tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25992366761392426062024-03-08T00:54:58.173-08:00DhartopiaScience, Philosophy, Humor, Universe and everything.Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-38982110903406370712008-06-02T12:54:00.001-07:002008-06-02T12:54:39.779-07:00<img src="http://www.logomaker.com/logo-images/b80b041c507206fe.gif"/>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-60946197620375879902008-05-29T13:19:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:58:54.023-07:00why multiple toilets at home is a good idea....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.src.le.ac.uk/projects/lobster/iss3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.src.le.ac.uk/projects/lobster/iss3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Ассенизационно-Санитарная Устанdовка (ASU) or the waste management unit in the Zvedza Module of ISS( International Space Station) failed to suck human dump on 21st May. Being the only toilet aboard ISS, the crews were stranded, and despite crew's best attempts ( Duhh!!!) NASA admitted that things are not going so well. Almost all parts were replaced, but the problem seems to be with the ASU separator Pump.<br /><br />The three astronauts aboard ISS were forced ( I imagine why? ) to use the toilet in the moored Russian Soyuz Capsule in the Orbiting station. <br /><br />Meanwhile NASA packed replacement parts aboard Discovery shuttle, which is scheduled to blast off soon.Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-82971619242130649982008-05-28T00:04:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:47:11.385-07:00Pangea Day ( May 10 2008)There was a time in Earth's history when all the continents of planet Earth were locked together in one common mass that is called "Pangea"<br /><br />To celebrate the unity of mankind, the human spirit, in Istanbul, the city where East and West straddles. Leading filmmakers from all over the world descended to write a story about their countries through short movies.<br /><br />Keeping the age old theme - "Brotherhood of man" alive, they have managed to create masterpieces that are as moving as Beethoven's Fur Elise or Ninth Symphony that celebrates the yearn for peace, joy, and compassion.<br /><br />Here's a video of Kenyans singing Indian national Anthem. Brotherhood of man? I think so...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uAWarHi0OgE&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uAWarHi0OgE&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Or French singing American National Anthem...<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRANExn491U&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRANExn491U&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Or Japanese singing for Turkey.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BBStEQvgcyM&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BBStEQvgcyM&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-35821583013835896822008-05-27T23:27:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:01:08.247-07:00Monkey Kisses<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPJ4_wE44w4&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BPJ4_wE44w4&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-49829233524114526052008-05-25T00:14:00.001-07:002008-05-29T13:02:27.441-07:00Survival of the fittest?One of my co-workers forwarded me this amazing video.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-9296574245003442632008-05-24T23:11:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:02:27.441-07:00Music by pellets ......Goldbergian animationCreativity never fails to amaze me, I came across this awesome animation which I thought I should share.<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/178495/what_a_clip.swf" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="345" width="400"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/178495/what_a_clip/"><br /></a><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/"></a></span>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-13719299324043046482008-05-23T21:04:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:50:09.094-07:00Do we know better?Going through the classics I own, I came across long forgotten, once memorized (by me)lines from the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain"<br /><br />"Jim said, the moon could'a laid them (the stars) ; well, that looked kinda reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so ofcourse it could be done. "<br /><br />The above statement, although hilarious and ridiculous example of comparison, seemed very logical to Tom and Jim. We think that with all our studies, observations and logical conclusions, we know better than the two little boys and that our conclusion is better than their deduction. May be we are right, may be, we have a better understanding of the universe and everything in it. But how do we know that we are not just as wrong as we think those two boys were?<br /><br />The Earth, is round and the Earth goes around Sun. It is what we know, living in 20th century. But let's not forget that there were people who believed Sun went around earth, and Earth was a flat surface, and people might fall off the edge.<br /><br />The question is, should we think we know better?<br />If I were to answer my own question I pose, I would say its a mistake to say we do.<br /><br />Some models of theoretical physics predicts that Earth actually does not go around the sun, Earth moves in a straight line in space, and space itself is curved due to Sun's gravity, making it look as if we are, along with few other planets, are going moving around like little boys around camp fire in boy scout.<br /><br />Do we know that even that conclusion is correct?<br />NO, we don't, But we do know that we are closer to reality than the model depicting Earth on the back of a giant tortoise.<br /><br />I, for one, is more than willing to believe that the purpose of humankind is finding the truth, and that truth, some day will deliver us our salvation.Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599236676139242606.post-40043244589611323882007-08-10T18:17:00.000-07:002008-05-29T13:02:52.729-07:00Morality of Human World<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > Sitting idly in front of my work station and waiting for a helpless freshman to walk in with 802.1x wireless problem, I begin to wonder whether I would have enjoyed helping people setup their university wireless connection if I weren’t paid. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >I consider myself a friendly easy going person who loves to see others laugh, but do I really have the right to think such highly of me? I don’t think I would have been sitting there helping people out for free.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >One of the difference between human beings and other animals is that men help each other out more effectively and makes a community for greater good they say .But is it really the truth? Or do we just help others for ulterior motives if not monthly checks. <span style=""> </span>Lack of helpless inquiring minds in front of my desk encouraged me to play around with my computer and I stumbled upon folders of philosophical literature that I had saved for my Rhetoric class couple of years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Comparing Thomas Hobbes with <span style="">Jean-Jacques Rousseau I try figuring out who is right? Thomas Hobbes wrote human beings are savage and evil at the core and is driven by greed whereas according to Jacques Civilization is the root of human greed and thus evil. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >I can neither deny nor agree with either. Human beings might be driven by instincts at the core, but that’s just the animal instincts essential for survival and makes sense because we live in the nature where “survival of the fittest” razor is so prevalent. Civilization and human evolution has done a great job in covering up these basic savage instincts making us a wiser race. But Civilization has also brought corruption and greed that has gone beyond mere survival. We have fought countless meaningless wars for land, gold, power and status. We have killed countless men for more than just the need to survive. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >At the same time a good civilization keeps its citizens content and wealthy. Compare a third world country like <st1:country-region st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region> or <st1:country-region st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region> with US or <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Where do you think crime rate will be higher? Affluence makes a society and thus humans belonging to the society better and for affluence we need civilization. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >With Civilization we might be trading one form of evil with another. May be we are not civilized at all. We are just a bunch of half civilized fools judging civilization by walking only two steps towards real civilization,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cricktopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437888167208013760noreply@blogger.com0