Tags: fun, politics, quiz, www.
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While doing research for one of my papers, I came across a quiz that ranks one’s political orientation on 2 spectra: Liberal vs Conservative, and Libertarian vs Statist. It is apparently revered by many journals and newspapers as quite accurate. I think liberal and conservative need no explanation. 
As for the other scale, a libertarian is one who believes that individual freedoms should be prioritized over socialist ideals, and a statist believes otherwise. A more commonly used word for statist is authoritarian (not to be confused with tyranny, since tyranny is a corrupted form of authoritarianism).
Red dot denotes my score.
Due to my nomadic upbringing, I’m naturally liberal. On the other scale, I lean a little closer to authoritarian than libertarian. From my position on the two axes, I think I would be classified as a social democratic.
How did I infer that from such an abstract graph? Because I’m a political theory student. Hahaha! For the rest of you: to find the label for where you stand on both axes, check out this political spectrum by Miguel Duarte. Duarte’s spectrum visually coincides with the one used on the quiz. I can’t say I agree with his labeling, because I am definitely not a democratic socialist but it’ll give you guys a rough idea about where you stand.
Take the quiz here, and let me know of your results!
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I apologize for my recent boring entries. I’ve been very sick with the (Singaporean) flu. My housemates’ parents came to visit and brought the flu along with them. I am absolutely impervious to the Canadian flu, but I am quite susceptible to the Singaporean one. Now, with my menstruation, the timing couldn’t be worse. I am sickly and feel shitty at the same time. Bah.
Hopefully, I’ll feel better before the next entry because there is something interesting I’ve been dying to blog about, (which requires a little more brain power than someone with a constant headache can produce.)
Tags: apple, fun, tech, video, windows.
Categores: Fun For Visitors, Internet Finds.
I’ve always respected Bill Gates for being successful, realizing his dream and for his charitable causes. But now, it’s mad respect for having a great sense of humor! Below is a video of what may be Bill Gates’ last keynote at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. Bill Gates is portrayed to be trying hard to find another job after his retirement. He bugs Matthew McConaughey, Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Al Gore for a job and is only met with many disappointments. His own company mates make fun of him throughout the clip too - like the failed Microsoft Bob (predecessor to the notorious paper clip).
On a side note, I think Bill Gates is a lot better looking than Steve Jobs now. At least he’s not trying to look hip with a turtleneck, when he doesn’t have the body for it. Although, 20 years back, I’d say Steve Jobs was sexy and Bill Gates was…well, the epitome of geekiness. See for yourself.
Geeky Gates and Sexy Steve of 20 Years Ago
On another side note, (clearly I didn’t put much thought into this post) doesn’t the young and sexy Steve remind you of Ashton Kutcher?!
Steve Jobs and Ashton Kutcher
Source: Ashton Kutcher from usa-man.com; Bill Gates from ?; Steve Jobs from ?. If you are the original owner, please let me know and I will credit you.