Tuesday, December 18, 2012

This is pretty amazing isn't it?

So... I've been rather busy in my own little ways. It's not like I've stayed cooped up at home, but I don't really have much to write about the times I've gone out and I'm way too immersed in my "personal projects" to write anything properly at the moment.

Though I have a FFT topic in mind! Alright shall write about that then, enjoy the video in the mean time.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I was lazing around, watching videos about Biology, regarding the skeleton system. Of course, Biology being Biology, I was bombarded with crazy medical words like chondrocyte, ossification, hematopoeisis, osteoclast, etc.

Of course, none of those words makes any sense to me at all. 

Not until I try to look at them as a proper english word. (using the example of Osteoclast) Osteo-something was very commonly used in the video, so I googled for the word Osteo. Turns out that it is a prefix with the meaning of bone. Originating from the Greek word "Osteon".

Then I searched for clast. Which actually refers to Clastic rocks, it's a rock that forms from pre-exiting minerals and rock fragments.

So when I combine the two of them, I get the idea that Osteoclasts when used in a Biology context refers to some type of formation from broken mineral bone fragments. Then I searched for the word Osteoclast. It does not have the exact meaning, but it came pretty close.

An osteoclast (from the Greek words for "bone" (Οστό) and "broken" (κλαστός)) is a type of bone cell that removes bone tissue by removing its mineralized matrix and breaking up the organic bone (organic dry weight is 90% collagen).

And just like that, something that made absolutely no sense at all suddenly became clear as daylight

That's when I had a light bulb moment. I think that if you read through an entire dictionary, remember most of the stuffs you've read. Understand how to use those words in a sentence, you would probably understand almost everything that you read. I've had thoughts similar to this for a while now but I just couldn't put them into words and I finally could.

My first realization was when I saw a word in my textbook, Demarcation point. It's refers a point in networks where the responsibility of the network moves from the provider to the user. I found that extremely easy to understand and remember even though it's an alien word. I just searched it up, turns out that Demarcation refers to the act of creating a boundary around a place or thing.

I have seen many documentaries about geniuses, turns out that most of them are really strong in the language department. Maybe there's just something connecting those two dots together.

So guys, language is really important, I believe that's a really important factor to your ability to understand and learn. Of course this theory is flawed as I really have no freaking idea how you're going to apply this to mathematics, but apart from that, it seems pretty true for the most part.

Oh just a random thought.
What language are your thoughts in? If you could read this post then I'm guessing that you're thinking most probably in english.
Now, what language does a new born baby think in?

Labels: FFT, food for thought, intelligence, language, thinking

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I was just thinking about this.

There are many words that describe the same thing. (nouns) Even though they mean the same, I've always felt that one will always be the "higher form", making it seem more exquisite.

For example,
Compare between the differences between Movie and Film.
To me, it's very obvious that film is a "higher form". Like, you would call Phantom of the Opera a film, rather than a movie, and musicals are usually called a film. Which is also why you don't hear people say "classic movies" often, but "classic film" is used.
(note: Disney films, Disney movies sound weird)

I've always felt that Anime is a higher form than Cartoon.
Though, technically they kind of mean different things. But they are basically animated characters. However, there are many different types of animations. So the line is kind of blurred.

Basically you have cartoons like Ben 10, Kim impossible, Powerpuff Girls, Spongebob square pants, Hey Arnold, etc. Those belong to the same family.
Then you have cartoons like, The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc, which are still cartoons, but belong to a different class.
Then you have Disney 3D animations like, Despicable Me, UP, Toy Story, Madagascar, etc. Which again is in a different class of cartoons.
Then you have Anime, which is a completely different kind of art form, with it's origins rooted deeply in Japan.
Then you have DC, Marvel comics which has been animated as cartoons. Like Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Justice League, Avengers, etc.
In my opinion, the ultimate class of animated films is all the Disney classics, Lion King, Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Aladdin, Sinbad, Mulan, etc. Sometimes I think it's just a matter of personal preference, but classic Disney films will always have a special place in my heart.

Which is why, I feel insulted when people call Anime a Cartoon. It's not. It's an anime.
Similarly, I would feel insulted if someone called Lion King an anime, I will slap his face.

Other examples will be like,
Dish vs Cuisine
Drawing vs Design
Drink vs Beverage
Shit vs Stool
etc.

Well, it's just a random thought that hit me in the head. I think it's important that we choose our words wisely.

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