I read recently that there is a ton of processing that goes on before we "experience" things. Like when you flick your eyes around the room--you don't "see" what exists between Point A and Point B; but your eyes do. Weird. Yes, this is a very interesting example of the parallellism of the human brain. Somewhere between the process of conscious, rational thought and the visual sense, some part of the brain might see something interesting. Only moments later will one then consiously realise that, and turn the eyes back to verify what it was, and only then comes the full realisation of what one had been seeing all along.
Building on that, to further explain my original point: the experience of listening to pleasant music is more than one experience rolled into one. There's the enjoyment, the listening, and the quasi-trance of concentration.
If you attend the symphony, they make all the vibrations that tickle the mechanical receptors in your ear. Where does the experience of enjoying the sound of the cello occur? It's not easy finding an answer to that question. However, that may not be because the answer is difficult to find, but rather because it's the wrong question to begin with.
A bad/. counter-example:
"I'm downloading a torrent, as the connection breaks. Looking at the screen, I register a popup describing the condition. Where does the experience of a broken connection occur?"
We're seeing a chain of systems, with a high-order intelligence at the top capable of influencing the subsystems in an abstract way, while also being influenced in return, but not exclusively. The subsystems themselves can also process information, just as the master at the top does. Many people assume that the mind is one entity, representing "me", but I've yet to see clear evidence of this.
The answer to the original question is really "everywhere where needed".
Our experiences are exactly as distant from the activities of our brain/mind as it is from the activities of an apple falling from a tree. There is nothing magical about the human brain -- or any other brain! -- that prevents us from objectively knowing how it works any less that other physical processes. You might say it's difficult for a human to know, and I might agree. But we are not "a human", we are humankind, and we can communicate with each other to eliminate bias.
Anyway, in short: the mind is not only a function of the brain, but an illusion of the brain.
Also, note that "Shinkansen bullet-train" is redundant - 'bullet train' is a literal translation, thank you very much. Actually, the literal translation is more like "new main line". The bullet train moniker is a literal translation of an older name used during construction, AFAIK.
you didn't see Dinosaur extinction being attributed to comet fragments! Obligatory Perry Bible Fellowship.
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Complete failure? I find them useful a lot of the time, in that they aren't actually tags, but rather one-word comments on the headline or summary. I don't see any reason to shut it down since people are evidently using it.
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But it is a redundant post.
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It's the submitters that link to weird places. The editors probably just don't bother most of the time, it's "good enough".
Yes, a lot of the differences also seemed to be unrelated to DX10/DX9 differences. The soft fog and some lighting effects is really the only feature of significance I could see.
All games on the DS I've seen have a standard icon to mark actions that will activate the wireless, it's probably required. They usually ask to confirm if you want to connect to WFC as well, not sure about local play though.
I would just like to point out that this is now the 5th link to wikipedia, and the 20th post pointing out the same damn error in a row. This has to be a new record, perfect for the anniversary!
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I find your ideas outdated, and wish to unsubscribe you from our newsletter.
By the way, given the headline, shouldn't Zonk have posted this story?
Going to a webserver is the same as going on to someone's publicly available private property. Moreover, CCTV images are useful for security, but they're highly unlikely to be retained for arbitrarily long times.
In effect, what the German law says, is that if you open up a public space on a website, you must also allow for some personal privacy for the visitors there. As a visitor, I find such protection entirely reasonable and agreeable.
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Building on that, to further explain my original point: the experience of listening to pleasant music is more than one experience rolled into one. There's the enjoyment, the listening, and the quasi-trance of concentration.
A bad
"I'm downloading a torrent, as the connection breaks. Looking at the screen, I register a popup describing the condition. Where does the experience of a broken connection occur?"
We're seeing a chain of systems, with a high-order intelligence at the top capable of influencing the subsystems in an abstract way, while also being influenced in return, but not exclusively. The subsystems themselves can also process information, just as the master at the top does. Many people assume that the mind is one entity, representing "me", but I've yet to see clear evidence of this.
The answer to the original question is really "everywhere where needed".
Anyway, in short: the mind is not only a function of the brain, but an illusion of the brain.
Your problem is a lack of imagination, nothing more.
Complete failure? I find them useful a lot of the time, in that they aren't actually tags, but rather one-word comments on the headline or summary. I don't see any reason to shut it down since people are evidently using it.
But it is a redundant post.
It's the submitters that link to weird places. The editors probably just don't bother most of the time, it's "good enough".
blog:// is a popular protocol for wide distribution of disinformation and factoids.
Bimetallism? Is that when you're attracted to both Glam and Death Metal?
Yes, a lot of the differences also seemed to be unrelated to DX10/DX9 differences. The soft fog and some lighting effects is really the only feature of significance I could see.
Yes. In exchange for one unit of work, you get a corresponding unit of money. Thus, work = money.
All games on the DS I've seen have a standard icon to mark actions that will activate the wireless, it's probably required. They usually ask to confirm if you want to connect to WFC as well, not sure about local play though.
I would just like to point out that this is now the 5th link to wikipedia, and the 20th post pointing out the same damn error in a row. This has to be a new record, perfect for the anniversary!
By the way, given the headline, shouldn't Zonk have posted this story?
Nah, something's up. User pages blow up too.
That's perhaps not the point. The law can be enforced when needed, for example if it surfaces during an investigation for some other issue.
In effect, what the German law says, is that if you open up a public space on a website, you must also allow for some personal privacy for the visitors there. As a visitor, I find such protection entirely reasonable and agreeable.
I just hope that I'll be able to continue using SkypeOut. In some cases it's cheaper across the world than local phone calls.
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That depends very much on the laws of the country. I've never seen a locked GSM phone myself.
It all sounds like a shitstorm in a chamber pot to me.
It does make the UN useless wrt. the US, but how does that make it useless for the rest of the world?