Monday, November 29, 2010

Din categoria "Sunt mandru ca sunt roman" -Trip Journal

Ce e TRIP JOURNAL? Uite ce scrie la ei pe site:

"About Trip Journal



Trip Journal is the #1 Google Awarded Travel Application with the best trip tracking, recording, documenting and sharing features currently available for iPhone, Android, Symbian and Facebook. The app received a $100,000 prize from Google for innovative concept and design, in December 2009.

Trip Journal allows you to document vacation experiences and share them with your friends and family. Impress everybody with real time updates from the visited destinations and let people see proof of your latest adventures, as your journey unfolds.

With Google Earth integration, Trip Journal allows friends and family to easily see your traveling routes, waypoints for visited locations, full screen photos, videos, comments and blog entries. Trip stats such as distance, time and geography traveled are also documented in real-time, all viewable through Trip Journal’s exquisite Google Earth Export.


We have integrated Trip Journal with your favorite social networks and content sharing portals, including Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, YouTube and Twitter, to bring you more interactivity than ever before."

Felicitari echipei de la IQuest Cluj-Napoca si in special felicitari prietenului meu Sebica.

Din presa :
O aplicaţie românească, declarată de fanii iPhone cea mai bună din lume
PORTRET / Sebastian Presecan a adus Clujul pe piaţa „telefoanelor inteligente“
Trip Journal

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Patriots or pinheads?-varianta lor

Articolul anterior, a produs niste comentarii foarte interesante....

1) "Anonymous said...


In America mori direct nu se scoate pistolu doar de intimitare... Nu vad nimic rau in treaba de mai sus... doar un om prea slab sa-i smulga lu ala pistolu si sa il arunce (doar nu crede cineva ca un ROMAN are curaj sa traga :)) ) "

Ok... anonymous se pare ca inca mai vizioneaza filmele cu pac-pac made in Hollywood. Si da,ce conteaza ca ala-si flutura pistolul (obtinut pentru auto-aparare )ziua in amiaza mare,si nimeni nu zicea nimik.El poate,ca o fi ceva pui de zmeu. Iar tu esti viitorul Romaniei,ca doar tara are nevoie de "Mioritze".Halal.


2)Junior said...


Majoritatea care ati plecat in america acuma priviti lucrurile de sus si spuneti ca doamne ce e in Romania, pai hai sa iti zic tie cum sta treaba de esti asa surprinsa de acea scena in trafic in plina zi. Aici nu te ajuta nimeni deci trebuie sa ai grija singur de tine ca altfel ramai in strada, aici politia nu are ce sa iti faca pentru ca sunt mai fricosi decat mine care ma ameninta unu cu pistolu, aici daca daca cineva il omora pala in bataie cu pistolu care ameninta se ducea la puscarie pentru crima nu conta ca ala avea sau nu pistol, aici ti se baga droguri in buzunare la perchezitie de catre politie ca sa isi faca targetu pe zi de amenzi si arestari si etc... nu mia incercati sa pareti ca nu stiti nimica ca nu ati plecat din spania sau italia, va-ti nascut si ati trait in romania pana sa plecati in america sa traiti in bula. Plus eu cred ca e mai rau si acolo, vad cazuri diferite la televizor deci nu mai vorbiti prosti. Ma mir cum de nu ati uitat limba romana. Bafta


Da bre,traim in bula...papala. Io cred ca cei din Ro traiesc intr-o alta dimensiune,si implicit si tu.Chiar asa,politia iti baga droguri in buzunar ca sa-si faca targetul? Ce droguri nene?Aspirina ,paracetamol?Am uitat,algocalmin ,ca ala e pe lista neagra!
Cu siguranta e mai rau aici, m-ai prins. Tot din filmele cu pac-pac stii si tu? :)
Raspunsul l-am scris cu Google Translate,asa ca da.:)

3)Anonymous said...


ok nici nu se poate face o comparatie US/RO dar dc sa aruncam cu noroi tot timpul ca RO e asa, ca RO... ce in US este numai lapte si miere?! sa fim seriosi...daca mergi in Bronx te trec fiorii...Brooklyn etc. numai ca asa ne place noua romanilor cand ajungem undeva ok sa aruncam cu KK...asa se spunea si despre IT,Spania acum cativa ani si uite acum...peste tot sunt probleme imp este sa stim sa trecem peste...

Draga mea toata viata ai sa fi o romanca pur sange, pt ca te-ai nascut in ro indiferent de cetatenia si de America lu' peste prajit si nu treb sa-ti fie rusine ca esti romanca. Eu 1 sunt mandru ca sunt roman chiar daca tara este cum este, eu stiu cine sunt si ce pot si restul nu mai conteaza, toti am vrut democratie, asta este democratia...ce in LA clanurile Mexicane merg cu AK-47 pe strada si se omoara cu negrii si alte natii...

Comentariul asta m-a induiosat.Pana la lacrimi.Incepe cu eterna poveste de aruncat in "saraca tara-bogata" cu noroi de catre fii ratacitori .In paragraful urmator se schimba tonalitatea,si se ataca dusmanul aka moi.Nenicule, una bucata chestiune nu intelegi tu: aici nimanui nu-i pasa unde m-am nascut io.Pot sa zic ca is din Botswana,ca pe nimeni nu intereseaza.Asa ca nu are de ce sa-mi fie rusine ca sunt romanca. Daca io critic ceva despre RO, o fac pentru ca poate o sa o vezi si tu daca citesti p'aci anormalitatea cazinoului numit Romania.! Si poate tu,ala de te bati cu pumnul in piept ca ce mandru esti tu ca te-ai nascut in Mioritzia , o sa vrei sa ajuti la indreptarea lucrurilor p'acolo. Desi dupa reactii ,slabe sanse.
Ce se intampla in Ro nu este democratie decat cu numele! Acolo este anarhie totala.
P.S. Recunosc ca am scris mesajul intre un mexican care ma ameninta cu un AK-47 si un negru care canta rap. Io le strigam ca-s romanca, si ca sunt mandra de asta. Ei nu si nu,Batman,Batman. :)

Dragii mei,io va las pe voi sa decideti in ce categorie va incadrati: patriots or pinheads?

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Romania -acest loc hidos( via Ombladon Uzzi feat Motzu)

Am primit de la cineva urmatorul link .




Mi s-a facut lehamite si o greata teribila.  Din pacate cazul nu este singular,ci se pare ca este ceva normal in RO.
Mi se pare inadmisibila reactia agresorului,la fel si slaba reactie a martorilor. Dar...Politia...unde era Politia? Dupa ce acest clip a fost facut public...s-a sesizat cineva? S-au facut cercetari...sau incidentul a fost trecut la "miscellaneous" ? Daca autoritatile nu s-au sesizat, victima a dat in judecata agresorul pentru agresare fizica si psihica? Sunt curioasa daca agresorul mai detine arma si dupa incident.
Imi este rusine ca acesti indivizi ca si agresorul din clip traiesc in Romania, si ca inca mai respira aerul libertatii. Imi este rusine ca romanii inca merg dupa varianta"capul plecat sabia nu-l taie" ,imi este extrem de rusine ca generatiile care ar trebui sa schimbe societatea actuala cu una mai buna ,sunt crescuti fie ca victime(gen  stupida-balada"Mioritza") fie ca agresori,dar nici cum ca si oameni normali.
Mai citesc(si mai rar si comentez)pe unele bloguri romanesti,si am ramas socata de violenta verbala  din unele commentarii. Atitudinea ca ei STIE TOT ,ca nimeni nu este ca ei,ca toti ceilalti E prosti, este piatra de moara care va duce Romania si mai jos in mocirla. Vazand  acest clip, mi-am dat seama ce norocoasa sunt sa traiesc intr-o  societate normala,sa respir un aer nepoluat de nesimtirile "jmecherilor" si mai ales sa nu-mi fie frica sa ies pe strada. God bless America!!!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Google Buzz Class Action Settlement

Se pare ca s-a ajuns la un settlement pentru class action-ul Google Buzz. Iaca si  e-mailul primit de la   Google de catre fiecare utilizator gmail din US.

"Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.

Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.
The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.
Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.
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This mandatory announcement was sent to all Gmail users in the United States as part of a legal settlement and was authorized by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 "
 
Si de fapt de unde a plecat totul:
 

But, how did it all start?

And why?
The story might surprise you -- and, at the same time, will likely not be much of a surprise at all.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 17 million underemployed college graduates.
Over 317,000 waiters and waitresses have college degrees (over 8,000 of them have doctoral or professional degrees).
80,000 bartenders have degrees.
18,000 parking lot attendants are college grads.
When it comes to law school, obviously, after investing a few hundred thousand dollars in a J.D., students are highly concerned with post-graduate employment.
Any reasonable assumption would hold that Harvard Law students Eva Hibnick and Ben Osborn are no different, and didn’t relish the idea of working at the Olive Garden (DRI) or Taco Bell (YUM) after they received their sheepskins.
Eva Hibnick? Ben Osborne? Who?
Let’s backtrack to February this year.
On February 9, Eva Hibnick, a second-year student at Harvard Law, logged onto her Gmail account and saw that she, like Gmail’s 31.2 million other users, had been automatically signed up for Google Buzz.
Hibnick, not realizing how to deactivate the service, complained to classmate Ben Osborn about what she deemed a privacy breach.
Being an ambitious young Harvard man, Osborn suggested to Hibnick that she may have a legal case.
Osborn took his idea to Professor William B. Rubenstein, for whom he happened to be working as a research assistant, learning the ropes of Rubenstein’s specialty -- which happens to be… class action lawsuits.
Rubenstein contacted Washington, D.C. attorney Gary Mason, and, in short order, Eva Hibnick filed suit against Google in California’s San Jose federal court on behalf of 31.2 million people that may or may not have had the same complaints as she -- with Rubenstein and Osborn serving as independent legal consultants.
Hibnick alleged breaches of several federal laws, including the Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and the Federal Stored Communications Act, as well as California common and statutory law.
Not a bad endeavor to include on the resume of a fellow like Ben Osborn, who would be graduating only a few months later.
Or Eva Hibnick, who is due to graduate this spring.
Or William Rubenstein, for that matter. According to his faculty page, he has a sideline gig as an expert witness in class actions.
He was apparently quite impressed with Osborn’s go-getter attitude.
"[Osborn’s] identification of this as an issue reflects the fact that these social networking sites are a concern of the student generation,” Rubenstein told the student paper. “The most important thing about this case to me is the initiative my students have shown.”
Osborn even admitted he wasn’t certain if Google had intentionally violated users’ privacy.
“I don’t know what Google’s motive is in all of this,” he said. “I think they were just trying to jump-start their social network.”
And could someone about to graduate Harvard Law with a boatload of student debt have been trying to jump-start his career?

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Despre asigurarile de masini - seriozitate sau noroc?

Acum cateva zile am avut primul meu incident ...auto. Eram in trafficul de dimineata(LA morning commute  duh) , pe 10 West .Cineva a vrut sa schimbe lane-ul ...si  m-a pocnit putintel in partea din dreapta fata. Mi-a indoit putin aripa ,mi-a spart semnalizatorul si mi-a zgariat bumper-ul. Tragem repede pe banda de urgenta ,femeia imi da informatiile ei(asigurarea,DL etc) ne urcam in masini si plecam mai departe. Cum mai aveam  pana la job(ca timp nu ca distanta), am sunat asigurarea  ei (AllState )si am facut claim-ul. Bine, stai cu ei pe telefon o gramada,sa le explici ce s-a intamplat si sa dai toate detaliile. Dupa care mi-am sunat asigurarea mea(Mercury),sa le explic ce si cum ,ca sa poata sa actioneze. Pentru ca in California vina poate fi divizata (ex.eu sunt 30% vinovat,tu esti 70%) de obicei asigurarile se bat intre ele, asa ca tu ca si asigurat nu prea ai mare lucru de facut decat sa astepti deznodamantul. M-au programat pentru vineri la shop-urile lor pentru pre-inspectie. Asta se intampla intr-o miercuri
Vineri dimineata am primit  un telefon de la asigurarea mea cum ca cei de la AllState au acceptat claimul,si ca nu mai tre' decat sa ma duc sa evaluze pagubele si sa-mi dea check-ul.
Asa a si fost, am fost doar la centrul celor de la AllState si marti am avut check-ul in posta. Totul a durat mai putin de o saptamana.
Faptul ca cea care m-a lovit si-a acceptat vina in intregime(am eu asa un feeling ca nu era cu actele in regula si vroia sa evite orice probleme)  a fost un factor hotarator in rezolvarea atat de rapida a incidentului. Pe perioada cat masina este in shop pentru reparatii, cei de la AllState imi platesc un rental . Plus ca daca sunt si alte daune cand se iau partile jos in shop ,vor plati suplimentar.Deci mi-au platit  aripa noua,semnalizator,bumper nou si vopsitul  masinii.
Dupa ce am auzit povesti horror cu asigurarile , cred ca sunt o norocoasa incurabila ca totul a mers atat de smooth.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Caldura mare,mon cher

Din fericire in ultimul timp am avut o vreme superba in LA,nu mai putin de 30-35 grade Celsius ziua! Ce mai ,vara in toata regula. Ca urmare,animalutele au iesit la plimbare! Seara dau nas in nas cu raccoons care se plimba doar in echipa(2-3) ,iar Britney mai latra cate un sconcs.
Azi am prins-o in poza pe asta mika,chit ca se tot ascundea pe dupa copac:)))





Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Din nou despre tiganii romani....

Un articol aparut pe site-ul celor de la Fox News , ne povesteste despre o tiganca romanca care a devenit mama la varsta de 10 ani! 10 ani??????/ That's sick.
Se pare ca stirile despre romani incep sa faca titluri in presa americana. Am zis romani,pentru ca nationalitatea este expusa in articol.