X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=RandomLinks;h=f76f12cbc10762b630c2a9c9ecaaf19fff5bc26c;hp=571687fac1c4f3f8ac0710f3aee451d8fb3bcb60;hb=de59be47890b4859c39ce152d1830f0f4157d06f;hpb=619f26ba00be4da8b7e7b4a7e38e479acd26f4d7 diff --git a/RandomLinks b/RandomLinks index 571687f..f76f12c 100644 --- a/RandomLinks +++ b/RandomLinks @@ -1,4 +1,56 @@ -Describe RandomLinks here. +== Logic == - * The Story of Mel, a RealProgrammer: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html * The Technique of the StrawMan: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lilyth/strawman.html + + * Church of the FlyingSpaghettiMonster: http://www.venganza.org/ + +== Hacker folklore == + + * The Story of Mel, a RealProgrammer: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html + +== True Heroes == + +I especially admire these people of our times for how they inspired us to make the world a better place: + + * Gandhi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi + + "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." + + "There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for." + + "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." + + "God has no religion" + + "We must respect other religions, even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough." + + (When asked if he was a Hindu) "Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew." + + On Showing up to meet His Majesty King Edward VII of England in just a loincloth, a reporter + wondered aloud if this was disrespectful to the king. Gandhi replied simply, "The King was + wearing enough for the both of us." + + * Nelson Mandela + + "I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless + and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining + years of my life in your hands." + + "A traveller through our country would stop at a village, and he didn't have to ask for food or for + water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu but + Ubuntu has various aspects. + + + * Mother Teresa of Calcutta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa + + "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." + + "When I was crossing into Gaza, I was asked at the checkpost whether I was carrying any weapons. I replied: Oh yes, my prayer books." + + + * Martin Luther King, Jr. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. + + "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." + + The "I have a dream..." speech: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PAKnMLPus1M +