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Actually, all religions that are not history centric are compatible with atheism, and at least some other religions. Definition of history centric as in - http://creative.sulekha.com/my...

Buddhism so much so, that it is almost an atheistic religion if you ignore the later schools like Mahayana.

Which is why it's compatible with pretty much anything from Hinduism, Judaism, and Atheism -- because at core, there's nothing supernatural to believe in.

True. But the reason is better explained here. If you ignore the superior tone of the author you'd be able to concentrate on the concept of "history centricism" that the author has introduced. That is the real reason some "religions", or in general philosophies are compatible with others and others are not.

And for the same reason, Hinduism is also compatible with Judaism and Atheism, and Christianity.

Exactly. If someone wants to, say, marry the Berlin Wall then do you really want your tax money used to try and stop her? Why do you care? As long as the relationship isn't abusive and nobody is being harmed, then why would you ever care that someone may choose to marry their pillow? Or a dog? Or even the man who married himself? Or a videogame character? Why do people care? Haven't governments got more important things to spend their tax payers money on, instead of wasting time and money regulating what is basically a social contract?

I'd have just as much luck convincing a creationist that Buddha put the bones there as I would getting them to accept evolution through natural selection.

Not sure if you are aware of this, but for the record - Buddhism is not opposed to natural selection. Buddhism is not history centric so it is not fundamentally based on what has happened in the past.

Jainism and Buddhism are less-bad than the larger religions (Christianity, Islam, etc.), in that they take a more-outwardly passive stance than those religions. But that is probably due in part to the relatively-fewer followers; no sense in raising the ire of other religions whose members might try to stomp them out if they become too uppity

This is why I felt that you don't understand Jainism/Buddhism at all. You make it appear like the reason why Jainism/Buddhism are less-bad is that they have less followers. It is also a misrepresentation that these religions "claim to be peaceful". A big reason for Jainism/Buddhism (and most other branches of Indic philosophy) being non-confrontational and less bad than Abrahamic religions is that these religions are not history centric (http://rajivmalhotra.sulekha.com/blog/post/2004/11/myth-of-hindu-sameness.htm ; where hindu loosely means all Indic religions).

This lack of history-centricity of Indic religions enables a person to be honestly Buddhist as well as Christian. Most Japanese consider themselves both Buddhist and Shintoist. Buddhism can also co-exist with Atheism, because in Buddhist philosophy there is no such thing as God or an equivalent.

In Jain philosophy, there is an equivalent of God. But this God just created the Universe. He does not interfere in day to day human life. Role of God is negligible in Jain philosophy. So one can be a Jain and an (almost) Atheist together.

I agree that these religions are also instances of "faith in the unprovable". But your argument about confrontationism is wrong because that springs from history centricity.

In general, I don't disagree with you but you are very wrong about Buddhism. In fact, other Indian* religions are also differently different from western religions so that westerners are frequently mistaken.

Buddhism and God: Buddha never said there was any God. In *core* Buddhist philosophy, where the laws of nature as per Buddhist view are described, God doesn't appear at all. You don't have to worship/pacify any God like creature to be "successful" in Buddhist philosophy. The core Buddhist philosophy is quite atheist. The branches of Buddhism that are now popular (Sri Lankan, Thai, Japanese etc) might have introduced God like entities, I am not conversant with the intricacies of these branches of Buddhism.

Other general points about Buddhism that may surprise westerners:
1. Buddha didn't perform miracles. No miracle cures of mystery diseases, natural calamities etc.
2. Historicity of Buddha is not necessary for Buddhism to work. Though there is not much doubt that Buddha was a historical person (as opposed to a mythological/imaginary one). Buddha was not someone special i.e. he himself said that the "path" he found could be found by anyone if he tries. Following his theory is just a short cut as compared to the first principles way of inquiry. For details: http://rajivmalhotra.sulekha.com/blog/post/2004/11/myth-of-hindu-sameness.htm

* less than .1% Indians are Buddhists but I call it an Indian religion because of its Indian origins. Not only because Buddha happened to live geographically in India, but the whole philosophy can be considered a branch of Indian philosophies.

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Interesting. Thanks. Also almost impossible for me to confirm or read more about using internet resources... I found only this reference which only mentions the 19th century. Got any more nice links about that?

Firstly, you chances are small. This you must take into account. Your only chance lies in letting the stuff dry out and stay clean. This is what I would suggest:

Well, speaking from rescuing mobile phones (the only things I have managed to get that wet that was more complicated than a wireless keyboard) I would suggest that you give your gear a solid wash under warm water (preferably before it dries out totally). You want to try to wash out all the other stuff before it gets dry and hard to remove. It was already wet, so some clean water won't hurt too much more. Also you want to try to wash away any chemicals (especially those conductive salts that keep water in) that may degrade (eat into) the electronics. Next you want to let it dry really well. Not too quickly, you don't want the moisture to boil away or anything like that, pop it into either a gentle sunny spot with lots of air movement or stick a swivel fan to blow air through it. Then wait wait wait. Don't be tempted to try to turn anything on till it's really dry inside.

Again, I would say your chances are quite slim, but if you have a good old fashioned amplifier for example, there may not be too much high complexity electronics in it. If you have a fancy pants DTS or similar with small computers etc in it, you are likely out of luck. For things to work after water, generally the less electronics and the more electrics, the more likely you are of getting it alive again.

My old ericsson GF337 survived a dip in a chlorine pool, a freshwater lake and a spin in my front loader with this sort of care. My Nokia 8250 survived a spin in the wash only then died after a second time. So far, I haven't got anything else that wet.

H-1B story orginally from New York Times : http://news.sulekha.com/newsitemdisplay.aspx?cid=5 43269

Biggest H-1B firms are biggest outsourcers. Time scale back this program or open it up to lawyers and doctors and reporters (then we'll see how long it lasts!!!).

Big business is trying to push through special subsidies in the form of expanded indentured servitude laws and easier outsourcing. Tell Congress to just say no to these bums.

Viliath,

Your point is well taken. You should also read some of the RISA'esque scholarships' rendition of Indic Civilization and cultural nuances -- loaded with extinct Freudian insinuations. They say "A dirty mind always thinks dirty thoughts..."

AC,

Here's the deal. You have studied sanskrit for 5 years -- and read some very rudimentary translations of the Rig. I suggest you read Sri Aurobindo's book "The Secrets of the Veda". Rig Vedic Sanskrit by rights should actually be called Proto-Sanskrit and a lot of translations of it thereof aren't accurate. For example (you've prbly come across this before) -- The word "Gau" -- is translated as "Cow" but it also means "Light". I don't have the patience or the time to go into detailed contests with everyone who challenges me. Here's a good site for your education:

http://infinityfoundation.com/ (look at the various options at the Mandalas)...

If you want to read more on the topic of indology -- go to http://www.sulekha.com/ and look at the Indology section there. You'll find some essays and a lot of discussion threads on this topic. As far as genetic evidence goes -- the excavations at the Sarasvati Sites don't show any difference in bone structure etc from that of present day India.

Regards,

TT

According to "DV museum" it was shot with Sony PD 100 & Sony DXC D30WS. Another source says they used Sony DSR500WS. Yet another one tells they were using Sony DSR-PD150. Many sources seem to agree that there were one hundred Sony DSR-PD100s. I advice you not to make your decision based on what you saw in Dancer In The Dark. I suppose you'll have to ask the film crew to find out what cameras really were used. And the DV to film transfer process that you can't afford, supposedly plays as big role in the image quality.

Anyway, whatever those cameras were, they seem to produce utterly sad movies. Please avoid all cameras listed in my post at all cost.

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A really good troll makes every word in his sentence a link so that his point seems valid.

You don't even have to visit the sites, just google something like "linux vs windows", grab relevent links and include then in your post. No one will read them anyways, and believe you because you provided plenty of background Info and reputable sources (computing.net included!). They will have to believe your Pro-Windows rant.

Linux isn't a Toy OS. it's used by google. Who provided you this Informative post :)

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Slarty, I know exactly where you are coming from. And this mind-share is only going to get worse. Microsoft is going after the CS curriculum itself. In a few years I wonder if J2EE will be a dirty word! Check out this article( Robbing The Cradle )to see what I mean. peace out.