ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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.

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TED2014

Ze Frank: Are you human?

زي فرانك: هل أنت كائن بشري ؟

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هل سبق أن تساءلت : هل أنا كائن بشري ؟ زي فرانك يقترح مجموعة من الأسئلة ستحدد ما اذا كنت كذلك . رجاءاً استرخِ واتبع التعليمات . فلنبدأ ...
- 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

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(Musicموسيقى) This is the humanبشري testاختبار,
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( موسيقى ) هذا اختبار للبشر ،
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a testاختبار to see if you are a humanبشري.
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اختبار لنرى فيما إذا كنت بشرياً .
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Please raiseربى your handيد if something appliesينطبق to you.
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رجاءاً ارفع يدك اذا انطبق شئ عليك .
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Are we agreedمتفق عليه? Yes?
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هل نحن متفقون ؟ نعم ؟
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Then let's beginابدأ.
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دعونا نبدأ .
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Have you ever eatenتؤكل a boogerbooger
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هل سبق وأن أكلت مخاطاً
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long pastالماضي your childhoodمرحلة الطفولة?
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في السابق أثناء طفولتك ؟
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(Laughterضحك)
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( ضحك )
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It's okay, it's safeآمنة here.
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لا تقلق ، المكان آمنٌ هنا .
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Have you ever madeمصنوع a smallصغير, weirdعجيب soundصوت
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هل سبق وأن أصدرت صوتاً منخفضاً ، وغريباً
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when you rememberedتذكرت something embarrassingمحرج?
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عند تذكرك أمراً محرجاً ؟
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Have you ever purposelyعمدا lowercasedlowercased
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هل سبق وأن قمت عمداً بتصغير
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the first letterرسالة of a textنص
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الحرف الاول من النص
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in orderطلب to come acrossعبر as sadحزين or disappointedخائب الامل?
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في سبيل تخطي حزن أو خذلان ؟
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(Laughterضحك)
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( ضحك )
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Okay.
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جيد .
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Have you ever endedانتهى a textنص with a periodفترة
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هل سبق وأن أنهيت النص بفاصلة
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as a signإشارة of aggressionعدوان? Okay. Periodفترة.
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كعلامة للعدوانية ؟ جيد . فاصلة .
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Have you ever laughedضحك or smiledابتسم
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هل سبق وأن ضحكت أو ابتسمت
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when someoneشخصا ما said something shittyغزر to you
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عندما قال لك شخص أمراً سيئاً
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and then spentأنفق the restراحة of the day
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ثم قضيت بعدها بقية يومك
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wonderingيتساءل why you reactedوكان رد فعل that way?
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وأنت تتساءل لماذا تفاعلت بتلك الطريقة ؟
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Yes.
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نعم .
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Have you ever seemedبدت to loseتخسر your airplaneمطار ticketتذكرة
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هل سبق وأن بدا لك أنك ستفقد تذكرت سفرك
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a thousandألف timesمرات as you walkedمشى
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ألف مرة وأنت تمشي
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from the check-inتحقق في to the gateبوابة?
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من إنهاء إجراءاتك إلى البوابة ؟
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Yes.
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نعم .
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Have you ever put on a pairزوج of pantsبنطال
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هل سبق وأن ارتديت سروالين
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and then much laterفي وقت لاحق realizedأدرك that there was
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ثم لاحقاً تنبهت أن هنالك
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a looseواسع sockجورب smushedsmushed up againstضد your thighفخذ?
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جورب فضفاض محشور على فخذك ؟
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(Laughterضحك)
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( ضحك )
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Good.
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جيد .
01:46
Have you ever triedحاول to guessخمن
someoneشخصا ما else'sمن آخر passwordكلمه السر
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هل سبق وأن حاولت تخمين كلمة المرور لشخص آخر
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so manyكثير timesمرات that it lockedمقفل theirهم accountالحساب?
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عدة مرات إلى أن أُغلق حسابه ؟
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Mmmط ط ط.
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ممم .
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Have you ever had a naggingمتذمر feelingشعور that one day
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هل سبق وأن ساورك شعور ملازم بأنك يوماً ما
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you will be discoveredمكتشف as a fraudتزوير?
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ستكشف على أنك مخادع ؟
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Yes, it's safeآمنة here.
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نعم ، المكان آمن هنا .
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Have you ever hopedامنية that there was some abilityالقدرة
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هل سبق وأن أملت أن هنالك قدرة خفية
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you hadn'tلم يكن discoveredمكتشف yetبعد
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لم تكتشفها بعد
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that you were just naturallyبطبيعة الحال great at?
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وأنك تتقنها بشكل طبيعي ؟
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Mmmط ط ط.
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ممم .
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Have you ever brokenمكسور something in realحقيقة life,
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هل سبق وأن كسرت شيئاً في الحياة الواقعية ،
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and then foundوجدت yourselfنفسك looking
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وبعدها وجدت نفسك تبحث
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for an "undoفك" buttonزر in realحقيقة life?
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عن زر " تراجع " في الحياة الواقعية ؟
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Have you ever misplacedفي غير محله your TEDTED badgeشارة
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and then immediatelyفورا startedبدأت imaginingتخيل
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وبعدها مباشرة بدأت تتخيل
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what a three-dayثلاثة ايام Vancouverفانكوفر
vacationعطلة mightربما look like?
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كيف تبدو 3 أيام إجازة في فانكوفر ؟
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Have you ever marveledتعجب
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هل سبق أن تعجبت
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at how someoneشخصا ما you thought was so ordinaryعادي
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كيف لأحد كنت تعتقد أنه عادي جداً
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could suddenlyفجأة becomeيصبح so beautifulجميلة?
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أن يصبح فجأة جميلاً جداً ؟
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Have you ever staredيحدق at your phoneهاتف
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هل سبق وأن حدقت في هاتفك المحمول
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smilingباسم like an idiotالأبله while textingالرسائل النصية with someoneشخصا ما?
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وأنت تبتسم مثل الأحمق أثناء مراسلة شخص ما ؟
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Have you ever subsequentlyبعد ذلك textedtexted that personشخص
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هل سبق أن أرسلت لذلك الشخص بعدها
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the phraseالعبارة "I'm staringيحدق at the phoneهاتف
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الجملة التالية " أنا أحدق في هاتفي
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smilingباسم like an idiotالأبله"?
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وأبتسم مثل الأحمق " ؟
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Have you ever been temptedإغراء to,
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هل سبق وأن انتابتك رغبة ،
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and then gaveأعطى in to the temptationإغراء,
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ثم انصعت لتلك الرغبة ،
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of looking throughعبر someoneشخصا ما else'sمن آخر phoneهاتف?
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بالنظر إلى هاتف شخص آخر ؟
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Have you ever had a conversationمحادثة with yourselfنفسك
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هل سبق وأن أجريت حواراً مع نفسك
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and then suddenlyفجأة realizedأدرك
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وفجأة أدركت
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you're a realحقيقة assholeالأحمق to yourselfنفسك?
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أنك نذل حقيقي بالنسبة لنفسك ؟
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(Laughterضحك)
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( ضحك )
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Has your phoneهاتف ever runيركض out of batteryالبطارية
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هل سبق وأن فرغت بطارية هاتفك
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in the middleوسط of an argumentجدال,
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في وسط نقاش حاد ،
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and it sortفرز of feltشعور like the phoneهاتف
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ثم بدا وكأن الهاتف
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was breakingكسر up with bothكلا of you?
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يحاول الانفصال عنكما ؟
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Have you ever thought
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هل سبق وأن فكرت
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that workingعامل on an issueالقضية betweenما بين you was futileعقيم
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أن العمل على أمرٍ بالنسبة لك كان بلا جدوى
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because it should just be easierأسهل than this,
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لأنه من المفترض أن يكون أسهل من هذا ،
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or this is supposedمفترض to happenيحدث just naturallyبطبيعة الحال?
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أو يفترض أن يحدث بطريقة طبيعية ؟
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Have you ever realizedأدرك that very little, in the long runيركض,
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هل سبق وأن أدركت أن القليل جداً ، على المدى الطويل ،
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just happensيحدث naturallyبطبيعة الحال?
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يحدث بشكل طبيعي ؟
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Have you ever wokenاستيقظ up blissfullyبسعادة
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هل سبق وأن استيقظت بسلام
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and suddenlyفجأة been floodedغمرت
by the awfulسيى remembranceذكرى
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وفجأة غمرتك ذكرى مفزعة
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that someoneشخصا ما had left you?
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بأن شخصاً قد هجرك ؟
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Have you ever lostضائع the abilityالقدرة to imagineتخيل a futureمستقبل
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هل سبق وأن فقدت القدرة على تخيل المستقبل
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withoutبدون a personشخص
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بدون الشخص
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that no longerطويل was in your life?
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الذي لم يعد موجوداً في حياتك ؟
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Have you ever lookedبدا back on that eventهدف
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هل سبق وأن نظرت إلى الخلف لذلك الحدث
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with the sadحزين smileابتسامة of autumnالخريف
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بابتسامة خريف حزينة
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and the realizationتحقيق that futuresالعقود الآجلة will happenيحدث
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مدركاً أن المستقبل سيحدث
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regardlessبغض النظر?
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بغض النظر عنها ؟
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Congratulationsتهانينا.
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مبروك .
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You have now completedمنجز the testاختبار.
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لقد أنهيت الامتحان الآن .
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You are all humanبشري.
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أنتم جميعاً كائنات بشرية .
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(Applauseتصفيق)
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( تصفيق )
Translated by Bader AlHaddad
Reviewed by Allam Zedan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com