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Insincerity no, Twitter 140 caracters yes, less State... (Quip of the day - George Orwell

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.
When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims,
one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms,
like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.
 - George Orwell
 
Is insincerity banned from social media? Yes I do think so...
So is why 140 caracters twitter are long enough...
So is why any politician speech is useless..
So is why like Orwell we must fight for less State control, even when
facing whatever crisis or terrorism...
- JFA
 
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June, 1903 – 21 January, 1950),[1] better known
by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. His work is
marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense
opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a
belief in democratic socialism.[2]
Considered "perhaps the 20th century's best chronicler of English
culture,"[3] he wrote works in many different genres including novels,
essays, polemic journalism, literary reviews, and poetry. His most
famous works are the satirical novel Animal Farm (1945) and the
dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
 
 

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No useless information... Twitter?... (Quip of the day - Oscar Wilde

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.
 - Oscar Wilde
 
So twitter is useful? So do I think
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November
1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short
stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the
most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and
one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays
continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being
Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde
suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard
labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men.
After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the
night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain.
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
 

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Salvation is creativity... - Martin Luther King Jr. (Quip of the day

- Main business source of creativity is with Internet... Is it the
main focus of politicians around the world?
- Why politicians think only to restore the old failing model... or
old bankrupted big companies...
 
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Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.
 - Martin Luther King Jr.
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an
American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the
African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure
progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently
referenced as a human rights icon today.
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
 

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Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist. - Harrison Ford (Quip of the day

Very good definition of a scientist...
Is also a good definition of a businessman, a startup... an ordinary man...
Think out of the box... only way to get out of the crisis
- JFA
 
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Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Ford is best
known for his performances as the title character in the Indiana Jones
film series and as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy. He is
also known for his role as the haunted android tracker Rick Deckard in
Ridley Scott's sci-fi cult film Blade Runner and as CIA operative Jack
Ryan in the films Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. His
four-decade career also includes roles in other Hollywood blockbusters
such as The Fugitive, Air Force One, Witness, Presumed Innocent and
What Lies Beneath. At one point, Ford had roles in the top five
box-office hits of all time,[1] though his role in E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial (as Elliot's school principal) was deleted from the
final cut of the film. Five of his films have been inducted into the
National Film Registry.
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford
 

 
A scientist, in the broadest sense, refers to any person that engages
in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that
engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of
thought or philosophy. In a more restricted sense, scientist refers to
individuals who use the scientific method.[1] The person may be an
expert in one or more areas of science.[2]
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist
 

 

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Be non conformist... (Quip of the day - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
Think out of the box, that's the key for success: startup, business, ... life...
- JFA
 
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American
essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the transcendentalist
movement in the early 19th century. His teachings directly influenced
the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s.
Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of
his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of
Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this
ground breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in
1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. considered to be America's
"Intellectual Declaration of Independence".[1] Emerson once said "Make
the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."[2]
Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm
and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for
abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was
subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic, however this
was not always the case. When asked to sum up his work, he said his
central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man."[3]
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
 

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It's always somebody else... (Quip of the day - Cullen Hightower

There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little -
and it's always somebody else.
- Cullen Hightower
 
Could be applied not only to money and taxes
- JFA
 
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Cullen Hightower (b. 1923) is a well known quote and quip writer from
the United States. He is often associated with the American
conservative political movement.
Hightower served in the U.S. army during World War II before beginning
a career in sales. He began to publish his writing upon retirement. A
collection of his quotes was published as Cullen Hightower's Wit Kit.
[1] One Hightower's most notable quotes is "People seldom become
famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've
done." Ironically, Hightower became famous for what he said rather
than for what he did.
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Hightower

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Quip - Sending multimedia messages on the iPhone

The iPhone app Quip allows you to send and receive multimedia messages to/from friends using the iPhones and other phone carriers. The great thing is that these messages don't count against your iPhone text messaging plan :O)

How does it work?

After you access Quip you can either take a new picture or choose from your iPhone library. Then select the contact, add text (optional) and send.

The recipient gets a text message with a clickable link, in our case with a touchable link. No need for username and password. So guess what iPhone users? No more need for those messages with easy to enter username/password that we are all familiar with and love, right? You know which ones I mean.

All you have to do is get your friends hooked up with Quip and you're all set. The app works great and it's only worth $0.99 but I think that's for a limited time so hurry.

Well here is a quick look at the app (courtesy of iPhone Apps Podcast).

Download Quip now.

Do you Quip?

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