EasT Of Eden

In computer science the Pareto principle can be applied to resource optimization by observing that 80% of the resources are typically used by 20% of the operations. In software engineering, it is often a better approximation that 90% of the execution time of a computer program is spent executing 10% of the code.

"Money is the real cause of poverty," said Owen. "Prove it," repeated Crass. "Money is the cause of poverty because it is the device by which those who are too lazy to work are enabled to rob the workers of the fruits of their labour." "Prove it," said Crass. Owen slowly folded up the piece of newspaper he had been reading and put it in his pocket. "All right," he replied. "I'll show you how the Great Money Trick is worked." Owen opened his dinner basket and took from it two slices of bread, but as these where not sufficient, he requested that anyone who had some bread left should give it to him. They gave him several pieces, which he placed in a heap on a clean piece of paper, and, having borrowed the pocket knives of Easton, Harlow and Philpot, he addressed the, as follows: "These pieces of bread represent the raw materials which exist naturally in and on the earth for the use of mankind; they were not made by any h...

We never get what we want, we never want what we get, we never have what we like, we never like what we have, and still we Live & Love. This is Life..........

(Simple enough.... bold the ones you've done, non-bold the ones you want to!) Bought everyone in the pub a drink Swam with wild dolphins Climbed a mountain Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.... ooh, so want to do this! Been inside the Great Pyramid Held a tarantula (not a tarantula but chameleon) Taken a candlelit bath with someone Said 'I love you' and meant it Hugged a tree Done a striptease (durin hostel ragging) Bungee jumped Visited Paris Watched a lightning storm at sea Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise Seen the Northern Lights Gone to a huge sports game Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa Grown and eaten your own vegetables Touched an iceberg Slept under the stars Seen the Himalayas from one foot away Taken a trip in a hot air balloon Watched a meteor shower Gotten drunk on champagne Given more than you can afford to charity Looked up at the night sky through a telescope Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible mome...

Books! (Warning: A very long post) If you'd like to participate, just copy and paste this list on your blog/site, then highlight and bold-en the books you've read, and italicize them if you've seen the movie/play/musical. 1. The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen - I've seen the A&E version with Colin Firth as Darcy 3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman 4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee - Atticus Finch! 7. Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne 8. 1984, George Orwell 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis 10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller 12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte 13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks 14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier 15. The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger 16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame 17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens - Ioan Gruffudd was soooo bril...