Jump to content

User:Mariordo: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 177: Line 177:


|-
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff"| '''[[State of Fear]]'''
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff"| [[State of Fear]]
|
|


Line 186: Line 186:


|-
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff"| '''[[An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming|An Appeal to Reason]]'''
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff"| [[An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming|An Appeal to Reason]]
|
|
|
|

Revision as of 16:42, 6 October 2008

Earth flag
This user is from Costa Rica and lives in Brazil



My Favorite Quotations

"The more I learn the more I know there is to know", or "The only true knowledge is knowledge of one's own ignorance", adapted from Socrates "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance", as quoted in Lives of Eminent Philosophers

"The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they can be regarded as finally verified, retires from the game".

— Karl Popper, 1935, in "The Logic of Scientific Discovery"

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth", Albert Einstein

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution".

— Albert Einstein

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence", Carl Sagan.

"Our aim as scientists is objective truth; more truth, more interesting truth, more intelligible truth. We cannot reasonably aim at certainty. Once we realize that human knowledge is fallible, we realize also that we can never be completely certain that we have not made a mistake"

— Karl Popper

"Passion (in any argument) is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available", Gregory Benford.

"Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not"

—  Richard Dawkins

Who I am

This user is from Costa Rica.
Flag of BrazilThis user is a Wikipedian in Brazil and loving it!
This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra, ⊕).

20		This user has visited 20 of the 208 countries in the world.
This user graduated from the Universidad de Costa Rica
HThis user attends or attended Harvard University.
This user attends or attended the
University of California, Berkeley.
This user enjoys chess.
This user enjoys photography.
Ring NebulaThis user enjoys the subject of astronomy.
Fx This user is interested in space exploration.
This user has a keen interest in physics.
This user is an engineer.
This user is a Transportation and Traffic Engineer.
This user is interested in economics.
This user is interested in statistics.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
<ref>This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.
EW+This user has experienced edit wars and doesn't wish involvement again. Please be civil; no personal attacks.
This user has been a member of Wikipedia since July 26th, 2007.


The Brazil Star
You are awarded this barnstar for completely revamping after more than 70 edits the Ethanol fuel in Brazil article. So much information was added that this article that once had just 16 source citations now boasts over 85 source citations. Good Job! ⇨ EconomistBR ⇦ Talk 02:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

More quotations

Albert Einstein Memorial at the US National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.

"If we are uncritical we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find, confirmations, and we shall look away from, and not see, whatever might be dangerous to our pet theories", Karl Popper

"... there is no need to know the truth of the actual matters, but one merely needs to have discovered some device of persuasion which will make one appear to those who do not know to know better than those who know", Socrates in Gorgias

"It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics", Richard Dawkins

There is an almost universal tendency, perhaps an inborn tendency, to suspect the good faith of a man who holds opinions that differ from our own opinions..." Karl Popper

"I do not attempt to convert my opponents - I aim at converting their audience", David Goodman (DGG), Wiki Administrator

"I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God. We see a universe marvelously arranged and obeying certain laws, but only dimly understand these laws", attributed to Albert Einstein.

"Imagine there's no countries, ... No religion too, Imagine all the people living life in peace..." John Lennon, Image, 1971.

My Favorite Fathers of Modern Science and Giordano Bruno, the First Martyr of Science

"As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance, and equality of all citizens before the law prevail", Albert Einstein

"You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all time intellect. Yet not only can you know more than him about the world. You also can have a deeper understanding of how everything works. Such is the privilege of living after Newton, Darwin, Einstein, Planck, Watson, Crick and their colleagues"

— Richard Dawkins
Shortcut




My Main Collaborations and To Do's

Astronomy, science, and personalities

2007-2008
Wiki English
Wiki Español
Wiki Português
Astronomy & Science
Antarctica cooling controversy Cráter del Meteorito Barringer Impacto de meteorito em Carancas
Asteroid deflection strategies Asteroide 2007 WD5
99942 Apophis 99942 Apophis
State of Fear
The Deniers
An Appeal to Reason
Scientific consensus Consenso científico
Personalities & other
Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer
Clodomiro Picado Twight Clodomiro Picado Twight Boris Johnson
Claudia Poll Claudia Poll
La Nación (San José) Ford Taurus

Urban transportation and highways

2007-2008
Wiki English
Wiki Español
Wiki Português
Transportation & Road Engineering
Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge Puente Juscelino Kubitschek Ponte Juscelino Kubitschek
Curitiba's Rede Integrada de Transporte Rede Integrada de Transporte Rede Integrada de Transporte
Highway Capacity Manual Manual de Capacidad de Carreteras Manual de Capacidade de Vias
Intelligent Transportation Systems Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte TransMilenio
Traffic enforcement camera Control automático de infracciones de tránsito Fiscalização eletrônica do tráfego
Transportation Demand Management Administración de la demanda del transporte Transantiago
Traffic estimation and prediction system Viajes compartidos en automóvil Carona solidária
Toll roads Peaje Pedágio
Electronic toll collection Cobro electrónico de peajes Cobrança eletrônica de pedágio
Road space rationing Restricción vehicular Rodízio de veículos de São Paulo
Congestion pricing GA Tarifas de congestión Tarifação de congestionamento
London congestion charge FA Peaje urbano de Londres AB Portagem urbana de Londres
New York congestion pricing Tarifas de congestión de Nueva York Tarifa de congestionamento de Nova Iorque
Impuesto de congestión de Estocolmo Imposto de congestionamento de Estocolmo
Singapore Area Licensing Scheme
Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing Tarifas de congestión de Singapur Tarifa de congestionamento de Cingapura
Road pricing

Economy, development, tourism and ethanol fuel

2007-2008
Wiki English
Wiki Español
Wiki Português
Tourism & Economy
Tourism Turismo Turismo
Tourism in Costa Rica Turismo en Costa Rica Turismo na Costa Rica
Tourism in Brazil Turismo en Brasil Turismo no Brasil
Tourism in Mexico Turismo en México Turismo no México
Ecotourism Turismo ecológico Ecoturismo
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report Índice de Competitividad en Viajes y Turismo Índice de Competitividade em Viagens e Turismo
Organization for Tropical Studies Organización para Estudios Tropicales
Environmental Performance Index Índice de Desempeño Ambiental Índice de Desempenho Ambiental
Ethanol fuel Etanol (combustible)
Flexible-fuel vehicle Vehículo de combustible flexible Veículo flex
List of flexible-fuel vehicles by car manufacturer Misturas comuns do álcool combustível
Alternative fuel vehicle Vehículo de combustible alternativo Veículo de combustível alternativo
Food vs fuel Dilema alimentos o biocombustibles
Ethanol fuel in Brazil Etanol como combustible en Brasil Álcool combustível no Brasil
Ethanol fuel in the United States Índice de Competitividad Global
Economy of Costa Rica Economía de Costa Rica

Cities, regions and countries

2007-2008
Wiki English
Wiki Español
Wiki Português
Cities & Countries
Central America América Central Central America
Latin America Latinoamérica América Latina
Meeting of Waters Encuentro de las Aguas Encontro das Águas
Cuenca del Caribe
Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica
Anexo:Volcanes de Costa Rica
Anexo:Playas de Costa Rica

Top pictures in Wikimedia Commons by usage

Most used pictures taken and uploaded by User:Mariordo in Wiki projects on at least three pages and at least three Wiki languages, or more than five pages on any Wiki language.

My pictures that made it out of WikiCommons

Argentina Bolivia Brasil Canadá Chile Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Estados Unidos Francia Honduras Guatemala Inglaterra México Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

"Brazil is the country of the future... and it always will be."

— Popular and time-honoured Brazilian joke, inspired by Stefan Zweig, an Austrian who wrote the book "Brazil, Land of the Future" praising his new homeland

"Brazil is not a serious country"

— atributed to Charles de Gaulle

Banners created by Mariordo

This user is a Transportation and Traffic Engineer.


User is Citizen of the World, has set foot in 20 countries,
and has lived in Costa Rica, Brazil and the United States
This user is from Costa Rica and lives in Brazil


Color palette

Color palette
white grey pink lilac purple
red orange yellow green blue
red+ orange+ yellow+ green+ blue+
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mariordo&oldid=243462075"