Hitting the switch

There are times in life where a big and unexpected event occurs. Usually there are no signs for what it’s about to happen and so the “victim” is unprepared, meaning that the shock will be much greater. When this or those events occur, they lead to a total change of life stance (or partial) and then we can say that we have hit the switch. 

Public apathy

Every day we are witnessing many things that give us discomfort. It is easy to hear about a robbery,murders,accidents with lots of deaths in them or even war. The massive wave of information provided by the media and the Internet every day makes this possible. The result of this dose of daily sight of unfortunate events is that people get used to them. You may have witnessed it on yourself. You may saw about a murder on the news and your mental response would be that happens every day who cares. This may be an extreme example and that situation depends on each person's sensitivities but you get the point. Anyway this paragraph just described how public apathy is made.

Clarity might save your life...

Recently a relative of mine had a major accident. He works as a security guard in a public school, in an area where many immigrants live. Recently during a regular check before he finished his shift, he was attack by 3 people furiously. It doesn’t matter if they were drug users or thieves, what matters is that he was left almost unconscious in the dark, bleeding badly and had his nose broken like Lego bricks.

Two months under snow without food.

Last week I wrote about how people don't really know what they are capable of unless they find themselves under extreme situations. Furthermore I mentioned that when those situations are not your choice but are forced on you surviving them gives you the title of truly hardcore. Three days ago I saw this article and I think that it fits perfectly to the essence of the post I wrote.

Why I hate iphone part2

Last week we saw my arguments, about why iphone sucks and today we will see a lot more reasons.

I really cannot understand why a new iphone gets on the market every 6 months. Of course Apple has only one cell phone to sell, in comparison to other companies, so in order to keep up with the competition; they have to improve their products. If you look closer to the last iphone models though there are not major differences. They almost have the same design and there are no major improvements in the technology.

Vanity: How it destroys people's lives

I remember discussing with a girl about life. Inevitably the discussion came to the point of shopping and how much did she like it. My response at the time was do you really need so many clothes and she answered I don't really need them but it is a nice feeling seeing others stare or congratulate me when I wear an new one. I didn't want to continue discussing that matter when she also complained that she didn't get enough money monthly to sustain herself. Let's say that the rest of the discussion didn't go well.

Why I hate iphone part1

It is the lastest trend to buy an iphone. Many people own one and they are cocky about it. For me it is just a piece of crap decorated with a silk ribbon to appear like a valuable jewel. I haven't owned one and I strongly doubt I will buy one in the future. I believe there are much better options in the market and for a number of reasons I will explain,

First of all I will talk about iphone owners. I believe that mostly, they are people who don't have an idea about technology and they have related iphone on their head, as the best cell phone. They are the average people who want to feel like they have something special in their hands and are the sheeps who give millions to apple. Of course there are exceptions, like those who bought some of the first models which included some pioneer implementation. So in my mind the average user is a brain dead idiot who doesn't know why he got one and how to take advantage of the full potential of the cells' capabilities.

Second I don't believe it worths that much. If we see pricing on iphones and compare them to cell phones from other companies, we will see that we can get much more with much less. For example sony ericsson neo v has only a little worse specs from iphone 4s and still one costs 300$ and the other starts from 600$! It is part of their marketing to find suckers and sell them something for much more. Their branding team has done a great job on promoting this product to suckers but sorry, I don’t want to be one of them...

False news, false perception

It is common to see on blogs, portals and even on TV and newspapers false news.  Recently I read a statement spoken supposingly from Soros, suggesting that a global war in on its way and USA are going to win versus China and Russia. Of course all these statements are ridiculous lies! The post first was published from a portal named dailysquib, which satirizes current events, but the blog which I read it on, “forgot” to mention the source and that it is fake. I replied with a comment including evidence and hopefully it wasn’t deleted. Most of the viewers agreed with my opinion and the evidence but the author didn’t seem to care as the post remains until now...

Is debt bad?

Tivadar's post on Monday was delightful and included some simple arguments to answer to those who suggest that austerity measures are the only solution to the European problems. But today I will like to develop his thought a little bit further...

Before we start we have to clarify that the European problem is not about debt, everywhere on the news you hear about debts etc. and that is wrong! It is about debt servicing, because there are countries which have trillions of debt and can pay it (at least for now) without a problem and there are others who can't, as we discussed in the past. This leads to lack of trust and as a result to lack of financing.

Τhe truly hardcore

I remember when I was playing a videogame and I managed after many hours to achieve a certain goal in it I considered myself hardcore. In my mind that was a truly hard thing to do and I thought that only a very small amount of people would be able to do that. I had also the same feeling for various other meaningless things like reading all night for a test and things like that. I was that naive.

But I gained weight while doing that routine..

You finally got the decision to change your body. You go to the gym happy that finally you are going to lose weight gaining some muscle in the process. You get a program and you start doing everything religiously in hope that the scale will reflect your hard work. At first you see some results:the magical weight number is lower. Suddenly a day comes when not only you stopped losing weight but you gained weight. You are doing something wrong clearly. But this may not be the truth..

A country isn't equal to a household

The European debt crisis is still at large. There are still attempts of finding a solution for this problem. It seems that everything that was done until now to solve this is not enough. The wonderful thing about this situation is that suddenly everyone knows everything about debt and everyone has their own version of a solution. The most popular opinion is the one which compares a country to a household. The supporters of this idea say something like this: I don't spend more than I earn so I don't have the need to borrow money. So the countries should not borrow money and they should not have debt because they act the same as an individual but on a larger scale...

No investments no growth

The last days we hear a lot of noise about the Greek issue. Will their congress pass the new laws? Will the PSI be implemented on the Greek bonds and economy will be once more in stability? We will know soon…

Don’t be mislead

It is common to see everywhere on the net working out programs that give you mass, strength, flexibility and a perfect body. You will see ripped abs and huge biceps along with heavy metal music on the background. Of course in order to have the same results, you must follow carefully the program that the expert has to offer because as always, his majesty has found the secret to the perfect body that no one else has.

Working out with discipline

It is common to see in gyms people of different ages and different body times. There are thin guys, regular and muscular or beasts. Of course each category follows a different workout program because it has different needs. Problems start to happen when you see people from one category jump to another, instead of progressing gradually.

Avoiding the Internet scam

It's a dangerous world out there. There are dangerous people around every corner looking for an opportunity to take advantage of you. By being careful you can avoid those people though because you can see the signs most of the time. Then you see the Internet and you realize that things are even worse there. Anonymity and the general someone behind a computer thing makes things difficult. For example you get a phone call from your bank  in the physical world and you are sure of what is happening. You get an e-mail from the same organization,things get suspicious and require double checking. Let's face it: it is extremely easy to get scammed on the Internet and valuable things such as credit cards or personal information are on stake.

Mercury poisoning. Can it happen to you?

Tuna is a delicious fish which is also a very useful tool for many people who are interested on getting their appropriate amount of daily protein. Every good thing though has a bad side. The bad side of tuna is that it was found to contain amounts of a metallic element called mercury. To be more precise it was found in many species of the water wildlife. After that discovery as usual panic mode ensued with people stopping consuming fish. Even today there is still a discussion about whether are we able to consume canned tuna on a daily basis or it should be avoided entirely.

Saving for a sunny day or personal finance for dummies

Most people have a weird connection with money. By that I mean that they can't handle them properly . How many times have you wondered what happened to the money I had in my wallet? You thought you should have more but the wallet or the bank account sadly doesn't lie. Before you think that I am going to tell you to stop spending that much I am going to say that this is not the solution either. You may have noticed that when specialists  mention saving money they say that you must have a plan. The truth is that this is the only thing needed in order to have some money on the side for an emergency or , wait for it, for an opportunity

Haircut won't solve anything

On my previous post I wrote about interest rates and sustainability of the Greek debt. It is clear that with those numbers debt can't be served.  We talked a bit about haircut and now everywhere in the news we hear about PSI and disputes about the level of percentage. The question is whether haircut is a good solution or not and if it’s the only way for salvation.

Anonymous strike in Greece

Before we start I would like to say that I used to be a hacker but then I took an arrow in the knee… Today we had an act of support from Anonymous to the Greek people, by hacking Ministry of Justice web page and uploading the following video and text. As a Greek citizen I have to say that I feel very good when people show a small act of support but in this case I will save my gratitude for another time…

And the text:

Young people fresh ideas

When I hear conversations between elder people, older relatives and common friends or on TV, there is always a fraise like “Children are the future” or “New people have fresh ideas” or “children will create a better world for all of us” etc. Listening to those words a question emerges, are children really the bright future we wish?

Οmega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 fatty acids are one of the most famous kind of fat.In the post I did about fat I did a brief mention about them.They are considered essential for everyone for many reasons but the truth is that most people don't know why.To be honest most people don't know anything about them.The result is that they are being missed from their diet which has a lot of nasty consequences both long and short term.So here you are going to find their benefits , along with links to the research to back it up , plus the best sources of  them.