Quotes and rants

2011-08-03 (G+)

Energy

Energy isn’t some mystical substance that can be molded and shaped into exotic space-filling structures; it is simply the capacity of a system to perform thermodynamic work. Energy is required to lower the entropy of a system already at equilibrium, and energy is liberated when a chemical reaction occurs spontaneously in a closed, isolated system.

~ Tom Caldwell, Treknews.net

Ok, now you know. :)

2011-08-03

Everybody knows

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed

Everybody knows that the war is over

Everybody knows the good guys lost

Everybody knows the fight was fixed

The poor stay poor, the rich get rich

That's how it goes

Everybody knows

~ Leonard Cohen

Whew, cynical. But it resonates, doesn't it?

2011-08-01

As you get older

As you get older you give up the idea you are going to be somebody else.

~Virginia H Pearce

2011-07-08

Salarymen and innovation

Salarymen don’t have to take risks. They’re not interested in working hard. Month in and month out, they can count on a steady paycheck as long as they avoid making mistakes. No one is motivated to generate ideas or try new things.

~ Keiji Inafune, CEO of Comcept and a creator of video games.

2011-07-08

Friends

What are friends for, if not to be mean to you? ;-)

~ Jyoti Dahiya