After 10 years of using contacts I contracted a severe corneal ulcer (see the gruesome pics on
google) 1.5 months ago in my left
eye. 8 days in hospital, I still cannot really see out of that eye
and the doctor says that there is no way to know how much it will recover.
My mistakes?
- Using disposable contacts for longer than their design (GreatDrok you have been warned)
- Falling asleep in them
- Putting up with contacts which irritated my eyes because I'd already paid for them
- Not getting straight to an eye doctor when a mild
infection suddenly got worse (it was on a weekend - I saw an incompetent GP who didn't think it was serious)
My best experience with contacts was when:
- I found a really good optometrist who took the time
to find a type that really suited me
- I used straightforward saline IV solution for storing and rinsing
- I started the day with a physical workout (gets the juices flowing)
I could spend 10+ hours day in front of the computer and not be
aware of the lenses in my eyes.
So, yes, I have gotten stupider over time. I actually had an appointment
for LASIK 2 months before this happened but chickened out. Stoopid.
I have 25.6 seconds to write this before the next context switch, takes getting used to but boy DO I GET A LOT OF STUFF DONE, within the next hour I will be writing a novel, flying a plane, learning 3 foreign languages and so many other things I don't have time to write about, you should try this amazing technique, I think its called multitasking or something, I am living at a rate of 15.2 lives in the space of one but my average is getting higher all the time the more I practice, jeez if I had time to breathe I might know if this was worthwhile - hey what's that on the 3rd monitor from the left? I-
NEW YORK - Over the past century, the health of humans has been increasingly endagered by the radiation in the evironment. Ever since we have had networks, we have had radiation, and in ever increasing amounts.
Since the high amount of radiation in our environment has been identified as the primary cause of death in modern society (radiation is the cause of all cancers and mutations which are responsible for 41% of all deaths today), more and more voices are taking up the call to do something to reduce the amount of radiation.
One novel suggestion has been to replace the radio transmitters connecting devices with wires-- a technology which was once prevalent according to technology historians. "100 years ago not all information was radiated, the way it is today" explains tech historian Mono Rudy of the New York Museum of Technology, "In fact large quantities of inormation was transmitted using wire technology resulting in much lower amounts of radiation to the consumer. One wire, or something called a fibre-optic cable, could reduce radiation exposure by many body-burdens, especially where large distances are concerned."
The Surgeon General has lent his support to investigating this new/old technology, declaring that "where the health of this nation's citizens is concerned, we must make every effort to adapt technology to our needs."
Daryl and Kevin McBride are just out to make money. This is how they do it, by (ab)using the legal system. They make outrageous claims, pump up the stock price (investors buy the stock like a lottery ticket - hey maybe SCO can do it, who knows?) and Microsoft pays their salary.
They will keep milking this cow until one day in court a judge will say "So, thousands of programmers from around the world help build this Linux system on their own time, or on their company's time, and they specifically state that this work does not belong to you by including the GPL, and yet you claim that you own this property? Next."
At this point Daryl will turn to Kevin and say "Well bro, that was a cool adventure, what do you want to do next? Hey maybe we can sell licenses to people who use smiley emoticons in their email - let's check out a copyright for that!"
And SCO will be a rapidly fading stain on the highway of the history of UNIX.
..at a screening for reviewers (my mother is a reviewer) in NYC No spoilers: - Well another great chapter awaits! - The battle scenes are stupendous, quite exhausting - It is *long* (we didn't get an intermission) - There are a couple of Monty Python-like lines which although not intentional drew some laughs - The end is kind of soppy (well what did you expect) - Towards the end it felt like Spielburg was on the job, squeezing out every last ounce of emotion - Gandalf for president!
NEW YORK - Over the past century, the health of humans has been
increasingly endagered by the radiation in the evironment. Ever since
we have had networks, we have had radiation, and in ever
increasing amounts.
Since the high amount of radiation in our environment has been
identified as the primary cause of death in modern society (radiation
is the cause of all cancers and mutations which are responsible for
41% of all deaths today), more and more voices are taking up the
call to do something to reduce the amount of radiation.
One novel suggestion has been to replace the radio transmitters
connecting devices with wires-- a technology which was once
prevalent according to technology historians. "100 years ago not
all information was radiated, the way it is today" explains tech
historian Mono Rudy of the New York Museum of Technology,
"In fact large quantities of inormation was transmitted using wire
technology resulting in much lower amounts of radiation to the
consumer. One wire, or something called a fibre-optic cable,
could reduce radiation exposure by many body-burdens, especially
where large distances are concerned."
The Surgeon General has lent his support to investigating this
new/old technology, declaring that "where the health of this
nation's citizens is concerned, we must make every effort to
adapt technology to our needs."
Hmm.
Let's just say that EVERYTHING that happens
to me is EVERYONE elses responsibility. Not
mine. I only have to take care of everyone
else (because they are MY responsibility).
But not me.
Wait-- let's just sue people
in advance for anything they might possibly do
in the future.
The only reason we need lawyers is because
of other lawyers.
It is evident that (1) fractal geometry gives us an indication of how simple rules, when applied recursively, can produce complex systems; (2) nature provides many examples of the recursive application of (self-)organization, from simple molecules to DNA to... (3) humans could very well be part of a similar recursive process in which we are organizing into a single larger entity.
What is imposing the (simple) rules of self-organization, and how does it work? Our understanding of the physical universe, as described by the products of scientific endeavor, provides a clue: the 2nd law of Thermodynamics, to wit, Entropy (disorder) is always increasing. This simple law, supported by observation of simple processes, is in full contradiction to the immense activity of self-organization we can observe all around us. It is little consolation to point out that we can show mathematically the constant increase in entropy when all processes (in the universe) are taken into account - it's as if we can comfortably declare that time runs in a single direction, on average, even though we have found a local area in which it runs backwards!
A principle is at work here, and we are, day in and day out, slaves to that principle. We clean our houses, elect governments to sort out society, organize our thoughts, constantly battle to reverse entropy - where is that principle in the equation?
- Everything is made of atoms - Atoms are made of smaller particles - All these little particles can be converted into energy - Little particles can suddenly appear & then disappear
I get the impression that all these particles are just "compressed" or "tightly confined" or "highly concentrated" energy.
In other words, isn't it all energy? Solid matter is a myth?
Slashdot Mirror
Let me guess.. bitcoin blockchain?
Until we are here
..where did I put that? *rummage* *rummage*.. Ah, here it is..
http://www.kashat.net/unregistered.html
After 10 years of using contacts I contracted a severe corneal ulcer (see the gruesome pics on google) 1.5 months ago in my left eye. 8 days in hospital, I still cannot really see out of that eye and the doctor says that there is no way to know how much it will recover.
My mistakes?
- Using disposable contacts for longer than their design (GreatDrok you have been warned)
- Falling asleep in them
- Putting up with contacts which irritated my eyes because I'd already paid for them
- Not getting straight to an eye doctor when a mild infection suddenly got worse (it was on a weekend - I saw an incompetent GP who didn't think it was serious)
My best experience with contacts was when:
- I found a really good optometrist who took the time to find a type that really suited me
- I used straightforward saline IV solution for storing and rinsing
- I started the day with a physical workout (gets the juices flowing)
I could spend 10+ hours day in front of the computer and not be aware of the lenses in my eyes.
So, yes, I have gotten stupider over time. I actually had an appointment for LASIK 2 months before this happened but chickened out. Stoopid.
Broken I guess in terms of "doing the right thing",
..
m l
but I have burned with cdrecord on 2.6.13 like this:
$ cdrecord dev=ATA -scanbus
$ cdrecord dev=ATA:1,0,0
see this discussion:
http://community.livejournal.com/debian/186598.ht
I have 25.6 seconds to write this before the next context switch, takes getting used to but boy DO I GET A LOT OF STUFF DONE, within the next hour I will be writing a novel, flying a plane, learning 3 foreign languages and so many other things I don't have time to write about, you should try this amazing technique, I think its called multitasking or something, I am living at a rate of 15.2 lives in the space of one but my average is getting higher all the time the more I practice, jeez if I had time to breathe I might know if this was worthwhile - hey what's that on the 3rd monitor from the left? I-
SURGEON GENERAL SUPPORTS NEW WIRE TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK - Over the past century, the health of humans has been
increasingly endagered by the radiation in the evironment. Ever since
we have had networks, we have had radiation, and in ever
increasing amounts.
Since the high amount of radiation in our environment has been
identified as the primary cause of death in modern society (radiation
is the cause of all cancers and mutations which are responsible for
41% of all deaths today), more and more voices are taking up the
call to do something to reduce the amount of radiation.
One novel suggestion has been to replace the radio transmitters
connecting devices with wires-- a technology which was once
prevalent according to technology historians. "100 years ago not
all information was radiated, the way it is today" explains tech
historian Mono Rudy of the New York Museum of Technology,
"In fact large quantities of inormation was transmitted using wire
technology resulting in much lower amounts of radiation to the
consumer. One wire, or something called a fibre-optic cable,
could reduce radiation exposure by many body-burdens, especially
where large distances are concerned."
The Surgeon General has lent his support to investigating this
new/old technology, declaring that "where the health of this
nation's citizens is concerned, we must make every effort to
adapt technology to our needs."
--30--
Daryl and Kevin McBride are just out to make money. This is how they do it, by (ab)using the legal system. They make outrageous claims, pump up the stock price (investors buy the stock like a lottery ticket - hey maybe SCO can do it, who knows?) and Microsoft pays their salary.
They will keep milking this cow until one day in court a judge will say "So, thousands of programmers from around the world help build this Linux system on their own time, or on their company's time, and they specifically state that this work does not belong to you by including the GPL, and yet you claim that you own this property? Next."
At this point Daryl will turn to Kevin and say "Well bro, that was a cool adventure, what do you want to do next? Hey maybe we can sell licenses to people who use smiley emoticons in their email - let's check out a copyright for that!"
And SCO will be a rapidly fading stain on the highway of the history of UNIX.
..at a screening for reviewers (my mother is a reviewer) in NYC
No spoilers:
- Well another great chapter awaits!
- The battle scenes are stupendous, quite exhausting
- It is *long* (we didn't get an intermission)
- There are a couple of Monty Python-like lines which although not intentional drew some laughs
- The end is kind of soppy (well what did you expect)
- Towards the end it felt like Spielburg was on the job, squeezing out every last ounce of emotion
- Gandalf for president!
>I own SCO stock, hate me
..better start selling
SURGEON GENERAL SUPPORTS NEW WIRE TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK - Over the past century, the health of humans has been
increasingly endagered by the radiation in the evironment. Ever since
we have had networks, we have had radiation, and in ever
increasing amounts.
Since the high amount of radiation in our environment has been
identified as the primary cause of death in modern society (radiation
is the cause of all cancers and mutations which are responsible for
41% of all deaths today), more and more voices are taking up the
call to do something to reduce the amount of radiation.
One novel suggestion has been to replace the radio transmitters
connecting devices with wires-- a technology which was once
prevalent according to technology historians. "100 years ago not
all information was radiated, the way it is today" explains tech
historian Mono Rudy of the New York Museum of Technology,
"In fact large quantities of inormation was transmitted using wire
technology resulting in much lower amounts of radiation to the
consumer. One wire, or something called a fibre-optic cable,
could reduce radiation exposure by many body-burdens, especially
where large distances are concerned."
The Surgeon General has lent his support to investigating this
new/old technology, declaring that "where the health of this
nation's citizens is concerned, we must make every effort to
adapt technology to our needs."
--30--
Hmm. Let's just say that EVERYTHING that happens to me is EVERYONE elses responsibility. Not mine. I only have to take care of everyone else (because they are MY responsibility). But not me.
Wait-- let's just sue people in advance for anything they might possibly do in the future.
The only reason we need lawyers is because of other lawyers.
At this point I would rather be hearing about "Indian Factions Settle Differences", preferably while being in India.
In fact, at any point in the past or future.
What's up with this?
Human nature thrives on other peoples troubles more than on their triumphs?
...and this is how it ends.
& since this is so close April fools.. 2001-04-01 12:01:01
Israel is a great place to live:
..And all of this for FREE!!
It is evident that (1) fractal geometry gives us an indication of how simple rules, when applied recursively, can produce complex systems; (2) nature provides many examples of the recursive application of (self-)organization, from simple molecules to DNA to... (3) humans could very well be part of a similar recursive process in which we are organizing into a single larger entity.
What is imposing the (simple) rules of self-organization, and how does it work? Our understanding of the physical universe, as described by the products of scientific endeavor, provides a clue: the 2nd law of Thermodynamics, to wit, Entropy (disorder) is always increasing. This simple law, supported by observation of simple processes, is in full contradiction to the immense activity of self-organization we can observe all around us. It is little consolation to point out that we can show mathematically the constant increase in entropy when all processes (in the universe) are taken into account - it's as if we can comfortably declare that time runs in a single direction, on average, even though we have found a local area in which it runs backwards!
A principle is at work here, and we are, day in and day out, slaves to that principle. We clean our houses, elect governments to sort out society, organize our thoughts, constantly battle to reverse entropy - where is that principle in the equation?
- Everything is made of atoms
- Atoms are made of smaller particles
- All these little particles can be converted into energy
- Little particles can suddenly appear & then disappear
I get the impression that all these particles are just "compressed" or "tightly confined" or "highly concentrated" energy.
In other words, isn't it all energy?
Solid matter is a myth?