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Nike has put a lot of effort in its web advertising in recent years with creative flash media. I think this one is more than awesome as audience is automatically led to another site who also participate in the advertising after the clip is over. This virtually creates a chain of audiences for the campaign. Unfortunately, I’m the the last one in the list at the moment so you may encounter an error page (Japanese) when you reach it. Please add it so I know who my next friend is :).

Still don’t know what I’m talking about? Just hit play.

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Flickr cheered me this morning after I’d uploaded my 200th photo. Probably it’s time to get a Pro account.

This reminds me of an interesting and worth-reading article about “freeconomy” written by Christ Anderson on Wired this month. A free online version here: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free. Yes, it’s free (to some extent) because it’s a future of business.

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They are weird but funny to see. More here: http://svenprim.com/

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I stumbled this article from InfoWorld . These are real “hilarious” jobs that employers are posting these days.

7. Legacy systems archaeologist
WANTED: INDIVIDUALS FAMILIAR WITH 3270, VAX/VMS, COBOL, AS/400, AND OTHER LEGACY SYSTEMS NO ONE ELSE REMEMBERS. MUST BE ABLE TO TYPE ENTIRELY IN CAPITAL LETTERS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. APPLICANTS MUST MEET MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT OF 55.

6. Help-desk zombie
Excellent entry-level opportunity for multitasking individual with low self-esteem. Ability to read from scripts a plus. Potential to move up to bug scraper, password reset technician, or tape rotation coordinator.

5. On-site reboot specialist
Seeking individuals for on-site support of end-users. Must be familiar with three-fingered Ctrl-Alt-Del salute and power cord reconfiguration. Ability to withstand a variety of environments and personality types; concealed-weapons permit a plus. Individuals with anger management issues need not apply.

4. Interdepartmental peace negotiator
Looking for self-starter skilled at moderating tech disputes between warring factions within the same company or between company and its client. Must possess experience in ego-stroking, manipulative massage, and hand-to-hand combat.

3. Enterprise espionage engineer (black ops)
Seeking slippery individuals comfortable with lying, cheating, stealing, breaking, and entering for penetration testing of enterprise networks. Requirements include familiarity with hacking, malware, and forgery; must be able to plausibly impersonate a pest control specialist or a fire marshal. Please submit rap sheet along with resume.

2. Datacenter migration specialist
Position involves relocating and reconfiguring datacenter over impossible distances within a ridiculously short time frame. Prior experience as cable jockey, rack-n-stack grunt, console monkey, and/or log zombie a plus.

1. Sludge systems architect
Seeking individuals with demonstrated ability to squeeze over, under, or between confined spaces to solve technical problems. Candidates should be prepared to work long hours for low pay under adverse conditions. Must not be allergic to sawdust, vermin, airborne pathogens, or sewage.

Among these, No. 7 was similar to what I was told to deal with in an interview last week. They didn’t state explicitly the task with legacy system before hand until the interview came.

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According to an article “Water myths that can kill you“, drinking water only satisfies your thirst. It doesn’t give you a healthy skin. Seriously. People are not correct when they said drinking water as much as you can a day for all sort of good things. That’s not scientific. Drinking a lot of water can cause water intoxication as it dilutes the sodium levels in your blood. Infants and athletes were sometimes found death in such case. Give it a read and you’ll find out more.

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