wow. how long has it been? just a few weeks ago i wore to myself i would update daily. but now look, i have abandoned my dear blog for more than a week.
anyways, moving on.
after i took the IQ test earlier, i have actually thought of forming a club that can only consist of people who have an IQ of 130 or above. sadly, one IQ test is insufficient to determine all aspects of intelligence.
however, i still tried to spread the basic idea around. the club will have weekly meetings consisting of only one activity. each member must create a puzzle / riddle / cipher and make copies for other members to solve. sounds nice eh?
my basic idea is to stimulate brain cells on a weekly basis. sadly, not many agreed with the idea of the club.
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so instead of daily updates, why not i give weekly ciphers? then i'll squeeze in some updates in between if i'm in the mood. sounds good? yes? no?
well, i can't wait for your response so i say go with it.
starting.................. now!
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37 66 92 21 44
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88 74 54 63 18
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33 18 27 36 49
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99 88 76 55 11
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the answer is a word
hint: the cumulative even is void
hint 2: binary is required as a last step
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can you solve it? yes? no? i hope you can. seriously, i do. answer in the comments. this is open for all. since it only requires 2 (or 3) steps to solve, you only have 1 week to solve it. the only reward you will get is honor of being able to solve my cipher. good luck!
28 December 2008
14 December 2008
IQ Test 14 December 2008
i think i took an IQ test about a year (or two years) ago. i don't know how the topic suddenly came up between me and a friend but he later gave me a link to a site to test my IQ.
Free-IQTest.net - Quick Free IQ Test
i think compared with last time, my IQ rose about 10 points only. (results are give or take 5 points)
here is something the site had to say about the human IQ:
I.Q. (intelligence quotient) in general, is an assessment of your ability to think and reason. IQ score is a standardized way of comparing this ability with the majority of people the same age as you are. A score of 100 means that compared to these people in your general age group that you have basically an average intelligence. Most psychologists would say those scoring in a range of 95 to 105 are of a normal intelligence or have an average IQ. Actual IQ score may vary plus or minus five points since it is very difficult to get an IQ score with complete accuracy. Keep in mind, there are many outside factors that may have a negative impact on your score. For instance, if you are not feeling well at the time of taking the test. Or perhaps you are distracted by something on that particular day. These things may affect your score. Additionally, IQ is not the be all end all of a person's abilities in life. IQ score fails to measure things such as manual dexterity (obviously), musical talent, and a slew of other abilities that may lead one to many different successes in life. However, your score on an IQ test will give you a pretty accurate indication of the ability you possess to think, reason and solve problems which can often be critical in many phases of your life.
Free-IQTest.net - Quick Free IQ Test
i think compared with last time, my IQ rose about 10 points only. (results are give or take 5 points)
here is something the site had to say about the human IQ:
I.Q. (intelligence quotient) in general, is an assessment of your ability to think and reason. IQ score is a standardized way of comparing this ability with the majority of people the same age as you are. A score of 100 means that compared to these people in your general age group that you have basically an average intelligence. Most psychologists would say those scoring in a range of 95 to 105 are of a normal intelligence or have an average IQ. Actual IQ score may vary plus or minus five points since it is very difficult to get an IQ score with complete accuracy. Keep in mind, there are many outside factors that may have a negative impact on your score. For instance, if you are not feeling well at the time of taking the test. Or perhaps you are distracted by something on that particular day. These things may affect your score. Additionally, IQ is not the be all end all of a person's abilities in life. IQ score fails to measure things such as manual dexterity (obviously), musical talent, and a slew of other abilities that may lead one to many different successes in life. However, your score on an IQ test will give you a pretty accurate indication of the ability you possess to think, reason and solve problems which can often be critical in many phases of your life.
10 December 2008
4chan
a little more than a week ago, i discovered 4chan, the largest image board there is. you can imagine my delight as i condensed my blood with anime wallpapers but the worse has yet to come.
you see ladies and gentlemen, when you find something new, you tend to have an extended interest in it. eventually i tried the other links and fell in love with regular and creepy wallpapers as well. not only that, but they also happen to have funny pictures as well.
i could almost feel my soul being lifted into a higher realm, a form of nirvana if you may. its as if i have found a legal way to take drugs.
however, everything has its price to pay. images take up space. i was actually surprised to find out how much space i have in wallpapers alone. and this is only a week. i shudder to think what will happen if i continue on this image spree.
current status:
anime related wallpapers: 2001
disk space taken: 1.05GB
non-anime related images: 609
disk space taken: 333MB
total images: 2610
total disk space taken: 1.37GB
lets see what happens in a week shall we?
you see ladies and gentlemen, when you find something new, you tend to have an extended interest in it. eventually i tried the other links and fell in love with regular and creepy wallpapers as well. not only that, but they also happen to have funny pictures as well.
i could almost feel my soul being lifted into a higher realm, a form of nirvana if you may. its as if i have found a legal way to take drugs.
however, everything has its price to pay. images take up space. i was actually surprised to find out how much space i have in wallpapers alone. and this is only a week. i shudder to think what will happen if i continue on this image spree.
current status:
anime related wallpapers: 2001
disk space taken: 1.05GB
non-anime related images: 609
disk space taken: 333MB
total images: 2610
total disk space taken: 1.37GB
lets see what happens in a week shall we?
09 December 2008
Fear & Phobia
fear is to be afraid. phobia is to be extremely afraid. yet why do we have phobias? why is it that we fear? some people say that they are born with it. but we are only born with two phobias which are fear of loud noises and fear of falling. even these fears can be easily overcome.
lets say you are afraid of bugs. granted some bugs are poisonous and you may use this to argue your case. but even so, why would you be afraid? sure it may be poisonous but shouldn't you be more cautious instead of afraid?
there are two basic ways to stop your phobias. either keep confronting it until you are not afraid, or think about something else when you are facing it.
but lets use our brains for a moment. lets think, why would we be afraid in the first place? when you think about it rationally, there is no reason to be afraid of anything. spontaneous things don't occur and everything is bound by the laws of physics.
you won't sink into the bed if you sleep without the lights. you won't get chocked to death just because you are in a small room. you won't die if you touch a cockroach (though you may still find it disgusting).
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now then, a little side note.
if you are afraid of something because of a myth you heard, confirm it. don't believe everything you read on the internet.
suddenly you don't what to drink coke because it can dissolve meat in a day? please. unless you actually tried those stupid chain mails to prove this, you will still drink it without fear.
bloody mary? come on people. i tried it and my eyes are both still intact.
if you can't prove it, disprove it. if you can't disprove it, then it probably isn't worth fearing.
if you are afraid of something because of a bad experience, then guess what, we learn of experience. we make mistakes and learn from it. there is no point hiding and running away.
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we fear because of irrational reasons. press the pause button and think about all your fear and ask yourself why. there probably isn't a good reason. its alright to be cautious. its alright to run away when the odds are not on your side. but there is absolutely no point in being afraid of anything.
P.S. being shocked or surprised is not being afraid. if someone suddenly pokes you you are merely shocked. a natural reaction to avoid potential danger.
lets say you are afraid of bugs. granted some bugs are poisonous and you may use this to argue your case. but even so, why would you be afraid? sure it may be poisonous but shouldn't you be more cautious instead of afraid?
there are two basic ways to stop your phobias. either keep confronting it until you are not afraid, or think about something else when you are facing it.
but lets use our brains for a moment. lets think, why would we be afraid in the first place? when you think about it rationally, there is no reason to be afraid of anything. spontaneous things don't occur and everything is bound by the laws of physics.
you won't sink into the bed if you sleep without the lights. you won't get chocked to death just because you are in a small room. you won't die if you touch a cockroach (though you may still find it disgusting).
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now then, a little side note.
if you are afraid of something because of a myth you heard, confirm it. don't believe everything you read on the internet.
suddenly you don't what to drink coke because it can dissolve meat in a day? please. unless you actually tried those stupid chain mails to prove this, you will still drink it without fear.
bloody mary? come on people. i tried it and my eyes are both still intact.
if you can't prove it, disprove it. if you can't disprove it, then it probably isn't worth fearing.
if you are afraid of something because of a bad experience, then guess what, we learn of experience. we make mistakes and learn from it. there is no point hiding and running away.
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we fear because of irrational reasons. press the pause button and think about all your fear and ask yourself why. there probably isn't a good reason. its alright to be cautious. its alright to run away when the odds are not on your side. but there is absolutely no point in being afraid of anything.
P.S. being shocked or surprised is not being afraid. if someone suddenly pokes you you are merely shocked. a natural reaction to avoid potential danger.
08 December 2008
Touhou 6, 7, and 11 (Trial)
ever hear of the game Touhou? the link gives plenty info but its basically a shooting game. which i suck at.
alright, i'm not exactly a fan of shooter type games in the first place but this games has really nice graphics, which is what attracted me first.it also doesn't eat too much of your disc space and seems to function well without lagging on the average computer.
alright. let's start with [TH06 東方紅魔郷 ～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.].
this is the loading screen:
there are a few modes to play in. easy, normal, hard and lunatic. although i suck, i still decided to play normal. this is what i got:
say what? only 24.65% completed? no kidding..
then i took the liberty to play in lunatic to see how good i was:
9.92%. great. just great.
i know i suck and i know it says lunatic. but i was heavily attacked!
but of course, the best part is how i die. i think being a newb in these category of games makes me vulnerable for this type of "sudden burst".
Ah~ the bitter wine of defeat~
alright. moving on, there is [TH07 東方妖々夢 ～ Perfect Cherry Blossom.].
loading screen:
this one, i happen to be slightly better:
this is 18.42% in level two!! that means i actually managed to pass level one in normal! (OMFGROTFLMAOBBQWTF)
but when i tried lunatic:
5.89%. thats just sad.
here are two screen shots. the first is when i died once. the second is moments before i lost my last life:
then there is the trial version of [TH11 東方地霊殿 ～ Subterranean Animism.]. the full version is already out but i have yet to acquire it. so its only the demo version for now:
i don't have in game screen shots of this but i managed to pass level 1 once. and in lunatic, i died within 10 seconds. twice. then i lost my last life within the next 30 seconds. =.=
so if you like shooter games and anime like art then touhou is definitely the game(s) you are looking for. so far the english patches are up to touhou 9, so there are no worries if you don't understand japanese!
alright, i'm not exactly a fan of shooter type games in the first place but this games has really nice graphics, which is what attracted me first.it also doesn't eat too much of your disc space and seems to function well without lagging on the average computer.
alright. let's start with [TH06 東方紅魔郷 ～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.].
this is the loading screen:
there are a few modes to play in. easy, normal, hard and lunatic. although i suck, i still decided to play normal. this is what i got:
say what? only 24.65% completed? no kidding..
then i took the liberty to play in lunatic to see how good i was:
9.92%. great. just great.
i know i suck and i know it says lunatic. but i was heavily attacked!
but of course, the best part is how i die. i think being a newb in these category of games makes me vulnerable for this type of "sudden burst".
Ah~ the bitter wine of defeat~
alright. moving on, there is [TH07 東方妖々夢 ～ Perfect Cherry Blossom.].
loading screen:
this one, i happen to be slightly better:
this is 18.42% in level two!! that means i actually managed to pass level one in normal! (OMFGROTFLMAOBBQWTF)
but when i tried lunatic:
5.89%. thats just sad.
here are two screen shots. the first is when i died once. the second is moments before i lost my last life:
then there is the trial version of [TH11 東方地霊殿 ～ Subterranean Animism.]. the full version is already out but i have yet to acquire it. so its only the demo version for now:
i don't have in game screen shots of this but i managed to pass level 1 once. and in lunatic, i died within 10 seconds. twice. then i lost my last life within the next 30 seconds. =.=
so if you like shooter games and anime like art then touhou is definitely the game(s) you are looking for. so far the english patches are up to touhou 9, so there are no worries if you don't understand japanese!
07 December 2008
Proof Anime Girls are Aliens
you know when you watch anime, the girls (and guys) are usually out of proportion? this is because they are aliens! what other proof do you need? just think about it. how can they cram their intestines in such a small space? this might just proof that aliens are making animes based on their own anatomy..
if they were aliens, they might have either smaller intestines or no intestines at all! this clearly proves that anime characters are all aliens.
[yes, i know there is not enough space to fit a stomach. stop looking already.]
and if that is not enough, how about the fact that anime characters don't seem to die after an explosion or fall off a tall building? or the fact that an explosion only affects them when it is caused by the main villain?
and it does not stop there. notice how many female anime character have Huge eyes? if it were that huge, how can their brain fit? or is it a fact that their alien brains are tiny but extremely powerful? and why are most male characters having tiny eyes? are the male species of the aliens having bigger brains of equal power?
not to mention, some characters can have large eyes, but when fighting enemies, their eyes turn to the sizes of slit. morphing brain perhaps?
hence, i offer you Cold Hard Proof that anime characters are aliens:
Anime = Alien productions.
if they were aliens, they might have either smaller intestines or no intestines at all! this clearly proves that anime characters are all aliens.
[yes, i know there is not enough space to fit a stomach. stop looking already.]
and if that is not enough, how about the fact that anime characters don't seem to die after an explosion or fall off a tall building? or the fact that an explosion only affects them when it is caused by the main villain?
and it does not stop there. notice how many female anime character have Huge eyes? if it were that huge, how can their brain fit? or is it a fact that their alien brains are tiny but extremely powerful? and why are most male characters having tiny eyes? are the male species of the aliens having bigger brains of equal power?
not to mention, some characters can have large eyes, but when fighting enemies, their eyes turn to the sizes of slit. morphing brain perhaps?
hence, i offer you Cold Hard Proof that anime characters are aliens:
Anime = Alien productions.
01 December 2008
AIDS is God's Love
ladies and gentlemen, we all know the horrors of having AIDS. nobody wants it. and even with the advancement of science, we are still unable to find a cure.
when i say God, i do not refer to any religion. i simply refer to it as an incomprehensible form of power. as in the one who created the first thing in the first place. for those who do not believe in religion and believe only in science, you should not disagree when i say everything has to come from somewhere. i use the term God to simplify this matter so please try to keep an open mind.
regardless of religion and race, do you not think that AIDS is a form of miracle? after all, it is because of this fear that people even bothered to look at safety seriously. its like saying that if there is no punishment, it is okay to slack off. but now there is punishment. now there is AIDS. of course some are simply born with it so they don't have a choice. but do you not think that this is something to open our eyes?
when you think about it, the disease may be the one thing that forces us to be aware of our emotions and the emotions of those around us as well. it triggers empathy in us when it affects our loved ones or our friends. it opens our eyes to how bad things can be in life.
humans. we are meant to live together in harmony. we are as if ants, working hard to store food and stay out of harms way. but there are those who like to be alone. like a lone tiger in the forest. and there are also those who like to turn against themselves, causing hate and chaos. this still occurs in this world.
if you do not want to believe in a greater power being the cause of this, then why not we look upon man himself? there are those that can live together. but it is because of those who do not, they cause trouble. they may fear its consequence but they always find a way around it. the bigger the problem created, the harder to find a solution. until at one point, the consequence cannot be undone. there is no cure for AIDS. and this has forced mankind to think before they further hurt themselves and others.
forced to face the ugliness of our own soul and given a chance to reflect upon it. or born with such a curse but lets you understand the heart of another who is the same. is this not mankind's greatest gift? is this not the sign of God's Love?
when i say God, i do not refer to any religion. i simply refer to it as an incomprehensible form of power. as in the one who created the first thing in the first place. for those who do not believe in religion and believe only in science, you should not disagree when i say everything has to come from somewhere. i use the term God to simplify this matter so please try to keep an open mind.
regardless of religion and race, do you not think that AIDS is a form of miracle? after all, it is because of this fear that people even bothered to look at safety seriously. its like saying that if there is no punishment, it is okay to slack off. but now there is punishment. now there is AIDS. of course some are simply born with it so they don't have a choice. but do you not think that this is something to open our eyes?
when you think about it, the disease may be the one thing that forces us to be aware of our emotions and the emotions of those around us as well. it triggers empathy in us when it affects our loved ones or our friends. it opens our eyes to how bad things can be in life.
humans. we are meant to live together in harmony. we are as if ants, working hard to store food and stay out of harms way. but there are those who like to be alone. like a lone tiger in the forest. and there are also those who like to turn against themselves, causing hate and chaos. this still occurs in this world.
if you do not want to believe in a greater power being the cause of this, then why not we look upon man himself? there are those that can live together. but it is because of those who do not, they cause trouble. they may fear its consequence but they always find a way around it. the bigger the problem created, the harder to find a solution. until at one point, the consequence cannot be undone. there is no cure for AIDS. and this has forced mankind to think before they further hurt themselves and others.
forced to face the ugliness of our own soul and given a chance to reflect upon it. or born with such a curse but lets you understand the heart of another who is the same. is this not mankind's greatest gift? is this not the sign of God's Love?
Christmas Wallpaper 2008
Here are 13 christmas themed anime wallpapers. these are scaled down to be a Ratio of 1280 x 800. some are originally larger. some are not. i cropped them the best i can. enjoy
contains:
code geass
lucky star
fate stay night
mahou shoujo lyrical nanoha
suzumiya haruhi
http://depositfiles.com/files/rpqp3blv0
there were more but i just didn't know what animes those came from so i didn't download them.
contains:
code geass
lucky star
fate stay night
mahou shoujo lyrical nanoha
suzumiya haruhi
http://depositfiles.com/files/rpqp3blv0
there were more but i just didn't know what animes those came from so i didn't download them.
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