UHLL (Universal Hospitality Language Layer)

Looking on UHLL specifications. UHLL is a language that was developerd for the hospitality industry. It is expandable message-based language that enables a Property Management System (PMS) to interface with Lodging Link through one simple, well defined interface. For more information

Lock Verizon Cellphone

I locked cellphone accidently. Called Verizon Support - to unlock cellphone (enter 4 last digits of phone number). Also, Verizon will get iphone. I still use my old cellphone for about 2 years

lard

the rendered fat of hogs, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen.

BASH (PATH setup)

PATH=$PATH:/data/myscripts
export PATH

1. One User ($HOME/.bash_profile)
2. All users except root /etc/profile
3. root /root/.bash_profile

FOR JAVA:
$JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_13 (java location)
$PATH=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_13/bin (for javac and java)

adolescence

- the process or state of growing to maturity
- a period or stage of development
- the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development

culprit

- a person or other agent of or responsible for an offense or fault
- a person arraigned for an offense

AKA for XML

DTD - Document Type Definition
PCDATA - Parsed Character Data (text)
CDATA - Character Data (unparsed Data)
PI - Processing Instructions (sticky notes)
SAX - Simple API for XML
BNF - Backus-Naur Form (define Grammars)
DOM - Document Object Model

whim

whim (noun)
- An odd or capricious notion or desire
- A sudden or freakish fancy
- A sudden whim to take a midnight walk
- Capricious humor
- To be swayed by whim

feeble, vigorous, irresolute and scarcity

feeble - physical or intellectual weak
vigorous - strong, active, robust, energetic, powerful in action
scarcity - shortness of supply
irresolute - not resolute, doubtful
vowel - a,e,i,o,u and sometimes w and y
consonant - opposite of vowel

The Psychology Influence of Persuasion

The book was recommended by Joel Spolsky. I like the book. The book is divided into 6 parts (Reciprocation, Commitment and Consistency, Social Proof, Liking, Authority and Scarcity) and it has plenty examples and researches.

Few phrases from the book:
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler - Albert Einstein

It is easier to resist at the beginning that at the end - Leonardo DA Vinci

Where all thin alike, no one thinks very much - Walter Lippmann

The main work of a trial attorney is to make a jury like his client - Clarence Darrow

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost - G.K. Chesterton