I used the following technique to assist in lucid dreaming. It's actually very simple:
1.) periodically throughout the day, ask yourself "am I dreaming?" Do this regularly and consistently, and don't just say it, try to reason whether you are dreaming or not (ie, are things normal, or are normally impossible or unlikely things happening). Certain common tests which can be used to distinguish dreaming from waking states are whether text stays constant or whether a clock keeps proper time.
If you get into the habit of doing this, eventually you'll actually ask yourself this while in a dream, or at least be more likely to notice when you are in a dream environment.
2.)Start logging your dreams. Generally, you want to do this as soon as you wake up, because the dream memories start to fade very quickly, so you have to put it to paper or computer file ASAP. For whatever reason, this helps your logical conscious mind gain a foothold in the dream reality, so that it will become easier to be conscious in the dream state. You'll also find that you'll start remembering your dreams better.
3.)Consciously decide to dream. When you're falling asleep, affirm to yourself "tonight, I am going to dream, and I am going to be aware that I am dreaming, and I am going to remember what the dream was." When your dealing with the mind, intention and belief matter a great deal.
These techniques have worked well for me in the past. You may find that the first few times you realize your dreaming, you get so excited that you wake yourself up; don't be discouraged, just keep trying and try to stay calm, you should (hopefully) get to a point where you can do it without overreacting.
The problem with that statement is that nature has to work within the confines of nature.... And you think our hypothetical nanomachines don't?
Depends what you mean by nature; If you mean by physical laws, then yes, we have to work within those confines. But if you mean the development methods used by nature, then no, we can do other things.
For example, we don't have to evolve a complex device, we can design it from scratch, regardless of whether the individual components would have any use on their own. eg the complex components of a nuclear reactor never evolved in nature, but we were able to design them because we had the final result in mind. That is a perfect example, regardless of your political philosophy about nuclear power, of something humans were able to create which nature never came close to evolving.
It is also a possible answer to the question of how those nano machines will be powered.
Then you couldn't cover up with your other hand which numbers you're pressing and touch-type your password in.
Under your method, you'd have to leave it all exposed to anyone over your shoulder, which is a far greater security risk.
One of the biggest cost of living differences is in housing/rent. It's increased a lot in the past couple years, but that's mainly because its low to begin with.
Most everything else is indeed more expensive (though not hi-speed internet access).
My guess is that the whole contest is sponsored behind-the-scenes by Google so they can see what methods the black-hats (and to a lesser degree, the white-hats) are using.
Makes it a whole lot easier.
Well, for any number of reasons, some people just have overactive sweat glands in certain regions that just keep pumping out sweat regardless of being too hot or not. That's why he uses it for his hands. Putting this stuff on your whole body would be a bad idea. Your body would lose some of its cooling ability no matter where you use it however, though even athletes use anti-perspirant deodourants.
As far as he knows, in his research of the products, nothing has been mentioned of overaccumulation. I'd believe that they serve no real purpose other than cooling the body. Other sweat glands are still functioning normally anyway.
The main concern is compensation from other sweat glands in the body, though he has no such problem.
Well, its not just temperature. There's always a little bit of sweating (especially with the nervousness of online gaming) and the fact that plastic doesn't readily absorb water makes it difficult for the water to just evaporate into the air, hence the wetness.
By having a forced air cooling system with ventilation, the palms can stay dryer.
Its basically an industrial strength antiperspirant that plugs your pores. Its great for those with overactive sweat glands.
(Yes, this means there is a cure for ball-sweat)
My brother uses it and now has dry hands year round. Just reapply once a week before bedtime. The stuff can really burn the first couple times you use it.
In Canada its available without a prescription at any drug store. Just ask for it at the Pharmacist's counter.
Other alternatives include iontophoresis (don't buy the unit, just build one yourself with some aligator clips, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series).
Surgery is also an option for overactive sweat glands, but I'd say the risks outweigh the benefits in that instance.
Re:Openness is the first casualty of going public?
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How does Google do it?
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"how many servers google has, what their specifications are"
Those two points are irrelevant. Google is all about software. The hardware is whatever they can pick up cheap. You may be able to tell how integer or floating point their calcs are, but thats pretty useless to any other company as well.
As for their current commercial strategy, take over the world, I think we all know that.
They'd have no problem getting into a US-based lawsuit. After all, they had no problem getting US lawyers. The only problem is if they win $$$, they'd have trouble keeping it since the RIAA/MPAA would probably force the court to hold onto it.
Well, I guess the solution to this problem is to cool the unit as much as possible.
From what I know in Biology/Chemistry, for every 10 degree celsius drop in temperature, the life of things tends to double or even triple, and I'd bet cooling these bulbs would have a similar effect.
So how about replacing the fans with ultra-powerful ones (though keeping them quiet may be a problem). Or, cut more cooling holes and add fans there so more cool air is blown directly at the bulbs.
Or... somehow put a heatsink on the bulb's socket so it gets better cooled internally.
If I were a Google employee and had stock options, why the heck would I exercise them today when I can do it _after_ they IPO?
I'd bet that very few have actually exercised their options, they can't readily sell them on the open market (though that doesn't mean they'd have a hard time finding a buyer).
If they had 1000 employees over their history with stock options, I'd doubt more than 10% actually exercised any options.
The solution for google, if it does have cash, would be to buy out shareholders and give them options in return, though I'm not sure if that's allowed.
I'd be interested how many billions of Sun's yearly losses are related to Java
Billions? Hardly. I saw a speech by a sun fellow and he stated that sun puts only tens of millions into developing java, and that while the java division just breaks even (2002), it opens doors for them that they otherwise couldn't get through.
All the unmanned exploration in the pristine Mars will not advance the human cause as much as landing people there.
Which cause would that be, exactly? Don't make the mistake of believing that what you consider obvious/universal, others do as well.
Not only are there bound to be large scientific break throughs from the effort,
We'd get more data on mars, sure, but how useful is that likely to be?
but there are bound to be large psychological break throughs as well.
Anything we couldn't get back here for a lot less money? I doubt it.
And it ultimately is a great insurance policy for the survival of the human species.
Can't argue with you on that, but let's be clear about this particular case: they are just going to visit, there are no plans to set up a colony.
As an aside if anyone hasn't read Red Mars / Blue Mars / Green Mars (by Kim Stanley Robinson) its a great triology that deals with the colonization mars in a really interesting way.
I'm one hundred percent in agreement with you there. It's definitely the greatest story of Mars colonization I've ever heard of. Went way beyond my expectations of what a colonization story could be. To be pedantic, though, the order is Red Mars | Green Mars | Blue Mars
Can we get X-ray vision too?
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Seriously, your suggestion just gave me an idea: if your 3d image enabled cell phone has centimeter resolution positioning information (not easy, I know), then you could use the screen as a "magic window" to see things that aren't physically there.
Which could be your target as a glowing orb, or a character in of a video game super-imposed on the actual landscape, or the trail your friend took through the same city two years ago, or just some construct representing an interesting thing about your environment, or...
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1.) periodically throughout the day, ask yourself "am I dreaming?" Do this regularly and consistently, and don't just say it, try to reason whether you are dreaming or not (ie, are things normal, or are normally impossible or unlikely things happening). Certain common tests which can be used to distinguish dreaming from waking states are whether text stays constant or whether a clock keeps proper time.
If you get into the habit of doing this, eventually you'll actually ask yourself this while in a dream, or at least be more likely to notice when you are in a dream environment.
2.)Start logging your dreams. Generally, you want to do this as soon as you wake up, because the dream memories start to fade very quickly, so you have to put it to paper or computer file ASAP. For whatever reason, this helps your logical conscious mind gain a foothold in the dream reality, so that it will become easier to be conscious in the dream state. You'll also find that you'll start remembering your dreams better.
3.)Consciously decide to dream. When you're falling asleep, affirm to yourself "tonight, I am going to dream, and I am going to be aware that I am dreaming, and I am going to remember what the dream was." When your dealing with the mind, intention and belief matter a great deal.
These techniques have worked well for me in the past. You may find that the first few times you realize your dreaming, you get so excited that you wake yourself up; don't be discouraged, just keep trying and try to stay calm, you should (hopefully) get to a point where you can do it without overreacting.
Good Luck.
Depends what you mean by nature; If you mean by physical laws, then yes, we have to work within those confines. But if you mean the development methods used by nature, then no, we can do other things.
For example, we don't have to evolve a complex device, we can design it from scratch, regardless of whether the individual components would have any use on their own. eg the complex components of a nuclear reactor never evolved in nature, but we were able to design them because we had the final result in mind. That is a perfect example, regardless of your political philosophy about nuclear power, of something humans were able to create which nature never came close to evolving.
It is also a possible answer to the question of how those nano machines will be powered.
Then you couldn't cover up with your other hand which numbers you're pressing and touch-type your password in. Under your method, you'd have to leave it all exposed to anyone over your shoulder, which is a far greater security risk.
Let's not forget that toying with the idea of legalizing/decriminalizing a banned substance is not political suicide in Canada.
One of the biggest cost of living differences is in housing/rent. It's increased a lot in the past couple years, but that's mainly because its low to begin with. Most everything else is indeed more expensive (though not hi-speed internet access).
My guess is that the whole contest is sponsored behind-the-scenes by Google so they can see what methods the black-hats (and to a lesser degree, the white-hats) are using. Makes it a whole lot easier.
If you can't beat them, litigate them
Well, given that X-MEN THE MOVIE WAS FILMED IN TORONTO, I expect quite a bit!
Hey hey now, what they do with them is up to them and I have no control over that.
Read my post about Drysol and Iontophoresis :)
As far as he knows, in his research of the products, nothing has been mentioned of overaccumulation. I'd believe that they serve no real purpose other than cooling the body. Other sweat glands are still functioning normally anyway.
The main concern is compensation from other sweat glands in the body, though he has no such problem.
By having a forced air cooling system with ventilation, the palms can stay dryer.
(Yes, this means there is a cure for ball-sweat)
My brother uses it and now has dry hands year round. Just reapply once a week before bedtime. The stuff can really burn the first couple times you use it.
In Canada its available without a prescription at any drug store. Just ask for it at the Pharmacist's counter.
Other alternatives include iontophoresis (don't buy the unit, just build one yourself with some aligator clips, a resistor and a bunch of 9V batteries in series).
Surgery is also an option for overactive sweat glands, but I'd say the risks outweigh the benefits in that instance.
Those two points are irrelevant. Google is all about software. The hardware is whatever they can pick up cheap. You may be able to tell how integer or floating point their calcs are, but thats pretty useless to any other company as well.
As for their current commercial strategy, take over the world, I think we all know that.
They'd have no problem getting into a US-based lawsuit. After all, they had no problem getting US lawyers. The only problem is if they win $$$, they'd have trouble keeping it since the RIAA/MPAA would probably force the court to hold onto it.
I'm really surprised that Google (or any other online service based company) doesn't just completely relocate offshore.
From what I know in Biology/Chemistry, for every 10 degree celsius drop in temperature, the life of things tends to double or even triple, and I'd bet cooling these bulbs would have a similar effect.
So how about replacing the fans with ultra-powerful ones (though keeping them quiet may be a problem). Or, cut more cooling holes and add fans there so more cool air is blown directly at the bulbs.
Or... somehow put a heatsink on the bulb's socket so it gets better cooled internally.
Or... put it in a refrigerator :)
The difference is that before this, the conditions you described were illegal
We already have a national standardized ID Card, its called a passport. Just make everyone get one and you're done.
If I were a Google employee and had stock options, why the heck would I exercise them today when I can do it _after_ they IPO? I'd bet that very few have actually exercised their options, they can't readily sell them on the open market (though that doesn't mean they'd have a hard time finding a buyer). If they had 1000 employees over their history with stock options, I'd doubt more than 10% actually exercised any options. The solution for google, if it does have cash, would be to buy out shareholders and give them options in return, though I'm not sure if that's allowed.
Just locate in the UK where software patents are illegal. I'm sure there are numerous other countries that also have such a policy.
Billions? Hardly. I saw a speech by a sun fellow and he stated that sun puts only tens of millions into developing java, and that while the java division just breaks even (2002), it opens doors for them that they otherwise couldn't get through.
Anyone who's seen bacterial cultures battling it out knows that watching grass grow is comparatively rivetting.
Which cause would that be, exactly? Don't make the mistake of believing that what you consider obvious/universal, others do as well.
Not only are there bound to be large scientific break throughs from the effort,
We'd get more data on mars, sure, but how useful is that likely to be?
but there are bound to be large psychological break throughs as well.
Anything we couldn't get back here for a lot less money? I doubt it.
And it ultimately is a great insurance policy for the survival of the human species.
Can't argue with you on that, but let's be clear about this particular case: they are just going to visit, there are no plans to set up a colony.
As an aside if anyone hasn't read Red Mars / Blue Mars / Green Mars (by Kim Stanley Robinson) its a great triology that deals with the colonization mars in a really interesting way.
I'm one hundred percent in agreement with you there. It's definitely the greatest story of Mars colonization I've ever heard of. Went way beyond my expectations of what a colonization story could be. To be pedantic, though, the order is Red Mars | Green Mars | Blue Mars
Which could be your target as a glowing orb, or a character in of a video game super-imposed on the actual landscape, or the trail your friend took through the same city two years ago, or just some construct representing an interesting thing about your environment, or ...
I think that would be a real killer app.