tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post7233569266167769099..comments2023-05-01T11:44:04.490-03:00Comments on D for Disorientation: Vista RosarioPablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-55197506973422716242007-05-29T21:52:00.000-03:002007-05-29T21:52:00.000-03:00I particularly like conclusion to the Wikipedia en...I particularly like conclusion to the Wikipedia entry for “A picture is worth a thousand words”:<BR/><BR/>Following the old saying: "A picture is worth a thousand words", Ben Tamari added, as a combination of metaphors and fractals:<BR/><BR/>'A metaphor is worth a thousand pictures'<BR/>and<BR/>'An allegory is worth a thousand metaphors'<BR/><BR/>JohnSFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846379168854781828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-24649049013079654952007-05-29T21:22:00.000-03:002007-05-29T21:22:00.000-03:00I think there may yet be a job for you at INDEC!Jo...I think there may yet be a job for you at INDEC!<BR/><BR/>JohnSFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846379168854781828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-42285954889749145432007-05-29T21:12:00.000-03:002007-05-29T21:12:00.000-03:00Wow, that was weird! Believe it or not, I was stil...Wow, that was weird! Believe it or not, I was still thinking in Japanese. In the Far East, the proverbial high number is 10,000. In speech, figures form groups of four in both Japanese and Chinese (for example, 1 million is expressed as "one hundred ten-thousands"). And I think the saying originally comes from Chinese. It all must have come directly from my subconscious. :)Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-28714045242551112542007-05-29T20:56:00.000-03:002007-05-29T20:56:00.000-03:00Hey, I thought the conversion rate was one picture...Hey, I thought the conversion rate was one picture = a thousand words. Must be that pesky Argentine inflation again.<BR/><BR/>There are also a few interesting videos about Rosario on YouTube. Well these days it would be easier to catalog what isn't on YouTube.<BR/><BR/>JohnSFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846379168854781828noreply@blogger.com