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Ze Frank: Nerdcore comedy
Comedia intelectual-extremă a lui Ze Frank
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Actorul şi creatorul de jocuri web Ze Frank ne oferă un spectacol hilar de comedie intelectuală, iar apoi ne împărtăşeşte ce îl pasionează cu adevărat: să ajute oamenii să creeze şi să interacţioneze folosind unelte online simple şi atractive.
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since. Full bio
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since. Full bio
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00:26
You know, when Chris first approached me to speak at TED, I said no,
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Initial, cand Chris m-a abordat ca sa tin o prezentare la TED, l-am refuzat,
00:31
because I felt like I wasn't going to be able
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pentru ca am avut impresia ca nu voi putea
00:33
to make that personal connection, you know, that I wanted to.
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sa creez acea conexiune cu publicul, stiti, asa cum as fi dorit.
00:36
It's such a large conference.
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Este o conferinta atat de mare...
00:38
But he explained to me that he was in a bind,
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Dar mi-a explicat ca momentan era intr-o incurcatura
00:40
and that he was having trouble finding the kind of sex appeal
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si ca avea probleme in a gasi pe cineva cu sex-appeal-ul
00:44
and star power that the conference was known for --
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si faima pentru care conferinta este cunoscuta --
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
00:47
so I said fine, Ted -- I mean Chris. I'll come on two conditions.
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asa ca i-am zis: "Bine Ted, adica Chris. Voi veni cu doua conditii:
00:52
One -- I want to speak as early in the morning as possible.
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In primul rand, doresc sa tin prezentarea dimineata cat mai devreme posibil
00:57
And two -- I want to pick the theme for TED 2006.
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Si in al doilea rand, doresc sa aleg tematica pentru TED 2006"
01:01
And luckily he agreed. And the theme, in two years,
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Si din fericire a acceptat. Asa ca peste doi ani, tema conferintei
01:06
is going to be "Cute Pictures Of Puppies."
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va fi "Imagini Simpatice cu Căţeluşi"
01:08
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
01:43
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
01:47
I invented the Placebo Camera.
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Am inventat camera foto Placebo
01:51
(Laughter)
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01:53
It doesn't actually take pictures, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper,
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Nu poate face poze, dar e al naibii de ieftina,
01:57
and you still feel like you were there.
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si iti da impresia ca ai fost totusi la fata locului.
01:59
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
02:10
"Dear Sir, Good day, compliments of the day, and my best wishes
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"Stimate Domn, buna ziua, complimentele mele si cele mai bune urari
02:14
to you and family. I know this letter will come to you surprisingly,
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atat dumneavoastra cat si familiei. Stiu ca aceasta scrisoare vine pe neasteptate,
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but let it not be a surprise to you,
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dar nu o lasati sa va surprinda,
02:21
for nature has a way of arriving unannounced,
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pentru ca natura are felul ei de a sosi neanuntata,
02:23
and, as an adage says, originals are very hard to find,
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si, conform zicalei, originalele sunt dificil de gasit,
02:26
but their echoes sound louder. So I decided to contact you myself,
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dar ecourile lor se aud mai tare. Asa ca am decis sa va contactez eu insumi,
02:31
for you to assure me of safety and honesty,
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ca să mă puteţi asigura de siguranţă şi onestitate,
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if I have to entrust any amount of money under your custody.
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pentru eventualitatea în care vă voi incredinţa o sumă de bani în custodie.
02:37
I am Mister Michael Bangoora, the son of late Mister Tiamu Bangoora --
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Ma numesc Domnul Michael Bangoora, fiul celui ce-a fost domnul Tiamu Bangoora --
02:43
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
02:44
who was the Minister of Finance in Sierra Leone --
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care a fost ministru de finante in Sierra Leone --
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
02:47
but was killed during a civil war.
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dar care a fost ucis in timpul unui razboi civil.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
02:50
Knowing your country to be economical conducive for investment,
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Stiu ca tara dumneavoastra promoveaza investitiile economice,
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and your people as transparent and trustworthy to engage in business,
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iar concetatenii dumneavoastra sunt persoane transparente si de incredere ca parteneri de afaceri,
02:56
on which premise I write you.
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acestea sunt premizele pentru care va scriu.
02:58
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
03:00
Before my father death,
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Inainte de moartea tatalui meu,
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he had the sum of 23 million United States dollars,
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el a detinut suma de 23 de milioane dolari americani,
03:05
which he kept away from the rebel leaders
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pe care i-a tinut ascunsi de liderii rebeli
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during the course of the war.
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in timpul razboiului.
03:08
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
03:11
This fund was supposed to be used
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Acest fond trebuia sa fie folosit
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for the rehabilitation of water reserves all over the country,
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pentru reabilitarea rezervelor de apa din intreaga tara,
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before the outbreak of war. When the war broke out,
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inainte de inceputul razboiului. Cand razboiul a izbucnit,
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the rebel leader demanded that the fund be given to him,
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liderul rebel a cerut ca acest fond sa ii fie incredintat,
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my father insisted it was not in his possession,
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tatal meu a insistat ca nu era in posesia sa,
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and he was killed because of his refusal to release the fund.
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si a fost ucis pentru ca a refuzat sa elibereze fondul.
03:29
Meanwhile, my mother and I is the only person who knows about the fund
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Intre timp, mama si cu mine suntem singurele persoane care stiu despre fond
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because my father always confide in me.
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pentru ca tatal meu mi-a spus intotdeauna secretele sale.
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I quickly made an arrangement with a Red Cross relief worker,
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Am aranjat rapid cu un angajat al Crucii Rosii
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who used his official van to transport the money to Lungi Airport, Freetown,
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care a folosit furgoneta sa oficiala sa transporte banii la aeroportul Lungi, in Freetown,
03:41
although he did not know the real contents of the box.
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desi nu cunostea continutul real al pachetului.
03:44
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
03:45
The fund was deposited as a family reassure,
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Fondul a fost depozitat într-un cont de familie,
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in a safe, reliable security company in Dakar, Senegal,
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intr-o companie sigura de securitate in Dakar, Senegal,
03:53
where I was only given temporary asylum.
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unde am primit doar azil temporar.
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I do not wish to invest the money in Senegal
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Nu doresc sa investesc banii in Senegal
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due to unfavorable economic climate, and so close to my country.
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datorita climatului economic nefavorabil, si pentru ca este atat de aproape de tara mea.
04:02
The only assistance I need from you, which I know you would do for me,
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Singurul ajutor de care am nevoie de la dumneavostra, si pe care ma bazez ca o sa mi-l oferiti
04:07
are the following: one, be a silent partner
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este urmatorul: in primul rand, fiti un partener discret
04:09
and receive the funds in your account in trust;
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si primiti fondurile in incredintare in contul dumneavoastra;
04:12
two, provide a bank account under your control
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in al doilea rand, puneti-ne la dispozitie un cont bancar sub controlul dumneavoastra
04:15
to which the funds will be remitted;
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in care banii vor fi transferati;
04:17
three, receive the funds into your account in trust;
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in al treilea rand, primiti fondurile in contul dumneavoastra in incredintare,
04:21
take out your commission; and leave the rest of the money
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extrageti comisionul dumneavoastra si lasati restul de bani
04:24
until I arrive, after the transfer is complete.
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pana cand eu sosesc, dupa incheierea transferului.
04:27
Sincerely, Mister Michael Bangoora."
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Cu sinceritate, domnul Michael Bangoora."
04:29
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
04:30
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
04:37
This is really embarrassing.
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Ma simt extrem de jenat.
04:39
I was told backstage that I have 18 minutes.
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Mi s-a spus in culise ca am 18 minute la dispozitie.
04:43
I only prepared 15.
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M-am pregatit doar pentru 15.
04:44
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
04:46
So if it's cool, I'd like to just wait for three.
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Asa ca daca se poate, as dori sa stau si sa astept 3 minute.
04:50
(Laughter)
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04:58
I'm really sorry.
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Imi cer scuze enorm.
05:00
(Laughter)
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05:03
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
05:07
What's your name?
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Cum va numiti?
05:09
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:11
Mark Serfaas. It's pretty cool, huh? Pursuing happiness.
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Mark Serfaas. Nume cu semnificatie, nu? Cautand fericirea.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:19
Are you a virgin? Virgin?
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Sunteti virgin? Virgin?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:21
I mean -- no, I mean like in the TED sense?
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Vreau sa spun, nu, adica sunteti pentru prima data la TED?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:24
Are you? Oh, yeah. So what are you,
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Sunteti? Da, desigur. Si cat aveti?
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like, a thousand, two thousand, somewhere in there? Huh? Oh?
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adica, 1000, 2000, undeva pe-acolo? Ei? Ah.
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You don't know what I'm talking about?
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Nu stiti la ce ma refer?
05:35
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:40
Ah, Mark --
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Asa, Mark...
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(Laughter)
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05:45
Serfaas.
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Serfaas.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:53
1,860 -- am I good?
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1860 -- nu-i asa ca sunt bun?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
05:56
And that's nothing to be ashamed of.
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Si nu aveti deloc de ce sa va ruşinaţi.
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That's nothing to be ashamed of.
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N-aveti de ce sa va fie rusine.
06:00
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
06:04
Yeah, I was hanging out with some Google guys last night.
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Asa, am petrecut aseara cu niste tipi de la Google.
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Really cool, we were getting wasted.
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A fost tare, eram destul de bauti.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
06:13
And they were telling me that Google software has gotten so advanced
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Si mi-au zis ca software-ul de la Google a avansat asa de mult
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that, based on your interaction with Google over your lifetime,
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incat, bazandu-se pe interactiunea unui utilizator cu Google de-a lungul vietii,
06:21
they can actually predict what you are going to say next.
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ei pot sa prezica ce va spune acel utilizator in momentul urmator.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
06:27
And I was like, "Get the fuck out of here. That's crazy."
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Si le-am zis "Duceti-va dracu' de-aici, cine va crede?".
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
06:32
But they said, "No, but don't show anyone," but they slipped up.
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Dar ei au zis "E pe bune, dar sa nu arati la nimeni", insa s-au scapat.
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And they said that I could just type in "What was I going to say next?"
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Si mi-au spus ca trebuie doar sa tastez "ce urmeaza sa spun",
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and my name, and it would tell me. And I have to tell you, right now,
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si numele meu, si Google imi va spune. Si trebuie sa subliniez, chiar acum,
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this is an unadulterated piece of software,
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aceasta este o versiune de software fara modificari,
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this is a real Internet browser and this is an actual Google site,
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acesta este un browser de internet real si aceasta este pagina web obisnuita Google,
06:50
and we're going to test it out live today.
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si vom testa ideea astazi in direct.
06:53
What was I going to say next? And "Ze Frank" -- that's me.
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"Ce urmeaza sa spun?" Si apoi "Ze Frank" -- adica numele meu.
07:03
Am I feeling lucky?
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Ma simt norocos?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
07:06
Am I feeling lucky?
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Ma simt norocos?
07:08
Audience: Yes.
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Publicul: Da.
07:10
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
07:13
Ze Frank: Oh. Amazing.
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Ze Frank: Ooo. Uimitor.
07:16
(Laughter)
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07:22
In March of 2001 --
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In martie, anul 2001 --
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
07:26
I filmed myself dancing to Madonna's "Justify My Love."
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m-am filmat in timp ce dansam pe melodia Madonnei, "Justify My Love".
07:32
On a Thursday, I sent out a link to a website
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Intr-o joi, am trimis un link spre o pagina web
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that featured those clips to 17 of my closest friends,
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care continea acele videoclipuri, catre 17 dintre cei mai apropiati prieteni,
07:37
as part of my -- an invitation to my -- an invitation to my th --
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ca fiind o... invitatie la... o invitatie la cea de-a ddd...
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th -- 26th birthday party.
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dd... 26-a aniversare a zilei mele de nastere.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
07:49
By Monday, over a million people
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Lunea urmatoare, peste un milion de persoane
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were coming to this site a day.
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accesau acea pagina web zilnic.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
08:00
Within a week, I received a call from Earthlink that said,
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Dupa o saptamana am primit un telefon de la EarthLink, care imi spuneau
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due to a 10 cents per megabyte overage charge,
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ca suprataxa pentru depasirea limitei de transfer date de 10 centi pe megabyte,
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I owed them 30,000 dollars.
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asa ca le datoram 30.000$.
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(Laughter)
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08:10
Needless to say, I was able to leave my job.
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Nu trebuie sa mai povestesc, dar am reusit sa ma las de slujba.
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(Laughter)
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(Râsete) - pe ecran: A fost concediat.
08:18
And, finally, you know, become freelance.
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Si in final, stiti, sa devin liber intreprinzator.
08:21
(Laughter)
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(Râsete) - pe ecran: Somer.
08:24
But some people refer to me more of -- as, like, an Internet guru or --
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Unii oameni ma vad insa mai mult ca pe un fel de guru al internetului...
08:27
(Laughter)
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(Râsete) - pe ecran: Idiot.
08:28
swami.
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Swami.
08:29
(Laughter)
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(Râsete) - pe ecran: Ratat.
08:31
I -- I knew I had something.
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Stiam ca ajunsesem insa la ceva.
08:33
I'd basically distilled a very difficult-to-explain
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Am reusit sa distilez o filozofie foarte complexa
08:37
and complex philosophy, which I won't get into here,
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si foarte dificil de explicat, asa ca nu o sa o descriu,
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because it's a little too deep for all of you, but --
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mai ales ca e prea profunda pentru toti cei de aici, dar...
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
08:45
it's about what makes websites popular, and, you know, it's --
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e vorba despre ce face website-urile populare, si stiti, este..
08:50
(Laughter)
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(Râsete) - Pe ecran: Dansezi ca un idiot si nu vinzi nimic)
08:52
it's unfortunate that I don't have more time.
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este păcat că nu am mai mult timp la dispoziţie.
08:53
Maybe I can come back next year, or something like that.
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Poate va fi posibil sa vin din nou la anul, sau ceva similar.
08:58
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
09:00
I'm obsessed with email. I get a lot of it.
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Sunt obsedat de email. Primesc o gramada.
09:03
Four years later, I still get probably two or three hundred emails a day
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După patru ani, încă mai primesc 200 sau 300 de emailuri zilnic
09:07
from people I don't know, and it's been an amazing opportunity
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de la persoane pe care nu le cunosc, si este o ocazie nemaipomenita
09:12
to kind of get to know different cultures, you know?
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sa pot cunoaste culturi diferite, intelegeti?
09:16
It's like a microscope to the rest of the world.
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E ca si cum as avea un microscop indreptat spre restul lumii.
09:19
You can kind of peer into other people's lives,
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Pot sa ma uit in vietile altor oameni,
09:22
and I also feel like I get a lot of inspiration
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si totodata simt ca primesc inspiratie
09:27
from the average user.
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de la utilizatorul de rand.
09:29
For example, somebody wrote me.
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De exemplu, cineva mi-a scris odata.
09:30
They said, "Hey Ze, if you ever come to Boulder,
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Zicea: "Hei, Ze, daca treci vreodata prin Boulder,
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you should rock out with us," and I said, "Why wait?"
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sa vii sa ne zbenguim impreuna", asa ca i-am raspuns "De ce sa asteptam pana vin acolo?"
09:40
And they said, "Hey Ze, thanks for rocking out,
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Si mi-au scris din nou: "Hei Ze, multumim pentru zbenguiala,
09:43
but I meant the kind of rocking out where we'd be naked."
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dar ideea era sa fim dezbracati, daca intelegi la ce ma refer".
09:45
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
09:47
And that was embarrassing.
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A fost jenanta situatia.
09:48
But you know, it's kind of a collaboration
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Dar stiti, totul e un fel de colaborare
09:51
between me and the fans, so I said, "Sure."
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intre mine si fanii mei, asa ca i-am raspuns "Desigur".
09:55
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
10:00
I hear a lot of you whispering.
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Aud pe mulţi dintre voi şuşotind.
10:02
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
10:04
And I know what you're saying. You're saying, "Holy crap,
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Si stiu la ce va ganditi. Va intrebati: "La naiba,
10:07
how is his presentation so smooth?"
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cum poate tipul sa prezinte atat de bine?"
10:09
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
10:12
And I have to say that it's not all me this year.
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Si trebuie sa recunosc ca nu este doar meritul meu anul acesta.
10:15
I guess Chris has to take some credit here, because in years past,
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Presupun ca si Chris trebuie evidentiat, pentru ca in anii anteriori,
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I guess there's been some sort of subpar speakers at TED. I don't know.
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presupun ca au fost cativa prezentatori sub nivel la TED. Nu sunt sigur.
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And so, this year, Chris sent us a TED Conference simulator.
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Asa ca anul acesta, Chris ne-a trimis un simulator pentru conferinta TED.
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Which really allowed us as speakers to get there, in the trenches,
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Ceea ce ne-a permis noua, prezentatorilor, sa ne obisnuim cu atmosfera
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and practice at home so that we would be ready for this experience.
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si sa exersam acasa, astfel incat sa fim gata pentru aceasta experienta.
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And I gotta say that, you know, it's really, really great to be here.
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Si trebuie sa va spun, stiti, "Este nemaipomenit sa fiu aici".
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I'd like to tell all of you a little joke. Not just the good stuff, though.
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"As dori sa va spun o mica gluma". Putem simula insa si alte lucruri, nu numai partile bune.
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You can do heckler mode.
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Putem seta ca publicul sa ma insulte.
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Voice: Hey, moron, get off the stage.
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Voce: Hei, imbecilule, da-te jos de pe scena.
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ZF: You get off the stage.
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ZF: Da-te tu jos de pe scena.
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(Laughter)
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Voice: We want Malcolm Gladwell.
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Voce: Il vrem pe Malcolm Gladwell.
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(Laughter)
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In case you run over time.
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In caz ca iti expira timpul:
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I'd -- just one last thing I'd like to say, I'd, really --
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As dori sa mai spun doar un singur lucru, vreau sa...
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(Laughter)
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like to thank all of you for being here.
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as dori sa multumesc tuturor pentru ca sunteti aici.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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And frog mode.
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Si modul broasca.
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(Sings) "Ah, the first time that I made love to a rock shrimp ..."
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Ah, prima data cand am facut dragoste cu un crevete de stanca...
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11:53
It's true. Some people say to me,
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Este adevarat. Unii oameni imi spun,
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they say, "Ze, you're doing all this stuff, this Internet stuff,
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ei zic: "Ze, tu faci toate lucrurile astea pe internet,
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and you're not making any money.
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si nu faci deloc bani."
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"Why?" And I say, "Mom, Dad --
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"De ce?" Iar eu le raspund: "Mama, tata..."
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(Rasete)
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"I'm trying." You know, I don't know if you're all aware of this,
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"Incerc si eu ce pot." Stiti, nu cred ca sunteti constienti de asta,
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but the video -- the video game market,
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dar piata jocurilor video,
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kids are playing these video games, oh,
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pustii joaca toate jocurile astea video,
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but, supposedly, there's tons of money.
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si se spune ca ar fi o gramada de bani in joc.
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I mean, like, I think, 100,000 dollars or so a year is being spent
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Adica, ceva de genul, cred, 100.000$ se cheltuiesc anual
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on these things. So I decided to try my hand.
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pe asa ceva. Asa ca m-am decis sa incerc si eu.
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I came up with a few games.
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Am creat cateva jocuri.
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(Rasete)
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This is called "Atheist."
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Acesta se numeste "Ateul".
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I figured it'd be popular with the young kids.
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M-am gandit ca o sa fie popular cu tinerii.
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Look, I'll move around and say some things.
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Uite, pot sa ma misc in jur si sa spun cateva chestii...
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(Laughter)
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(Pe ecran: Jocul s-a terminat. Nu se poate relua.)
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(Aplauze)
12:49
So that didn't go over so well.
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Asa ca nu a prins prea bine la public.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
12:54
I don't really understand why you're laughing.
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Nu inteleg deloc de ce radeti.
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(Laughter)
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Should have done this before I tried to pitch it.
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Ar fi trebuit sa faceti asta inainte sa incerc sa plasez ideea.
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"Buddhist," of course, looks very, very similar to "Atheist."
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"Budistul", bineinteles, seamana foarte mult cu "Ateul".
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But you come back as a duck.
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Doar că te întorci ca şi o raţă în viaţa următoare.
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13:15
And this is great because, you know, for a quarter,
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Si asta e nemaipomenit, pentru ca, stiti, pentru 25 de centi,
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you can play this for a long time.
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puteti juca pentru o perioada foarte lunga de timp.
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13:21
And Chris had said in an email that, you know,
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Si stiti, Chris mi-a recomandat intr-un email
13:23
we should really bring something new to TED,
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sa aducem ceva nou la TED,
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something that we haven't shown anyone.
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ceva ce n-am aratat la nimeni inca.
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So, I made this for TED. It's "Christian."
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Asa ca am creat asta pentru TED. Se numeste "Crestinul".
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It's the third in the series.
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Este al treilea joc din serie.
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I'm hoping it's going to do well this year.
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Sper sa se vanda foarte bine anul acesta.
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13:40
Do you have a preference? Good choice.
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Aveti vreo preferinta? Buna alegere.
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13:48
So you can wait for the Second Coming -- (Laughter)
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Asa ca acum puteti astepta pentru "A doua venire"... (Rasete)
13:50
which is --
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adica
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a random number between one and 500 million.
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pentru un interval de timp egal cu un numar aleator intre unu si 500 milioane.
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13:59
So really, what are we talking about here? Oh, tech joy.
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Pe bune, despre ce discutam noi aici? Aha, placerile tehnologice.
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Tech joy, to me, means something,
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Placerile tehnologice pentru mine reprezinta ceva,
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because I get a lot of joy out of tech.
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pentru ca eu obtin o gramada de placeri din tehnologie.
14:10
And in fact, making things using technology --
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De fapt, a face lucruri utilizand tehnologia...
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and I'm being serious here, even though I'm using my sarcastic voice --
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si vorbesc serios acum, desi folosesc tonul meu sarcastic..
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I won't -- hold on. Making things, you know --
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Stati asa... A face lucruri, stiti...
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making things actually does give me a lot of joy.
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a face lucruri imi ofera mie foarte multa placere.
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It's the process of creation that keeps me sort of
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Acest proces de creatie ma tine intr-un fel
14:27
a bubble and a half above perpetual anxiety in my life,
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la o linie si jumatate deasupra unei anxietati eterne in viata mea,
14:31
and it's that feeling of being about 80 percent complete on a project --
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si este acel sentiment ca sunt aproape de a completa un proiect in proportie de 80%
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where you know you still have something to do,
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cand stiu ca mai am inca ceva de facut,
14:36
but it's not finished, and you're not starting something --
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dar ca inca nu este totul gata, si inca nu pornesc ceva
14:40
that really fills my entire life.
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care sa imi umple toata viata.
14:42
And so, what I've done is, I started getting interested
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Asa ca ce am facut a fost sa devin foarte interesat
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in creating online social spaces to share that feeling
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in a crea spatii sociale online pentru a impartasi acest sentiment
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with people who don't consider themselves artists.
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cu persoane care nu se considera artisti.
14:52
We're in a culture of guru-ship. It's so hard to use some software
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Traim intr-o cultura care promoveaza ideea de guru. Este dificil sa folosesti anumite produse software
14:56
because, you know, it's unapproachable,
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pentru ca sunt pur si simplu neabordabile,
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people feel like they have to read the manual.
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oamenii au senzatia ca trebuie sa citeasca manualul de instructii.
15:00
So I try to --
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Asa ca eu incerc sa
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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-- I try to create these very minimal activities
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Incerc sa creez aceste activitati foarte foarte simple
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that allow people to express themselves, and, hopefully --
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care permit oamenilor sa se exprime, si eventual...
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whoa, I'm like -- on the page, but it doesn't exist.
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Ce chestie, sunt pe pagina, dar ea nu exista.
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15:21
It's, like -- seriously, though --
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Este ca si cum... serios acum...
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15:27
I try to create meaningful environments
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Incerc sa creez medii pline de sens
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for people to express themselves.
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pentru ca oamenii sa se poata exprima.
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15:32
Here I created a contest called, "When Office Supplies Attack,"
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Aici am creat un concurs intitulat "Cand produsele de birotica ataca",
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which, I think, really resonated with the --
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si se pare ca a prins in randul...
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15:39
working population.
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populatiei muncitoare.
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(Laughter)
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15:42
Over 500 entries in three weeks, toilet paper fashion.
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Peste 500 de contributii in trei saptamani: moda din hartie igienica.
15:48
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15:51
Again, people from all over the country doing --
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Din nou, oameni de peste tot din tara facand...
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the watch is particularly incredible.
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ceasul este in special de necrezut.
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(Laughter)
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15:58
Online drawing tools -- you've probably seen a lot of them.
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Unelte de desenat online -- probabil ati vazut o gramada.
16:00
I think they're wonderful.
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Eu cred ca sunt minunate.
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I think it's a chance for people to get to play with crayons
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Cred ca reprezinta o sansa pentru oameni sa se poata juca cu creioane
16:04
and all that kind of stuff. But I'm interested in the process,
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si alte lucruri similare. Dar eu sunt interesat de proces,
16:07
the process of creating, as the real event that I'm interested in.
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de procesul de creatie, ca fiind principalul lucru in care sunt interesat.
16:11
And the problem is that a lot of people suck at drawing,
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Si problema este ca multi oameni pur si simplu nu pot sa deseneze
16:15
and they get bummed out at this, sort of, you know, stick figure,
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si sunt deprimati cand vad, stiti, un om din bete,
16:19
awful little thing that they created.
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o creatura mica si urata pe care ei au produs-o.
16:22
And eventually, it just makes them stop playing with it,
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Iar in cele din urma acest lucru ii opreste din joaca
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or draw, you know, they draw penises and things like that.
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sau ii face, stiti, sa deseneze penisuri si lucruri similare.
16:27
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
16:29
So, the Scribbler is an attempt to create a generative tool.
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Asa ca Scribbler este o incercare sa creez o unealta generativa.
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In other words, it's a helping tool.
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Cu alte cuvinte, o unealta ajutatoare.
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You can draw your simple stick figure, and then it collaborates
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Poti desena un om din bete, iar Scribble colaboreaza
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with you to create, sort of, like, a post-war German etching.
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cu tine ca sa creati impreuna un fel de schita germana post-belica.
16:41
(Laughter)
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16:43
So you can -- in fact, it's tuned to be better at drawing things
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De fapt este reglat sa fie mai bun la desenat lucruri
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that look worse. So, we go ahead, and we start scribbling, and --
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care arata mai rau. Asa ca incepem, si mazgalim, si --
16:55
so the idea is that you can really,
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iar ideea este ca intr-adevar
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you know, partake in this process,
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stiti, poti lua parte la acest proces,
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but watch something really crappy look beautiful.
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si sa vezi cum ceva cu adevarat nasol arata frumos.
17:05
And here are some of my favorites. This is the little trap marionette
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Iata si cateva din favoritele mele. Aceasta este "Mica marioneta"
17:10
that was submitted to me. Here we are, very cool.
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care mi-a fost trimisa. Iata, foarte fain.
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(Laughter)
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17:18
Darling. Beautiful stuff.
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"Draga". "Lucru frumos".
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I mean this is incredible. This is an 11-year-old girl -- drew this
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Vreau sa spun ca e de necrezut. Acest desen, creat de o fata de 11 ani
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and submitted it. It's just gorgeous.
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si trimis. Este minunat.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
17:30
I'm -- I'm dead serious here. I'm actually -- this is not a joke.
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Vorbesc extrem de serios acum, nu glumesc.
17:34
(Laughter)
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17:36
But, I think, it's a -- it's a really fun and wonderful thing.
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Dar cred ca este foarte amuzant si minunat.
17:39
So this is called the "Fiction Project." This is an online space,
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Acesta este intitulat Proiectul de Fictiune. Este un spatiu online,
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which is -- it's basically a refurbished message board
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adica, un forum de discutii modificat
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that encourages collaborative fiction writing.
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care incurajeaza productii de fictiune colaborative.
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These are haikus.
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Acestea sunt poezii haiku.
17:52
None of the haikus were written by the same person,
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Niciunul dintre aceste haiku-uri nu a fost scris de aceeasi persoana,
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and in fact, no line was --
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de fapt, nici un vers...
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you know, each line is contributed by a different person
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de fapt, fiecare vers a fost creat de o persoana diferita
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at a different -- at a different time.
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la un moment diferit de timp.
18:00
I think that the "now tied up, tied down,
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Imi place "Acum legat sus, legat jos,
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mistress cruel approaches me, now tied down, it's up."
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amanta rece se apropie, acum legat jos, e sus".
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It's -- it's an amazing way, and I'll tell you,
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Este un mod uimitor de a crea, si va spun,
18:11
if you come home, and your spouse, or whoever it is,
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daca te duci acasa, si sotia, sau oricine altcineva,
18:16
says, "Let's talk" -- that, like, chills you to the very core.
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spune "Hai sa vorbim", asta te ingheata la suflet.
18:24
But it's peripheral activities, like these,
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Insa activitati periferice, ca acestea,
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that allow people to get together, doing fun things.
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permit oamenilor sa se adune si sa faca impreuna lucruri amuzante.
18:30
They actually get to know each other,
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Si reusesc sa se cunoasca unul pe altul,
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and it's sort of like low-threshold peripheral activities that I think are the key
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iar acest tip de activitati periferice de nivel scazut cred ca sunt solutia
18:36
to bringing up some of our bonding social capital
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pentru a scoate la suprafata capitalul nostru social de infratire
18:38
that we're lacking. And very, very quickly --
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care ne lipseste. Si foarte, foarte repede --
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I love puppets. Here's a puppet.
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Iubesc papusile. Iata o papusa.
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It dances to music. Lotte Reiniger,
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Danseaza pe muzica, Lotte Reiniger,
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an amazing shadow puppeteer in the '20s,
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un papusar uimitor cu umbre al anilor 1920
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that started doing more elaborate things.
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care a inceput sa faca lucruri mai elaborate.
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I became interested in puppets,
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Am devenit foarte interesat de papusi,
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and I just want to show one last thing to you.
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si doresc sa va arat un ultim lucru,
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Oh, this is how you make puppets.
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Aha, asa se creeaza papusile.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
18:59
Chris Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Ze Frank.
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Chris Anderson: Doamnelor si domnilor, Dl. Ze Frank.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artistZe Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since.
Why you should listen
Ever since his "How to Dance Properly" viral video -- born as a party invite for 17 friends -- hit the Web in 2001, Ze Frank has been making people giggle, guffaw and gasp out loud whilst procrastinating at work. He defines, in many ways, the genre of online comedy, and continues to innovate madly on the form.
In 2006 he launched a year-long daily video blog called The Show with Ze Frank, which Slate.com called "the best sustained comedy run in the history of the Web." His rapid-fire delivery and absurd explorations in audience participation (like Earth Sandwich) has influenced a generation of digital native YouTubers. Perhap his most brilliant move: calling on fans to write the show for him. Using collaborative tools, online viewers collectively put words in his mouth (and props in his lap); he faithfully performed this wiki-comedy each week for his "Fabuloso Friday" show.
In 2008, along with Erik Kastner, Frank launched Colowars, the first massively multiplayer game on Twitter, which featured two months of sponsored online events and competitions. Recently he has worked with his audience to create a series of projects based on shared emotions such as pain, fear and the pang of nostalgia. Frank works as a consultant to range of industries on audience engagement and is a public speaker on the subject of the virtual life.
In 2012 he returned to the internet airwaves with "A Show." About which a MetaFilter commenter wrote:
If this were a cult, I would join.
If this were a religion, I would attend services.
If this were a band, I would not torrent the albums, but buy them, full price, from a local independent record store.
If this were a telethon, I would buy multiple tote bags.
Welcome back, Ze.
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com