-early-riser/?

[Sunny G]

Do what you can with what you have, but if you don't have enough, go freeware.

Yes, I came up with that all on my own :D

[Sunny G]

Find reason to laugh at least three times a day.

[The Little Guy]

9 out of 10 people said yes!

[Sunny G]

who was the tenth? :p

[The Little Guy]

who was the tenth? :p
The one that wasn't apart of the other nine

[welsh]

never surrender, never give up

[The Little Guy]

Never give up, just never do it again.

[Ultimater]

Today's food is tomorrow's energy.
Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its troubles,
it empties today of its strength.
Today's pain is tomorrow's gain.

[Sunny G]

This is what I wrote in my friend's yearbooks a few years ago:

"Never stare into the sun or radioactive vegetables".

[welsh]

really? a friend wrote in mine:
"see you next year, the *****."

moving back to the daily advice:
Wise men don't need advice; fools don't take it.

[Ultimater]

Laugh and enjoy life.

[Ultimater]

The key for keeping a good relationship alive is communication. One should constantly return feedback to the other.

When one is closed-off, they will not gain as much from their surroundings. It is better to hold-off from forcing them to listen until they open-up.

If you have 2nd-thoughts about getting something done for someone else, make sure they know you have those 2nd-thoughts.
That way they will not lose their time waiting on you.

[KDLA]

Ultimater,
Have you recently grown a beard and moved to a mountain top?
You've grown so sagacious lately! ;)

KDLA

[Ultimater]

I don't recall moving to any mountain tops. I only live on ONE!
j/k. :D "Have you grown a beard?" You know it! Yet sagacious does not come automaticly with the beard. KDLA, thank you for your kind words and admiring-feedback.

[Ultimater]

Ask yourselves, "What needs to be done?" followed by "Am I accomplishing this with what I'm doing right now?"

[balloonbuffoon]

It's better to have 50% of something than 100% of nothing.

--Steve

[Cinderella]

The key for keeping a good relationship alive is communication. One should constantly return feedback to the other.




Thoroughly proven.

[Ultimater]

Isn't everything I tell you? (and if it isn't, it becomes true promptly after saying it) :D
I should compile a list of everything I told you which was initially "wrong" and examine how long it took to take effect -- I have a feeling it is linked to my karma somehow. Probably be in the mid or late teens.

"They're too types of people, those whom got good grammar and those that don't got it."
Isn't it obvious which category I fall into?
"A lil' humor, given in moderation and given at the proper time, helps relax a person from their tension and open-up."
The above line is today's random daily advice, the first lines were there merely to demonstrate.

[dotancohen]

I've got two that I've learned to live by. The first is that it's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't done.

[David Harrison]

I've got two that I've learned to live by. The first is that it's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't done.Does that go for any of the crimes mentioned in this thread (http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104532)?

[Watts]

>>> It's better to have 50% of something than 100% of nothing.

- Hey! That's my motto... :cool:

I have to remind people of that on a daily basis.

[Ultimater]

Sometimes the best one can do for the other is "plant the seed".

When ordering food, don't get stuck with a mis-order, always ask the person taking your order to repeat it back. A good clerk will eagerly do this automatically -- without request.

When checking out in the market, be very observant how many times an item runs by the scanner. If you think an item was scanned twice or if the clerk had to manually enter something (like x2), always double check the receipt before leaving the register. If you think there was a mistake, count the items scanned. If the two don't match, hand over the receipt to the clerk that checked you out and say something along the lines of "I suspect there might have been a miscalculation, can you double check for me". Make sure they take at least a minute or two to double check the receipt and explain it over to you. If you don't 100% understand what they said, have them repeat it. If you're pretty-sure they are wrong, tell 'em that. If you still doesn't understand their logic 100%, have them re-scan all the items and see if the totals match up. If they refuse, ask them for the manger. Whatever the case, you should still act respectful and be polite -- make sure to thank them afterwards.

[Ultimater]

Extremes exist as a resource sorely for the purpose of giving direction. However, once one knows which path they are headed, they should avoid extremes and fall-back to moderation. What is considered moderation? That varies from person to person and from case to case.

[Ultimater]

Originally stated by HunterOriginal -- someone I've been freelancing for, "Function over appearance, always always always!"

[Ultimater]

In general, one cannot do everything in a single day they want to do. (unless your name is Ultimater :D) Therefore one should organize their day to do only the things that take precedence prior to doing the less-important things. Following this advice, the most-important should be done bright-and-early asap -- yes, yes, even before visiting the forums.

[dotancohen]

Does that go for any of the crimes mentioned in this thread (http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104532)?

Most of them.

The second lesson is more of a personal nature than the first one is.

[Ultimater]

Know how much is too much, when to quit and when to lay-off.

[Cinderella]

Live every day as if you'll die tomorrow, But learn as if you'll live forever



*goes and cries...*

[Sunny G]

Run an antivirus scan at least once weekly.

=edit=

And update twice weekly.

[Ultimater]

Parents criticize their children out of love. One that truly hates another person wouldn't put out the effort -- yes, you heard me right, the effort -- to criticize the other person! One should even go as far as thanking such a person for caring enough to even give the criticism in the first place. Critique is to be used as a tool to help others and for others to help you -- not to be annoying with, helpful. If a person cannot accept criticism, how can others help you? Would you leave a person to die in the street bleeding to death? Even if he tells you to leave him alone as he approaches death while you can assist him? No! Heaven forbid! How much more so -- one should ready themselves in advance so they can accept critique from others!

Everything has its proper time and place. There is a time for criticism and a time for silence. Such a person that cannot accept critique can be told over-and-over without showing one iota of improvement. Such a person you should tell once, and only once, or even reframe totally because it is going to do nothing but anger the person and turn them hostile towards you. Critique must be given when the other person is ready and in a manner that they can accept -- not whenever one wishes to do so. Not when the other is angry -- closed-off to new ideas nor in front of all his friends, but rather in a soft, gentle, acceptable voice to show you are doing it out of love -- not out of hate. The Critique itself should be sharp while given in private but not reinforced -- once is enough, twice might backfire and most always backfires even if they don't show any signs. Planting the seed is already more than enough. What is considered sharp? Sharp is an undeniable reasoning applied correctly in their case that clearly shows what they are doing is wrong or needs improvement. The seed is your insurance and is bound to grow as time elapses, if the person can and ever will change. Sometimes the seed gets destroyed if the critique isn't made sharp enough by other people's seeds, hence the reason to make the critique sharp so the message stays in their head as long as it takes -- an immortal seed always there. In time you can check up on them but don't do it directly nor should you be the one criticize directly them again, notify one of your friends about them so they can be person #2. Remember you are trying to help the other person by criticism them -- not annoy the living daylights out of them, so do it right! Also watch for signs from the other person to know when to stop. Slamming the door is usually a sign that you over did it a while back and should have watched for earlier signs! Also, it enhances the results, which is the reason for critique in the first place -- results, to also show the person an "open door". Children, for example, need to follow by example. Some adults need to be dealt with likewise at times. Others can be told once, "thank you", and then work on themselves.

[Ultimater]

The wise continue to be the wise while the simple continue to be the simple. The wise can simulate the simple but the simple cannot simulate the wise unless they first meet the prerequisite -- knowledge.

One's nature is revealed through the physical. Prognostications are merely algorithms based on that revelation if things remained unchanged and things continue to happen the whey they are happening. Foretelling the future requires divine assistance because the final result is effected by freewill. If the future is known to the divine, how does one have freewill? The answer is that their divine knowledge, which we cannot even begin to comprehend, isn't a cause of the result. Take this case for example:
Two locomotives are on the same track headed for each other. Both drivers can have no prior knowledge of the other train and have no idea they are going to collide. You can, however, realize they are on the same track and cannot stop on time to prevent the collision and will surely collide. The future is concealed from us -- the driver -- and the divine already know what is going to happen because the future isn't concealed from them. Knowing that the two locomotives are going to collide doesn't make you a cause of the result. Another explaination is that the divine aren't time bound and can see the future the present and the past all at the same time. Another is that the divine aren't allowed to interfere with the physical to have any effect on one's free choice and because of such they are revealed the future because it won't reach the physical -- kind of like a killer revealing his plans to his hostage before killing him because he can't make any use of it.
Maybe the result of freewill is naturally revealed through an attribute of knowledge which man doesn't have so as to not effect his choice. Foretelling the future requires divine assistance because the final result is effected by freewill yet not a cause of it. If a human knew the future, or the language of the animals for that matter -- which are revealed the decrees of man, man would cause himself bigger decrees by trying to avoid the outcome of decrees he doesn't like and cause himself to have to befall bigger and bigger ones.
(I gtg, I will try to edit this post shortly and re-word it to make it as sharp as possible, add some sources and possibly reveal some more information)

[Ultimater]

Don't flush the toilet while the bathtub is draining. :D j/k I haven't tried it.

Stay away from the crows. The crows linger where they sense impurity. Don't follow a pack of crows unless you wish to bump into the source of the impurity -- usually an item of the dead like a bone.

[wh666-666]

Never break wind whle standing still. After cetain bodily functions its best to leave the area immediately. If everyone else is choking and your not then this can be very humiliating.

[Ultimater]

Logic can only bring you so far.

[Waylander]

People Lie.

Just be aware that it happens and dont let it catch you off guard.

[David Harrison]

Logic can only bring you so far.I don't think I can take much more of your bad advice and opinions doled out as if they were facts. They're just crows, freaking birds, "usually an item of the dead like a bone", have you gone and done a survey now?

And for the record, logic is everything, without logic there's only chaos. All electronic devices are made up from millions of logic gates, including the human brain.

[Ultimater]

Logic can only bring you so far.
I don't think I can take much more of your bad advice and opinions doled out as if they were facts.
You don't think that's true? Why not? In general, logic is useless unless put to use through one's actions -- hence it can only bring you so far 'til one must take action -- which supports my statement

They're just crows, freaking birds, "usually an item of the dead like a bone", have you gone and done a survey now?
You're right! Hehe, I doubt anybody will buy it. It sounds too farfetched when put into words. Not very useful for others either. I have already added it to my book of symbolism for future dream interpretations -- which I just recently started -- so I shouldn't need it either. Do me a favor and delete that post.
And for the record, logic is everything, without logic there's only chaos. All electronic devices are made up from millions of logic gates, including the human brain.
Chaos without logic? How do you drive that from there? Did you mean "without law and order"?

Caveman lived without the fear of a tiny button "slipping" to doom the world. Technology, a product of logic, gives power to the troublemakers to enhance the harm they can do before they themselves are killed. I'm sure you're gonna dive into "religion causes the desire for war". There will always be problematic people in the world, because of free choice, with the will to kill for whatever "reason". i.e. more land, more oil, more power, or even sport. There will always be wrong hands a wepaon can fall into (or at least until the end of days). Technology has enhanced weapons to deal more damage per person and brings chaos closer. As long as such people exist, all one can do is hope such people don't get their hands on any weapons technology created.

"logic is everything"? Did you mean "logic can be found all around us"?
Otherwise, in general, "logic is everything", yet there are times and situations when logic cannot do it all for you. For example when taking a math test in school which requires a lot of logic, one still needs to show their work which requires pencil scribbling. What if the person's hand is injured and cannot write? A person can calcuate which kinds of supplements they should be taking but will gain no benefit from the supplements they bought until they actually swallow them. What if they never learned out to swallow a pill? I was saying that logic can only bring a person so far. One still needs to combine their logic with actions.

An attempt to get back on topic:

"Go slow to go fast." One is on a bike trying to make it up the hill of life. One can attempt to quickly make it up the hill on a low gear and find his feet not able to budge the bike. Although moving to a higher gear seems to take away from your initial speed, it will in-the-long-run get you up the hill quicker.

[Ultimater]

A lesson in learning new moves (physical activity):
If it hurts you are probably doing it wrong.


One mustn't hesitate to use their tools, if hesitation is an issue, you won't be able to make use of your tool on time.
e.g. If the store keeper hesitates to his gun and points it at the robber, the robber would shoot first. What's the point of even having the gun in the first place if you hesitates with it and bring upon your own death?
Same goes for elsewhere. If you buy photoshop and "hesitate" to use it or don't put in the time to learn how to use it, all it did was cost you money.

[vinnydarat]

Never forget your mum's birthday, or you may not hear the end of it till her next (this one from experience)

[dotancohen]

Always wash your hands immediatly after scratching [any body part].
You never know when you'll have a hair stuck on your tounge.

[vinnydarat]

Never engage in a battle of wits with a politician....they are unarmed

[Ultimater]

Behold, I have used diet and disease in the same sentence! That makes me more knowledge in the field of health and medicine than the majority of the Med. School graduates that still don’t see the connection.

[David Harrison]

Exactly, so if you eat some salmonella chicken, don't be suprised when you die!

[Ultimater]

Exactly! Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Red Meat, Meat, Hot Dogs, you name it -- all of these are high in fat.
"All fats - saturated and unsaturated - are involved in the growth of certain kinds of cancer cells." -- John A. McDougall, M.D.

[David Harrison]

That wasn't exactly my point ... try reading it again slower.

[Ultimater]

The Fine Line Between Pain and Pleasure
Imagine a teacher discussing last night's homework.
Students that failed to do their homework will suffer for the duration of the homework discussion.
Students that completed their homework will enjoy the homework discussion.
Depends if you did your homework.
(I plan to use this pattern more often)

[David Harrison]

The Fine Line Between Life and Death
Imagine a student getting shot while handing their homework in.
Students that failed to do their homework will be thanking their lucky stars.
Students that completed their homework will be crapping themselves.
Depends if you did your homework.

[Ed_Ryan]

Be kind to the geeks in the class, you'll never known when you'll be working for them.

[stalepretzel59]

Big words don't make you smart. Big ideas do.

[chestertb]

"All fats - saturated and unsaturated - are involved in the growth of certain kinds of cancer cells." -- John A. McDougall, M.D.

That cancer statement is absolute bull$&*!.

There is NO direct relationship between the fat you eat and the fat you are.

There is also NO direct relationship between the fat you eat and any disease state.

Some fats are ESSENTIAL for your health. Counter-intuitively, some fats are even essential if you're trying to lose weight.

FAT is NOT the enemy... never was... never will be.

If you want to stop consuming a food that might cause cancer, then put down that diet soda.

CTB

[Waylander]

That cancer statement is absolute bull$&*!.

There is NO direct relationship between the fat you eat and the fat you are.

There is also NO direct relationship between the fat you eat and any disease state.

Some fats are ESSENTIAL for your health. Counter-intuitively, some fats are even essential if you're trying to lose weight.

FAT is NOT the enemy... never was... never will be.

If you want to stop consuming a food that might cause cancer, then put down that diet soda.

CTB

+1

and:

http://campaignfortruth.com/

Waylander.

[chestertb]

Here's another life tip if you're ever in Perth.

The girls at the Llama Bar will always look at your keyring before they let you buy them a drink.

[toicontien]

Sometimes the hardest part of "forgive and forget" is remembering to forget.

The biggest reason today's youth don't read newspapers is because we learned about it in school. It was called History. Let's make truly noteworthy headlines tomorrow by reading about yesterday.

Never swear. It makes you sound like S:eek:t.

Always give your elders the time of day, otherwise we'll all end up old, will have made preventable mistakes, and will have missed lunch.

[Ultimater]

Live every day as if you'll die tomorrow, But learn as if you'll live forever



*goes and cries...*
Came across an Aramaic quote in my Torah learning recently that quotes the Zohar on behalf of what you said.

Who are the pious ones? Those who consider each day as their last on earth and repent accordingly. (Zohar 1:220a)

[the tree]

Get off the Internet, climb onto your roof and read a book (I did this today and it was good) then you will feel slightly better about everything.

[Ultimater]

Praise and appreciation pacify anger.

[chestertb]

So. Um...
Are you saying that all I have to do to get praise and appreciation is to get angry?

[the tree]

No he's saying that if you appreciate and praise people, it will pacify their anger. Idiot :p

[Ultimater]

I should add that one shouldn't try to pacify another at the time of his anger. Rather, over time, as you gradually appreciate and praise them then they will gradually toss aside their hated towards along with their anger.

The more we understand an individual the more we are able to appreciate them.
Conversely lack of understanding toward an individual results in hatred.

[KDLA]

The more we try to understand someone, the more we find we cannot seek to understand. ;)

KDLA

[Ultimater]

Lol, got that right. I admit, some people I just simply fail to understand point blank -- the ones I usually label as fools -- however they seem to make the better fool out of me since I'm left in the dust as far as comprehending their logic.

[KDLA]

Lol, got that right. I admit, some people I just simply fail to understand point blank -- the ones I usually label as fools -- however they seem to make the better fool out of me since I'm left in the dust as far as comprehending their logic.

The secret is to leave them alone. An ass will always bray loudest when he wants attention - not when you dangle a carrot in front of him. :)

[Ultimater]

I've been constantly re-reading and re-reading the book of Proverbs for quite some time; each verse to me is like a mathematical formula that can be used like a candle in a dark room to obtain wisdom. Although there are some verses I do not yet clearly comprehend, I hope I'll gain the proper understanding to grasp them in future repetition so I can use them in future verse combinations. I present to you a collection of verses that I selected from the book of Proverbs which I reordered in order to maintain flow. In no way is my list complete; I've went onto several pages before with additional verse combinations.

The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor and the rich has many friends. 14:20
The crown of the wise is their riches and the foolishness of fools is folly. 14:24
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor and a man of understand hold his peace. 11:12
He that despises his neighbor sins and he that is kind to the poor is happy. 4:21
The will of a king is for a wise servant and his anger will be upon the shameful one. 14:35
He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him. 18:13
Leave the presence of a fool; you will gain no knowledge from his talk. 14:7
One who spares with his words knows knowledge and a man of understanding speaks sparingly. 17:27
A clever person conceals knowledge and the heart of fools proclaims foolishness. 12:23
Every clever person acts with knowledge and a fool voices his folly. 13:16
Folly is joy to one void of wisdom and a man of understanding rejoices when he walks justly. 15:21
An understanding heart will seek knowledge and the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. 15:14
When the scoffer is punished, the simpleton gains wisdom; and when the wise receives discipline he gains knowledge. 21:11
A scorner seeks wisdom but does not find it; knowledge is easy for him who understands. 14:6
Wise men lay up knowledge and the mouth of fools brings ruin near. 10:14
Who who guards his tongue keep his life but he who opens his lips shall have destruction. 13:3
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way and the folly of fools is deceit. 14:8
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth but the poor hears no threat. 13:8

[Ultimater]

Bad grammar, remove the red text:
One who spares with his words knows knowledge and a man of
understanding speaks sparingly. 17:27
Eh... it is impossible to translate exactly from language to language. Actually I just translated that phrase from Hebrew itself regarding translating. :D
Try not to blame my translation as inferior since I do learn in the native Hebrew text and am doing you guys a favor by translating, actually quite accurately, more accurate than most bibles around that tend to mix up the Hebrew words for wisdom and knowledge e.g. there is a very distinct different and are acquired in different manners. Otherwise my translation should be equivalent to most well-translated versions.

[EricG1793]

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

[KDLA]

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
That one is quoted in the Website Reviews forum quite often. :D

[EricG1793]

Yes it is and for reason. :)

[the tree]

That one is quoted in the Website Reviews forum quite often. :DI think it's a pretty stupid concept to be honest. What is to gain from pointing out what doesn't need changing and ignoring what does?

My random pieces advice for today are:

Try to eat at meal times and not in between. Your digestive system is quite capable of taking large amounts of work in one go and it's harder to keep a balanced diet when your just eating on the hoof. Don't miss breakfast either, not just because you should need the energy for the rest of the day but also because giving your metabolism something to do will help your whole body awake and you'll feel better when you start working in the morning.
You don't have to like someone, and they don't have to like you, for you to work well together. Respect and good communication can be powerful tools even when they aren't powered by friendship, and you really don't need to have anything in common with people to get along with them.
Judge others and judge yourself, do this all the time and don't be afraid that it'll be rude or unfair: If you can do something better than the person currently trying, then do so and if someone can do it better than you, let them.
Close all your P elements even when you're using HTML 4.01 and you don't have to, it's good practice and can also help you look at your document as a collection of nested objects without having to see it rendered.
Do other things when you don't have to, like laying a table taking care to put the knives and forks in the right places. Paying extra attention to everyday tasks will give you a reason to think, and appreciate the world more fully.
Talk to children, they do say the darndest things and they also come up with a few original insights that you might not have considered before. Children also really appreciate just having a conversation with someone, rather than having to play a game with arbitrary rules or having to learn stuff. Never try to sneak learning in other activities and expect children not to notice, they are children, not idiots.
Read a poem every day, it'll make you better at articulating many things in everyday communication.

[jeff_archer7]

be nice to nerds cause you never know who's packing

[EricG1793]

be nice to nerds cause you never know who's packing

Ahhhh... I'm surprised nobody thought of that sooner. I agree with that completely. You look at Bill Gates, who was probably the nerdiest of the nerds, and look at the money he's making and how many people work for him. In fact he himself said to a group of kids once along the lines of "Be nice to the nerds. Most likely you'll be working for one someday."

[the tree]

I don't that's what be meant somehow. Also, he didn't actually say that. (snopes (http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm), innit)

[KDLA]

I don't that's what be meant somehow. Also, he didn't actually say that.
Agreed. I believe the connotation was negative, not charitable.
For females, the statement has a dual meaning.
"be nice to nerds cause you never know who's packing"
:p (blush)

[the tree]

If you try to find innuendo in everything everyone says, you'll probably manage.

[Ultimater]

Thermometers – chances are your mother stuck one in your mouth to read your body temperature to test whether or not you were really sick. Doctors today even have a thermometer that they stick in your ear to read the temperature of your body. Sickness offsets a person’s normal body temperature -- which is supposed to be at 98.6 °F; this means that a sick person’s goal should be to restore their natural body temperature to normal. When a person has a fever their body temperature is hotter than normal. Conversely, when a person has the common cold their body temperature is colder than normal.

You may have heard an expression “starve a fever; feed a cold.” If you have ever tried a starvation diet to lose weight you’d be familiar with its ineffectiveness; there are even some diets out there that encourage food intake which are more effective in promoting weight loss. When experts fail to understand which foods are healing and which are harmful they tend to believe theories such as starving a fever.

Interestingly enough doctors frequently prescribe drugs which are taken orally yet they tell you to wait a certain amount of time before eating food again. If food has nothing to do with medicine then what difference does it make if you eat food with it? Obviously it does have a lot to with medicine. Interestingly enough, if one mixed the prescribed drug with appropriate foods it would actually enhance the drug’s effect and the same goes for mixing drugs with drugs. There are many foods that would be safe to take with the prescribed medication yet doctors fear you may eat a food that will offset its effects or they don’t know which foods are safe to mix with it themselves. Many times a patient will end up taking more than one medication at once and the doctor will need to know if they mix or not. Well, believe it or not, the cure for the common cold and fever have been right under our noses in our household all along.

Chinese Herbal Medicine focuses on keeping the body in balance. They use herbal combinations to target and balance various parts of the body. One doesn’t need to limit their food to Chinese herbs. All food have a effect on body temperature. A yin food is one which is more cooling than warming to the body. A cantaloupe or banana would be among the more cooler foods while an apple or carrot would be part of the list of less cool ones. A yang food is one which is more warming than cooling to the body. A piece of meat or cheese would be among the more warming foods while bell peppers and chicken would be among the list of less warm ones. When one gets a fever they should eat yin foods to cool their body down. Conversely, when one gets a cold they should eat yang foods to warm their body up. For a list of foods, try searching google.com for yin foods or yang foods respectively.

It should also be noted how cold-blooded animals like reptiles fail to adapt to climates as well as humans do since their body temperatures are directly effected by its climate and their bodies fail to adjust to them. Humans on the other hand maintain a constant body temperature of 98.6 °F yet even human body temperature is subject to change in extreme climates. It should be noted the extra work the human body needs to do in order to maintain a constant temperature even in less extreme climates. When one has a fever don’t make your body work harder in order to cool itself down instead find yourself a cooler room than usual. Conversely, when one has a cold find yourself a slightly warmer room. Before engaging in exercise one usually does a warm up in order to raise the body temperature. By exercising one keeps their body temperature up. Food intake naturally gives a person more energy to exercise hence “feed a cold”. Water is also damp and by exercising one sweats it out and warms the body. When a person has a cold, you usually want to avoid exercise and instead engage in additional sleep and drink lots of water. Simply-put the “starve a fever” logic is flawed.
It would better read “drown a fever”.

Happy sickness!


Behold the list I have so far generated.
YIN FOODS (foods that cool the body down)
Alcohol
Ale
Alfalfa sprouts
Apple
Apricot
Asian pear
Asparagus
Bamboo
Bamboo shoots
Banana
Barley, pearl
Bean curd
Bean sprouts
Beer
Boiled foods
Bok choy
Broccoli
Burdock root
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chicken eggs
Chilled tofu
Chinese cabbage
Chinese cucumbers
Chrysanthemum tea
Clam
Coffee
Crab
Cucumber
Daikon radish
Dandelion
Dandelion greens
Duck
Eggplant
Eggs, chicken
Endive
Fruit juices
Green tea
Honey
Honeydew
Lotus root
Melons
Milk
Millet
Most greens
Most white foods
Oil
Pearl barley
Pears
Peppermint
Pork
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Refined sugars
Romaine lettuce
Seaweed
Soy bean sprouts
Soybeans
Spices
Spinach
Squash
Stimulants
Sugar
Tea
Tofu
Tropical vegetables and fruits
Turnip
Watecress
Water
Water chestnut
Watercress
Watermelon
Wheat
Winter squash
Zucchini

YANG FOODS (foods that warm the body up)
Bamboo
Beef
Broiled meat
Catfish
Cheese
Cherry
Chicken
Chili pepper
Deep fried food
Dried meat
Eggplant
Eggs
Fish
Fried and fatty foods
Garlic
Ginger
Glutinous rice
Green peppers
Hot spicy foods
Leeks
Lychee
Mango
Meat
Mushrooms
Onions
Peanuts
Persimmons
Pineapple
Pork liver
Poultry
Red foods (peppers, tomatoes etc)
Salt
Seafood
Sesame oil
Shellfish
Sour foods
Tangerines
Vinegar
Wine

[EricG1793]

Give second chances. I JUST thought of that.

[nshiell]

Never drink orange juce after you have brushed your teeth

[EricG1793]

Hmm, I just thought of something else....

Don't move in to a house you're building unless it's COMPLETELY finished and has EVERYTHING you'll ever want in it.

That's the mistake that my parents made. Our house still needs a deck to be built, six ceiling fans to be put up (now there are just "naked' light bulbs hanging out of the ceilings), a sink in the upstairs bathroom, and more light fixtures outside. Now it needs to be painted DESPERATELY. On the outside and on the inside. The siding outside is wood; it's getting black and ugly. It'll probably rot. It really needs to be stained. And the house has seen fifteen years of this (Just a little more than my entire life time)... isn't it time to have it finished?

My mom wanted just two things: Central air and a fireplace. And we have neither. My mom and I are trying to convince my dad for central air, but the fireplace is never going to happen.

[the fonejacker]

Never get upset at someones lack of PC, they don't have the same intellect as yourself so don't lower yourself...

[theuedimaster]

Don't get mad at what small children do - you used to do the same thing.

[Ultimater]

Compliments, if phrased poorly, can backfire unexpectedly.
"You look pretty today"
"What!? And yesterday I DIDN'T!?"

If she looks more pretty today than yesterday to you because of her outfit, then phrase your compliment likewise.

[the tree]

Never get upset at someones lack of PC, they don't have the same intellect as yourself so don't lower yourself...If you're tempted to get upset at someone's lack of a PC, there's something wrong with your mindset in the first place. Remind yourself daily that most people don't have computers or telephones, yet they are still probably better than you at something.

[Kevey]

I heard this on some program years ago: Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do judge him, you're a mile away and have his shoes. ;)

[Ultimater]

When trouble comes, bring a friend.

[KDLA]

When trouble comes, bring a friend.
When trouble comes, blame a friend! :p

[Ultimater]

As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.(Proverbs 27:19 (http://bible.cc/proverbs/27-19.htm))
Water doesn't have its own color since it is relative to the surroundings it reflects; so too the hearts of man.
The above is generally explained in terms of love or anger.
Both initiate with a spark and give birth to a continuous loop.
A quarrel goes on as long as the complainer can complain but love is different since it goes on endlessly unless someone has reason to dump the other.
However even after a quarrel ends, hatred still remains in the heart just like love remains in the heart.
Interestingly enough, love can help someone get over hatred and hatred can help someone get over love.
I guess love is best defined as the opposite of hated.

[Ultimater]

Hatred isn't the outcome of a quarrel but rather the cause of it.
How does one come to hatred?
Failure to understand engenders hatred.

[Ultimater]

Fear of failure prevents one from accomplishing.
If you want to accomplish, embrace the drawbacks of your life's goals.

[EricG1793]

See my signature for a random piece of daily advise.

Actually, I'll just paste it in here....

"Life is like a building; each day that goes by, you put another brick on. Hopefully. Unless there's some kinda... destruction going on." :D -My SS teacher, 10/10/07

That's kind of daily advise....

[Ultimater]

One can take something as simple as a clothesline and learn from it:
The weight which a clotheslines can hold takes into account the thickness of the string. However a clothesline with a break in the string is unable to serve its initial purpose -- making its thickness insignificant in contrast with a broken thiner clothesline. However the thickness can become significant again if you find a new use for your broken string by making two shorter clotheslines out of it.

[Ultimater]

Words such as "never" and "always" are absolute and should never be applied to people except when followed by "except" thus making it dependent on something, or if followed by a condition of some sort or another...
...except for the times never and always should be applied to people, lol.
Nothing is absolute except for The Absolute and all else is relative in-contrast to Him.

[Ultimater]

The limit of endurance takes into account one's ability to channel.

[yamaharuss]

When you least expect it, expect it.

[centrationinc]

When you lose something its always in the last place you look.

When trying to figure something out its always the last thing you try.

[toicontien]

Sometimes bushes eat tennis balls, and that's OK.

[johnpaint]

Love means, never having to say your sorry.

[toicontien]

And love also means never being afraid to say you're sorry. ;)

[johnpaint]

Yeah. You got me on that one.I bet your married.

[johnpaint]

well I guess all of us need to say it at least once.

http://www.johnhowellconstruction.com

[dtm32236]

From EGOL on SEO Chat Forums:

Its not the size of the dog in the fight that matters... it's the size of the fight in the dog.

and

Free advice generally isn't worth much, but cheap advice is worth even less.

There's my input...

[susanpcdigital]

A leader is a dealer in hope. :)

[Ultimater]

Inspirations are everything even if you aren't worthy of seeing them until later.

[NogDog]

If at first you don't succeed, take some time to analyze what you did wrong before you try, try again.

[toicontien]

If at first you don't succeed, take some time to analyze what you did wrong before you try, try again.

"If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards and try again."

Steve Martin I think, in "Sgt. Bilko" :D

[David Harrison]

"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style."
Quentin Crisp

[Ultimater]

Someone you can't stand, don't permit in your presence. Perhaps it is time to change locations, if reasoning doesn't improve the situation.

[toicontien]

While it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to raise an idiot.

[TJ111]

Turn off your television,
Take the noose off your ambition. - Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[fside]

Many are ambitious. Few pay attention.

[toicontien]

If you find it hard to swim against the current, maybe you're headed the wrong way?

[TJ111]

Man who fart in church sit in own pew.

[EricG1793]

Don't start using/enjoying something until it's 100% finished.

One specific is, don't move in to a house until it's 100% finished.

[Ultimater]

Don't post to the random daily advice thread if you've got work to do

[Sunny G]

Never drink lemonade after brushing your teeth.

[Wingfire9]

The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.

[mlim]

Guys,

All well say, what can I say ?

Life must go on.:) :)

[toicontien]

Lord give me patience, and give it to me NOW!

[Ultimater]

nices guys need to learn to say no

[KDLA]

nices guys need to learn to say no
nice girls need to learn to say no, too :p

[toicontien]

Heh. The ironic thing is bad boys and girls also need to learn to say no. :D

And my bit of advice for today?

Unlike a fine wine, coffee does not get better with time. Always empty the coffee pot before brewing a new pot... always.

[Ultimater]

learn to learn

[TJ111]

Don't listen to people when they try to tell you what life is. Life isn't a race (especially against the clock), it's not a roller coaster, it's not a ride. Life is life, live it your way or don't bother living at all.

[Sunny G]

Life = (Free WiFi + Music + Burritos)

[Ultimater]

Interesting advice link: http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/pearls.html I stumbled upon.

[Ultimater]

Don't buy too many things off ebay in one day lest everything arrive at once and clog your mailbox. :D
(I think I'm in trouble)

[ewomack]

Never ask the barber if you need a haircut.

[Ultimater]

Frustration comes from lack of understanding.

[NogDog]

Frustration comes from lack of understanding.
Except when you are frustrated because you understand perfectly that someone else is being a total [insert pejorative of your choice] due to fuzzy, non-critical thinking.

[Ultimater]

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."
- Einstein

[toicontien]

Sometimes a strong current is hard to swim against because it's a test.

Sometimes it's too strong to swim against because you are swimming in the wrong direction.

If you can't swim against the current, and you hear a waterfall, you've got the wrong stream.

[chestertb]

Computers have a fundamental problem... they don't work.
As long as you start from that basic preconception, then everything you get from there is a bonus.

[Ultimater]

Don't underestimate the IRS

[Sunny G]

The IRS overestimates you.

[wh666-666]

People are scrounging pigs, avoid them if possible!

[NogDog]

Learn to think critically and skeptically, then make your own decisions rather than accepting the propaganda of others.

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.
~ H. L. Mencken
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
~ George Bernard Shaw
There is no slavery but ignorance. Liberty is the child of intelligence.
~ Robert G. Ingersoll
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
~ Malcolm S. Forbes
To every complex question there is a simple answer and it is wrong…
~ H.L. Mencken
Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
~ Oscar Wilde

[Ultimater]

An old thread I missed.
Here's one:
Don't watch an entire session of a tv show in one sitting. Always weigh and re-weigh your priorities. It's better to catch up one night at a time because if you push-off priorities too long they'll come back to haunt you like sloppy coding.

[Ultimater]

Don't try to please everybody because the more you please them the more they will depend on you and one can't always move on in life when their past keeps on coming back to haunt them - especially in coding.

[vinoth]

“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday's code" - Esp when you are useless in the world fit for nothing.

[toicontien]

“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday's code" - Esp when you are useless in the world fit for nothing.

Sometimes it pays to stay in bed on Sunday so you are fit for the world on Monday. ;)

[jeff_archer7]

Roses are #FF0000
Violets are #0000FF