Little Big Soldier is a historical war movie with Jackie Chan. It's a drama/comedy fresh out of Hong Kong. I am not a big fan of war movies. I find that they often depict the horrors of war way more than the cause of them when they should be suggesting solutions. Little Big Soldier offers both; the cause and the solution in a wonderful joyous way.
The movie tells the story of a soldier who captures an enemy general to bring him back to his land with hopes of being released from service. Both of them are the …
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I hate contracts. I am not indifferent, I do not not like them, I completely hate them. Contract is one word to say "there is lack of trust and reliability".
Take cell phone companies that get customers to sign contracts. I would believe that if their service is good, customers would stay with them even without a contract. By making people sign a contract, they are basically saying "We offer you our service, but we aren't sure that it won't suck, so we want you to sign to make sure you stay with us (we really mean stick with us) even when we …
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This morning, I woke up wondering that my mission is. I am a freelance web designer. I create websites. I make them look good, I make feel good and I make them usable. I also take away technical headaches by dealing with technical tasks such as registering domain names, setting up hosting, email addresses, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, then I show people how to use it. Almost anything web-related, I do. I also answer questions and make suggestions when asked. Sometimes, I also help with things that have nothing to do with the web. So, what is my mission?
Forever, …
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It is rather difficult to find a dumb phone these days.
It’s 2010, three years after I’ve created Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir’s website. When I go the job interviews or meet potential clients, I still mention this website as the best I’ve done. Quite honestly, take the photos out and it looks terrible. I sure know, since I’ve done it.
What makes it the best I’ve done is her photo and the context in which I did it. I was out to gain experience on the web. My knowledge was primitive. The only things I had on my side was my will to move forward and Rebekka, otherwise she’d never let me do it.
Anyway, …
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