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No Easy Day09 September, 2012
Written by one of the Navy Seals that participated in the Osama Bin Laden capture, it is a very detailed recount of all the training and execution of the mission from his perspective, featuring a detailed narration of the helicopter accident and Osama's death. The majority of the book's content is devoted to explaining what the navy seals are, how they train and the kind of missions they execute. In the process, various other missions not related to Osama's pursuit are recounted, which can rea
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Fascinate10 May, 2012
There are 7 attributes that can be associated to any story, brand or personality that triggers the human fascination: * Power * Passion * Mystique * Trust * Alarm * Rebellion * Prestige Not only the author does a great job describing each of these triggers, comparing brands, products and even celebrities, but she also teaches how to identify all your personal triggers, how enhance them and what are the effects each of these triggers causes in other people. Great read and definitely recommend f
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Open Monitor and Google Summer of Code09 December, 2011
Talk at December's meeting of the Chipy community about Open Monitor and participating in the Google Summer of Code program.
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The experience of giving a speech in a catwalk with a 360˚ screen18 November, 2011
After being invited to speak at the Creativity World Forum 2011 in Hasselt, Belgium, I was struck with the news that I was going to speak in a catwalk and that the presentation was going to be projected in a 360˚ screen, while the audience would be surrounding me from all sides. That felt like a great idea, and I was really excited to give it a try. When I got up there, I noticed that the catwalk had live grass throughout and it just summed up to the whole new experience of speaking in such a
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Building an Internet Connectivity Monitor16 November, 2011
A short speech I gave at the Creativity World Forum 2011 in Hasselt , Belgium .
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Steve Jobs09 November, 2011
A rebel who revolutionized the once boring, complex and expensive computer world. I read quite a few books and articles about Steve Jobs, but this book is by far the most sincere while describing his personality. It was impressive that a person with such a stubborn personality with an obsession for control would let his daemons out of his closet, as it is said in the book. Most people would ask that his biography should focus on his qualities and achievements, but according to the author, Walter
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Criticism avoids you from seeing the good09 June, 2011
I'm just about to finish listening to the "Making Ideas Happen " audiobook, and wanted to share my review and a few nice ideas I can highlight from it. Though the title of this book could suggest that it's subject is related to procrastination, just like the other two books I reviewed last month (The Now Habit and Eat That Frog [https://www.xnv.io/posts/if-youve-got-t
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Star Wars - Star Tours07 June, 2011
Though it is an ad for the Star Tours on Disneyland, this is pretty much how it would look like to see Darth Vader at Disneyland:
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Exclusive Preview on iOS 507 June, 2011
Looking for a sneak peek on iOS 5 announced yesterday? Okay... not really what you'll get out of iOS 5, but still fun to watch ;-) Okay... not really what you'll get out of iOS 5, but still fun to watch ;-)
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If you've got two frogs to eat, which one would you eat first?02 June, 2011
Just finished with listening to another audiobook a couple days ago while walking, and wanted to share my review and highlight two important concepts I learned from it. First concept: If you have two frogs in the pond to eat, which one would you eat first? The ugliest one. Once you've done with the ugliest o
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You don't know the basics02 June, 2011
Everybody knows how to breath, and that is taken for granted because we all do it and we all seem to do it right, since we're not asphyxiating. Now, breathing right for proper oxygenation and prevention of side cramps or "stitches" is something totally different. Just came back from my daily walk, and today I tried to sustain proper breathing throughout the exercise. It is amazing how hard it is to get rid of your wrong breathing habits and substitute for a right one. I just ended up figuring t
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Challenging Myself31 May, 2011
My idea While watching my weight go up due to long hours of work sitting in front of a computer and some health problems began to appear, I just decided that I had to undertake some sort of regular exercise so that I could keep up with my weight, shape and health. About 3 weeks ago, I began to go out with Noah first thing early in the morning to walk in a fast pace (not actually jogging yet) for about 3 Km (1.8 mi), and since Noah can't keep up with long conversations yet I'm using that time to
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