(to quote:)Hence Buddhists, for example, are atheist(end quote)
As a practicing Buddhist, I can say that, by your definition of "God", they, indeed, do not explicitly believe in the existence of one over-arching GOD (omnipotent, omniscience, etc.) They do actually generally believe (tho' I am not actually sure that I do so believe) in god-like beings tho' do not generally worship them like the Western world does. More info, should you be interested, may be found at God in Buddhism . I doubt you really want to discuss this so I'll stop here.
I would just like to note that, back around 1982, (before they actually become ubiquitous) CD's were touted as "longer lasting than LP records" since the read "head" never touched the surface. Oh, well.
Agreed. I doubt any American gov't. agencies host any of their data outside the USA. Indeed, I doubt there is any gov't. anywhere that stores its data anywhwere outside its own borders. What an idiotic article.
I have similar experiences which my wife claims are ADD experiences. On a more micro-mental note, (and the real reason I am replying to your message) I started meditating a couple of years ago. Recently, (in the last six months) I have noticed that after I go through the process that quiets the mental noise down to a minimum, every so often (from every 30 seconds to every five minutes, at least) there is (what I call) a "mental confusion spike", for lack of a better phrase. If I am counting my breaths, usually by the time I get to 30 or 40, I have an instant of total confusion where I completely lose track of the count, no matter how hard I am trying to keep that count, knowing the "confusion spike" is coming. My memory can usually later remember that count within 5 or 10 counts, but that spike of confusion is inexorable.
I wonder if the study is referring to something like I am experiencing. I wonder how many people experience this sort of thing?
Happy weekend to all,
Cragen
Being an old fart (55), it could be a succession of senior moments.
Actually, according to the theory of needing more space between cars (see above), you are way too close to the car in front of you (SUV or even UPS or FEDEX truck) if you cannot see what is happening in front of that vehicle. (Unless, of course, it is the POPEMOBILE with nothing but windows.) We were actually taught this back when I went to Senior High in the 60's. (The cars went a lot slower then....) I wonder if they still teach the old "1 car length for each 10 mph" rule.
Sorry, I had to run and couldn't reply soonest. Funny story. Apparently, the Yoda character is based on a real live person. Ven. Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche The guy was a highly respected Tibetan monk (who also had a great sense of humor). It so happens that when you translate Tibetan literally, it really does sound like how Yoda talked as Tibetan uses (VERB + Subject + the REST) type of sentence structure. 'Course, it didn't hurt that the guy also looked quite a bit like Yoda!
Well, first maybe they could wait until the apartments are COMPLETED!:) 'Course, if that is the habit there, that would lead me to wonder if they used phone booths instead of knocking before the advent of cell phones? Could be!
Actually, the way the Fins (Finns?) do that is pretty cool. And the fact that I learned something today on Slashdot is cool, too! Must be time for a nap!
Indeed, this is exactly (or very similar) to the idea in Buddhism that everything we see or think (etc.) is overlaid with an imputed illusion of which we already think the thing is or want the thing or person to be. Interesting.
To go somewhat off-topic, your axiom that "you only live once" is unprovable. The problem is, of course, that the statement "you live more than once" is also difficult to prove. (objectively, anyway). Logically, the statement "there is nothing beyond death" seems frivolous when using a basis of time. I do wish I knew, definitively, one way or the other.
Part of getting old is not remembering a lot, tho' at some point that has become a GOOD thing. After I read the description of the attendees, and until I realized that I do not have a pony tail, my glasses are trifocals and I have an *old-age* beer belly, I was wondering if I had attended!
The recommended GPU is not currently available. I wonder if it will be available in time for XMas for (^h^h^hfrom) St. Nick?
From TFA:
"The GPU of choice in our upgrade article is without a doubt the recently announced GeForce 8800 GT from NVIDIA.......... Most of the online retailers sold out of their inventory of GeForce 8800 GT cards within hours of the GPU's release, but hopefully they'll be restocked shortly. EVGA is a great brand, offering goodies like a lifetime warranty and their Step Up trade-in program. We've reviewed their cards in the past quite extensively and always liked them.
Keep in mind that NVIDIA is producing all of the early GeForce 8800 GT cards for their board partners like EVGA anyway, so regardless of the brand of card you choose they're all coming off the same production line. This includes the factory overclocked cards.
Alternatives: Until AMD ships their upcoming RV670 chip, the Radeon HD 3800, there really is no viable alternative to the GeForce 8800 GT that we'd recommend. If you want to save a little money the Radeon X1950 Pro would be an excellent alternative though."
Yellow? Really? I am not sure I ever knew that. All we ever had, seriously, was b&w until around 1972. Sadly, we still watched 3 or 4 hrs. of tv every day. Great training for software devs. (Say, that explains a lot!) Sad that the story was posted for over an hour before a "Mighty Mouse" (from the old tv cartoons) reference was made.
I didn't knew, until I read the article below, that there was a later version by Ralph Bakshi, of "Fritz the Cat" and Wizards (!) fame. Now to see if I can find that on DVD somewhere.
Mighty Mouse History link
" In the late '80s, Ralph Bakshi, a former Terrytoons director who had gone on to produce such well-received animated features as Fritz the Cat and Wizards, came out with yet another Saturday morning Mighty Mouse show. This one fleshed out his personality, gave him a secret identity and a supporting cast, and let imagination and good writing compensate for low TV budgets. It was this series that was adapted into the most recent Marvel Comics version. "
Yeah, I was trying to decide, as I was reading, whether seeing a post or message of mine on the LIST (Loco Idiots Spouting Trash!) would be a good thing or a bad thing. I am still undecided. (Let's call that Taking the Middle Path, OM!)
When flying above the clouds on commercial flights, looking down on the clouds 10K+ feet below, it all certainly looks like the clouds have a "terrain" (cloud-ain?) with streams, rivers, hills, etc. Probably just seems that way, but it has always seemed like a "land of clouds" to me. (Maybe I am reading too much fantasy stuff...)
most of the time. IMHO. I viewed video as the next necessary evil. Reminds me of how I avoided making purchases over the Internet for the first 5-7 years of its existence only to find that my wife, on her computer, had been making credit card purchases over the Internet the whole time. Ah, well. I now follow the really, really, really big school of itty bitty fish philosophy for lack of a better idea. (Well, that and my teens help keep my credit cards maxxed and my bank account empty.)
aarrggh, laddie. That may be why there are not so many UKs around(pronounced ooks, as opposed to Brits). One lassie escaped from Alien, 2 lassies from Aliens, &, umm... anyone from Alien3? (Loved them all! And I lived in S. Harrow (NW London) for 3 great years in the 80's!)
Just saw the trailer for AVP-R last weekend. (avp-r.com) Eee-wwww. Looks good.
Indeed. We need some sort of "Popular Science Magazine" factor for this stuff. Say, rate it a PSM2 for "got a patent and looking for investors", or PSFx50 for, say, anything "recently discovered" anywhere or, perhaps, PS-BS=2^132 for anything with the words "fusion" or "nanotechnology" in the title. (Or perhaps a YARP or NARP factor...with apologies to "Hot Fuzz")
Geez, we have been reading Foster's Flinx books for how many years and books without a conclusion, yet? We should post a guard on his house and ask him not to touch anything sharp or walk up or down stairs! Please, universe, let him live to finish this series of books!
I would add to this that, for quite a large section of the North American public, the "second vehicle", usually a larger vehicle, such as a truck or SUV, is often used for work as a significant percentage of North Americans are self-employed. There is also the fact that, in most families, both of the spouses work outside the house and therefore commute to work. I commute around 85 miles round trip each day as we prefer to live, with our kids, in a house with a yard and a bit of "elbow room" at the edge of our county instead inside the city in a condo (bee-hive) with balcony and can now affort to do so. (Public transportation is a travesty in our city (the DC metropolitan area) as it is in most, if not all, North American cities and does not come anywhere near where we live or work.) I wish this company good luck with their efforts but I doubt I will see any of these vehicles in our neighborhood.
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As a practicing Buddhist, I can say that, by your definition of "God", they, indeed, do not explicitly believe in the existence of one over-arching GOD (omnipotent, omniscience, etc.) They do actually generally believe (tho' I am not actually sure that I do so believe) in god-like beings tho' do not generally worship them like the Western world does. More info, should you be interested, may be found at God in Buddhism . I doubt you really want to discuss this so I'll stop here.
Later, Cragen
I would just like to note that, back around 1982, (before they actually become ubiquitous) CD's were touted as "longer lasting than LP records" since the read "head" never touched the surface. Oh, well.
C
I have similar experiences which my wife claims are ADD experiences. On a more micro-mental note, (and the real reason I am replying to your message) I started meditating a couple of years ago. Recently, (in the last six months) I have noticed that after I go through the process that quiets the mental noise down to a minimum, every so often (from every 30 seconds to every five minutes, at least) there is (what I call) a "mental confusion spike", for lack of a better phrase. If I am counting my breaths, usually by the time I get to 30 or 40, I have an instant of total confusion where I completely lose track of the count, no matter how hard I am trying to keep that count, knowing the "confusion spike" is coming. My memory can usually later remember that count within 5 or 10 counts, but that spike of confusion is inexorable. I wonder if the study is referring to something like I am experiencing. I wonder how many people experience this sort of thing? Happy weekend to all, Cragen Being an old fart (55), it could be a succession of senior moments.
Actually, the slip of the keyboard is perfect. "aloud" instead of "allowed"? Perfect. "Allowed to be loud" is now "Aloud"! Have a great weekend, All!
We don't need a list of what they do! We need a list of who they are! So we can check it when job hunting. Now that would be helpful.
Agrreed. This sort of system (wired) already has been in existence No. VA. for at least 10 years. NOVEC is my provider. A co-op, btw.
Actually, according to the theory of needing more space between cars (see above), you are way too close to the car in front of you (SUV or even UPS or FEDEX truck) if you cannot see what is happening in front of that vehicle. (Unless, of course, it is the POPEMOBILE with nothing but windows.) We were actually taught this back when I went to Senior High in the 60's. (The cars went a lot slower then....) I wonder if they still teach the old "1 car length for each 10 mph" rule.
Sorry, I had to run and couldn't reply soonest. Funny story. Apparently, the Yoda character is based on a real live person. Ven. Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche The guy was a highly respected Tibetan monk (who also had a great sense of humor). It so happens that when you translate Tibetan literally, it really does sound like how Yoda talked as Tibetan uses (VERB + Subject + the REST) type of sentence structure. 'Course, it didn't hurt that the guy also looked quite a bit like Yoda!
Actually, the way the Fins (Finns?) do that is pretty cool. And the fact that I learned something today on Slashdot is cool, too! Must be time for a nap!
Indeed, this is exactly (or very similar) to the idea in Buddhism that everything we see or think (etc.) is overlaid with an imputed illusion of which we already think the thing is or want the thing or person to be. Interesting.
got nuthing to say! #$$%^#! go away! how do I turn this d*** thing off?
To go somewhat off-topic, your axiom that "you only live once" is unprovable. The problem is, of course, that the statement "you live more than once" is also difficult to prove. (objectively, anyway). Logically, the statement "there is nothing beyond death" seems frivolous when using a basis of time. I do wish I knew, definitively, one way or the other.
Part of getting old is not remembering a lot, tho' at some point that has become a GOOD thing. After I read the description of the attendees, and until I realized that I do not have a pony tail, my glasses are trifocals and I have an *old-age* beer belly, I was wondering if I had attended!
From TFA:
"The GPU of choice in our upgrade article is without a doubt the recently announced GeForce 8800 GT from NVIDIA. ... ... ... Most of the online retailers sold out of their inventory of GeForce 8800 GT cards within hours of the GPU's release, but hopefully they'll be restocked shortly. EVGA is a great brand, offering goodies like a lifetime warranty and their Step Up trade-in program. We've reviewed their cards in the past quite extensively and always liked them.
Keep in mind that NVIDIA is producing all of the early GeForce 8800 GT cards for their board partners like EVGA anyway, so regardless of the brand of card you choose they're all coming off the same production line. This includes the factory overclocked cards.
Alternatives: Until AMD ships their upcoming RV670 chip, the Radeon HD 3800, there really is no viable alternative to the GeForce 8800 GT that we'd recommend. If you want to save a little money the Radeon X1950 Pro would be an excellent alternative though."
I didn't knew, until I read the article below, that there was a later version by Ralph Bakshi, of "Fritz the Cat" and Wizards (!) fame. Now to see if I can find that on DVD somewhere.
Mighty Mouse History link " In the late '80s, Ralph Bakshi, a former Terrytoons director who had gone on to produce such well-received animated features as Fritz the Cat and Wizards, came out with yet another Saturday morning Mighty Mouse show. This one fleshed out his personality, gave him a secret identity and a supporting cast, and let imagination and good writing compensate for low TV budgets. It was this series that was adapted into the most recent Marvel Comics version. "
Yeah, I was trying to decide, as I was reading, whether seeing a post or message of mine on the LIST (Loco Idiots Spouting Trash!) would be a good thing or a bad thing. I am still undecided. (Let's call that Taking the Middle Path, OM!)
When flying above the clouds on commercial flights, looking down on the clouds 10K+ feet below, it all certainly looks like the clouds have a "terrain" (cloud-ain?) with streams, rivers, hills, etc. Probably just seems that way, but it has always seemed like a "land of clouds" to me. (Maybe I am reading too much fantasy stuff...)
AARGH! Mod parent up, PLEASE! (Bah, Where are my mod points when I need them?!) Spot on, matey!
Is that the story where the spaceship used ping-ping balls to locate leaks?
most of the time. IMHO. I viewed video as the next necessary evil. Reminds me of how I avoided making purchases over the Internet for the first 5-7 years of its existence only to find that my wife, on her computer, had been making credit card purchases over the Internet the whole time. Ah, well. I now follow the really, really, really big school of itty bitty fish philosophy for lack of a better idea. (Well, that and my teens help keep my credit cards maxxed and my bank account empty.)
aarrggh, laddie. That may be why there are not so many UKs around(pronounced ooks, as opposed to Brits). One lassie escaped from Alien, 2 lassies from Aliens, &, umm... anyone from Alien3? (Loved them all! And I lived in S. Harrow (NW London) for 3 great years in the 80's!) Just saw the trailer for AVP-R last weekend. (avp-r.com) Eee-wwww. Looks good.
Indeed. We need some sort of "Popular Science Magazine" factor for this stuff. Say, rate it a PSM2 for "got a patent and looking for investors", or PSFx50 for, say, anything "recently discovered" anywhere or, perhaps, PS-BS=2^132 for anything with the words "fusion" or "nanotechnology" in the title. (Or perhaps a YARP or NARP factor ...with apologies to "Hot Fuzz")
Geez, we have been reading Foster's Flinx books for how many years and books without a conclusion, yet? We should post a guard on his house and ask him not to touch anything sharp or walk up or down stairs! Please, universe, let him live to finish this series of books!
I would add to this that, for quite a large section of the North American public, the "second vehicle", usually a larger vehicle, such as a truck or SUV, is often used for work as a significant percentage of North Americans are self-employed. There is also the fact that, in most families, both of the spouses work outside the house and therefore commute to work. I commute around 85 miles round trip each day as we prefer to live, with our kids, in a house with a yard and a bit of "elbow room" at the edge of our county instead inside the city in a condo (bee-hive) with balcony and can now affort to do so. (Public transportation is a travesty in our city (the DC metropolitan area) as it is in most, if not all, North American cities and does not come anywhere near where we live or work.) I wish this company good luck with their efforts but I doubt I will see any of these vehicles in our neighborhood.