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Mar. 10th, 2010 01:32 pmSo I don't actually know who Corey Haim was, but does anyone else think he looked like Chastity Bono, before Chastity became Chaz?
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Mar. 8th, 2010 02:11 pmYet another homophobic republican politician turns out to be gay. I am shocked, I tell you, shocked.
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Mar. 6th, 2010 04:11 pmBorrowed WinXP Pro *service pack 2* install disc and tried installing Windows again. Good lord was it easier. (My old disc was SP1.)
The wifi card driver I got from the wifi card manufacturer website installed correctly the first time and I was able to get online. Now I"m updating Windows and installing Firefox.
So I have finally arranged things as I wanted: Windows XP Professional, Ubuntu, and a partition for data, formatted as NTFS. As much as I like the idea of Linux, it is good to have XP to fall back on for things that I can't figure out in Ubuntu. And a clean install of XP Pro with plenty of space and RAM is pretty zippy and nice to use. And I found out about a nice program called windiff which I'm using to make sure all the files from my old hard drive got transferred to my new one correctly.
I think I'm gonna try to keep using Ubuntu most of the time, though.
The wifi card driver I got from the wifi card manufacturer website installed correctly the first time and I was able to get online. Now I"m updating Windows and installing Firefox.
So I have finally arranged things as I wanted: Windows XP Professional, Ubuntu, and a partition for data, formatted as NTFS. As much as I like the idea of Linux, it is good to have XP to fall back on for things that I can't figure out in Ubuntu. And a clean install of XP Pro with plenty of space and RAM is pretty zippy and nice to use. And I found out about a nice program called windiff which I'm using to make sure all the files from my old hard drive got transferred to my new one correctly.
I think I'm gonna try to keep using Ubuntu most of the time, though.
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Feb. 20th, 2010 08:41 amThere are lots of "member of animal species X befriends member of species Y" but this story of Suriya (orangutan) and Rosco (dog) is possibly the best yet:
http://pbh3.tumblr.com/post/269075871/orangutan-and-dog-become-best-friends
Watch the orangutan's behavior when he's not directly interacting with Rosco, too. He reminds me of an antsy hyperactive kid.
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http://pbh3.tumblr.com/post/269075871/orangutan-and-dog-become-best-friends
Watch the orangutan's behavior when he's not directly interacting with Rosco, too. He reminds me of an antsy hyperactive kid.
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dentage!)Seen elsewhere on the web:
from Seung Sahn:
A monk once asked Jo Ju, "I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me, Master."
Jo Ju said, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes, I have," replied the monk.
"Then," said Jo Ju, "wash your bowls."
The monk was enlightened.
1. What did the monk attain?
2. If you were the monk, what could you say to Jo Ju?
Commentary: Breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon, dinner in the evening. After the meal, do you understand your job? Then do it.
from Seung Sahn:
A monk once asked Jo Ju, "I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me, Master."
Jo Ju said, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes, I have," replied the monk.
"Then," said Jo Ju, "wash your bowls."
The monk was enlightened.
1. What did the monk attain?
2. If you were the monk, what could you say to Jo Ju?
Commentary: Breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon, dinner in the evening. After the meal, do you understand your job? Then do it.
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Feb. 8th, 2010 11:42 pmI had a vivid dream that I had pica and it explained everything, but then I woke up and realized I don't have pica.
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Feb. 7th, 2010 09:39 amI just figured out how to sync Google calendar with my phone (Windows Mobile 6.1)'s calendar. It's kind of blowing my mind. I know this stuff existed but I'd never done it. It's neat.
I'm realizing an odd problem, though. I visualize hours in a day going from bottom to top. So in my mind, a day is:
I'm realizing an odd problem, though. I visualize hours in a day going from bottom to top. So in my mind, a day is:
---------------------- | Night: go to sleep | | | | evening | | | | | | afternoon | | | | | | noon | | | | | | | | | | morning: wake up | -----------------------This is, apparently, not how most people's brains work, because it is not how most calendars work, and it drives me a little crazy. I think it also kind of surprises me that it is so uncommon - if more people were like me there might be a "display from bottom to top" option in most calendars, but there isn't.
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Feb. 2nd, 2010 05:45 pmA 30-minute nap and a cup of ginger tea (grate ginger; pour boiling water over; steep; drink) have amazing restorative powers.
Dear body:
If I go to bed at 11:30, 4:something a.m. is not the right time to awaken. I understand that 11:30 wasn't early enough considering a 6 am alarm, but that doesn't grant license to say "to hell with it" and wake up at 4. SRSLY.
XOXO,
balmofgilead
If I go to bed at 11:30, 4:something a.m. is not the right time to awaken. I understand that 11:30 wasn't early enough considering a 6 am alarm, but that doesn't grant license to say "to hell with it" and wake up at 4. SRSLY.
XOXO,
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Jan. 17th, 2010 08:07 pm"Pious Encounters": on how such horrible bigotry and racism goes on in otherwise intelligent (in this case, Orthodox Jewish) people who are skilled at logic and reason:
Emphasis mine. And I entirely agree.
The answer lies in the fact that they both have areas of discourse where reason, however strong, doesn’t penetrate. They were indoctrinated from childhood with certain ideas being a priori truths. These ideas cannot be questioned and are accepted unequivocally. This, I can only speculate, creates a spot in their minds where logic is superfluous and even harmful. And since they have certain topics that are off limits to logical scrutiny, they will say things that seem absurd to those who lack the same indoctrination.
We are all guilty of faulty reasoning at one time or other. But the total breakdown of reason among intelligent people who are indoctrinated in fundamentalist faiths goes far beyond the simple failures of logic we might experience day-to-day. And they produce the kind of bigotry and indifference to other humans that we so often witness.
Emphasis mine. And I entirely agree.
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Jan. 17th, 2010 09:15 amThere's supposed to be big, windy storms coming to California over the next few days/weeks. I really should get some waterproof shoes and a rain hat. I suspect umbrellas are of limited use in 35mph winds. And maybe I should make sure that hat has a chin strap. Or I could get one of these. Apparently wearing one will turn me into an impossibly skinny person with no arms.
for anyone for whom it is relevant
Dec. 29th, 2009 09:00 pmThis page seems like a really great comprehensive/multi-pronged approach to coping with mild depression:
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_tips.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_tips.htm
