25+40=65= standard retirement age in the civilzed world since Bismark.
65+60=125= my fantastic prediction of future life span
Perhaps that is a bad estimate, but give current trends its POSSIBLE.
But don't be a dick. Read slashdot and try and post something interesting. Trying to be a smart ass accusing a poster of making a numerical error when it is YOU who cannot read...
The very foundation of our entire society is to crave simplicity and convenience. People no more want to learn to use a computer than learn to build a house, or walk to the store, or a host of other important and healthy activities. We have been trained to desire as little work as possible in every possible way. For most people in America, the ideal world would be to be able to buy as much useless shit as they want, never have to work, and sit in front of their TV for all eternity.
We have been raised to DISDAIN work forever. How would our society function if people didn't WANT to sit in school until they are 25, so they can work hard for 40 years then retire for 60 years.
People aren't just stupid when it comes to computer, they are stupid regarding everything. What if our houses, roads, and office buildings were constructed with the same passion as the average geek feels towards computers? By training us to despise work, people do not put their heart and soul into their work. Look around you.. our world is dull and lifeless, and its no wonder why.
It was the Waffen-SS which prevented the Russians from overtaking all of Europe.
Many Waffen-SS divisions had amazing kill ratios against the Russians, frequently higher than 10 to 1. Some panzer divisions didn't have enough fuel for offensive attacks, so they had to hold a single line and fight until the end. If the Russian army had been able to push through to France and prevent an allied landing, that would have been it. With all the nuclear materials and chemical weapons confiscated in Berlin WWII would have continued for many years to come with far more disasterous consequences.
By the time the Americans even reached Germany, Donitz was working to move as much of the Wermacht as possible west so they could surrender to the allies.
One of the more unfortunate aspects of that final defense against Russia is the majority of those Waffen-SS soldiers were not even German, but were from virtually every European nation and from as far away as India. They also knew they were going to be defeated but were trying to hold on to as much of Europe as possible.
Just go with Windows Media Player and Windows Media Video for most tasks, it is just so much easier.
A few months ago I got an AIW9700Pro and started using it to record TV shows while I was out. For whatever reason, I downloaded the Windows Media Encoder to encode the MPG output... Turns out the quality is pretty damn good, better than DivX I think maybe slightly better than Xvid. Windows Media Encoder also compresses video to PocketPC size perfectly... People laugh, but I think its damn cool watching TV shows on your PDA. I am a pretty busy person, and I just don't have the time to watch TV at home. If I have time after work, I will spend it at a bar. But, I spend 45 minutes each way commuting... Perfect for a recorded TV show.
Now, I compress everything into WMV. It works, and I can play them in Windows Media Player using many of its cool features such as volume levelling and playback speed adjustment.
And as you mention, everyone can play it... Including your computer illiterate friends.
You really have no idea what you are talking about unfortunately.
Acne has a great deal of correlation with all these things, the the greatest example being facial edema. That particular condition simply does not exist in parts of the world where a non-western diet is consumed. It is virtually impossible to find someone who suffers from facial edema who does not have acne.
Acne is caused by water retention pure and simple, and the vast quantities of heat damaged protein ingested by the masses causes the effect. Just as when you eat onions and your sweat thus smells as such, your body excretes these foreign protentious substances through your skin. Water is then attracted, pinching off sebum canals which hydrate your skin with a lipid like substances.
Dry skin, acne, and facial swelling are all related to the same thing: heat damaged protein.
Here is a great site which not only has hundreds of documentations to major medical journals, it has great information on how to eat a raw diet successfully.
I have had 10 friends try this diet, and not a single one has not seen some improvement in the quality of their skin. Most didn't even know it was possible to NOT have dry skin.
Anyway, I suggest to all who want to look and feel healthier... try it for two weeks. If it doesn't work, fine. You haven't lost anything.
Lets not fail to mention how some human males have evolved to find youthful beauty desirable. Look how many women out there can be 25 or 30 and look like they are 13. In fact, much of this so called child pornography is nothing more than your standard pixie chick, at 19 years old, pretending to be 12.
This is not all males. Pixie chicks seem confined to Asiatic peoples such as Orientals and Slavs. But in some groups, they are extremely common.
When adult women stop looking like they are children, the law givers will have a case. Until then, we can only assume we are seeing human behavior which is naturally evolved in specific groups. The vast differences amongst females in the world makes it obvious that sexual desire in men is not at all uniform.
Haven't you ever heard of a warrior caste? Sparta? India? The Teutonic Knights, or the Knights Templar?
You are very wrong, standing armies have always existed, it is because of modern warfare and the advent of firearms it was no long as necessary. Warfare used to be very serious, and the only way you could become a good warrior was to devote many years of practice. It could take a year just to get gain the physical strength to weild a broadsword, let alone do it well. Archery is also a difficult skill to learn. How many do you know who can do it effectively?
Its also funny you mention Churchill... When one looks at the many ideological conflicts of World War II, the concept of a nation having a standing army was central to the war. The Waffen-SS was in fact the the first attempt at creating the professional, highly trained soldier. It was the first military organization to use camouflage, combined mechanized and infantry formations, and specialized training with advanced weaponry. It was also highly derided by Churchill as the prime example of how Germany was seeking to become the next Sparta.
Whatever Churchill's motivations in WWII, as it clearly wasn't saving Poland from foreign domination or saving the British Empire, he had nothing but contempt for standing armies of the modern fashion.
Also, to let you know, people were well aware of the Athens/Sparta conflict in the 17th century.. In fact, I bet the average American is LESS familiar with the subject than the average literate person in the 17th century. Such a person of that era could clearly see America represented Athens and Germany represented Sparta during WWII. Especially considering how central democracy was the conflict... I don't think the Germans could have done a better job emulating Plato's Republic.
I have read it, and it is a thought provoking book... But if I was discussing the views of any particular philosopher, it would be Nietzsche and not Rand.
Rand has a few interesting ideas... but the few she has were ripped from Nietzsche. Atlas Shrugged is longer than all of Nietzsche's works combined, and contained far less intelligent conversation.
I suggest you read Beyond Good and Evil. Then, you will realize how truly pointless Rand is in the greater development of western philosophy.
BUT.. we are designed to be around other humans only because we evolved as team oriented predators. Our speech had a purpose, to enable us to work together to kill other animals for food. Conversation has to have a purpose, thats why the ability evolved.
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What is most amusing is I am sure most introverted folks consider such verbal exchanges akin to jibber. The vast majority of conversation in this world is nothing more than the helpless, aimless masses engaging in reciprocal ego stroking.
These people who talk about nothing KNOW there is no substance to their character, and instead seek out other empty lives to assure them that their lives have some measure of value. It is like two mirrors facing one another... the emptiness repeating into the great abyss of nothingness.
That is the key term, nothingness... or nihilism. The common man today is hardly human in any true meaning of the term. He feels no great impulse to create or discover. For him... life is about seeking external assurance of his base humanity.
One of the most sad aspects of such behavior is POSSIBLE in this modern world. Imagine 1000 years ago, before modern weapons began to surface... A blabbering idiot, desperate for social interaction. Can you imagine such a warrior behaving in that fashion? Would such a people survive if their only defense were chatterboxes? I think not.
Our people know in their hearts that focused stoicism is the essential character of warriors, artists, scientists... It is reviled by the masses because it the truest evidence that they are none of these things. They are merely "consumers" at best, and slaves at worst.
I never have heard any software program which can "normalize" the volume without losing intentional dynamics in a song. With most modern music this isn't an issue as the there aren't really dynamics, its all just loud.
It really makes a difference with classical music and jazz however. Normalizing is in most cases, a bad thing.
This is absolutely true, the AMD Athlon K6, and the Nexgen Nx586 with its AMD K5 branding were all RISC processors with a translation unit.
The Nx586 actually had the ability to switch from 386 mode to its non-standard RISC instruction set, and there was some talk of making it PowerPC compatible back in the days of OS/2 PowerPC Edition.
To my knowledge, AMD removed such functionality from the design after they acquied NexGen...
The problem is you are equally restricted to rules and constraints.
Think about your vision. Imagine how different the world would look if your vision was not limited to such a small spectrum of radiation. What if you could see infrared light? or xrays? or gamma rays? Your conception of the world in which you leave is deeply affected by your inability to see the vast majority of radiation in this universe.
Your feelings are nothing more than chemical reactions. The sad reality of our modern times is that feelings are nothing more than evolutionary guidlines to condition you to behave in a way which promotes the contiunance of your genetic makeup. Happiness is a variation on satisfying bodily desire, some base and some social. No one would deny sex and food promote happiness. But we know today that simple human contact, being in the PRESENCE of other humans causes a release of specific endorphins.
A simple way to see for yourself how chemicals affect your feelings and desires is to take narcotic drugs. Suddenly, all your feelings are obliterated. Sex means nothing. You have to remember to eat as you feel no hunger. You don't care whether other people are around or not so you become rather isolated. When the rules change, YOU change in a very profound way.
There is a great deal of research behind all of this though. The Hedonistic Imperative has a great deal of info on the subject.
One other thing, 100 years ago, America was practically 3rd world in terms of labor conditions.
The only place I can think of which had somewhat better conditions was Germany, which since the 1880's limited working hours and had a state pension plan. But even there, Germany was overpopulated and there were not many opportunities for the young. German immigration to the US was pretty solid up until WWI, and German ancestors are the largest group in America.
But everywhere else was either just as bad or worse (see London... at least people weren't dying in the streets of NY on a minute by minute basis).
Maybe compared to TODAY conditions in America were not the best.. but I would hardly call them third world. Look at how beautiful 19th century architecture is, or how people pay $1500 a month to live in a studio apartment in an old evil tenament in lower manhattan. Things really weren't that bad, and in some ways better I would say...
Not to mention cheap boxes are usually trash. I'd rather have a FireWire, SCSI, USB, PostScript system than a USB, IDE, PS/2, PCL system anytime...
I presume you are referring to PS/2 PORTS, not the PS/2 line of computers by IBM which were highly advanced for their day. They also were extremely expensive, and producing components for the microchannel architecture was much more expensive than ISA.
This is a common, rather ridiculous suggestion people make these days. Sugar is our lifeblood, and is absolutely necessary for our survival. Without, you could't live, not even for a second.
When people say eliminate sugar, they don't mean stop eating bananas, they mean don't drink soda or eat pasta or cookies.
Sugar is not the reason these foods are bad, it is either the wheat products they contain or the fact the sugar is in a liquid solution. Wheat contains addictive opioid peptides which cause people to cease eating out of hunger, and instead eat to satisfy their craving. Overeating results in abnormally high blood sugar levels which causes a rapid rise in insulin. Insulin has the OPPOSITE effect of adrenalin and thus makes you tired. Whereas insulin stores excess sugar as fat, adrenalin converts stored fat into sugar. You get the idea.
Of course, too much of this over time and diabetes will result.
Soda produces a similar effect. But there, its just so easy to consume lots of sugar... A single 12oz soda has as much sugar as 2 apples. No way you will eat 2 apples in 30-60 seconds. So the lesson here is eat FRUIT when you are hungry. Not only will it help you think more clearly, its cheaper too. My god, a bannana is like 15 cents.
Don't knock the ADD diagnosis. I tried Wellbutrin and all the ADD drugs, and ultimately stuck with Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine). With Wellbutrin it definitely worked, but I felt like a totally different person and the feeling never went away. Dexedrine is much more subtle and in 3-4 hours when it wears off, you are back to normal.
Plus, if you don't have health insurance, Dexedrine is incredibly cheap. A months supply will cost you like $15. The patent expired about 40 years ago for the stuff. As you say however, each person is different...
Fifth, the only "solution" to the "problem" of job loss to other countries / technologies is to stay on top of the game: educate yourself continuously, never stop until you die. This keeps you happy, healthy, and employed. Another helpful hint is to be ultra flexible. In your job, your life, your thinking, your location. Be ready for change, and stay ahead...through education and training. Do whatever it takes to be the best, absolutely the best, at what you do. But, don't just focus on that skill or that area. Educate and adapt. Innovate. Treat yourself like a freakin' miniture company. Write articles, network, build value, sell yourself, remain as mobile as possible, never settle for what you have. Be like David Bowie [morevalue.com] and think of yourself like a product (Madonna, and other smart entertainers do this also). Are you getting the drift here?
This all sounds great, but I am fairly certain the vast majority of people simply want to live their lives without the pressure of outfoxing technological progress. You will find that for most people, war and revolution is preferable to the rat race you propose. Maybe you are just inspired by the kurzweilai.net page as so many are, but your enthusiasm is troubling none the less.
Technology is not supposed to make human life more irrelevant, turning us into bloodthirsty animals fighting for whatever relevence our existence holds for cult of productivity. It is supposed to make our lives easier, how easy is life when it is consumed with a person struggling to market himself to The Man?
No, i think most will be willing to fight for a better life.
You can assemble on your own property, not on other people's property.
Obstructing roads or impeding someone's business is not peaceful assembly.
But it was a poorly worded post. the examples I gave are true however. These rules HAVE always been strictly enforced in NY however, as chaos can result otherwise...
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A pathetic attempt at an insult.
25+40=65= standard retirement age in the civilzed world since Bismark.
65+60=125= my fantastic prediction of future life span
Perhaps that is a bad estimate, but give current trends its POSSIBLE.
But don't be a dick. Read slashdot and try and post something interesting. Trying to be a smart ass accusing a poster of making a numerical error when it is YOU who cannot read...
You get the idea. Be chill man, peace.
You don't understand.
The very foundation of our entire society is to crave simplicity and convenience. People no more want to learn to use a computer than learn to build a house, or walk to the store, or a host of other important and healthy activities. We have been trained to desire as little work as possible in every possible way. For most people in America, the ideal world would be to be able to buy as much useless shit as they want, never have to work, and sit in front of their TV for all eternity.
We have been raised to DISDAIN work forever. How would our society function if people didn't WANT to sit in school until they are 25, so they can work hard for 40 years then retire for 60 years.
People aren't just stupid when it comes to computer, they are stupid regarding everything. What if our houses, roads, and office buildings were constructed with the same passion as the average geek feels towards computers? By training us to despise work, people do not put their heart and soul into their work. Look around you.. our world is dull and lifeless, and its no wonder why.
no sense of humor...
It was the Waffen-SS which prevented the Russians from overtaking all of Europe.
Many Waffen-SS divisions had amazing kill ratios against the Russians, frequently higher than 10 to 1. Some panzer divisions didn't have enough fuel for offensive attacks, so they had to hold a single line and fight until the end. If the Russian army had been able to push through to France and prevent an allied landing, that would have been it. With all the nuclear materials and chemical weapons confiscated in Berlin WWII would have continued for many years to come with far more disasterous consequences.
By the time the Americans even reached Germany, Donitz was working to move as much of the Wermacht as possible west so they could surrender to the allies.
One of the more unfortunate aspects of that final defense against Russia is the majority of those Waffen-SS soldiers were not even German, but were from virtually every European nation and from as far away as India. They also knew they were going to be defeated but were trying to hold on to as much of Europe as possible.
Just go with Windows Media Player and Windows Media Video for most tasks, it is just so much easier.
A few months ago I got an AIW9700Pro and started using it to record TV shows while I was out. For whatever reason, I downloaded the Windows Media Encoder to encode the MPG output... Turns out the quality is pretty damn good, better than DivX I think maybe slightly better than Xvid. Windows Media Encoder also compresses video to PocketPC size perfectly... People laugh, but I think its damn cool watching TV shows on your PDA. I am a pretty busy person, and I just don't have the time to watch TV at home. If I have time after work, I will spend it at a bar. But, I spend 45 minutes each way commuting... Perfect for a recorded TV show.
Now, I compress everything into WMV. It works, and I can play them in Windows Media Player using many of its cool features such as volume levelling and playback speed adjustment.
And as you mention, everyone can play it... Including your computer illiterate friends.
Proteins deformed by heat can also have the geometric properties of prions.
There is some truth to the fact that cooking food is not always very healthy.
I live in Brooklyn and intentionally leave my wireless AP open, and I have friends in the east village who do the same.
I like to be able to access the internet anywhere in the city with my PDA, and I am happy to allow others like myself free access in my local hood.
You really have no idea what you are talking about unfortunately.
Acne has a great deal of correlation with all these things, the the greatest example being facial edema. That particular condition simply does not exist in parts of the world where a non-western diet is consumed. It is virtually impossible to find someone who suffers from facial edema who does not have acne.
Acne is caused by water retention pure and simple, and the vast quantities of heat damaged protein ingested by the masses causes the effect. Just as when you eat onions and your sweat thus smells as such, your body excretes these foreign protentious substances through your skin. Water is then attracted, pinching off sebum canals which hydrate your skin with a lipid like substances.
Dry skin, acne, and facial swelling are all related to the same thing: heat damaged protein.
Here is a great site which not only has hundreds of documentations to major medical journals, it has great information on how to eat a raw diet successfully.
I have had 10 friends try this diet, and not a single one has not seen some improvement in the quality of their skin. Most didn't even know it was possible to NOT have dry skin.
Anyway, I suggest to all who want to look and feel healthier... try it for two weeks. If it doesn't work, fine. You haven't lost anything.
Lets not fail to mention how some human males have evolved to find youthful beauty desirable. Look how many women out there can be 25 or 30 and look like they are 13. In fact, much of this so called child pornography is nothing more than your standard pixie chick, at 19 years old, pretending to be 12.
This is not all males. Pixie chicks seem confined to Asiatic peoples such as Orientals and Slavs. But in some groups, they are extremely common.
When adult women stop looking like they are children, the law givers will have a case. Until then, we can only assume we are seeing human behavior which is naturally evolved in specific groups. The vast differences amongst females in the world makes it obvious that sexual desire in men is not at all uniform.
Why don't we try to build better peaceful people.
We do, its called wheat. As Nero said... all you need to keep people pacified is bread and entertainment.
We now know wheat opioid peptides found in the plant are the reason for its effect. Narcotics baby, if it wasn't for them it would be chaos out there.
Whare are you talking about?
Haven't you ever heard of a warrior caste? Sparta? India? The Teutonic Knights, or the Knights Templar?
You are very wrong, standing armies have always existed, it is because of modern warfare and the advent of firearms it was no long as necessary. Warfare used to be very serious, and the only way you could become a good warrior was to devote many years of practice. It could take a year just to get gain the physical strength to weild a broadsword, let alone do it well. Archery is also a difficult skill to learn. How many do you know who can do it effectively?
Its also funny you mention Churchill... When one looks at the many ideological conflicts of World War II, the concept of a nation having a standing army was central to the war. The Waffen-SS was in fact the the first attempt at creating the professional, highly trained soldier. It was the first military organization to use camouflage, combined mechanized and infantry formations, and specialized training with advanced weaponry. It was also highly derided by Churchill as the prime example of how Germany was seeking to become the next Sparta.
Whatever Churchill's motivations in WWII, as it clearly wasn't saving Poland from foreign domination or saving the British Empire, he had nothing but contempt for standing armies of the modern fashion.
Also, to let you know, people were well aware of the Athens/Sparta conflict in the 17th century.. In fact, I bet the average American is LESS familiar with the subject than the average literate person in the 17th century. Such a person of that era could clearly see America represented Athens and Germany represented Sparta during WWII. Especially considering how central democracy was the conflict... I don't think the Germans could have done a better job emulating Plato's Republic.
I have read it, and it is a thought provoking book... But if I was discussing the views of any particular philosopher, it would be Nietzsche and not Rand.
Rand has a few interesting ideas... but the few she has were ripped from Nietzsche. Atlas Shrugged is longer than all of Nietzsche's works combined, and contained far less intelligent conversation.
I suggest you read Beyond Good and Evil. Then, you will realize how truly pointless Rand is in the greater development of western philosophy.
Humans are designed to be around other humans.
BUT.. we are designed to be around other humans only because we evolved as team oriented predators. Our speech had a purpose, to enable us to work together to kill other animals for food. Conversation has to have a purpose, thats why the ability evolved.
What is most amusing is I am sure most introverted folks consider such verbal exchanges akin to jibber. The vast majority of conversation in this world is nothing more than the helpless, aimless masses engaging in reciprocal ego stroking.
These people who talk about nothing KNOW there is no substance to their character, and instead seek out other empty lives to assure them that their lives have some measure of value. It is like two mirrors facing one another... the emptiness repeating into the great abyss of nothingness.
That is the key term, nothingness... or nihilism. The common man today is hardly human in any true meaning of the term. He feels no great impulse to create or discover. For him... life is about seeking external assurance of his base humanity.
One of the most sad aspects of such behavior is POSSIBLE in this modern world. Imagine 1000 years ago, before modern weapons began to surface... A blabbering idiot, desperate for social interaction. Can you imagine such a warrior behaving in that fashion? Would such a people survive if their only defense were chatterboxes? I think not.
Our people know in their hearts that focused stoicism is the essential character of warriors, artists, scientists... It is reviled by the masses because it the truest evidence that they are none of these things. They are merely "consumers" at best, and slaves at worst.
I never have heard any software program which can "normalize" the volume without losing intentional dynamics in a song. With most modern music this isn't an issue as the there aren't really dynamics, its all just loud.
It really makes a difference with classical music and jazz however. Normalizing is in most cases, a bad thing.
This is absolutely true, the AMD Athlon K6, and the Nexgen Nx586 with its AMD K5 branding were all RISC processors with a translation unit.
The Nx586 actually had the ability to switch from 386 mode to its non-standard RISC instruction set, and there was some talk of making it PowerPC compatible back in the days of OS/2 PowerPC Edition.
To my knowledge, AMD removed such functionality from the design after they acquied NexGen...
The problem is you are equally restricted to rules and constraints.
Think about your vision. Imagine how different the world would look if your vision was not limited to such a small spectrum of radiation. What if you could see infrared light? or xrays? or gamma rays? Your conception of the world in which you leave is deeply affected by your inability to see the vast majority of radiation in this universe.
Your feelings are nothing more than chemical reactions. The sad reality of our modern times is that feelings are nothing more than evolutionary guidlines to condition you to behave in a way which promotes the contiunance of your genetic makeup. Happiness is a variation on satisfying bodily desire, some base and some social. No one would deny sex and food promote happiness. But we know today that simple human contact, being in the PRESENCE of other humans causes a release of specific endorphins.
A simple way to see for yourself how chemicals affect your feelings and desires is to take narcotic drugs. Suddenly, all your feelings are obliterated. Sex means nothing. You have to remember to eat as you feel no hunger. You don't care whether other people are around or not so you become rather isolated. When the rules change, YOU change in a very profound way.
There is a great deal of research behind all of this though. The Hedonistic Imperative has a great deal of info on the subject.
I hate to sound like an Ogg Vorbis fanboy, but a 64kbps Ogg file is far superior to a 64kbps WMA or MP3 file.
At 200+kbps, I can't really tell the difference between the three but at lower bitrates... Ogg has them all beat.
One other thing, 100 years ago, America was practically 3rd world in terms of labor conditions.
The only place I can think of which had somewhat better conditions was Germany, which since the 1880's limited working hours and had a state pension plan. But even there, Germany was overpopulated and there were not many opportunities for the young. German immigration to the US was pretty solid up until WWI, and German ancestors are the largest group in America.
But everywhere else was either just as bad or worse (see London... at least people weren't dying in the streets of NY on a minute by minute basis).
Maybe compared to TODAY conditions in America were not the best.. but I would hardly call them third world. Look at how beautiful 19th century architecture is, or how people pay $1500 a month to live in a studio apartment in an old evil tenament in lower manhattan. Things really weren't that bad, and in some ways better I would say...
Not to mention cheap boxes are usually trash. I'd rather have a FireWire, SCSI, USB, PostScript system than a USB, IDE, PS/2, PCL system anytime...
I presume you are referring to PS/2 PORTS, not the PS/2 line of computers by IBM which were highly advanced for their day. They also were extremely expensive, and producing components for the microchannel architecture was much more expensive than ISA.
RIP Microchannel.
eliminate sugar
This is a common, rather ridiculous suggestion people make these days. Sugar is our lifeblood, and is absolutely necessary for our survival. Without, you could't live, not even for a second.
When people say eliminate sugar, they don't mean stop eating bananas, they mean don't drink soda or eat pasta or cookies.
Sugar is not the reason these foods are bad, it is either the wheat products they contain or the fact the sugar is in a liquid solution. Wheat contains addictive opioid peptides which cause people to cease eating out of hunger, and instead eat to satisfy their craving. Overeating results in abnormally high blood sugar levels which causes a rapid rise in insulin. Insulin has the OPPOSITE effect of adrenalin and thus makes you tired. Whereas insulin stores excess sugar as fat, adrenalin converts stored fat into sugar. You get the idea.
Of course, too much of this over time and diabetes will result.
Soda produces a similar effect. But there, its just so easy to consume lots of sugar... A single 12oz soda has as much sugar as 2 apples. No way you will eat 2 apples in 30-60 seconds. So the lesson here is eat FRUIT when you are hungry. Not only will it help you think more clearly, its cheaper too. My god, a bannana is like 15 cents.
Don't knock the ADD diagnosis. I tried Wellbutrin and all the ADD drugs, and ultimately stuck with Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine). With Wellbutrin it definitely worked, but I felt like a totally different person and the feeling never went away. Dexedrine is much more subtle and in 3-4 hours when it wears off, you are back to normal.
Plus, if you don't have health insurance, Dexedrine is incredibly cheap. A months supply will cost you like $15. The patent expired about 40 years ago for the stuff. As you say however, each person is different...
The poor folks at the Greater Nashville Auburn Association.
Fifth, the only "solution" to the "problem" of job loss to other countries / technologies is to stay on top of the game: educate yourself continuously, never stop until you die. This keeps you happy, healthy, and employed. Another helpful hint is to be ultra flexible. In your job, your life, your thinking, your location. Be ready for change, and stay ahead...through education and training. Do whatever it takes to be the best, absolutely the best, at what you do. But, don't just focus on that skill or that area. Educate and adapt. Innovate. Treat yourself like a freakin' miniture company. Write articles, network, build value, sell yourself, remain as mobile as possible, never settle for what you have. Be like David Bowie [morevalue.com] and think of yourself like a product (Madonna, and other smart entertainers do this also). Are you getting the drift here?
This all sounds great, but I am fairly certain the vast majority of people simply want to live their lives without the pressure of outfoxing technological progress. You will find that for most people, war and revolution is preferable to the rat race you propose. Maybe you are just inspired by the kurzweilai.net page as so many are, but your enthusiasm is troubling none the less.
Technology is not supposed to make human life more irrelevant, turning us into bloodthirsty animals fighting for whatever relevence our existence holds for cult of productivity. It is supposed to make our lives easier, how easy is life when it is consumed with a person struggling to market himself to The Man?
No, i think most will be willing to fight for a better life.
You can assemble on your own property, not on other people's property.
Obstructing roads or impeding someone's business is not peaceful assembly.
But it was a poorly worded post. the examples I gave are true however. These rules HAVE always been strictly enforced in NY however, as chaos can result otherwise...