Facts & Quotes™💡

The United States has the world's most extreme weather No other region of the world suffers from a combination of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, wildfires, blizzards, heat waves, and cold snaps. #places #rank

​​What is Web 3.0, Web 2.0 and Web 1.0 ? Web 3.0 is a term that is used to describe many evolutions of web usage and interaction among several paths. In this, data isn’t owned but instead shared, where services show different views for the same web / the same data.  The Semantic Web (3.0) promises to establish “the world’s information” in a more reasonable way than Google can ever attain with their existing engine schema. This is particularly true from the perspective of machine conception as opposed to human understanding. The Semantic Web necessitates the use of a declarative ontological language like OWL to produce domain-specific ontologies that machines can use to reason about information and make new conclusions, not simply match keywords.  Web 2.0 refers to worldwide websites which highlight user-generated content, usability, and interoperability for end users. Web 2.0 is also called the participative social web. It does not refer to a modification to any technical specification, but to modify the way Web pages are designed and used. The transition is beneficial but it does not seem that when the changes occur. Interaction and collaboration with each other are allowed by Web 2.0 in a social media dialogue as the creator of user-generated content in a virtual community. Web 1.0 is an enhanced version of Web 2.0.  Web 1.0 refers to the first stage of the World Wide Web evolution. Earlier, there were only a few content creators in Web 1.0 with a huge majority of users who are consumers of content. Personal web pages were common, consisting mainly of static pages hosted on ISP-run web servers, or on free web hosting services. 

Practice describing your feelings out loud. When we put words to our emotions we can see more greatness in the ones that feel good and diminish the power of the ones that don’t. #tips

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“But then, life is a constant withering of possibilities. Some are stolen with the lives of people you love. Others are let go, with regret and reluctance and deep, deep sorrow. But there is compensation for lives unlived in the intoxicating joy of knowing that the life you have - right here, right now - if the one you have chosen. There is power in that, and hope.” ― Emily Maguire, Taming the Beast #quotes

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In the U.S., if you're found 'not guilty' of a crime due to insanity, you can be involuntarily confined to a mental institution indefinitely. Regardless of what the maximum sentence is for the crime committed. #funfact

In 2007, Scotland spent six months of research and $162,972 to create a new slogan that would boost tourism. They came up with "Welcome to Scotland." #funfact #countries

A higher IQ is associated with an increased chance of illegal drug use and excessive alcohol consumption #psychology #drugs

​​The blob fish looks ugly only because it was brought up to the surface @googlefactss #funfact

The longest court case lasted over 60 years. #funfact for more...

“I felt the taste of mortality in my mouth, and at that moment I understood that I was not going to live forever. It takes a long time to learn that, but when you finally do, everything changes inside you, you can never be the same again. I was seventeen years old, and all of a sudden, without the slightest flicker of a doubt, I understood that my life was my own, that it belonged to me and no one else. I’m talking about freedom, Fogg. A sense of despair that becomes so great, so crushing, so catastrophic, that you have no choice but to be liberated by it. That’s the only choice, or else you crawl into a corner and die.” ― Paul Auster, Moon Palace #quotes

​​What is Xenotransplantation? Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either (a) live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source, or (b) human body fluids, cells, tissues or organs that have had ex vivo contact with live nonhuman animal cells, tissues or organs. The development of xenotransplantation is, in part, driven by the fact that the demand for human organs for clinical transplantation far exceeds the supply.  Currently ten patients die each day in the United States while on the waiting list to receive lifesaving vital organ transplants. Moreover, recent evidence has suggested that transplantation of cells and tissues may be therapeutic for certain diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and diabetes, where, again human materials are not usually available.  Although the potential benefits are considerable, the use of xenotransplantation raises concerns regarding the potential infection of recipients with both recognized and unrecognized infectious agents and the possible subsequent transmission to their close contacts and into the general human population. Of public health concern is the potential for cross-species infection by retroviruses, which may be latent and lead to disease years after infection. Moreover, new infectious agents may not be readily identifiable with current techniques.

Leaving the house is good for depression, bad for anxiety. Staying at house is good for anxiety, bad for depression.

#thoughts

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“You are the grim, goal-oriented ones who will not believe that the joy is in the journey rather than the destination no matter how many times it has been proven to you.” ― Stephen King #quotes

In the Netherlands last week, Dutch police discovered a man hiding in the wheel section of a plane that landed in Amsterdam. He'd been there for 11 hours and had flown all the way from Johannesburg via Kenya. #weird

Tom Hardy once said: "Being alone for a while is dangerous. It's addicting. Once you see how peaceful it is, you don't even want to deal with people anymore" #people

​​Why 2-stroke Engines are Used More commonly than 4-stroke on Ships? Both 2 stroke and 4 stroke engines are widely available in the market but for a large ocean-going merchant vessel, a 2 stroke engine is more commonly used as the main engine and has a much better market. Even with a wide variety of advantages that 4 stroke engine offers like the compact size of the plant, much more RPM or speed etc, a 2 stroke engine outshines with few but vital advantages. Fuel Selection: The fuel prices have gone sky high and better grade fuel is adding higher costs to vessel operation. A two-stroke engine can burn low-grade fuel oil and hence reduce the running cost of the ship. Efficiency: The thermal and engine efficiency of 2 stroke engine is much better than that of a 4 stroke engine. Power: Most of the 2 stroke engines are now large stroke engines that produce more power. Hence they have high power to weight ratio as compared to 4 stroke engines. More Cargo: Ship can carry more weight and hence more cargo with 2 stroke engines because of high power to weight ratio. Reliability: Two stroke engines are more reliable in operation as compare to 4 stroke engines. Less Maintenance: The maintenance requirement of the two-stroke engine is much lesser than 4 stroke engine. Direction control: Direct starting and reversing are easier with two stroke engine. No reduction attachments: As two stroke engines are low-speed engines, there is no requirement of reduction gear or speed reduction arrangement as required for high-speed four-stroke engines.

"No one in this world is pure and perfect. If you avoid people for their mistakes, you will be alone in this world. So judge less and love more." #tips