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Think or sink!

Do the machines make their own decisions?

The weekly washing usually takes one hour for the washing and rinsing and one hour for drying.
But during the latest wash, the washer paused on its one will and wish for indefinite periods.
So the washing lasted over one hour!

The clothes were dripping wet. So the dryer which could not manage to spin dry the heavy wet clothes became like a old and God forsaken grinding machine. So the washing and drying lasted from morning to evening!

Exhaustive research/ study/ the DIY videos revealed that the drainage system of the machine was blocked. A tiny socks of a tiny tot had played the havoc!

The machine had been programmed NOT TO FLOOD THE HOUSE- when the water does not get drained out. So it had gone ON and OFF according to its own judgements and it turned out that we were the ones less wiser then the washer! :(
 
Cynic:
A man who knows
the price of everything
and the value of nothing.

There are two great tragedies in life...
one is not to get your heart' s desire,
the other is to get it.

I slept and dreamt that life was beauty;
I woke up and found that life was duty.
 
"The silent and undemonstrative action based on truth and love produce
far more permanent results than speeches or such other showy performances".
(Mahatma Gandhi)

A problem is a problem only till you find a solution.

Lack of self confidence is the greatest problem in people.

Nothing is impossible for the ambitious and the hard working.
 
Do the machines make their own decisions?

Two days ago the microwave oven was put to use for a much longer period than the usual 10 minutes or so. The vent speed went up from 2 to 4 on it own! When we tried to change the speed and switch off the vent, there started a battle of wits and will and we were on the losing team.

The vent went ON till the microwave oven felt sure it had got cool enough to be left alone and then the vent went off on it own.

Which other household gadgets have such decision making power??? I am yet to explore !!!
 
எறும்பும், துரும்பும்.

எறும்பானாலும், இறை அருள் தேடும்
சிறு எறும்பாக நான் ஆக வேண்டும்;

கரும்பானாலும், காமாக்ஷி கையில்
கரும்பு வில்லாக நான் ஆகவேண்டும்;

இரும்பானாலும், உலகுக்கு உதவும்
பொருளாக நான் ஆக வேண்டும்;

துரும்பானாலும் பானகத்திலுள்ள
துரும்பாக ஆகாது இருக்க வேண்டும்.
 
Strength of character consists of two things -
Power of will and power of self restraint.
It requires two things for its existence -
strong feelings and strong command over them.
(Robertson)

Cares are oft more difficult to throw off then sorrows,
the latter die with time, the former grow with it.
(Jean Paul)
 
ஆணும், பெண்ணும்.

"ஆணும், பெண்ணும் சரி சமமே!" என்று
ஆணித்தரமாகப் பேசுகின்றவர்களுக்கு!

உடல் ரீதியாக மட்டுமின்றி அவர்கள்
உள ரீதியாகவும் மாறுபடுகின்றனர்.

"ஒரு ஆணின் மனோபாவத்தைப் பெறும் பெண்
ஒரு பதிதை ஆகின்றாள்."

"ஒரு பெண்ணின் மனோபாவத்தைப் பெறும் ஆண்
ஒரு மகான் ஆகின்றார்."

"தேவையில்லாத பிரச்சனைகளை எழுப்புமோ
பாவையர், ஆடவர் பற்றிய இந்தக் கூற்று?"

என்றோ, எங்கோ, நான் படித்த முதுமொழி.
இன்று, இங்கே, இப்போது வெளிவருகின்றது!

"எதையும் ஒருமுறை" என்று
எண்ணித் துணிபவன் ஆண்.

"எப்போதும் ஒருவரே" என்று
எண்ணி மனம் பணிபவள் பெண்.

நான் சொல்லுவது எனக்கு
நன்கு தெரிந்தவர்களைப் பற்றி.

புதுமை பெண்களையும் அவர்களுக்குப்
புதுபலம் கொடுப்பவர்களையும் அல்ல.
 
Many German words remind us of similar sounding Sanskrit words.

But I never imagined there are so many pairs of words

so closely related and with the same meaning.



Attachments area
Preview YouTube video Some Common Words in Sanskrit, English and German Language
 
"Do you want men to speak well of you?
Then never speak well of yourself"
(Pascal).

The Egotist does not tolerate Egoism.
(Joseph Roux)

Nothing is as contagious as enthusiasm.
It moves stones, it charms brutes.

If you have enough faith, you will have no fear.
 
True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited.

But in adversity they come without invitation.

"Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue."

and

"Pride does not wish to owe and

vanity does not wish to pay."

by

(Duc De La Roche foucauld)
 
A life of service must be one of humility.

Inertia must not be mistaken for humility.

True humility means most strenuous and

constant endeavor entirely directed to the

service of humanity. (Gandhi)

Self confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Dr. Samuel Johnson.
 
In which language does
1. w become v
2. J becomes Y
3. u becomes oo
4. s becomes z
5. c becomes k
6. d becomes t
7. r is rolled in the mouth
8. v becomes f
9. a, A, o, O, u and U take on Mickey Mouse's ears???
10. and most of the words have to come out of the lower abdomen???
 
Who does not the love the fragrance of fresh Cilantro (koththa malli)?
The seeds as well as the leaves are kind to the kidney and help in the kidney function.
Yer some people can't stand the sight or smell of cilantro!

WHY?

Why Do Some People Hate Cilantro? The Answer Is More Rooted In ...
...
Mar 16, 2018 - In fact, some people hate cilantro so violently, they claim it makes everything it touches taste like soap — and though taste can be acquired, ...

Poor souls! They DO NOT KNOW what they are missing?
 
Of all the troubles great and small,
the greatest are those that don't happen at all.

No man has good enough memory to be a successful liar.

To become rich conquer worry, envy and hate.
 
You cannot do a kindness too soon..
because you never know how soon...
it will be too late!

Four things come not back;
The spoken word,
The sped arrow,
The past life,
The neglected opportunity.
 
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man-
but he is braver five minutes longer.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
He shall stand before king.

You have to run fast to stay in the same place!

One man with courage makes a majority.
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
There are 9 balls of which 8 are identical but one ball is slightly heavier.
How many times do we have to weigh these balls on a scale to locate the odd ball out?
and WHY!
Click to expand...

The balls have to weighes JUST twice to locate the odd ball out!
Take any six balls out of the 9 balls and put 3 of them in each side of the scale.

case 1.
If they balance perfectly, then the odd ball is among the other 3 balls left out.
step 1
If they do not balance put one ball on each side of the scale from the heavier lot.
step 2
If they balance, then the ball left out is the heavier one.
step 3
If they do not balance you already know which ball is heavier

case 2
When the six ball weighted balance perfectly...
step 1
Take the 3 balls left out and put one in each side of the scale
step 2
If they balance then the ball left out is heavier.
step 3
If they do not balance, you already know which one is heavier than the rest.

Cool isn't it???
 
This reminds me of an interesting story.

An army unit needed to hand out a large number of screws on daily basis. The screws were counted manually - wasting the precious time of the person counting.

As usual the tedious job was then entrusted to the laziest person in the army. It goes without saying that 'to be able to be lazy' one needs to be extra smart so that he can do the work done by a normal person in less time ( and use up the remaining time in being lazy! )

The lazy man had a bright mind. He weighed a score of the screws and found out their average weight. Thereafter he could handout any number of screws without having to count!

But the story doesn't end there. After this incident all the laborious and boring jobs were given to the lazy man. Once he evolved an easy method to do it, it as taught to every other person who was non-lazy!

How do you like it?
 
in continuation of #23546

If there are 27 balls ( let us say lead shots) of which one is heavier than the rest, we need to weigh those balls JUST THRICE to locate the heavier ball.
Tip:
We will weigh 9 balls in each side of the balance leaving out 9 balls.
If they balance, then the heavier ball is among the 9 that got left out.
Thereafter repeat the same procedure as in post #23546.
If the two sides do not balance again we will weight the balls in the heavier side as in the post #23546.
By extending this argument, if we have 81 balls on which 80 are identical in weight, we can locate the heavier one weighing them JUST FOUR TIMES.
Tip:
Place 27 balls in each side of the scale, keeping aside the remaining 27.
Repeat the same procedure as given above.
If we have 243 balls and just one ball is heavier we need to weigh them JUST FIVE times.
Tip.
Place 81 balls in each side of the scale and repeat the weighing as shown earlier.
So even if we have 729 balls with one ball heavier than the others, we can still find out that ball by weighing them JUST SIX times.
Amazing isn't it?
I would like to put the result in a capsule form!
If we have 3 to the power of n balls, then we need to weigh those balls just n times! :)
 
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

Bad news travels fast; good news is scarcely heard.

If any one would not work...neither should he eat.
 
The man who never does more than he gets paid for,
seldom gets paid for more than what he does.

Remember the banana- every time it leaves the bunch - it gets skinned!

Pray for good harvest but keep on hoeing.

Happiness is not the end of life-but character is.
 

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