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Ψάχνοντας αξιόλογα στοιχεία ελληνικής λογοτεχνίας έπεσα σε ένα ακόμη ποίημα – διαμάντι:
Μαθαίνοντας να δέχεσαι
γίνεσαι δέντρο…
και τότε έχεις ελπίδες
να γίνεις κάποτε καράβι.
«Μεταμορφώσεις»
του Γ. Κλωνή
και μου φάνηκε ότι μοιάζει πολύ με… αυτό:
Tagged: μεταμορφώσεις, ποίηση, στοίχημα
Today, like almost every other Sunday, I started organizing all the stuff that came up from the activities of the past week. Because of a conference I was attending from Thursday to Saturday, more tasks than usual were left unfinished and, additionally, the conference material I brought back with me, increased the mess on my desk.
So I eagerly started organizing stuff and put on some music (I am always listening to music while working). This time was a collection of oldies including…
Ralph Mc Tell – The streets of London
So here I am, not organizing my stuff, writing silly posts 
instead. What can I say? Some songs shouldn’t be heard by accident!
Tagged: productivity, ralph mc tell, songs, the treets of london
Αυτόν τον μήνα στο Greektuts.net μας απασχόλησαν λίγο από όλα. Μπείτε, δείτε και σχολιάστε!
και το διαμάντι του μήνα
Μετά από 6μηνη απουσία από το team του Greektuts.net με χαρά σας ανακοινώνω την ανανέωση της συνεργασίας μας.
Η συνεισφορά μου για τον μήνα Μάιο:
(σε περίπτωση που θέλετε να δείτε τη συνολική μου δραστηριότητα στο GreekTuts μπορείτε να ακολουθήσετε αυτόν τον σύνδεσμο)
When my first computer arrived at our house, back to 1998, I had zero experience in using it. My first computer was, in my childish eyes, like a very sophisticated console. At least in the beginning. A couple of weeks later, after spending many hours per day exploring the potentials of my new piece of equipment I started realizing that I slowly was becoming addicted to it.
The interesting observation, I guess, is that I’m not a computer games guy! I love classic console games but not computer ones. This is pretty odd for a geekish figure like me, but… nobody is perfect.
To summarize, as a boy…
and yet I became addicted to my computer! Addicted enough to choose computers as a profession
Have you ever thought why a computer can be so addictive? Until recently I had the feeling that only certainly personalities, also known as geeks, could turn out to be «computer junkies». Then Web 2.0 came to prove me wrong. Services like Facebook and Twitter managed to put online people that couldn’t find any reason to even try the good ol’ WWW.
The question remains. Why are we attracted by the Web 2.0 and its Social Networks?
«we are wannabe celebrities and at the same time we are nosy parkers»
… which is perfectly ok if you ask me as long as it does not interfere with our personal and professional lives. Unfortunately it does. The instant messaging communication instead of telephone or face to face interaction, twitter messages instead of regular coffee outings with friends and Facebook games at work instead of coffee and lunch breaks (best case scenario) are only some of the facts that our digital life attacks more and more often our regular one.
Is there anything we can do to achieve balance between these two lives? Is there a way to regain our personal, lost time? I believe it is…
Tagged: digital life, facebook, social networks, twitter
Rumor has it that even with no money, the Greeks will find a way to celebrate and have a good time. In this spirit (except for the lack of money) my friend Kostas and I celebrated our name day and birthday respectively, yesterday, at a traditional Cretan tavern in the heart of our hometown, Thessaloniki. Dear friends honored us with their presence and, although I intentionally invited them the last minute to give them no time to buy gifts, in the end of the night my hands were full with bags. Thank you guys! You’re the best!
As you’ve probably already understood I’m very proud of my presents and thus I’ll share them with you.
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John Verdon – Think of a number, A novel [book] |
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Excellent friend, colleague and co-founder of NewsFilter.gr, Aggelos Synadakis (a.k.a. asynadak), Mathematician and control freak ( sorry dude it’s true As I expect quiet a long summer vacation this year, books can be very handy. Take it from me that there is nothing more relaxing than the combination of the Greek sun, beach, Frappé Coffee and a good book. Try it! [see more] |
| J.R.R. Tolkien – The Children of Húrin [book] |
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Ms. Eva (Eve) Ziaka, dear friend, colleague and charming female coder gave me a book of Mr-don’t-need-to-tell-me-more-than-the-acronym-of-his-name J.R.R. Tolkien. «Children of Hurin» was a book I was eager to read, but always forget to buy (due to great deal of work). As I said before, the timing couldn’t be more perfect… beach bar, here I come with great reading material. [see more] |
| Lizz Fields – By Day By Night [audio CD] |
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Ms. (for the time being) Antigoni Vilelmini Tsouri & George (Kartman) Kemetzis, my personal confessors Lizz Fields – When I see love |
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A bottle of Vin Santo [wine] |
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For about 7 years I have been the «wine opener» in the parties of A.U.TH‘s Computer Science Department fellowship (if I can put it that way). After having finished both undergraduate and postgraduate programs my dear colleagues acknowledged my contribution in opening wines and bought me a bottle of one of the most legendary wines worldwide… a Vin Santo bottle. Two scenarios for the origins of name: [1] Vino Santo (italian): The wine which is used by the Christians during the mystery of Holy Communion. [2] Vino di Santorini (italian): Wine from Santorini, a marvelous Greek Island So very many thanks to: Christos Zigkolis, Yiannis Moschakis & Giouli Stamatopoulou, Stefanos Skalistis and George Filippou (a.k.a. Abraxas). Hope I didn’t forget anyone. If so, flame comments are more than welcome |
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A very sic and elegant white shirt [clothing] |
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(Will provide photo document when I’ll wear it). Ms. Martha Politou, another excellent friend and colleague, gave me this shirt of extraordinary quality and elegance. Its light fabric makes it perfect for the summer time. And the timing couldn’t be perfect as a couple of business oriented «special» occasions are approaching. I really love this shirt! |
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(+) Denis Guej - The Parrot’s Theorem [book] |
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This year’s family present was something really unexpected. A book! Usually is clothing but this year was… a book. And a very interesting one. Parrot’s theorem is a novel of my favorite kind, scientific literature. So, I have three books for my summer vacation and, as I’ve been told, three weeks time to read them… Could be an interesting challenge. |
Sand animation film by Ferenc Cakó
Tagged: Ferenc Cakó, four seasons, sand animation, Spring, Vivaldi
10. Pwned
09. Truth or Dare
08. Meetings
07. Captain James T. Kirk
06. Nietzsche
05. Cocaine
04.Did you mean ?!
03. Elephants Vs Moon
02. Facebook
01. Friend zone
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Tagged: demotivators
The first part definitely looks odd and probably gives goosebumps to the majority of the «fanatics» of Rock. But the second… Well, I think the second is setting things straight.
What the frack am I talking about? The joined appearance of Black Eyed Peas and the legendary Slash (ex Guns ‘n’ Roses) opening for U2 at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA. Given the original voice (Axel Rose), Fergie’s attempt to sing «Sweet child o’ mine «could be characterized as decent if you ask me. The bow though, was necessary.
Enjoy the video below!
(if you are Greek consider watching the remake of «Paradise City» here — via NewsFilter.gr)
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Tagged: black eyed peas, fergie, guns 'n' roses, slash, sweet child o' mine
Today I received my master degree in Informatics (w/ specialty in Informational Systems). Well… what can I say… I believe I owe some acknowledgments.
Many thanks to:
Tagged: informatics, informational systems, master, msc
Today was a hypotonic day. And hypotonic after a period of anxiety means relaxation. Relaxation leads to thinking. And thinking… well thinking Leads to memories.
Today’s memories brought me back to senior high school, first year. 2001.
Back in 2001 I was looking like this… (I’m the one on the right. The mysterious figure on the left is asynadak)
Anyways back in 2001 the movie «Save the last dance» (which is, until now, my favorite dance related movie) was released.
Back in the days, cinema was mainstream means of entertainment for teenagers. So we went, asynadak and I, to watch «Save the last dance». I loved the movie. Had already been listening to RnB and Hip Hop so the music and the affiliated dance was exciting to my untrained eyes.
Some years later, when I entered university, I accidentally watched this movie playing on the telly and remembered it. Now that the WWW is mainstream, I can share some snapshots with you…
the last scene
K-CI & Jojo – Crazy (probably the most beautiful track of the soundtrack)
Tagged: high school era, save the last dance
, gave me an audio cd with beautiful soul tunes (which I’ve already heard a couple of times).
