Four better, four worse

It all comes down to the age old question: Where do I fit in?

Most of us remember playing (or in my case, wanting to play) arcade games. The 'game over' screen would lead directly to the top ten scores and the three letter names of the winners.

I had no hope of featuring on any of these leader boards, but I could feature on my cousin's olympics tv game. ( tried to Google it now but I can't remember what it was called!)

Game designers have realised that only seeing the top ten will demotivate players, especially on games where all players around the world are put on to the same leader board. To get around this, they either show your position in relation to your friends who are playing the same game, or they show the players who are around you. In other words, four players up and four players down.

Educational apps should be doing the same thing. They should give the user a player to beat, and a player to stay ahead of. I know that an educational app needs a lot more than just a leader board, but I think, if used correctly, a leader board would be a great motivational tool.

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Third the one with the hairy chest

              Don't think about penguins.

I once knew this woman who did not buy new bras. She was not fat, nor was she unattractive, despite her age. But her boob management skills were sorely lacking.

I'm sure you're wondering why I feel the need to talk about this, and I must be honest, I'm reluctant to tell you... But seeing as you asked AND we're such great friends...

              Don't think about penguins.

I recently attended a work event and spoke to a really interesting and intelligent woman. At that awkward moment where the conversation was drawing to a close, I looked around the room and as my eyes came back to her, I noticed the lack of bra. It was a cold day.

There seems to be this misconception that there are clever women and there are pretty women. Most women fall somewhere between these poles. This woman was a great example of someone who believed this. Because she was clever, she didn't need to be pretty.

              Don't think about penguins. 

Here is my point. (finally) Her lack of bra made me angry for two reasons.

• After realising she wasn't wearing a bra, I was completely distracted. I know that conversation we had before the incident-of-the-free-boob was good, but I can't remember much of it. 
• I was a little insulted that she hadn't dressed appropriately for the event. Everybody else had bother to wear underwear.

It's like those penguins, as much as you try, all you can do is think about them.

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I always wanted to be an astronaut

It was mostly because of the cool rides the astronauts got to go on. The one that spun round and round was the most attractive. Maybe if I had actually applied myself in school, I could have got the marks needed in Maths and Science to get me to NASA. But I didn't.

And now I'm quite glad I'm not an astronaut.

But there is a little part of me that's sad when I see pictures like this:

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A While Ago

A while ago I started a blog. I made the mistake of making the first post all about what the rest of the posts would contain. And then I got bored and felt limited. So rather than letting the blog grow into something different, I left it to rot in a forgotten corner of the internet. (Probably in the same spot MySpace occupies)

This time there will be none of that. I'm not going to commit to posting regularly. I'm not going to commit to a general topic either. Instead, I will just post when the mood strikes.

Now, let's end this off with one of my favourite quotes.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal

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