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The Singularity Is Nearer. How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed is a non-fiction book about brains, both human and artificial, by the inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. First published in hardcover on November 13, 2012 by Viking Press [ 1] it became a New York Times Best Seller. [ 2] It has received attention from The ...
Pigpen cipher. The pigpen cipher uses graphical symbols assigned according to a key similar to the above diagram. [ 1] The pigpen cipher (alternatively referred to as the masonic cipher, Freemason's cipher, Rosicrucian cipher, Napoleon cipher, and tic-tac-toe cipher) [ 2][ 3] is a geometric simple substitution cipher, which exchanges letters ...
The Secret. The Secret is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the pseudoscientific law of attraction, which claims that thought alone can influence objective circumstances within one's life. [ 1][ 2] The book alleges energy as assurance of its effectiveness.
Gary Goldschneider (22 May 1939 – 5 October 2019) [1] was a writer, pianist, composer, and personologist.He is known for writing the Secret Language personological book series, based on astrology, numerology, and tarot, in which he studied and assessed character traits of over 14,000 people to generalize birth characteristics for each day of the year. [2]
A language game (also called a cant, secret language, ludling, or argot) is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to an untrained listener. Language games are used primarily by groups attempting to conceal their conversations from others. Some common examples are Pig Latin; the Gibberish family, prevalent in the ...
According to Chapman, the five "love languages" are: words of affirmation ( compliments) quality time. gifts. acts of service. physical touch. Examples are given from his counseling practice, as well as questions to help determine one's own love languages. [ 2][ 3] According to Chapman's theory, each person has one primary and one secondary ...
Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) [ 1] is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing ...
Chakobsa. Chakobsa is a Northwest Caucasian language, possibly in the Circassian subgroup. According to linguist John Colarusso, Chakobsa is also known as shikwoshir or the 'hunting language' and was originally a secret language used only by the princes and nobles, and is still used by their descendants. An informant of Colarusso has asserted ...