Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Knowlege or money?

Which one do you prefer? well that was a popular essay topic in elementary school in Iran. Strangely I never had to write an essay about it. In fact I'm not really sure. Anyway, how much all the things you have learned from Wikipedia is worth? Please consider donating.

Monday, December 18, 2006

Why I will never have a child

I am just afraid that after s/he grows up, s/he tells me that s/he would rather not have been born into this world.

Life is a sexually transmitted disease, with 100% mortality

--fortune

Sunday, December 17, 2006

And they lived happily ever after

I want to be happy. But what is happiness?

Well, from Chobits happiness is defined as being with someone you love.

But who do I love? I suppose someone who loves me back. If you can understand the me, then I can understand the you. Wait a minute! What is love anyway? I guess you love someone if you are happy when you are with him/her.

Damn it, another infinite recursion...

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Infinite recursion

#include <string>

// I think I can't trust my thoughts anymore.

std::string thoughts()
{
    return "Do not trust these " + thoughts();
}

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Paintings by an Iranian artist

These paintings have an Iranian essence. I found them on Iman Maleki's website.

This painting titled A girl by the window reminds me of my sister. A girl by the window

This one titled End of examinations reminds me of childhood. End of examinations

And this one called Memory of that house reminds me of my grandmother's house. Memory of that house

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Religion

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
-- H.L. Mencken, "Minority Report"

Iraq war

Squad leader and Staff Sgt. Lonnie Roberts

Squad leader and Staff Sgt. Lonnie Roberts stands at attention as troops from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team pay last respects to their fallen comrade, Pvt. Gregory Huxley, during a memorial for the 19-year-old in Baghdad. (Photo by David Leeson) © 2003 The Dallas Morning News

18 months, lies in a coffin

Baghdad - Mohammed Saleem, 18 months, lies in a coffin at a Sadr City morgue. Relatives said the boy and four other family members were killed in their car when U.S. forces opened fire overnight. (Photo by Karim Kadim, June 6, 2004) © 2004 Associated Press