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Rule Of Three
Currently making its rounds through the NBES (Non-Business Email Spams) is the following story:
In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students…?”
“Wait a moment,” Socrates replied. “Before you tell me, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Test of Three.”
“Test of Three?”
“That’s correct,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my student let’s take a moment to test what you’re going to say. The first test is Truth. Are absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man replied, “actually I just heard about it.”
“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second test, the test of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him even though you’re not certain it’s true?”
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued, “You may still pass though because there is a third test – the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?”
“No, not really…”
“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?”
The man was defeated and ashamed and said no more. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem. It also explains why Socrates never found out that Plato was banging his wife.
The crappy thing about this is that most people will read this and find it funny due to one sentence at the end instead of taking the time to reflect upon the Role Of Three outlined in the story and apply it to their own lives.
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Diesel Sweeties: Transformers vs. Politics
(Via Diesel Sweeties by R Stevens.)
I’m not a gigantic fan of Diesel Sweeties. It is enjoyable and I think it is phenomenal that Mr. Stevens was able to not only launch a version in the normal newspapers, but also has been able to keep his original version with it’s “edgier” humor going at the same time.
This comic, from the print archives, strikes me as chock full of awesome! The most amusing part is that I’m a libertarian.
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FuBar Demolition Tool
From CoolTools: FuBar Demolition Tool
The FuBar is a single cast piece of high carbon steel that looks like a prettied up hammer. One end has a hammer and a tearing, armour-penetrating beak, while the opposite end has a conventional pry bar and nail puller. You can use it to drive nails, but what it really excels in is F’ing things up beyond recognition — hence FuBar. You hit something with the axe-like end until it’s weakened, then hit again, twist to pry, and CRUNCH!
Personally, I find this thing FREAKING AWESOME, for no other reason than the thought that went into a tool specifically designed to break stuff.
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Site Genres
Recently, I was talking with some coworkers of mine and I was explaining my opinion that there are really only three main genres of sites that I can think of.
- Entertainment
- Reference
- Application
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Thinking Differently: A Story
Another story that I have no idea of the origin, but it exemplifies my love of thinking outside the box (to use an exhausted cliché).
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