Silly me, I didn’t knew once again that there are tools on the web that can make everything easier.

I found out that Google Translate can make all the job for me. You just have to paste the website’s URL (http://paletadelimon.wordpress.com/) into the Google Translate page.

Yes, it’s as easy as it sounds.

Meanwhile I can almost see what it’s like to be there with the help of these sites with downloadable applications:

GOOGLE EARTH: http://earth.google.com/

With Google Earth you can fly to any part of the Earth to see satelite images, maps, buildings in 3D… from galaxies in space to explore Mars in 3D.

CELESTIA: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

It is a free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. You can travel throughout the Solar System, to more than 100,000 stars or even beyond our galaxy.

Did you know that astronauts that have been living in space…

1. suffer from space sickness, nausea, headaches and difficulty to locate their own limbs? This is caused by the confusing information that gets to their inner ear where balance is controlled.
2. snore less when they sleep in outer space than when they slept on Earth?
3. they season their food with liquid salt and pepper? To prevent the grains reach their nose and obstruct their vents.
4. when they get back to Earth they report difficulty to move their arms and legs? This is another reason why they call it the “second birth”.
5. they claim they can’t get used to falling objects when they drop them? Ha.
6. 18 people have died in space missions, but never in space, it has always been leaving the Earth or returning back.

Raise your hand if you want to eat powder food every day and sleep “standing up” inside a sleeping bag… anyone?, another reason why we should thank the astronauts.

These astronauts weren’t taught that they shouldn’t play with their food, I think that adults become kids again in space Ü.

“Learning without thought is a labor lost.”

Here you can find some examples:

THE ONES THAT PROMOTE BENEFICIAL CAUSES

TO DO SOME EXERCISE AND IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH

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FROM LEO BURNETT’S AGENCY

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OTHER ORIGINAL SHOPPING BAGS

Yes, I know, the Googleplex has been functioning for several years by now, but come on let’s be honest, who wouldn’t like to have a gym in their office, two swimming pools, free laundry, beach volleyball courts, ping-pong tables, child nursery, massage salon, pool tables, restaurants and cafeterias with free meals and above all be able to take your dog to work?

It seems like a dream, but no, it is the mere reality for the Google employees in Mountain View, California.

And here, the Googleplex (click the image for a bigger view):

The solar panels in the roofs provide 30% of the Googleplex’s electric needs.

Some wonders of Google’s organizational culture:

• Every person has their own work rhythm depending on their personal interests and life style. For this reason, there are no specific work timetables in the company, anyone is free to arrive and leave at any given time.
• Everybody is equal in Google, there are no hierarchical, religious or social differences.
• Training and learning are permanent. To work in this company, you have to stay up to date and willing to learn something new everyday.
• If you don’t want to wear a tie it doesn’t make you less professional. I mean, have you ever seen Sergey Brin or Larry Page wearing a tie? I haven’t.

It’s easy to see that Google is trying to make their employees want to stay as much time as possible in their facilities. They have created a little city from which nobody has to get out. They provide 3 payed gourmet meals per day per employee, they do their laundry, take care of their children, offer exercise facilities, I guess bedrooms are the only thing that is measing, or are there?

And now, the million dollar question: can google keep giving their employees these privileges? keep giving free lunches? free recreational activities?

It seems easy now that the company is doing great, it keeps on growing year after year, their revenues keep raising. I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but what will happen when the market gets more competitive or stops growing at the pace that is growing now? Will their privileges be the same?

Their designs speak for themselves.

It’s hard to resist the temptation of tasting this sake (even if it tastes awful). The original bottle that contains this “rice wine” has its own cup that works as the cap of the product too.

We shouldn’t be surprised if every day new students at their university lectures know more stuff than their teachers. This can occur particularly in classes related to computer programming, systems engineering or computational science and engineering.

In many cases, the students complement the teacher’s knowledge. This is due to the existence of a huge number of tutorials, manuals and courses available for free on the web, which are very user friendly and that can teach us about a vast variety of topics.

We can find content for anyone and everyone.

Here are a couple examples:

youtube.com/edu: Hundreds of universities and institutes have a channel on this site. Here, you can access relevant content and share it with others.

freesciencelectures.com: The name is pretty self-explanatory. On this site you can find science related videos and lectures.

ecorner.stanford.edu: For the entrepreneur that lives inside you, Stanford University shares podcasts and videos of entrepreneurial thought leaders and innovators from Silicon Valley.

oyc.yale.edu: Yale University has also available lectures of Philosophy, English, Physics, Economy, Engineering, just to mention a few.

itunes u: You can access this section through the itunes store. It contains more than 100,000 educational files: audio and video.

It seems that we’ll be lacking time because there’s infinte content.

The lunchbox converts into a tray with an array of dishes to eat from.When each side of the outer box  is opened, they flatten out to become a table. Ring shaped slots at the bottom of each dish, container and bottle ensure they don’t topple over the table.

Besides, it is microwave and dishwasher safe.

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Wordle made out of several words:

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There are hundreds of options, do yow want to try? Here.