Hulver.com винаги е бил страхотен сайт (знаете ли какво значи hulver? :), но днес попаднах на страхотна статия за това какво може да се случи на неориентиран чужденец в Лондон (разбира се това важи за навсякъде другаде)

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Това е интересна и много добре написана статия за депресията – какво е всъщност тя, какви са най-честите заблуди за нея, как да я разпознаваме и лекуваме.
Това не е професионална медицинска статия, написана е на лек и разбираем език и поне според мен, дава отличен поглед върху основните неща.

Demystifying Depression

By Name of Feather
Tue May 10th, 2005 at 07:44:11 PM EET

„Depression is a mood disorder“, so start many descriptions of the illness. That is a gross understatement. Depression does indeed seriously affect your mood, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. A clinical depression is an incapacitating illness, affecting your ability to perform tasks that require concentration and rendering you unable to work.

I had a depression. By writing this document I hope to provide you with the knowledge I wish I had when I was younger. Because you see, depression is not an unavoidable fate. It is essentially a physical illness which takes years to develop, and whose symptoms provide ample advance warning if you know how to identify them.

The good news is that you can recover, lead a normal life again, and yes, even learn to be happier than you have ever been before. It takes time, a long time, but it is possible, especially if you are young and physically healthy. However, it is necessary that you throw away most of the myths and the prejudice that surround depression and mental illness in general. I will do my best to assist you in this task.

Може да прочетете цялата статия тук (част 1) и тук (част 2)

Някога даже и аз съм бил градски куриер на колело и тази статия доста ми хареса, мисля че описва доста добре какво е да караш колело из града. Написано интересно и увлекателно.
Ето резюмето:

A Coder in Courierland

Once upon a time, I was a coder not unlike yourself. My day consisted of coffee, perl and java hacking, meetings, and e-mail. I had a cubicle with fluorescent lighting, my own bookshelf and two computers. And I traded it all in.
Even before Office Space, white collar workers peered out the window (if they were so lucky) and imagined a more romantic life doing real work out under the sun.
Well, having no children, no great career ambition and no financial obligations more pressing than a crippling student loan, a year and a half ago, I decided to live this dream.
I became a bicycle messenger and now I’m here to report back.

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