Have you ever considered how fast a web browser actually renders a website? Not download and render, but once the file is local just render.
The guys from Google also wanted to find out 
But they did it a long differently than most people would ever think about.
Here’s the Chrome Rendering Speed Tests they did:
And here’s how the made the video clip:
Over the weekend I heard a variation of this story at least 2 times in 2 different movies:
A student goes to visit his Zen master. They sit down and the master prepares some tea for the both of them. The master pours the student’s cup to the brim, and then carries on pouring. This causes the tea to run over and into the tray. Not being able to sit and wait any longer, the student stops the master by shouting, “Stop, it’s over full! No more can go in!”. The master just replies, “How can I show you anything, unless you first empty your Cup”.
Simply put the above means that if you go into a situation thinking you either know everything about it, or not willing to change your perception about it, you are too full to be able to accept any more information or knowledge. It’s a total waste of time if you’ve already made up your mind about it.
This is quite significant to our (Bernadette and I) life at the moment, because we’re walking a spiritual path together and making the appropriate changes in our lives. The main obstacle we’ve had to overcome in all the things we’ve started with lately is the preconceived ideas that we might have about something or someone. I say we, but in some cases it’s perhaps more me than Bernadette that had to adjust, because I’m more left brained.
I’ve always believed I am a very open minded person and it’s really been put to the test. When it came esoteric subjects I’ve never really felt a connection to it, even though I’ve had a few dealings with it. So although I could appreciate someone’s belief system, I just never felt like it was for me. Even though I tried in the past not to judge things or situations before they happened, I knew I wasn’t really trying hard enough.
This time around though I made a concerted effort to empty my cup and be open to the experiences without any preconceived ideas or judgments. This has led to a number of experiences and things happening in our lives. Most of these things we don’t even discuss with people because we realise it will just not be understood by people.
Next time someone says FU to you, accept it with a smile. In Chinese, Fu, is a very lucky word. In fact, it’s the word for LUCK!
Chinese I Ching Coins are very important ingredients in the practise of Feng Shui. It’s a very powerful symbol of abundance.
The coins are round in shape, with a square hole in the center. The circle is used to represent heaven, while the square represents earth.
When used or worn by people, it creates a cosmic trinity of luck. This is Heaven + Earth + Man (or perhaps rather person ). The coin has a Yang side and a Yin side. The Yang side is represented by four Chinese characters. These 4 characters represent the reign of each of the Chinese emperors during a dynasty. On the Yin side of the coin you’ll have 2 characters. Whenever you use these coins, the Yang side will always be facing up.
The most popular coins are the ones that focus on the Ching Dynasty. When compared to the other dynasties, the Ching Dynasty is believed to be the most powerful. All the other dynasties usually fell in less than a century.
The Chinese coins where a creation of the advisors of the emperors and that is why these coins are such powerful representations of wealth, prosperity and endless fortune. They also provide protection against danger and harmful energies.
Coins are sometimes used in groups to activate their power even further. These are in multiples of 3, 6 or 9, and most of the time a red thread is used to bound them together.
The significance of these numbers:
3 – trinity of heaven, earth and mankind
6 – heaven luck
9 – represents the wholeness of the universe
Is this what foreigners are going to wear when they arrive in South Africa?
