http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/thedeadhaji en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:11:51 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=310269 thedeadhaji Money.We earn money. We spend money.We yearn for more money. We claim we don't need money. We strive for jobs giving more money. Yet we are shackled by those same jobs because of money.Money is many things. Its nature is multidimensional, and our relationship with it is complex at best. Let's try to distill this. At its very essence, what is money? Money is, at its core, simply a medium of exch... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:11:51 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=310269 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=309680 thedeadhaji The perfect friend... If such a person existed, what would he be like? Perhaps he would be interesting, entertaining, and compassionate. He may also be magnanimous and flattering. Being really, really, ridiculously good looking couldn't hurt either. There'd never be a dull, difficult, or strained moment with this perfect friend. By all accounts, this sounds like a really great guy. But would th... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15:47 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=309680 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=309285 thedeadhaji The Wall Street Journal's Linkbait Article On Friday, I saw an article on WSJ titled Why French Parents are Superior. If this title sounds strangely familiar to you, it's probably because an article with the title, Why Chinese Mothers are Superior created kind of a national outrage 13 months ago[1].Now, this article regarding French parents is actually quite tame and perhaps even on the side o... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:34:45 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=309285 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=305567 thedeadhaji I found out about a talk by Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, from a friend last week. I decided to attend. The gist of his talk could be described as a summary of his recent columns[1]: the disproportionate suffering of the female race in the developing world. The overarching theme was that we can empower change in developing nations most effectiv... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:35:36 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=305567 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=299046 thedeadhaji As most people reading this post will know, we are currently embroiled in a battle against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), which threatens to end the internet as we know it today. Internet heavy-users will of course be quick to bash this proposed legislation for all it's worth. But at times, the most empassioned of claims and insults will not do the job. At times, it is necessary to reframe the ... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:49:37 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=299046 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=297986 thedeadhaji tl;dr - a useful (imo) thought experiment Source: Wikipedia For convenience sake, I will refer to Maslow's needs as follows: Self-actualization & Esteem = high level needs Love/belonging & Safety = mid level needs Physiological = low level need I find that many of us feel trapped in our current situation, not particularly satisfied with what we are doing or where we... Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:05:50 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=297986 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=287995 thedeadhaji I've been sick for the last week or so. It seems like I have a common cold: coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and a slight fever. I'm getting better though, and I'm right at the sweet spot where I sound really sick but feel perfectly normal in the head. What I felt today though was this awesome feeling when I blew my nose. Oh man it was epic.I'm sure all of you know what I'm talking about. Your n... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:11:25 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=287995 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=285259 thedeadhaji 311, 74, 89, 815, 92, 911, 119, 127 What do you think when you see these numbers? Do any of them jump out at you? Let’s trying presenting them in a different format. 3-11, 7-4, 8-9, 8-15, 9-2, 9-11, 11-9, 12-7 What about now? Do any of these numbers mean something to you? For me, 3-11, 8-15, and 9-11 evoke memories and emotions. 3-11 reminds me of the gruesome images of the... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:42:15 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=285259 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=284880 thedeadhaji It's been quite a while since I wrote a blog "under the influence". It must have been back when I was still in England. It's apt then that I'm writing about the few days I spent with TL'ers in Englad, back in 2007. Let's take a wobbly trip down memory lane! *bump* Grey. That's how most foreigners dub England and it's hard to disagree. The skies are notorious for havin... Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:08:28 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=284880 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=283393 thedeadhaji In the Western world, there is tremendous importance placed on one's professional and personal network[1]. If it's so important, how exactly should you go about maintaining your network? I've heard some people say that a network can be maintained by contacting the acquaintances regularly. The messages convey personal concern and serve to keep the relationship healthy. I certainly know peopl... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:12:42 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=283393 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282435 thedeadhaji It was the fall of 2003. I was a first year college student. An engineer. An overworked engineer. I was struggling to adjust to the new style of academic work, and it showed. Over the first 6 weeks of college life, I had lost 15 pounds. Call it the "Freshman -15" if you will[1]. I wasn't sleeping regularly. I was missing meals. I was malnourished, weary, and overall just gasping f... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:48:04 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282435 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=279008 thedeadhaji Crossposted from my main blog. by Tomoyuki Arima Koudansha, the largest Japanese publishing house, has just defaced the new Steve Jobs biography."As a designer, I cannot tolerate the fact that they have altered the cropping of the original photograph."Tomoyuki ArimaThe editors have shown just how badly they are out of touch with Steve Jobs and his values. They have chosen... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:08:39 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=279008 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=277305 thedeadhaji A few days ago, 2chan went ablaze. News had spread that Enterbrain (a video game magazine publisher and software maker in Japan) offered a popular and accomplished illustrator and designer "Akiman", an incredibly low-ball price of 8000yen (roughly $100) per character for character design. Akiman countered with $1300 per character, but also made this discourse public on his blog ... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:33:46 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=277305 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=276344 thedeadhaji An excerpt from a rather convoluted essay that caught my attention. The social games industry doesn't subscribe to the programmer's dogma of "eat your own dog food" (i.e. believe in what you make, and use what you create). This is incredibly telling of the true nature of social games, right down to the people who create the 1's and 0's of the experience. The social games ... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:10:27 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=276344 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274858 thedeadhaji First things first. I do not have Crohn's. However, I distinctly recall at least two TL.netters who posted about having Crohn's. I cannot for the life of me, remember who they are. That is why I am writing this blog. I'm hoping that one way or another, the information here will find the TL.netters who have this disease. Alternatively, if you know anyone who has Crohn's and you think this... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:42:02 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274858 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=264848 thedeadhaji I made my fair share of mistakes during my four years at college - some big, some small. If I may, I have one advice for the thousands of incoming freshmen across the country: underload on classes. I say this because I overloaded on courses during my first semester at college, and I paid a huge price. I had the double whammy of adjusting to college life (home and college were thousands of mi... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:49:43 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=264848 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=264598 thedeadhaji I have often wondered what keeps me coming back to TL.net. I honestly haven't done too much on the site for the past few years. My participation on the forums, once rather prolific, is a fraction of what it used to be. My contribution as (pseudo-)staff has honestly been rather negligible. I no longer play Broodwar. I don't even own a copy of Starcraft 2. I only occasionally watch proleag... Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:22:54 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=264598 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=263937 thedeadhaji This is a crosspost from a few other places I write. I decided to share this on these forums because this community is one of the most important ones online for me, and because I thought there may be some of you who may find this post helpful or informative. This isn't the most self-flattering of anecdotes, and I seriously debated pressing the post button. In hopes that these words help e... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:34:31 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=263937 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=262992 thedeadhaji Goodbye, old quote. You've been with me and my TL.net account for 5 years. It's time to go our separate ways. "Sleep is for the weak, and I am weak" This was inspired by a T-shirt sold by a local Princeton coffee shop, which read "Sleep is for the weak" - a macho-nerd T-shirt of sorts. I was somewhat rebellious towards the on-campus norms at the time (including bei... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:12:53 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=262992 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=154099 thedeadhaji Felt like typing a bunch of stuff :P I don't mean to be an attention whore, but ask away if you're curious. Who knows, some people might find it interesting or even helpful :O. General Facts - Former head admin of Teamliquid - Highest ICCup rank: C - I have over 1 TB of vods (which I'm considering just deleting) - Alunmus of Princeton University and Cambridge University - Native spe... Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:26:51 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=154099