Historical note.
Back in the day, the Shah wouldn’t let people read radical Muslim newspapers.
The Muslims got around that by making cassette recordings of their speeches which would be played, re-recorded, and passed hand to hand.
Just funny that the people who were censored in the past are censors now.
There’s nothing new about children and adults being treated differently.
One of the first things Ronald Reagan did after leaving the White House was help Sony buy a US studio. He got $5 million.
https://www.deseret.com/1989/10/28/18829866/reagan-backing-of-sony-linked-to-fund-raising/
Where did I say that all diseases were curable by Western doctors?
I worked alongside doctors for years, and I have plenty of stories about how Western medicine failed.
I also have plenty more stories about people who didn’t listen to their doctors and ended up regretting it.
Xaviera Hollander’s take.
“A man is old when there aren’t any women his own age who excite him. A woman is old the first time she looks for something to make her look younger.”
Talk to people who were around for the 1980 election.
Back then, you’d be told that there was no difference between Carter and ronald reagan because Carter wasn’t strong against the racist South African leadership.
‘Good enough’ is never good enough for them.
You should consider buying a device with a ‘search engine.’
You can use a program like ‘Bing’ or ‘AskJeeves’ questions and learn things.
Really, think about it.
Personally, I think it’s just semantics, but I won’t argue any further.
I wish you all the best.
“I enjoy knowing it will benefit someone in need.”
The ‘something’ beyond yourself is the community.
You have a community spirit, an esprit de corps.
Sounds to me like we’re arguing semantics.
Old story. Aleister Crowley was a pretty horrible person in general, but he had a few smart ideas. He called himself a wizard, and someone once asked him to prove it. He asked if making someone fall without touching them counted? It did.
They went to a nearby boulevard and waited. Crowley picked a victim and began to follow him. Crowley matched his steps to the other man’s. Crowley then began to step more heavily, still in rhythm with the man. The man heard the steps, but didn’t really register them. Then Crowley mistimed one step and the man fell. He’d been following the rhythm without thought, and when it changed he tried to adjust.
I wouldn’t call it magic, but it was a power beyond his control
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10355843/
Numerous scientific studies have proven meditation to have health benefits.
Doing charity work, with no thought of a reward here or hereafter, is pretty much the definition of ‘spirituality.’
“Spirituality” is feeling a connection to something beyond yourself. It doesn’t have to be God, or magic.
Happy thanksgiving!
Thanks. I’ll have to re-read this several times, but it’s my fault, not yours.
It’s a very good explanation for a non-tech person like me. You should consider teaching.
Thanks
Not a physicist.
I seem to recall that there was an article sometime back that claimed that the ‘dark matter’ theory had been disproven, or was being strongly reconsidered.
Can someone point me to a good layperson explanation?
Thank you.
I remember someone saying “middle age” is 35 to 65. Turns out that they were right.
Here are some solutions.
If you don’t have a lot of freezer space, go buy one. You can get a model that holds a lot of food and is the same side as a kitchen chair. Costs about the same as a week’s worth of pizzas.
It takes the same amount of time to cook ten portions as it does to cook one. I like to make a huge pot of chili or stew or soup and freeze it in pint size containers. Five minutes to cook in the microwave. A big pan of lasagna will give you a dozen meals. Or you can cook a whole roast chicken on Sunday and eat it all week. Chicken and rice on Sunday, chicken tacos on Monday, green salad with chicken on Tuesday…
Haven’t seen the movie and didn’t know it was a book.
Thanks for the information.
Also, look up “Network” Not about tech, but when it came out it was a cutting edge satire
If you’re a teenager reading this, consider.
There are a few adults who are saying that teens should have unrestricted access to the internet.
Look and you’ll see that most of them are getting money from you being on the net.