2007年6月26日星期二

Things about Blog

  刚刚在英语学习上面看到一篇文章,叫《Dear Diary, I'm hooked on you》,作者是Ben Macintyre,是讲Blog的。Google了一下,原来是泰晤士报上面的文章。觉得里面有些话说的特别好,自己也写博有一段时间了,索性亦他亦我的说些感受吧。

  Most diaries spring from the desire to leave an account, however simple and humdrum. The diary-blog is a way of talking to the world, whether or not it is listening; a way of gossiping with oneself in the knowledge or hope that one day someone may eavesdrop or join in.

  其实自己最开始写博客就是图自己好玩,自己在高中的时候又是个文学小青年,所以保留下来了写文字的习惯。可是无奈,周围的人写博的不多,自己最开始是在微软的Space上面鼓捣的,心想加个计数器吧,看看都有多少人来我的这个小地方看过,眼看着别人的Space都四位数了,我的才刚刚过百,很是郁闷啊,所以被迫的就转变了心态,包括现在,blogger时常被封,自己一点也不苦恼了,因为想看的人自然会找到方法来看。而对于自己blog的内容,我承认,都是自己在网上瞎逛的时候,看到的令我amazing的东西,多数是转帖,然后就是我的胡言乱语了,当然,不管怎么说,还是希望有人看到的,也就是hope that one day someone may eavesdrop 。之前一个月吧,有一个人上了我的blog,是通过豆瓣小组找到的,然后留了一句言,当时还是稍微比较非常兴奋的。
  
Partly because life appears to me such a curious and wonderful thing that it almost seems a pity that even such a humble and uneventful life as mine should pass altogether away without some such record as this." The diary-blog is both therapy and exhibitionism, a balm for loneliness, a privately written public statement, a way to hold on to life and to hold back death.

  也许这个是大多数人写blog的那股原始冲动,虽然大部分原因自己并不知道,但是的确如此,make a record,尽管我们平常人的生活如此的humble和mundane,但是仍旧是值得记录的,也许某些对于其他人不值一提的小事的的确确对自己有着非凡的意义。
  
The blog is the most apt literary form for our lonely, turbulent times: neurotic, self-absorbed, confessional, but also inquisitive, purging and affirming, profound and mundane. The blog can be both opiate and stimulant, but also a placebo.

  blog就是一种毒,如果每个月更新次数在20次以上,我想我已经中毒了。
  This week's mass blog revealed that most of us still measure out the world in cups of tea and telly programmes, but it also proved that, by writing down our experiences, we grow closer to ourselves and leave a testament for posterity.

  说到底,blog就是一个自己对自己说话的地方,最后以Virginia Woolf的名言结束此篇文章(鞠躬致谢!)
   "With some pleasure I find that it's seven; and must cook dinner. Haddock and sausage meat. I think it is true that one gains a certain hold on haddock and sausage by writing them down."

2007年6月25日星期一

20 Questions

学英语的时候一直就知道一个游戏,就是某个人想一个东西,然后对方问20个问题,看看在这20个问题的范围内,能否猜中,从来没有找到对象来玩这个。刚才找到了个网站http://www.20q.net/。试了一下,第17个就猜出来了。

2007年6月24日星期日

落幕

  6月23日,早晨5点58分起床。
  早晨8点钟,准时开始答辩。
  刚开始的时候,有些紧张,因为被分在了传说中的“死亡之组”。因为最有名的教授是我们组的组长。呵呵,有点紧张,因为那个人的确是非常的知名。
  按照顺序,我是第五个。之前比较郁闷的是前两个人讲的都是关联规则挖掘的东西。8点58分,起身开始上台,虽然之前也准备了大概的提纲,可是坐在讲台后面,还是不自觉的加快了速度,有一些细节的东西被自然的省略掉了。因为我做的是交叉学科的东西,所以有很大一部分在场的老师不是很明白,这个可以说是一个优势吧。可以说我完全贯彻了之前的razzle dazzle战术,不过令我恼火的是,我们组有个特别Bitch的老师,明明什么都不懂,却一直在那边胡乱的问问题。真想掐死他!不过,还算顺利,9点17分,答辩结束。没想到竟然这样速度。因为论文中涉关数学的东西不是很多,所以也不奢望得到“优”了。
  11点30分,穿学士服,照相,留下了一个时代的纪念。
  旋即,回到系里,处理一些文档,这样一直忙到4点半多,呆了一会,就径直去酒店吃散伙饭了。
  整个过程还算顺利吧,只是这一次喝的酒比上一次还多,脑袋晕晕的,知道自己已经微醉,但是还是很清醒的。之后,就开始了毕业的表白,然后女生就开始抱头痛哭。怎么说呢,不是很享受这个过程。只是象征性的和几个要好的男生抱了一下。并没有加入女生的行列。
  不是说我冷血,只是觉得感情没有那么深。昨天晚上,有个男生说了一句话,其实应该早点的了解那些女生,她们其实挺可爱的。It's very sweet, but don't you think it is a bit of late?
  记得一年前,旭旭回家的时候,不知怎么地,我就错过了,但是旭旭在电话里面和我说:“没有什么的,将来如果想见是一定可以见到的。”YES!我就觉得旭旭说的非常好!因为现在这个时代了,如果真的想见一个人,还是有多种不同手段的。哦,我理解了,那些抱头痛哭就是因为在几天之后看不到那个人了,可是人生的聚聚散散是再正常不过的事情了。如果像我这样不那么难过,最后归结到真的是感情不够深吧。就在不久前,我还和旭旭在MSN上面聊了好久,感觉这一下午我和旭旭说的话,比我和某些不熟悉的人四年加一块说的话都多。这个真是好玩,是吗?
也许,我的大学是提前结束的,就是在旭旭和肥婆她们回家的一年前结束的。现在理解到,大学=学习+好朋友+恋爱+自己的生活。大概就是如此吧。现在好朋友都已经早早离开了,留在学校的好朋友已经被我归为将来研究生阶段的好朋友了,恋爱,呵呵,早就结束了,学习是仍将继续,而自己的生活,也是仍将一直继续下去的。
  对了,这个时候就是真正落幕的时候了!

2007年6月22日星期五

明天答辩

明天就要答辩了,刚刚自己顺了一下,磕磕绊绊的,而且感觉也会超过规定的10分钟。但是由于论文是自己做的,大致的脉络还是清楚的,明天就靠现场发挥去razzle dazzle了。上帝保佑!

最佳损友

明天就要答辩了,一边听歌,一边看论文,听到了陈奕迅的最佳损友,粤语的,不过看了歌词,特别感动,这个大学马上就要结束了。不管怎么说,有点伤感。

不说了,贴上歌词吧。
最佳损友
歌手:陈奕迅 专辑:life continues

朋友我当你一秒朋友
朋友我当你一世朋友
奇怪过去再不堪回首
怀缅时时其实还有
朋友你试过将我营救
朋友你试过把我批斗
无法再与你交心联手
毕竟难得有过最佳损友
从前共你促膝把酒
倾通宵都不够
我有痛快过你有没有
很多东西今生只可给你
保守至到永久
别人如何明白透
实实在在踏入过我宇宙
即使相处到有个裂口
命运决定了以后再没法聚头
但说过去却那样厚
问我有没有确实也没有
一直躲避的藉口非什么大仇
为何旧知己在最后
变不到老友
不知你是我敌友已没法望透
被推着走跟着生活流
来年陌生的
是昨日最亲的某某
生死之交当天不知罕有
到你变节了至觉未够
多想一天彼此都不追究
相邀再次喝酒
待葡萄成熟透
但是命运入面每个邂逅
一起走到了某个路口
是敌与是友各自也没有自由
位置变了各有队友
早知解散后各自有际遇作导游
奇就奇在接受了各自有路走
却没人像你让我眼泪背着流
严重似情侣讲分手
有没有确实也没有
一直躲避的藉口非什么大仇
为何旧知己在最后变不到老友
不知你又有没有挂念这旧友
或者自己早就想通透
来年陌生的是昨日最亲的某某
总好于那日我没有
没有遇过某某

特别好玩的游戏

刚才找到了一个特别好玩的游戏,找星星,真的是很粘人的!
网址在这里:http://www.nekogames.jp/mt/2007/05/post_16.html
强烈推荐大家玩。

2007年6月19日星期二

Gmail帐号被盗后,该怎么办?

转载自cnBeta,摘录如下:

Google官方在帮助文档里已经提供了与Gmail帐号安全有关的资料,强烈建议每一位用户都先熟读。此外,一旦发生Gmail帐号不幸被盗的事件,你可以填写以下表格,将事件报告给Google的安全团队,他们将会协助你找回Gmail帐号:

  https://services.google.com/inquiry/gmail_security1

  你至少要向Google提供以下四个信息:

1.你现在所用的有效的邮箱地址;
2.你被盗的Gmail邮箱用户名;
3.写出邀请你创建Gmail邮箱的Gmail用户名全名,如果你不是通过邀请创建Gmail邮箱,请告诉Google你是通过怎样的方式创建Gmail邮箱的;
4.你最后一次登录被盗的Gmail帐号的具体日期;

  除了这四个必要信息外,你的Gmail邮箱是否能找回,还取决于你是否能向Google提供足够多的其它相关信息。因此如果可能的话,你要将所有能证明你是被盗Gmail邮箱主人的信息都提供给Google。Gmail用户pokemo最近也被人偷了Gmail邮箱,他向Google求助后,Google建议他提供以下信息。因此,即使你现在的Gmail邮箱是安全的,你也应该事先记录好以下的某些信息,以防万一:

1.你的Gmail邀请里的链接,或者你的Gmail帐号创建邮件里的确认码(即Gmail邮箱开通邮件里的Verification code,这个极其重要!);
2.你的Gmail邀请发送至的邮箱地址;
3.三个你平时用Gmail邮箱经常联系的收信人邮箱地址;
4.如果你在Gmail里创建了Label(标签),请提供三个Label名称;
5.你的Gmail帐号的具体创建日期;
6.Gmail帐号被盗的具体日期;
7.注册Gmail帐号时所填写的备用邮箱地址(如果有的话);
8.注册Gmail帐号时你选择的安全问题;
9.你最后一次更改你的Gmail帐号密码或/及安全问题的具体日期,以及更改后的安全问题的内容;
10.你的ISP名称(如果有的话);
11.列出你基于Gmail帐号所使用的其它Google服务的名称,以及开始使用的各自的具体日期;
12.任何其它相关信息。

  没错,一旦你的Gmail帐号被盗,要找回它,难度并不低于获得已故Gmail用户邮箱的访问权。不过只要你平时能注意保存上述信息,并且耐心与Google沟通,相信要找回Gmail帐号还是有希望的。但最好的做法当然是防范于未然,平时就注意保存上述这些资料,并且不要向任何人透露你的密码。即使是Google,在帮你找回邮箱的过程里,也不需要你提供密码。

  Google官方也给出了一些建议,让用户进行自我保护:

* 读完邮件后一律退出。
* 只有从您的个人计算机登录时才选择记住我。
* 定期清除浏览器的表单、密码、缓存及 Cookie,尤其是在公用计算机上。
* 一定要保守秘密!切勿将您的密码或安全问题和答案告诉任何人;如果您已透漏给别人,请尽快更改。
* 选择不易破解的密码与安全问题和答案。
o 切勿将此信息写在任何地方
o 切勿使用电子邮件发送此信息
o 定期更改密码、安全问题和答案
* 下载免费的 Google Pack,其中包含有助于保护计算机安全的 Mozilla Firefox 浏览器及防病毒和防间谍实用程序。
现在真是越来越多的东西都要用到gmail的帐号了,比如说Google Reader, iGoogle, Picassa Web,再加上被Google收购的youtube,feedburner(暂时还没有)。恐怕将来google account会成为一号通了。安全要紧!

2007年6月18日星期一

Digital Cameras: The Top 10 Things You Need to Know

1) Resolution is less important than you think

There is a popular misconception that more megapixels lead to better pictures. This is not the case.

Sure, higher resolution gives you the ability to crop more aggressively or print large pictures, but only a fraction of digital photographers will benefit from this ability. If you're a casual shooter who won't be printing pictures larger than 8x10" or doing extensive computer editing, then a camera with 3- or 4-megapixel resolution will be sufficient.

More advanced photographers will likely appreciate the flexibility of higher resolution, but a 5+ megapixel camera is by no means necessary to create stunning pictures. Choose a camera you can understand and afford, and don't be fooled by glitzy high-resolution specs.
2) Zoom is more important than you think

Whether you're shooting distant wildlife or close-up portraits, you can never have too much zoom. The majority of digital cameras have 3-, or 4x optical zoom, but you will never regret choosing a model with more telephoto power.

Fortunately the extended zoom camera category is growing rapidly, and there is a great selection of models with 8-, 10-, or even 12x optical zoom. For the ultimate in zoom control and quality, look for an extended-zoom camera with image stabilization, which will ensure that shots taken at full telephoto will be tack-sharp, even without a tripod.
3) Travelers should use cameras with AA Batteries

Digital cameras come in two varieties: those that use AA-size batteries and those that are powered by proprietary lithium-ion batteries. If you are a traveler, particularly someone who enjoys remote or rustic locations, choose a camera with AA batteries.

When a camera that uses proprietary batteries runs out of power, you have no choice but to plug the battery into a power outlet to recharge it. This requires an available outlet, a battery charger, and, if you're in a foreign country, a power converter. If access to an outlet is ever in doubt, or if you don't want the hassle of carrying cords and chargers, then the limitations of this system are obvious.

When a camera that uses AA-size batteries runs out of power on a trip, you can simply throw out the old batteries and drop in a new set of high-performance AAs like the Energizer E2 Lithium line. Two or three sets of such batteries can usually take you through a 10-day trip. If you're out of high-performance batteries, you also have the option of using standard alkaline batteries, which are available anywhere in the world, and make a cheap and convenient source of backup power (though they only offer a fraction of the life of high performance batteries).

Recent trips to Asia and Africa have borne this theory out—after my companions' cameras had been sidelined by dead batteries, I was still happily shooting away with my AA-powered Canon PowerShot.
4) Small cameras get shots that big cameras don't

Sure, that big, black SLR with the long lens may look fancy, but it won't do you any good if you're not carrying it. Never underestimate the importance of having a camera that is small enough to fit into your pocket—you'll be amazed at the spontaneous pictures you'll have the opportunity to take. While the photo quality produced by an ultra-compact does not equal that of a large SLR, the ability to whip it out and snap a shot while others are fumbling for their bulky cameras more than outweighs this drawback.
5) Canon makes great cameras

Canon digital cameras receive consistently great reviews, and for good reason: Over the last 2+ years, Canon has time and again proven itself capable of producing well-designed cameras that produce impressive results. From the EOS line of digital SLRs to the diminutive PowerShot ELPHs, Canon invests substantial time in the design process, and the results pay off—photographers of all abilities rave about their Canon cameras.

There have been some mistakes along the way—the Canon A70 was built with a design flaw that produces crippling error messages and black lines on the LCD, but newer models seem to be free of this problem. If you're looking for a great combination of features, price, and performance, Canon will almost always deliver. (NOTE: Digital Camera HQ is in no way affiliated with Canon, nor do we derive any benefit from recommending one brand over another).
6) Kodak makes great, easy-to-use cameras

When I bought my mother her first digital camera, I chose a Kodak, having read countless reviews that raved about their user-friendly controls. The reviews were right—Kodak's EasyShare digital cameras are remarkably easy to use: the menus are simple, the LCD text large and clear, and the controls largely self-explanatory. The results are just as impressive, with attractive, saturated colors and crisp definition. Don't be fooled into thinking that Kodak digital cameras are just for beginners, however—their simplicity aside, many of the high-end EasyShare models offer a full suite of manual controls for ambitious photographers.
7) Digital cameras can and will break

Whether it's due to accidental damage or simple wear and tear, digital cameras are not as durable as their film counterparts. Many photographers have film cameras that are ten or twenty years old—don't expect this kind of longevity from your new digital toy. Some cameras suffer from design flaws (like black lines on the LCD screen of the Canon A70), while others fall victim to the kind of mechanical breakdowns that effect every kind of electronic gear.

Does this mean that you shouldn't buy a digital camera? Absolutely not. A digital camera will so fundamentally change the way you think about photography that you will wonder how you ever got along without one. You must, however, be comfortable with the fact that one day your camera will cease to work.

For some, this knowledge may keep them from spending top dollar on a fancy camera; others simply accept it as the sole downside of working with digital. The most important thing is to do your homework before you buy—any fundamental design flaws will be quickly apparent in user reviews.
8) Don't put all your pictures on one card

After returning from a trip to Asia, I eagerly inserted one of my memory cards into a card reader to download my new pictures. For still unexplained reasons (likely a static electricity discharge), a card that should have held over 200 pictures was suddenly rendered blank. Two weeks and $250 later (thanks to www.drivesavers.com), I had recovered about 90% of my pictures, but the rest were lost permanently.

The moral of the story? Like any other technology, flash memory is not flawless. It is very rare to lose images, but it does happen, and the fact that I had spread my pictures between 5 memory cards protected me from the possibility of losing two weeks' worth of irreplaceable vacation memories. Given the choice between choosing a single 1GB memory card, or four 256MB cards, I will always choose multiple cards.
9) Find & use a simple photo editing program

Most digital photographers will never take the time to master expensive and powerful photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop or Jasc Paint Shop Pro—these programs are too complex and time-consuming for all but the most dedicated photographers. Fortunately there are a variety of easy-to-use editing programs that even novice photographers can use to edit, improve, and organize their digital photos.

My favorite program is Picasa, and it is absolutely free at www.picasa.com. With Picasa you can perform all the basic editing tasks like sharpening, contrast correction, cropping, and straightening—most with just the touch of a button. Spend a few minutes on your best photographs and you will be amazed at the results. Picasa also make it incredibly easy to organize your best shots so you don't have to sift through hundreds of unwanted pictures to find your prizewinners.
10) Print and display your pictures

Far too many people take great digital images, only to have them languish in obscurity on their hard drive, never to be enjoyed by others. Don't let this happen to you.

Online printing companies like Ofoto can turn your digital images into high-quality prints of any size. Using Ofoto is easy—you simply download a free tool to your desktop and use it to load your pictures onto the Ofoto website. From there you can order prints of every size as well as photo mouse pads, calendars, t-shirts and other gifts. You can also send a link to friends so that they can view your pictures online and order their own copies.

If you want to see more of your own pictures, nothing beats using them as a screen saver on your computer. Simply right-click on your desktop, choose Properties/Screen Saver/Settings, and you can direct your computer to the pictures you wish to use. Set the screensaver to change images every 10 seconds and you'll have an instant slide show every time your computer is idle.

2007年6月16日星期六

改名啦!

忍不住又要改名了,这回又是翻字典,就翻到了这个词。Canapé
在Answers上面的解释是:

A canapé or canape (known in Italy as tartine) is a small, prepared and usually decorative hors d'oeuvres, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite. Because they are often served during cocktail hours, it is often desired that a canapè be either salty or spicy, in order to encourage guests to drink more. A canapé may also be referred to as finger food, although not all finger foods are canapés. Crackers or small slices of bread or toast cut into various shapes serve as a base for such savory foods as meat, cheese, fish, caviar, foie gras, purees or relish.

Traditionally, canapés are made from stale white bread, cut in thin slices and then shaped with a cutter or knife. Shapes might include circles, rings, squares, strips or triangles. These pieces of bread are then prepared by deep frying, sautéeing, or toasting. The foods are sometimes highly processed and decoratively applied (i.e. piped) to the base with a pastry bag. Decorative garnishes are then applied. The canapés are usually served on a canapé tray and eaten from small canapé plates. The technical composition of a canapè consists of a base, i.e. the bread or pancake, a spread, a main item, and a garnish. The spread traditionally is either a compound butter or a flavored cream cheese. Common garnishes can range from finely chopped vegetables, scallions, and herbs to caviar or truffle oil.
其实canapé就是在鸡尾酒会上面的那种佐餐的小甜点,呵呵,这个东西挺适合这个blog的,生活中的调试品。呵呵。就这么定了。

10 Ways to Make Laziness Work for You

在digg上面发现的文章,共享,呵呵。因为我是懒人。

You're feeling lazy right now, and reading blogs instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing. That's OK — we all do that. We're all lazy, in different forms, at one time or another.

But let's look at how to make that laziness work for us, and how to turn lazy into productive.

We often beat ourselves up about our laziness, even though it's a natural condition that every human being gets to some extent. It's time to stop the self-criticism and see how laziness can actually be a positive, no matter what society tells us.

Here's an observation: often the smartest people are the laziest ones. They're always looking for ways to get out of work, or do make something easier, and their creative ways of doing that have come up with some of the most ingenius, productive inventions: the computer, the microwave, the car, the Clapper, to name but a few.

Now, I don't know about you, but laziness doesn't seem so bad to me when you look at it that way. Let's see how laziness can actually be productivity if you use it the right way.

Make not doing it harder. We lazy people hate doing hard stuff. So let's use that for us. Let's say there's something hard that I need to do right now. Of course, I don't feel like doing it. But if I put up obstacles that make it harder NOT to do it, then I'm going to do it, because I'm too lazy to do the even harder stuff. For example, if I'm prone to watching television instead of working, and I put the remote on the roof of my house, well, it would be too hard to get a ladder to get that remote. And being lazy, I hate to watch TV without a remote. So I'll get to work instead. Same concept could be applied to the Internet — take your cable modem's cable and give it to someone to hold until after lunch. Or tell people that if you don't complete this project on time, you will wash their cars. Engineer a solution that will make you more likely to actually do what you need to do.

Be productive to avoid doing something. Now turn that concept on its head. It's an idea called Structured Procrastination, and written about much earlier by Robert Benchley in a great article called Getting Things Done from 1949. The basic concept is that in order to avoid doing something difficult, you'll do a bunch of other things instead. A lot of those other things might also be important too, so you're being productive because you're too lazy to do the most important thing on your list. So, to implement this, put one really hard task at the top of your list, and a bunch of other important stuff below it. Now, tell yourself you really must, must get that first task done right away. If you're feeling lazy, you'll do the other stuff on the list instead. Now, when more important stuff comes up, the first item of the list gets pushed down and will get done.

Delegate. Lazy people like to become managers, so they can delegate things to others and look productive while doing that. Even if you aren't a manager, learn how to delegate to your coworkers or even to your boss. Look at your to-do list and see if you can delegate half of it. If in doubt, route it and ask for input. Now you can cross off half the items on your list and you haven't done anything!

Automate. Instead of doing the same things over and over, see if you can find a way to automate it. This will require that creativity that lazy people have. You can find ways for the computer to automate it, or give others the authority to do something following certain rules without your approval, or outsource something you really don't want to do all the time. Great! Cross off more items from your to-do list without actually doing anything.

Eliminate. Now look at your remaining items on your to-do list (assuming you weren't too lazy to write out a to-do list — if you are, it can be something you do to avoid doing something more difficult). How many of these items absolutely have to be done? Is there any way you can eliminate some of them, especially ones that you really don't want to do? You can always go and ask to be removed from a project for one reason or another, or say that you have too many commitments and can't do this right now. OK, more items off your list without doing anything!

Stall. Another good way to cross things off your to-do list without actually doing them is to not do them until they are no longer needed. I've done this many times — I stall and delay and procrastinate on something, doing other things I'd rather be doing, and then in a week or two, those things I was procrastinating on are no longer necessary. Turns out they didn't matter anyway.

Simplify. If there's something that you do that is complicated and difficult, find ways to make it easier and simpler. List out the steps, and see which can be eliminated or streamlined. Which steps can be done by someone else or automated? What is the absolute easiest way to do this?

Wait until the last minute. Sometimes when you stall (see above), it turns out that the thing you're stalling on is really important, and needs to be done. If so, you will find this out when someone else who needs it done gives you an urgent call and 10 emails, asking for it to be submitted. This is when urgency comes into play, and it's a great motivator. You'll get the thing done. But that urgency didn't exist until you stalled for a week. So the trick is to wait to do things until the absolute last minute, when you will be super motivated to do them. So don't schedule some of your tasks until the last possible time you could start them and still get them done before deadline.

Lazy reward. I like to reward myself by telling myself that if I just do this work, I get to be lazy. This will motivate me, because I love being lazy. In fact, if I can finish the next item in five minutes, I get to go watch an episode of Gilmore Girls.

Go with what excites you. If you are too lazy to do something, it's probably because that something seems boring to you. If so, move on to something more exciting. Come up with a list of things you could do that are important and productive and still exciting. And go with those tasks. You will be avoiding something boring, sure, but you will be motivated to do the other, more exciting stuff. Now, if you still need to do the boring stuff (and can't stall, eliminate, delegate, or automate that stuff), then find a way to make it exciting. Rewards of sweet treats or laziness can make something more exciting, or try this technique: instead of thinking of how hard something is, think about all the benefits that you'll get from doing it. Money, fame, gorgeous women, snacks … these exciting things can all be yours by accomplishing this task.

OK, now off to watch that episode of Gilmore Girls.