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			<title>Referendum - indiferență sau dezacord?</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/09/06/referendum-indiferenta-sau-dezacord</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:02:46 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Rezultatele referendumului nu inspiră optimism; chiar după ce pragul validării rezultatelor a fost redus, oricum au venit mai puțin de 1/3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Opinia și-au exprimat-o doar ~30% din alegători (datele exacte pot fi găsite pe alegeri.md).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mulțimea alegătorilor dintr-un stat poate fi descompusă în următoarele grupuri (culorile corespund culorilor din grafic):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;X = Pro (verde)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y = Contra (albastru)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Z = Boicot (roșu)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Q = Nu-mi pasă (galben)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Referendumul este organizat în așa fel, încât comportamentul celor cărora nu le pasă este interpretat ca un boicot - grupul Z primește Q% gratis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Deci, rezultatul referendumului poate fi interpretat în câteva moduri (notă: graficul nu reprezintă exact magnitudinile, exemplul este unul fictiv):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(A) Mai puțin de 100% de alegători și-au manifestat interesul, 30% au făcut-o prin vot (verde + albastru), X% au făcut-o prin neparticipare (roșu), iar ceilalți (Y = 100-30-X) au avut lucruri mai importante de făcut (galben).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(B) 100% din alegători și-au manifestat interesul față de referendum, 30% (verde + albastru) au făcut-o prin exprimarea directă a opiniei iar 70% (roșu) - prin exprimarea indirectă (i.e. neparticipare);&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Cum să ne dăm seama care este diferența dintre indiferența alegătorilor, și intenția de a boicota referendumul?&quot; src=&quot;/media/blogs/a/referendum-indiferenta-vs-dezacord.png&quot; alt=&quot;În grafic sunt reprezentate două scenarii, care scot la iveală faptul că rezultatele referendumului 2010 din Moldova nu pot fi interpretate obiectiv&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pentru a evita această problemă:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Referendumul trebuie să fie validat pentru &lt;em&gt;orice număr&lt;/em&gt; de participanți;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Referendumul trebuie să mai conțină o variantă de răspuns, ex: &quot;&lt;em&gt;contra tuturor&lt;/em&gt;&quot; sau &quot;&lt;em&gt;boicot&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;În acest fel:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;puterea se ia din mâinile acelor oameni care nu vor s-o utilizeze;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;rezultatul va fi obiectiv, deoarece unul din grupuri nu va primi un procent anumit de &quot;voturi gratuite&quot;, ceea ce înseamnă că rezultatele nu vor fi distorsionate.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;În urma acestor schimbări, cel puțin vom ști că deciziile se iau de majoritate, și nu de o mână de oameni care nu pot gândi despre viitor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/09/06/referendum-indiferenta-sau-dezacord&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rezultatele referendumului nu inspiră optimism; chiar după ce pragul validării rezultatelor a fost redus, oricum au venit mai puțin de 1/3.</p>
<p>Opinia și-au exprimat-o doar ~30% din alegători (datele exacte pot fi găsite pe alegeri.md).</p>
<p>Mulțimea alegătorilor dintr-un stat poate fi descompusă în următoarele grupuri (culorile corespund culorilor din grafic):</p>
<ul>
<li>X = Pro (verde)</li>
<li>Y = Contra (albastru)</li>
<li>Z = Boicot (roșu)</li>
<li>Q = Nu-mi pasă (galben)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Referendumul este organizat în așa fel, încât comportamentul celor cărora nu le pasă este interpretat ca un boicot - grupul Z primește Q% gratis.</p>
<p>Deci, rezultatul referendumului poate fi interpretat în câteva moduri (notă: graficul nu reprezintă exact magnitudinile, exemplul este unul fictiv):</p>
<ul>
<li>(A) Mai puțin de 100% de alegători și-au manifestat interesul, 30% au făcut-o prin vot (verde + albastru), X% au făcut-o prin neparticipare (roșu), iar ceilalți (Y = 100-30-X) au avut lucruri mai importante de făcut (galben).</li>
<li>(B) 100% din alegători și-au manifestat interesul față de referendum, 30% (verde + albastru) au făcut-o prin exprimarea directă a opiniei iar 70% (roșu) - prin exprimarea indirectă (i.e. neparticipare);</li>
</ul>
<p><img title="Cum să ne dăm seama care este diferența dintre indiferența alegătorilor, și intenția de a boicota referendumul?" src="http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/referendum-indiferenta-vs-dezacord.png" alt="În grafic sunt reprezentate două scenarii, care scot la iveală faptul că rezultatele referendumului 2010 din Moldova nu pot fi interpretate obiectiv" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Pentru a evita această problemă:</p>
<ul>
<li>Referendumul trebuie să fie validat pentru <em>orice număr</em> de participanți;</li>
<li>Referendumul trebuie să mai conțină o variantă de răspuns, ex: "<em>contra tuturor</em>" sau "<em>boicot</em>".</li>
</ul>
<p>În acest fel:</p>
<ul>
<li>puterea se ia din mâinile acelor oameni care nu vor s-o utilizeze;</li>
<li>rezultatul va fi obiectiv, deoarece unul din grupuri nu va primi un procent anumit de "voturi gratuite", ceea ce înseamnă că rezultatele nu vor fi distorsionate.</li>
</ul>

<p>În urma acestor schimbări, cel puțin vom ști că deciziile se iau de majoritate, și nu de o mână de oameni care nu pot gândi despre viitor.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/09/06/referendum-indiferenta-sau-dezacord">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Requirements for a successful cult or movement</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/29/requirements-for-a-successful-social-movement</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:43:13 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;If you wish to set up a new social movement and make it successful, you'll need to attract followers and ensure that they stay. You also need to make sure that the ideas promoted by the movement are understood by each adept and that they spread among the uninitiated ones.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: some examples are from religion, others are from extremist movements; this is because they are good study cases (since they were, and some still are, historically successful), not because I promote them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/29/requirements-for-a-successful-social-movement#more310&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/29/requirements-for-a-successful-social-movement&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you wish to set up a new social movement and make it successful, you'll need to attract followers and ensure that they stay. You also need to make sure that the ideas promoted by the movement are understood by each adept and that they spread among the uninitiated ones.</p>
<p><strong>Disclaimer</strong>: some examples are from religion, others are from extremist movements; this is because they are good study cases (since they were, and some still are, historically successful), not because I promote them.</p><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/29/requirements-for-a-successful-social-movement#more310">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/29/requirements-for-a-successful-social-movement">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Denial</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/26/denial</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:53:47 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;I was in class with my students. It was quite dark outside, it felt like autumn. I was trying to concentrate on the people around me, but my mind was focused on other activities. Juggling the pieces of the puzzle - phone numbers, names, dates, places... I was looking for new ways to connect the dots and derive some knowledge that would help me in my quest.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not much progress was made in the last hours. Maybe we had to change our modus operandi? Or maybe we were dealing with a &quot;does not compute&quot; type of problem?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My phone rang. I ignored it,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/26/denial#more309&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/26/denial&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was in class with my students. It was quite dark outside, it felt like autumn. I was trying to concentrate on the people around me, but my mind was focused on other activities. Juggling the pieces of the puzzle - phone numbers, names, dates, places... I was looking for new ways to connect the dots and derive some knowledge that would help me in my quest.</p>

<p>Not much progress was made in the last hours. Maybe we had to change our modus operandi? Or maybe we were dealing with a "does not compute" type of problem?</p>

<p>My phone rang. I ignored it,</p><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/26/denial#more309">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/26/denial">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Hugs</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/08/01/to-hug-or-not-to-hug</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:34:41 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="alt">Thoughts</category>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/hug-large.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/hug-small.png&quot; alt=&quot;A flowchart that illustrates what happens if you choose to hug people when you meet them&quot; title=&quot;Hugs are a lose-lose thing; damned if you do, damned if you don't&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title>Delta t</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/27/delta-t</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:45:27 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">Organized rhyme</category>			<guid isPermaLink="false">307@http://railean.net/</guid>
						<description>&lt;p&gt;Distanța dintre noi &lt;br /&gt;
era constantă,&lt;br /&gt;
până-n momentu-n care&lt;br /&gt;
te-ai oprit,&lt;br /&gt;
și Δ a-nceput să crească,&lt;br /&gt;
cu-o sete oarbă de-nfinit.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cât a durat s-apeși pe &quot;Start&quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
Doar clipe, una?&lt;br /&gt;
Două? Trei?&lt;br /&gt;
Le-ai numărat, ?&lt;br /&gt;
Sau te-ai lăsat - &lt;br /&gt;
X metri pe secundă la pătrat...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Îmi vei răspunde?&lt;br /&gt;
Voi afla?&lt;br /&gt;
Când Δ se va &lt;em&gt;nivela&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/27/delta-t&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Distanța dintre noi <br />
era constantă,<br />
până-n momentu-n care<br />
te-ai oprit,<br />
și Δ a-nceput să crească,<br />
cu-o sete oarbă de-nfinit.</p>

<p>Cât a durat s-apeși pe "Start"?<br />
Doar clipe, una?<br />
Două? Trei?<br />
Le-ai numărat, ?<br />
Sau te-ai lăsat - <br />
X metri pe secundă la pătrat...</p>

<p>Îmi vei răspunde?<br />
Voi afla?<br />
Când Δ se va <em>nivela</em>?</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/27/delta-t">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>How to write a simple TCP server using BSD sockets</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/22/howto-simple-tcp-server-python</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:38:30 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="alt">Technology / programming</category>
<category domain="main">Academia</category>			<guid isPermaLink="false">306@http://railean.net/</guid>
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			<title>Vestea</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/10/vestea</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:36:12 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Cu pas grăbit&lt;br /&gt;
văzusem ca prin ceaţă,&lt;br /&gt;
pe cineva în depărtare&lt;br /&gt;
ce se ţinea de-o aţă.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Poate vedeau mai bine alţii?&lt;br /&gt;
Sau poate nu erau grăbiţi?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ştiam că m-aşteptai acasă,&lt;br /&gt;
acolo m-am şi repezit.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Avea suficientă aţă?&lt;br /&gt;
Puteri să se mai ţină?&lt;br /&gt;
Să mă întorc?&lt;br /&gt;
Să-i dau o mână?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;Ajuns, am constatat&lt;br /&gt;
că-n linişte mă aştepta&lt;br /&gt;
o veste foarte,&lt;br /&gt;
foarte grea.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/vestea.jpg&quot;&gt;source code&lt;/a&gt; included.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/07/10/vestea&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cu pas grăbit<br />
văzusem ca prin ceaţă,<br />
pe cineva în depărtare<br />
ce se ţinea de-o aţă.</p>

<p><em>Poate vedeau mai bine alţii?<br />
Sau poate nu erau grăbiţi?</em><br />
Ştiam că m-aşteptai acasă,<br />
acolo m-am şi repezit.</p>

<p><em>Avea suficientă aţă?<br />
Puteri să se mai ţină?<br />
Să mă întorc?<br />
Să-i dau o mână?</em></p>


<p>Ajuns, am constatat<br />
că-n linişte mă aştepta<br />
o veste foarte,<br />
foarte grea.</p>

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			<title>Cine?</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/06/29/cine</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:06:13 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">Organized rhyme</category>			<guid isPermaLink="false">300@http://railean.net/</guid>
						<description>&lt;p&gt;Zi de zi nu-mi pot găsi locul&lt;br /&gt;
și capul mi-l dau de pereți.&lt;br /&gt;
Încerc să-nțeleg - care mi-e scopul,&lt;br /&gt;
dar nu pot nimic să dezleg.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;Cine pe nori va păși&lt;br /&gt;
când te ține de mână?&lt;br /&gt;
Cine pe inima sa&lt;br /&gt;
te va face stăpână?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cine va fi incapabil&lt;br /&gt;
un zâmbet s-ascundă?&lt;br /&gt;
Cine va simți lipsa ta&lt;br /&gt;
fiecare secundă?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Cine cu gândul va fi&lt;br /&gt;
la tine mereu?&lt;br /&gt;
Cine va &lt;em&gt;tăcea&lt;/em&gt; &quot;te iubesc&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
cum o fac eu?&lt;/p&gt;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zi de zi nu-mi pot găsi locul<br />
și capul mi-l dau de pereți.<br />
Încerc să-nțeleg - care mi-e scopul,<br />
dar nu pot nimic să dezleg.</p>


<p>Cine pe nori va păși<br />
când te ține de mână?<br />
Cine pe inima sa<br />
te va face stăpână?</p>

<p>Cine va fi incapabil<br />
un zâmbet s-ascundă?<br />
Cine va simți lipsa ta<br />
fiecare secundă?</p>

<p>Cine cu gândul va fi<br />
la tine mereu?<br />
Cine va <em>tăcea</em> "te iubesc"<br />
cum o fac eu?</p>
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			<title>Joc</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/06/13/joc</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:02:56 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Trecuse-un veac&lt;br /&gt;
de când am mai ţinut&lt;br /&gt;
o mână-n mână.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Deşi era un joc,&lt;br /&gt;
oricum simţeam cum cineva&lt;br /&gt;
pe lume-mi e stăpână.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Oare şi-atunci era un &lt;em&gt;joc&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
Când te credeam stăpână,&lt;br /&gt;
un veac în urmă, când ţineam &lt;br /&gt;
în mâna mea o mână?&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/joc.jpg&quot;&gt;source code&lt;/a&gt; included.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/06/13/joc&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trecuse-un veac<br />
de când am mai ţinut<br />
o mână-n mână.</p>

<p>Deşi era un joc,<br />
oricum simţeam cum cineva<br />
pe lume-mi e stăpână.</p>

<p>Oare şi-atunci era un <em>joc</em>?<br />
Când te credeam stăpână,<br />
un veac în urmă, când ţineam <br />
în mâna mea o mână?</p>


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			<title>Despre interviuri</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/23/despre-interviuri</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 09:03:13 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">Thoughts</category>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Când vine timpul să te angajezi şi ai mai multe oferte de muncă, trebuie să alegi una şi să fii sigur că ai ales-o pe cea mai bună.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;E important să conştientizezi un lucru - un interviu e un joc multiplayer. Ei te chestionează pe tine, iar tu îi chestionezi &lt;em&gt;pe ei&lt;/em&gt;. Majoritatea oamenilor se opreşte la prima etapă şi nu le trece prin cap că un interviu e un instrument pe care îl foloseşti tu pentru a &lt;em&gt;alege angajatorul&lt;/em&gt; ;-)&lt;/p&gt;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Când vine timpul să te angajezi şi ai mai multe oferte de muncă, trebuie să alegi una şi să fii sigur că ai ales-o pe cea mai bună.</p>

<p>E important să conştientizezi un lucru - un interviu e un joc multiplayer. Ei te chestionează pe tine, iar tu îi chestionezi <em>pe ei</em>. Majoritatea oamenilor se opreşte la prima etapă şi nu le trece prin cap că un interviu e un instrument pe care îl foloseşti tu pentru a <em>alege angajatorul</em> ;-)</p>
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			<title>Ceva sau cineva acolo sus</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/22/ceva-sau-cineva-acolo-sus</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 22:33:13 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">Thoughts</category>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;De mai multe ori mi s-a întâmplat să discut cu cineva şi să aud &lt;em&gt;&quot;Dumnezeul pe care îl promovează biserica - nu există; dar totuşi acolo sus este cineva (sau ceva)&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;E &lt;em&gt;trendy&lt;/em&gt; să fii aşa în ziua de astăzi. Probabil că lumea începe să piardă încrederea în biserică, sau poate s-au săturat de faptul că biserica începe să capete un caracter &quot;money-oriented&quot; deschis. Poate sunt pur şi simplu &lt;em&gt;dezamăgiţi&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Poate e o tactică &lt;em&gt;defensivă&lt;/em&gt;? În acest mod poţi să te detaşezi de credinţă, iar mai apoi să spui &quot;niciodată nu am fost credincios, din toate timpurile eram aşa [şi Oceania era întotdeauna în război cu Eastasia]&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Poate e o încercare de a exprima &lt;em&gt;superioritatea&lt;/em&gt;? &quot;Eu nu sunt împreună cu acei primitivi care pleacă în fiecare duminică la biserică, care îşi fac cruce atunci când trec pe lângă un crucifix. Those people? Naaa... give me a break...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>De mai multe ori mi s-a întâmplat să discut cu cineva şi să aud <em>"Dumnezeul pe care îl promovează biserica - nu există; dar totuşi acolo sus este cineva (sau ceva)"</em>.</p>

<p>E <em>trendy</em> să fii aşa în ziua de astăzi. Probabil că lumea începe să piardă încrederea în biserică, sau poate s-au săturat de faptul că biserica începe să capete un caracter "money-oriented" deschis. Poate sunt pur şi simplu <em>dezamăgiţi</em>?</p>

<p>Poate e o tactică <em>defensivă</em>? În acest mod poţi să te detaşezi de credinţă, iar mai apoi să spui "niciodată nu am fost credincios, din toate timpurile eram aşa [şi Oceania era întotdeauna în război cu Eastasia]". </p>

<p>Poate e o încercare de a exprima <em>superioritatea</em>? "Eu nu sunt împreună cu acei primitivi care pleacă în fiecare duminică la biserică, care îşi fac cruce atunci când trec pe lângă un crucifix. Those people? Naaa... give me a break..."</p>
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			<title>Introduction to network sniffers</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/21/introduction-to-network-sniffers</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
			<category domain="main">Technology / programming</category>
<category domain="alt">Academia</category>			<guid isPermaLink="false">290@http://railean.net/</guid>
						<description>&lt;div class=&quot;videoblock&quot;&gt;&lt;object data=&quot;http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10011691&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;	&lt;param name=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot; /&gt;	&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot; /&gt;	&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10011691&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is an instructional video I made for my students, as an aid to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://info.railean.net/index.php?title=Lab2_-_HTTP_crawler&quot;&gt;practical assignment&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The tutorial explains&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;What a network sniffer is and how it can be used&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;How to look at a network sniff and tell what happens at various layers of the network stack&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Some bits about the HTTP protocol, specifically, how it resumes a broken download&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The video doesn't claim to be a comprehensive guide to network sniffers, it barely scratches the tip of the iceberg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/21/introduction-to-network-sniffers&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="videoblock"><object data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10011691&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">	<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />	<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" />	<param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10011691&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /></object></div>

<p>This is an instructional video I made for my students, as an aid to a <a href="http://info.railean.net/index.php?title=Lab2_-_HTTP_crawler">practical assignment</a>.</p>

<p>The tutorial explains</p>
<ul>
  <li>What a network sniffer is and how it can be used</li>
  <li>How to look at a network sniff and tell what happens at various layers of the network stack</li>
  <li>Some bits about the HTTP protocol, specifically, how it resumes a broken download</li>
</ul>

<p>The video doesn't claim to be a comprehensive guide to network sniffers, it barely scratches the tip of the iceberg.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/21/introduction-to-network-sniffers">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Definition</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/14/definition</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 09:26:42 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Saying the same words,&lt;br /&gt;
meaning it every time;&lt;br /&gt;
breaking the speed of light,&lt;br /&gt;
leaving the past behind.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Having the same feelings&lt;br /&gt;
over and over again;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;But &lt;em&gt;now&lt;/em&gt; they are true and authentic,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strike&gt;I'm really, completely awake!&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strike&gt;I'm finally, clearly awake!&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I'm &lt;em&gt;perfectly&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;truly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; awake!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Going to see the same places.&lt;br /&gt;
Sharing most favourite songs,&lt;br /&gt;
using the same &lt;em&gt;unique&lt;/em&gt; gestures,&lt;br /&gt;
doing the same rights and wrongs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Telling the same special secrets...&lt;br /&gt;
and after &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; get them bewitched,&lt;br /&gt;
a switch can be done in an instant,&lt;br /&gt;
no one can say which was which.&lt;/p&gt;


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saying the same words,<br />
meaning it every time;<br />
breaking the speed of light,<br />
leaving the past behind.</p>

<p>Having the same feelings<br />
over and over again;<br />
"But <em>now</em> they are true and authentic,<br />
<strike>I'm really, completely awake!</strike><br />
<strike>I'm finally, clearly awake!</strike><br />
I'm <em>perfectly</em>, <em><strong>truly</strong></em> awake!"</p>

<p>Going to see the same places.<br />
Sharing most favourite songs,<br />
using the same <em>unique</em> gestures,<br />
doing the same rights and wrongs.</p>

<p>Telling the same special secrets...<br />
and after <em>you</em> get them bewitched,<br />
a switch can be done in an instant,<br />
no one can say which was which.</p>


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			<title>Power of persuasion</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/power_of_persuasion</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 21:17:17 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;This is a review of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini&quot;&gt;Robert Cialdini&lt;/a&gt;'s &quot;Power of persuasion&quot; (a ~1h talk in which he describes some basic ways of influencing people).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to go through the original video, but if you have a shortage of time, you can take a look at my notes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I needed the space on my whiteboard - so I got a sudden motivation to digitize its contents before clearing it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's a photo (click to enlarge) of the original notes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/persuasion-whiteboard-summary-large.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/persuasion-whiteboard-summary-small.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Handwritten notes on the power of persuasion&quot; title=&quot;The power of persuasion summary&quot; width=&quot;440&quot; height=&quot;330&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;A mind-map (click to enlarge) and its text equivalent were generated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xmind.net/&quot;&gt;XMind&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/power_of_persuasion#more286&quot;&gt;Read more &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/power_of_persuasion&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a review of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini">Robert Cialdini</a>'s "Power of persuasion" (a ~1h talk in which he describes some basic ways of influencing people).</p>

<p>I recommend you to go through the original video, but if you have a shortage of time, you can take a look at my notes.</p>

<p>I needed the space on my whiteboard - so I got a sudden motivation to digitize its contents before clearing it.</p>

<p>Here's a photo (click to enlarge) of the original notes. <br />
<a href="http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/persuasion-whiteboard-summary-large.jpg"><img src="http://railean.net/media/blogs/a/persuasion-whiteboard-summary-small.jpg" alt="Handwritten notes on the power of persuasion" title="The power of persuasion summary" width="440" height="330" /></a></p>


<p>A mind-map (click to enlarge) and its text equivalent were generated in <a href="http://www.xmind.net/">XMind</a>:</p>
<a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/power_of_persuasion#more286">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/power_of_persuasion">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Prediction</title>
			<link>http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/prediction</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:04:33 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Flipped bit in a database&lt;br /&gt;
tells me winter lasts longer&lt;br /&gt;
than I thought.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/prediction&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flipped bit in a database<br />
tells me winter lasts longer<br />
than I thought.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://railean.net/index.php/2010/05/05/prediction">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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