Jobs... Fate and Condos!

This week, I got two jobs offers forr two position that came out of the blue... they contacted me and I did not apply!! First, I need to figure out how they hunted me while I am in the end of the world... second, why it came now... when I am really feeling low at my job and my status... synchronicity?? Fate ?? I hope I get the answers one day... but for now... I do not know why I am not enthusiastic about pursuing them seriously... Maybe I have reached a spiritual maturity that I really feel if I am destined to get any of them... it will happen even if I sit on my butt and do nothing... let's see..

Both jobs will allow me to meet my dream: both will alloww me to live in a luxury condo in a sky scrapper... I want to do this, both will allow me to me alone... one of them will allow me to pursue my research dreams while the other will give me the freedom to let go and focus on the day...

I will see what God is hiding for me... and keep you informed...

Wikipedia... again

I am falling in love with Wikipedia... I am finding very fulffilling... I am averaging 5 articles per day between English, Arabic and French sites... it is great...

Besides its ease of use, the magnificent concept of just write anything, how other interact with my sites and how those little bots work to fix my errors and to populate my site with categories, language translations, correct common spelling and grammar mistakes are thrilling... I love it...

Why I am feeling this? This will be another blog... for now, I am enjoying my contribution to the knowledge of the world... and I am impressed with myself for I am able to take a neutral stand even in areas that I have strong opinion... magnificent

Age

Recently, my body is telling me I am getting old. My brain still rejects the idea. But my body is not responding to what the brain is telling it. I still hope I can control my body... I am trying, but not succeeding. I hope I am wrong and that it is just a phase.

Wikipedia

I have spent 3 hours writing an article about the genealogy of my family on Wikipedia... I was hoping that we can collaborate with relatives from all over the world to rediscover our roots.... in less than 10 minutes, my article was removed by TheEgyptian because family references are not permitted on Wikipedia... this made me furious at the beginning because it was a total waste of my time. But after drinking a cup of coffee, I was really impressed how fast the Wikipedians ensure that the content of their website is accurate.

Simply: Impressive.

Now, I am investing sometime installing TikiWiki on this site to permit our family members to create their own Wiki pages and enrich our family tree.

I am presently working on the blog's navigation features... be patient

Professionalism and Logic

... just one example of the creeping evil of Professionalism, the control of aspects of society by cliques of insiders...
-- Ted Nelson

I had a lengthy chat with a colleague who is facing major problems at work. He has all the logic on his side. He has the facts clearly defined and they truly support his point of view. However, he is fighting a losing battle because he is losing on the professional front. This made me think of few concepts: what the hell is fact, logic and professionalism? Are we taught the wrong concepts?

First some anecdotes came to my mind: We create "elegant" words to disguise vice and convert them to virtues. For example, "efficiency" is an elegant laziness. Politics is a disguise for deception. Diplomacy is elegance in lying! This made me think, is Professionalism an elegant disguise for unfairness?

I am just wondering!! I hope this concepts materializes into some meaningful formula.

Some famous quotes that addresses common sense which I will use in future blogs:

Professionalism has no place in art.
--Jamie Zawinski

Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence
-- Joseph Wood Krutch

Logic: an instrument used for bolstering a prejudice
-- Elbert Hubbard

I see Professionalism as a spreading disease of the present-day world, a sort of poly-oligarchy by which various groups [...] can bring things to a halt if their particular demands are not met...
--Ted Nelson

Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic
--Fyodor Dostoyevsky

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
-- Albert Einstein

Google Chrome

I installed Google chrome on my computer and found it useful. Its "chromless" concept which give a wide space for browsing is a nice twist on words and concept. Their instruction book is amazing. It sells many concepts at the same time... notice how they introduce all the members of the team that worked on the project. Having each tab the ability to work independently will improve the reliability of the web applications.

Still, it is not replacing my FireFox... the add-ins offered by FireFox are irreplaceable for me... so, I will wait until the Add-ons and extensions matures on the Chrome before I uninstall the Mozilla monster.