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Zenmonk, it is as simple as amplitude modulating your any desired soundstream and optionally encoding (high quality format) and playing back.
i used to use CoolEdit Pro 2 to do some mixing work and noticed that it has a function to amplitude mod any soundstream.
each modulation frequency is associated with a different state of mind (alpha, beta, theta, etc.). Google exact frequencies.
the amplitude os the modulation is also important as well as the stereo separation.
you must also mix the different modes (gamma, then theta, then gamma) for max effectivity.
best result requires a good set of headphones and some relaxing non attention grabbing music.
i've tried this before but found that MP3 must be encoded very high bitrate in order to preserve effect (192+kbps).
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you would first need seven (minimum) LEDs for the seven segments. each LED will need a resistor to limit current. you'll most likely use the output of the logic gate to "sink" the LED, thus driving it. that is bare minimum i think
"sink" = normally high but goes low when activated. this way, current flows form +5VDC thru LED and resistor, into logic gate's output and into GND.
i think...
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or not even bother with secrecy, just make a public demo of him. the ultimate deterrent
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agree to his term and in the process of exile, shipping him off the island, you off him. since youre absolute dictator, there wouldnt be a need for a judge and jury cycle. keep it secret to encourage more to confessions, thus serving the public
cruel, yes, going back on my words, yes. killing those who deserve nothing less than death, priceless
oops, thats the mastercard thing
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very interesting ideas there Raven
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not much can escape google nowaday, we might as well bow down to the inevitable empire now
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o....k.....
i see you're bored, Ati
nice write up though. i would recommend everclear instead of whiskey though. and a nice cocktail of antibiotics, alcohol alone isnt enough you know
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yea, TED is awesome. some really great speakers on there.
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wow, such thorough analysis. we could use people like you at my work place
@QB, "I like Pie" is this flash animation going around a while ago. kinda entertaining. nothing anywhere near as graphic as you thought.
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hey, if god wanna smite bush, be my guest. just leave me out of it
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blackpowder mostly, but when you launch an artillery shell (huge amount of black powder in a tube), the resulting explosion sounds like an 88mm howitzer
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dont squish her, thats too barbaric. how about lighter fluid and a match
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he's thanking you for bringing such joy into his life, Ati, for exposing him to your works of art. either that or kissing ass, dont know O.o
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@QB, briliant!
lets all join in prayers and repeat after QB
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The location of the human brain isn't a terribly logical one
Yea, why not a distributed processing network. and why not have redundant systems, the optimal evolutionary solution might be a blob of mass with appendages (created in his noodley likeness?)
A hot metal-and-rock planet might have natural lifeforms that look like "artificial intelligence" to us
can they transform into a hot car?
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something resembling what i did last night? launching enough fireworks to trigger a blip on Norad's screens
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"I only drink the blood of my enemies" - Sarge
sorry, had to stick that in after all the previous mention of blood
I choose pie. just google "i like pie"
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I imagine he was forced not to speak of such thing, fearing the consequences. he can only speak about it at the end since he dont have much to lose.
My work exposed me to a few things that i cant freely speak of, so i know a little of his situation.
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very interesting.
there's a sense of confusion in the overall theme. sounds like you're glad you've forgotten about it, got over the loss, and free. but at the same time, missing the tender moments, the simple joy.
but that sense of confusion seems to be limitted to the second quadtrain. maybe it was unintentional but does emphasize the confusion aspect even more, as though its a random thought while trying to reminisce.
overall, very nice
i did notice that the beginning is much simpler compared to the ending, as though you got more "into it" as you end the poem. maybe rewriting it for consistency. but then again, its art, and this version seem to capture your state of mind
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He must have figured out that it was a poor investment of time and effort and moved on sometime around mid 20th century. East Asia is up and coming so i'm guessing thats where his stocks are.
if i were a god and would "bless" one country over the rest, i'd probably do the same.
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ladybugs dont pose enough a threat or nuisance to deserve squishing. now if you chew up my flowers or whatnot, then its bug spray for you and your kind.
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exactly!
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Poss, you're right that plastic will deteriorate. But there is a small chance that some will not go away due to some special condition. Coke bottle in military bomb shelter in the desert somewhere for example
and its true that satellites will fall out of orbit eventually but not all will. chances are slim but some might remain in 65 million years (there are collections of dust and rocks stationed at the Legrange points)
there might still be lawyers out to screw over roaches and twinkies for violating IP laws or filesharing though (^_^)
as for all the junk transmission we send into space, i agree with you, quite far fetched.
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thats not embarassing, that just shows that you're a badass. i did something similar back in highschool and "liberated" the entire computer science class. we ended up playing decent 2 deathmatch. i'm still ashamed of that til this day. of all the game i had to chose decent
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I'm with you Poss.
over the years i've trained myself to do what the new drug promises. selective memory erasure.
helps keep the noggin free of useless junks
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The fact is that the only thing that keeps some people from doing crime is fear of god
But is it worth the monstrocity many others commit in the name of god?
Besides...shouldnt we focus on converting all to FSMism?
RAmen
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Ati, thanks for reiterating my point to Redstar about human greed
as for building the utopia on top of the ashes of the old world and such... well, if me giving my life for those around me to live in such a utopia, i wouldnt mind at all. luckily, such thing will never happen anytime soon so i wont have to give myself anytime soon.
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there is a new trend going on where the politician holds a sort of auction. the highest bidder (all bids are actually contributions) get a "date" with the politician and a chance to influence. no actual donation invovled in the strictest sense and thats how the bastards get away with it.
definitely should have more strict rules on bribes and far stricter punishment (capital maybe?). that might clean up the place a bit. either that or rid ourselves of dirty politicians
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I agree with you Redstar, but do we have enough resources available to satisfy everyone such that it eliminate their greed?
In the perfect world, or atleast one where there is sufficient resources available so that all needs and most wants are met, greed would be a thing of the past.
but currently, that doesnt seem to be true.
help me provide for all the needs and materialistic wants of all of china, india, etc. and i'll personally help you convert the world to communism.
i guess the other alternative is artificially reduce the drain on our current resources and control it so that those that remain can have all they want and need, living in a greedless, communistic utopia built upon the carcasses of the dead.
believe it or not, i yearn for such a day.
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As Plutonium said, an article on digg will lure people. I found Shuzak because of the atheism article. as for ideas for a makeover... i dont quite know. what about Plime.com? if we get a weird and/or interesting post with some decent comments, we should post it on Plime. its a good place to find weird things IMHO
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i'm referring to the Cell BE in the PS3, not the generic one
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Quantum beat me to it once again
Ati, the Cell BE engine only has 6 functional parallel processing nodes (the SPEs) and yet developers are already struggling. now bump that number up to say a million, billions, etc. i can already hear the suicidal gunfires, pills popping, and/or self hanging of the software developers
another possible obstacle is accuracy. the brain is a very fast processor, no doubt. but its power is in the massively parallel architecture, not actual node processing speed (the electro-chemical signals from node to node or internally aren't that fast you know). side effect (or maybe a design advantage) of this is that its not as accurate as the transistors of an AMD processor. outputs are often averages and hit-n-miss guesses of many nodes.
thats why we cant do complex floating point calculation in your head as accurate as a simple calculator
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cruel? yes. dangerous? maybe. but he says its quite effective. the tailgater backed off immediately and so far (2 years now), there hasnt been any accident caused by this.
Maybe we all need some sort of screen or some way to communicate with drivers behind us. we can honk the people in front but no way to comm with those behind us... maybe we can fix this somehow
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or do what my friend does. he hooked up so offroad beams in the back of his truck and cover them with a piece of cloth that he can reach over and pull off from the driver's seat. and if people starts riding his bumper, he blink it a couple of time to warn and then let loose the twin read highbeams. lucky bastard never got ticketed for that though. and thanks to him, that tailgater probably wont be doing that for a while.
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the most important part of a NN is the training and its architecture. first, an NN must be architected (is that a word?) to fit its task: define input types, output types, available operators of each node, memories, etc. second, train it. Human mind is highly developed because we have built in programming that evolved millions of years combined with online training that takes place as a child grows over the years. Now if we try to replicate the human brain/mind, then we must be prepare to spend significant time in training.
its true that we dont fully understand how a NN could replicate human intelligence. that part is an architectural problem. we dont know the number of inputs per node, data type, trigger value, hysteris, operators (simple boolean logic, arithmetic, calculs, etc.), and the list goes on. once we have the architecture setup, then just program it and we're done.
o and dont forget the usual stuffs like processing speed, mem requirement, power and cooling, etc
did i answer the comment or just rambled???
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@LN, sorry, but i see hope as something false. hope does dissapoint us from time to time.
To hope and yearn is to set ourself up for possible (even if highly unlikely) dissapointment. Its better (IMHO) to want something but not attach ourselves to it. keeping detached will "let us down easy" should the hope/wish not come true. overall, this maintain a happy state of mind. but if it does come true, they hey, enjoy what you get. no point letting it go to waste. just stay detached
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Ati, the brain is doing huge amount of redundancy calculation right now, thats why you havent received the BSOD yet. I wouldnt even know how to reboot someone if they did.
but the price we pay for stability is inaccuracy.
yes, you can command your finger to perform precise actions with your brain's impules and outputs. but that accuracy comes from feedback loops and complex control systems. even then, its not perfect. try pointing your finger at an arbitrary point in space and watch it waves a bit before stabilizing. thats part of the control system's response characteristics
but hey, i wouldnt buying a Playstation 5 with BCU. imagine how nice Gran Turismo will look and feel on it
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Nadeem, we finally agreed, although your post is better worded are comprehensible.
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i concur with the loudspeaker idea. sometime my feelings for the stupid driver infront just cant be conveyed by simple honking or Morse code (- ... ...)
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Use http://www.blackboxsearch.com/ to search through proxy. no IP, privacy, etc. problems
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I dont know how this relates either... we (or I atleast) get side track too easily
Ati, I was assuming that YOU havent had the BSOD yet. you seems to be far too stable to be running Windows 98
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Redstar, even if we abolish the capitalistic reign of terror, human greed will continue concentrate wealth. doesnt matter what social, economical, or political system we use.
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we should replace the crap we get each week at the movie theaters with great works such as this.
the point is though: great stuffs.
i love that last part when Leonidis was yelling while getting a massage
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Nadeem, cant we implement the technique you outline using a NN? or maybe you didnt say that, i got confused.
anyway, it sounds like you (the trainer) would just train the system to recognize the different classification and eventually stabilize itself (setting the optimal boundary to minimize impact of data noise, etc.)
from what i know abt SVM (very little), they are not as flexible as NN in that NN can adapt to noise and self-train as it runs, much like the brain of a child learning from mistake.
actually, thats exactly what NN is, an artificial brain that when properly constructed and primed, it can learn and eventually develop itself. if only we can build a NN with billions of nodes . Skynet would be just around the corner
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that last part is true (first part is too, i'm just a bit ashamed, thats all )
i'm pretty sure all those rednecks in huge Ford F150's and woman in SUV doing their makeup while driving think they are competent and has a right to drive.
this is especially apparent when people slam the brake for no apparent reason on a highway while in the left lane (fast lane) going at 65 mph. or people going 20mph on a highway when it starts to sprinkle a bit. or idiots that drive with their headlights off when it goes dark or in bad weather... the list goes on.
o, btw, most of these are in TX so do your best to stay out of this state. california drivers are so much better at it.
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Actually, Ati, i think you need to look more into rules/laws governing the patentibility (is that a word?) of ideas. i remember from my engineering project management class (back when dinos ruled the earth) that an idea can only be patented if it doesnt exists in the public domain. it prevents people from patenting silly things like the steps taken to wipe one's ass or how to boil water.
btw, i'm gonna have to sue you all for wiping your asses since i have 3 patents here on ass wiping. i'll see you all in court
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@Quantum, you beat me to it o well...
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Theoretically, a neuro network can handle any sort of computation and even decision making... we have one, its called the brain.
theoretically, you could build and train (or pre-train) a NN to recognize spoken words or sub-vocal vibrations and translate that into text or whatever you wish. Actually, most modern speech recognition software and even mainframe systems uses a NN at its core.
and no, a NN does not require any sort of bio computer or even a physical system, it could be done as software, electrical system, optical, mechanical, the list goes on.
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O, i forgot to mention to check IEEE Spectrum or their research articles for the latest in NN
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o, didnt quite get that when first read your post.
then consider this: when you "intro" the software into a handful of neurons, that will send the program out to the remainder of the brain. eventually, info of the entire brain will race back to the point of origin. imagine state data of trillions of neurons feeding back to just a handful. bio-chemical imbalance could result from the excessive activity. if you get past that, then think of the bandwidth issue. those few neurons that link the brain to whatever hardware you have hooked up to the brain will have to be the path for all that data flow. it might bottleneck and take forever to download the entire brain.
i guess you could go for a cold beer and some nachos while you wait though
finally, the brain is a constantly evolving neuro network. to exactly capture its state, the states of all neurons must be captured simultaneously to preserve the integrity of the neuro network. so a semi serial approach may not work (except for brain dead patients maybe). best approach will have to be a parallel reading and recording system.
and no, i wont try to patent that so you dont have to hunt me down for it
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lol, in case you havent notice, i'm trying to shoot down your other threads too. nothing personal, its just that the topic relates to my major and minor in school
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yea, slightly illegal. i see nothing wrong with driving 80 mph on a 60 mph if im completely competent to do so. i cant say the same for those that i pass though. many here in Texas should have their liscence taken away due simply to incompentency
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Well, if i'm truly doomed, i think i'll spend my few remaining moments enjoying every known pleasures instead...
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@Quantum, wow... you just took this fight to a whole new level
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i'm quite the opposite. I pay for 1.5Mbps DSL pipe but get 3-4 Mbps, constantly
i'm not about to call and complain though
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Ok, i gotta step it now.
Ati, what you described in the original post is a technique called multiplexing.
The way you described it is a feasible yet intrisically inefficient method. (just adding insults to injuries i'm afraid )
You'd actually have to increase the physical bandwidth of the system in order to transfer the 1.1, 1.0 values you suggested.
an alternate solution is Frequency multiplexing where the different signals are shifted in the frequency domain so that they dont overlap each other and then combined into one single signal. still increases the overall bandwidth of the signal but uses the system's bandwidth more efficiently.
also look to QAM, PSK, CDMA, TDMA, turbo codes, etc for other means to "cram more into less". Wikipedia got lots of info. And if you're up to it, IEEE articles are the best sources but are heavy reading.
finally, i apologizes for kicking you while you're down, terrible habit.
look at the bright side, if you thought of this a few centuries sooner, we could name some of these after you.
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What if what Tarmanydyn wasn't just referring to people... hmmm, makes ya wonder...
Fib, you ask for spontaneous, in the moment type photography yet demand (near)perfect lighting, thats quite picky
o, and that style you refer to, i remember learning something in art appreciation class about a style of painting that is just that. anyone know the name?
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Nausicaa: Princess of the Valley of Winds.
i know, it dont quite fit since the original is a manga and the "movie" is animated, but hey...
anyway, it tries to cram so much ito the 90 mins (IIRC) that it appeared so hollow. you dont get to know the characters, the world, society, cultures, etc. just horrible. it did a good job portraying the Ohmu though (is that the name? i forgot)
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In the US (where are you again?), there is a website to put your number on a do-not-call list. have you tried that?
I still like Yue's idea best though, get some hardcore porn or japanese hentai and play it real loud. i'm sure all the moaning and screaming will teach them not to call back (either that or the person call back later on their personal time for more )
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you do know that if we chose to go with sub-vocal microphones, we have to develop a whole new speech to text model/algorithm since it wont be the same as the one for spoken speech recognition.
also, why not just link up to the current cellular network. the device can just relay the command through Cingular (supposedly the largest network in the US) to a server farm for processing, grab result from Wikipedia, trim results, do text to speech and route the audio back.
actually, with this method, we can do it now with a cellphone and a decent bluetooth headset.
someone has to set up a server farm to do the backend work though. it could be very profitable new mobile service. charge user a small fee for it (if people are dumb enough to pay $1 for each wallpaper they could easily download for free, they'll pay for this). you could also strike a deal with cellphone network since it will cause people to use their network, bringing them more money.
alright, im gonna do it. patent pending yall
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either that or plunge the world into another dark age, remove all knowledge of science and technologies and "invent" it again afterward.
I would recommend calling up the churches. they've done something similar in time past so they wouldn't mind pushing mankind back a few hundred years...again.
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a pre-req for a patent is that the idea must not be available in the public domain... so looks like neither of us can claim it Ati
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IP is the new battleground. and not too different from the likes of Bastogne, the little guys suffer through it but the top dogs that starts the war are left unharmed.
We need an IP equivalent of a nuke to end this wave of fighting.
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Ati, i dont quite understand your motive for such a system? is it purely for demonstration or what? what do you want the system to accomplish?
We dont have to use neurons for this. it could be completely simulated in code or in implemented hardware with FPGAs.
as for the health status part, let me reassure you that it is harder than it seems. My work involves prognostics and health management of advanced systems and i can say that its no walk in the park. so many things can go wrong.
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@Quantum, you live in Louisiana, what do you expect?
in my experience, a cops is never there when you need them but will always be there to bust your ass as soon as you do something slightly wrong.
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Beringer White Zinfandel
The taste and aroma is quite decent. slightly sweet and fruity but still complex and sophisticated. cheap.
but most of all, its the memories i have associated with the wine that make it my fav.
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"...vs the unstoppable power of the terminator slinky."
that says it all. long live the slinky!!! *bow down in reverence*
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i've only seen the new movie so far. really interested in reading the books but never could find the time... i guess i'm just not as geeky as i once thought (dont know if thats a good or bad thing)
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better late than never
HAPPY BDAY FIB
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This seems similar to trying to determine motion inside a constant velocity elevator. without an absolute frame of reference, i doubt we'll ever find out if such a thing as free will exists or not.
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please dont let this be another fanboys flamewar
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who are you calling we? i'm deleting my profile and heading accross the border into mexico as i write this... see ya sucka!!!
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my system probably cant handle it but SC2 might be enough reason to build a new one tho
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this is quite simple simple really. its posible to recreate the exact sensation of 3d sound (not just left and right but in the full 3d coordinate: r, theta, phi) using a matrix convolution filter. all we need is the impulse response of the head and ear of the listener. Of course this is near impossible since each person is different so the matrix that would give me perfect 3d sound might not work for you. we can optimize and compromise though.
interesting find though
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lol
you have far outdone yourself this time Ati
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shooting FBI agents? i dont think that last post is helping this page avoid FBI crawler bots.
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the theory is there but the execution of this technology is still premature. every once in a while i would see an IEEE paper or a thesis/dissertation about some new way to optimal solve this problem. mostly about modeling volunteer's head/ear shape and then statistically optimize the resulting model. again, the end result works great and give great sound but only for some. there is also the output freq response problem
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im rambling am i? ok, i'll shut up now
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i'm sure some guys (and girls too) wouldnt mind the sterilization path... free and absolute birth control would greatly complements those hot and sweaty one night stands... STD is still a problem though
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its quite unnatural to force the one child policy on people. by evolution, we're driven to procreate to ensure the survival of our genes. what if the only child of a brilliant and almost superhuman couple were to die of some accident? thats a huge blow to the gene pool.
and good luck forcing that on eastern cultures where the survival of the family name is paramount. just google "illegal abortion in china" for details. People did some very inhuman things to female fetus (and even newborns) due to low birth rate policies.
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first part resembles matrix but the rest is from some anime
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@Yue, lol... if you move for chess than anything else, then does the EKG/EEG flatline when you relax? i dont mean that offensively... just funny to hear you say that you move alot for chess
and yes... Startcraft is indeed the true sport... have you ever watched a pro? they average like 3 commands per seconds for about an hour at a time... they burn more calories during a game than most people do at the gym.
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i didnt even notice that... lust is awesome... it inspire some creativity and enginuity... how do you think we came up with lingerie?
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*pounding on door*
Mr. Anderson... we're from the FBI, please open the door!
*creaking bed noise continue*
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Where coming in!
*breaks down door*
*look up* yea yea, i know the drill, but can you give me another 5 mins?
*resumes*
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o, thanks for clearing that up... got caught in the moment and didnt research
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O, does anyone notice how most of his characters from one film are almost entirely reused (looks, voice, and personality) in another? Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa, Kiki's Delivery Service, etc.
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I dont think GM food stuffs (plants and/or animals) is bad. As a matter of fact, it seems almost inevitable. The main problem is the greedy corporation that controls these technologies.
Like Poss pointed out, corporations such as Monsanto are doing everything in their power to abuse this technology as well as the legal system for their own gain. But this alone doesnt mean GM food are evil or anything of the sort.
For example, if we genetically engineer a more pest, heat, and drought resistent crop that produce 10X as much grain AND not put a suicide gene in it and make them reproduce like bunnies (yea right, the corporation wouldnt do that, they'll go bankrupt), we could theoretically turn wastelands into fertile farms. Image the US plains such as Utah or Nevada turns green with crops. even if we dont consume all the grain, the plants being there alone should help the ecosystem tremendously.
of course we'll probably never see that happening because it would mean that corporations would engineer have to their own demise as well as people spending money to help the environment and not get rich in the process... highly improbable events
did i ramble for too long???
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@Raven,
You say that you're a one woman kind of man... let me ask you this... have you been with one for long? i mean been with one as in no-hold bars sex... most young guys (i dont mean to offend anyone) tend to say that they can go for the rest of their life with one woman and not care otherwise. that is until they are with one and then start to think the grass is greener on the other side. its human to do so... all im saying is, try not to throw that mind set around until you've experienced what i described.
as for pr0n (lol) it can be looked at two ways. sure its not exactly sex, but it causes the mind to drift and tempted to think what if the grass really IS greener on the other side? i'm sure most are not affected but it is still temptation and could lead to problems in a relationship.
now if you have a GF (or BF, whatever) that accept porn or even better, enjoy it with you, then it could just be another tool in a healthy relationship. Trusts me, the Kama Sutra is no where near as good as some tasteful porn flicks. very... uh... informative. something about videos and watching it with your girl that beats every illustrated Kama Sutra (or imitation) books out there (^_^). Plus it may just set the mood for some live action. *and the grin on my face widens* And i say that from experience.
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well said guys... and a great way to kill a thread, bravo
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Nausicaa: Princes of the Valley of Winds... the animated version is pretty good but the graphic novel is just mind blowingly awesome... in lack of better words. Amazon.com might have a cheap used version available.
as for animated films, i would say: Totoro... its so funny and cute. my lil sis and i watch it all the time
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now there's two words that dont quite fit: geek and sports
well, i would probably say chess as its often described by its players as a very rigorous sport and that it is much more demanding than it seems
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Agreed, millions will not be nearly enough. Sad and evil as that might sound but for this planet to reach equilibrium again, we'll need billions to die.
Either that or find more hospitable areas to support the current and future population.
That doesnt necessarily mean moving half the population to another planet, it could mean that we teraform what we currently have and expand. Do know that most human only occupy a tiny area of the earth's surface.
it might be possible now if not the near future to teraform areas such as the Sahara or Siberia. There will also be the problem of energy. For that, the only solution would have to be fission or fusion but definitely not any sort of fossil fuel.
with suffient space and energy, this planet can support us for a little longer, at least until we can develop more advance interstellar travel and teraforming technologies
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nicely done Zenmonk... bravo
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@Jen, indeed...
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25%... if only they knew *evil laugh*
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shhhh... dont over act it Jen or else they'll suspect us. now is not the time to unleash our evil plans
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o...k... according to the formula put forth in the "age of consent" topic, i dont think its a good idea.
sorry to brought it up Jen
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that, i can definitively say, is a cowardly act and i can only hope that the dead forgive me for calling them cowards
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Hey Jen, depends on how you look (and assuming appropriate age), your house might not be a bad destination (assuming its only you there)
i'm supprise no one says anything other than hell (besides Jen). Did religions as a whole got lazy and settled with hell as an easy punishment system?
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I'm guilty of all 7 sins, thats 7 for 7. what do i win?
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sorry Marcus, let me clarify. I meant to say, at the root of this topic, we must answer the following question: which do we value more, happiness or being content. Once this question is answered, then and only then can we conclusively answer the question, is it truly better to have love and lost than not love at all.
if we conclude that we value happiness more, then we could say that the happiness associated with love, and all the risks involved is worth it and we would do it again if given the chance.
if we conclude that we value being content, then no, we rather not love at all for we rather be content and not experience the goodness of love while being spared of the feelings associated with love lost.
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this kinda link back to the "is nothing something" duality. and yes, i agree with u Neuro, life without death (to our current state of mind anyway) would be like hell on earth... think of all those people who are tired of life and wanna suicide (sorry for the cross topic references )
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i disagree,
if i dont know of love and its joy, you (i assume you've experienced it) might think i'm not as happy as possible. but to me, i'm the happiest person on earth.
this leads me to think of the frame of reference problem in physics (relativity specifically)
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i think we've finally arrived at the central point of this discussion: which is more valuable, happiness or being content?
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yes
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I dont quite understand why you say: i see your moderation, but i counter with this;
and believe it or not, i was defending your position against Ati, you seems to be the minority in this debate
as for your "counter", i dont see the similarity for learning about not to touch a hot stove and the joy of love.
unless i'm not understanding something
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nicely said, now i just gotta figure out if you agreed with me or making fun at me... sorry, i'm kinda slow after working with ITAR stuffs all day
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i was joking... relating cycling to sex... i forgot how hard it is to be sarcastic in writen form
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lol, Poss, you beat me to it
i call dibs on everything else in the room
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but modus ponens gives a more optimistic view and make it easier to prove something true. just find one example that it is true and you can conclude its true
now, modus tollens, its more strict. prove without a doubt that it is not false and you can conclude that it is true. its harder but the end conclusion seems more definite.
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nicely said, Thanks Rod. and no, i was not in contradiction
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o, i missed your point. i was aiming at quality vs quantity. a few absolute truth vs many half truth
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lol, way to spam... plus its a good way to see how many character the reply window can handle.. gj
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lol... i remember laughing for abt 30 mins at work after hearing that (weeks ago, not now) still funny though
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This brings me to think of that new internet royalty fee law where some american entity will extract profit from marginally profitable internet radio broadcasters on the otherside of the planet, even if they play stuffs like Mozart's symphone (and I'm sure Mozart is not a member of RIAA).
but havent we seen this sort of behavior elsewhere in history? when a nation or empire grow strong enough and have exerted some influence on others, somehow their law becomes the ultimate law, regardless of national boundary.
i dont like this sort of behavior either, but complain all we wish, its the "law of the jungle"
though in the case of that guy you speak of that broke some law, is it by any chance ITAR or ITAR related? just curious (google ITAR)
i'll write some more once my head clears after work
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Marcus, you have a 20 years old dad? or did i read that wrong?
@Ati, if the sweetest substance you've ever tasted is sugar and there is no way to analytically compare sweetness of substances (you just have to try it to know), how could you be hurt (or feel deprived) by not tasting saccharin or aspartame (thousands of times sweeter, ignore the health issues). wouldn't you be content with sugar? wouldnt you conclude that it is the best you have ever had and the best there could be?
similarly, if we never felt the overwhelming joy of love, we wouldnt feel any less happy for not experiencing it... except human curiosity and mounds of literature on the subject will probably destroy this "ignorance"...
I dont condone the idea of "not love at all" though. Mainly because i have loved and be loved, i've experienced the joy, so i can never return to the innocent state of being content with what i have.
its as though i'm addicted, dont you all feel similarly? is love a drug (maybe a new topic needed).
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i think we must define good and evil, not on just the spatial but also temporal dimension. this seems more general. taken from physics, generic and universal laws are generally more sucessful
apply this to what Spock said, the good is what will give the most benefit to the most people in past, present, and future.
though with this restriction, its near impossible to do anything good.
it also give a chance for evil to be good.
consider hitler's rampage. without his evil work, WW2 probably wouldnt have taken place. many of the tech gained there probably would have arrived until later. these tech have better the lives of millions since then and possibly billions more in the future. so in that sense, the monstrosity of WW2 could be good.
but then again, good and bad in nonquantifiable so we can just manipulate it to see whatever we want
comments? flame for making hitler seems good? anyone?
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so... cycling is a sin and should be reserved for the privacy of one's own home with a special someone?
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i think that in discussions of physics and the observables, modus tollens should be used... maybe its because of my attachment to the scientific principle. but with this form, it force us to find more and better solution until one that stands true
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@gringo, you make it sounds fun to suicide
dont listen to him kids, drugs are bad and so is killing yourself
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Very interesting points so far but they mostly tend towards risking it and rather being hurt than not experience love at all... is that the general feeling here? is it part of some type of mob mentallity or the fact that many think this way because it really works?
I'm curious to hear the voice of those who think otherwise, the supposed minority.
As with Fib, i've given up on the fantasy outlook towards love a while ago and am more realistic now. its not always rainbows and unicorns, reality is a mess and we must deal with it. i guess its part of growing up
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sadly, there is no way for us to know when we really are ready and in hindsight, we usually find we're not. so in a way, leaving it up to teens to decide may not be such a good idea. which is why no age-of-consent law will ever be perfect. not even a purely mathematical one that could protect the young from being taken advantage of and prevent golddiggers from having their way
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@poss, lol. so true yet so cruel...c'est la vie
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@gringo, correction: drugs with adverse effect on our mind and judgement (i dont know how to phrase this better)
as for killing myself after my lifelong companion leave... i think i just might be up for that. gotta tie up all the loose ends first though. again, if my death then were to hurt others or adversely affect anyone, then i wouldnt do it... its a cowards way out. besides, i would think that my wife would want me to live and keep our memories alive for just a bit longer, and in a way, keeping her alive.
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o yes, the person and the feelings attached are definitely important... but were here to discuss what we will do (or have done) with that special person
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Barney... if you ever watch that purple dinosaur dance around for 30mins, you know what i mean
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wail on kids for now knowing pi... thats hilarious
will you beat me up if i answer 3?
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o yes, its much easier to help others and preach about how to fix their problem but when it comes to my own, i often break down and see no way out
back to the topic, yes, psychology is nothing more than a collection of common sense and what many have picked up throughout their lives, assembled and taught in a class of some sort
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lol... well, give me pencil and paper and i can give you pi to many significant digit, but ask me to remember, i cant make it pass 5 digits.
my first geeky moment? i'd say about 5years old. we were assembling a terrestrial UHF/VHF antenna (the kind that looks like a fish bone, quasi-periodic i think). after we finished assembling the montrosity, i started to wonder how it could make the tv picture look better. with no knowledge in science at all, i started to infer how things could bounce back and forth from the pieces of the antenna like mirrors bounce light. i kept thinking about it and asking some people at my elementary school and finaly got a book with pictures about EM signals. by about 6, i finally understood that EM waves "flies" through the air and the antenna focus it to better pick it up
i think that might be the push that got me into electrical engineering
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lol, wonderfully said Dun Cow... this should be part of some intro to computer picture book for pre-k kids
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if you're gonna go with OD, use something enjoyable, heroin or the likes as Gringo stated. what could you possibly enjoy from asprin. btw, hydrocodone is easily attainable as even a lose dose gives quite a buzz
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correction: even a low dose gives quite a buzz
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from reading your recent posts, i think you need to seek psychiatric help. building bombs, destroying brain, killing your neighbor. all that combined with your frustration with Shuzak points at depression (not because Shuzak sucks as you put it, but depression from some other source). Seek help my friend. and in the mean time, think happy thoughts
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though very cliche, some of the above suggestions should be repeated because they work.
Rod, hope you dont mind me asking, but what got you in the dumpster?
I'm still struggling after losing a girl i love, not because we dont love each other (quite the opposite really, we love each other more now than ever), but because of the situation. the pain and misery seems boundless but (cliche coming up) i'll look towards the new day and try new things. i push myself to make peace with life and try to be happy again. just find something that make me smile and can distract my thoughts for a bit and expand on it.
btw, there is another topic similar to this, somthing about stressing...
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he wants to completely pulverize the organ, so radiation might not be enough (unless you use infrared laser and boils it out of the skull)
as for a sonic boom... well, that is basically just a high G scenario
remember, organic tissue is highly fragile, almost anything in the known universe is capable of destroying it (given enough time and energy)
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can i do imaginary things to these imaginary strippers? and how much do they charge? *hold out stacks of imaginary $100 bills*
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@Zenmonk, thats almost exactly what i was hoping you'd say. as for your discussion of nibhana, that's what i was trying to point at too, just not worded very nicely (i type what i think and never delete except to fix typo or elaborate)
btw, have you ever studied Buddhism? I mean study it rather than just going to the temple, praying, and generally going through the motion like most people.
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@Fib, Hey, no imaginary cash until i get some imaginary service. your price?
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actually, i thought they worth less even before their communist government. so much evil and wrong doing from a single country. well, as long as we're talking about this, i might say the same for most people on this planet.
let me make a more general response, most people are not worth it (and no, not just the communist chinese)
but then again, if i gave my life for the world, i would acheive what most others only dream of, immortality. forever remembered by the world... might be worth it
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i'd say abt 100G should do it, strap yourself into a centrifuge and crank up the speed until your brain comes out your nose or other orifices
you can also introduce foreign substances such as a solvent and soon you'll be left with just some basic hydrocarbons
need i go on?
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what kind of gate do you want? mechanical, logical, electronic, etc.
You can construct one using BJTs if you want, google it.
My old house's front door had two locks, both must be opened before i can open the door, thats an AND gate.
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dont matter how i lay or sit or stand, as long as i sleep with the girl i love, the love of my life, in my arms.
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@ Ati,
o yes, i agree, focusing on a problem will most likely cause depression.
it is good to distract ourselves to stave off depression, no arguement there. just keep things in check and know that it is only an immediate solution and that we should still strive to fix the real cause of the problem.
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great little paradox with the whole "6 can be with 9 but 9 cant be with 6". but i guess if an absolute limit of 12 can be imposed to protect against such paradox. but in that case, we're once again imposing a hard limit in the law, not too different from what we have now. except its not as arbitrary, but more of a necessity to make the equation work.
anyone else with a more foolproof equation? i think something quadratic or exponential should work. a challenge to all the math geeks out there
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I agree with Wendy. I'm all for destroying the planet, but can we atleast keep the wine and sex? and of course young women in silky summer dresses cause lets face it, wine and sex by yourself aint that great
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@Mad Ant
wow, that was sacriligious... hilarious tho, thanks for the post
back to the topic, dont forget that Buddha exists outside of our reality, ie. outside the space-time continuum. He can do things to Jesus way back before the fight started or appear so big that the entire universe is just a speck on his finger (highly possible for a hyperdimensional being)
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Lets think a bit about how others would feel if they know you gave your life just to hold back the inevitable: their eventual death.
As others have said, I would gladly throw myself in front of danger to save someone I love, even if its to extend their life just a bit longer.
But how would that person feel the rest of their life knowing the great sacrafice you've made. You'd be putting a huge burden on them to live out their life so that its worth your death. and if its someone you love (i'll go out on a limb to assume they love you too) how miserable would they be without you?
as for giving my life for the planet? well, definitely, but if i were asked to give my life only for several billion communist chinese, no thanks, i still got a bottle of sauvignon i've been waiting to open.
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I dont see why we cant discuss this topic... its a natural part of being human. True that we shouldnt go as far as describing the sensation or the view, but some detail might be fun to explore.
my fav? woman on top... Ride on cowgirl!!!
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Its just a forum... be involved as much as you like, delete your profile if you like, makes no difference really.
but why, i must ask, would you put significant amount of time into Shuzak in the first place to keep you from finding a girlfriend or having fun in the sun? you're only setting yourself up for disappointment (might already happen)
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well, now that i cant have that anymore (maybe eventually i'll get it again), the next best thing is laying flat on my back with a pillow on my chest. i've slept through the entire night and not move once (i've slept on a narrow table before, any movement would have been bad). its quite comfortable really.
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I do see suicide as cowardly... only if i means that others are left behind to feel hurt by your departure.
If you're alone in the world and no ones depends on you and no one would care (realistically speaking, not what you think in your head), then yea, off yourself. save the world the resource hit.
but if you have atleast one person would cry if you die, then its cowardly to make it easier for yourself.
thats why we sometime see mass suicides, that way no one is left to feel hurt.
try this, the next time you feel like killing yourself, falsely annouce your death and hide for a week. then see if anyone cry or misses you. if no one, then i bid you farewell, enjoy the afterlife/next life/or whatever you believe in.
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just like most (if not all) sciences, psychology is a collection of observations and methods, put together to represent more than the sum of its parts.
the difference is that science is based on logic and psychology is based on human emotions and thoughts, thus irrational or crazy as its been said.
with that said, psychology has its advantage but i wouldnt put complete faith in it. leaning towards love
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who sleep with their shoes on?
Honestly, throw me a bone here! - Dr. Evil
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o, the DOA XBV tournaments on the huge projector screen aint bad either. and yes, that will destroy your mind rather quickly. wouldnt know your own name after 15 minutes of watching that.
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a transistor is like a switch. there is a channel with a gate. if a signal is applied to the gate, the channel opens (this is HIGHLY simplified), else it stays closed (or vice versa depends on how you set it up.
a diode is like a one way street. dont know if that helps. i recommend Wikipedia
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quite intereting point Rob
but just because the curve is asymptotic doesnt mean you cant integrate with respect to time. if both emotions (joy and despair) are asymptotic then both can be integrated and compared. thus quantifying and comparing to see if the joy is sufficient to be worth the despair. if it meets a certain criteria (ratio is >0.5), then yes, its better to love and lost. otherwise, no.
i know, i'm seeking logic and control where none exists. i try anyway
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@Yue, life is good isnt it?
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I have yet to hear an answer to my original question: but where do we drawn the line
how do we justify that a love is worth the pain? if thats even possible.
can we accept that its worth it if, for example, the length of time we were happily in love divided by the time we spend in depression afterward is >0.5?
or maybe a more complex equation might better model it. I'm no math major (i survived 3 calculus, 1 differential , and 1 linear algebra class because of my TI-89 calculator), but i'm curious to see someone post a model like that.
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@Quantum, gotta leave somethings for the imagination. Plus why rush and deprive ourselves of the extra pleasure and enjoyment.
There is a reason why there are lingeries and stores like Victoria Secrets and Frederick.
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no explanation necessary for NOT committing suicide
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@eclipse, i agree, save the time and effort so we can enjoy the wine, sex, and young women in silky summer dress
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you dont have to love to spend life with others. no, i'm not advocating free love, just pointing out alternatives.
but thats why i said that there is a limit that once reached, the pain or risk of pain is worth the love and happiness. i've been hurt before but i'm by no mean a coward. i'll keep trying until i find a love that holds, just wanted to see others perspective in this
and yes, i expect various opinions. this is a place for opinions isnt it? or atleast different views on topics
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who said that?
depends on who i'm with, i might be all for it...
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hell, if i make it to my 105th Bday, i'll happy. happy that i outlive all those other fools.
back to the topic, it seems so far that our reason for love is to avoid being alone.
what about "ignorance is bliss"?
if you've never loved, you wouldn't know what you're missing and would find other things to fulfill your life. and not necessarily be alone either.
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If you can read this, you are a geek
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this is far too much information. i'm suprise we can talk about how we wipe ourselves and not about of favorite sex position.
i fold by the way. more environmentally friendly since scruching takes more tissues per wipe. besides, i've changed diapers many times before, didnt make me stronger but didnt kill me either.
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ouch!!!
btw, CS or CSource?
i prefer CS, old skool. plus if the game dont destroy your mind then the enferior-by-todays-stadard graphics will
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why not attach rocket engines to the readily available asteroids in the belt and send them (insane number of them) at the earth. a small rocket should be enough to push them. and if we time it correctly, thousands of rocks hurling at the planet should scrath the place up quite a bit if not shatters it. whats more, the kinetic energy will mostly come from the same direction and directed at the sun, sending the planet ever closer to the sun. then its either destrution by falling into the sun, shredding by tidal forces, or collision with other objects. best of all, the tech is readily available now.
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yup... LAN parties are the best. i remember turning our computer science class into an all day long CS/UT LAN party. We tinted the windows and lock the doors. 3 dozen computers with coutnerstrike and unreal tournament running. the teacher would set his system up as specs and show all the gore on a 9x12 feet projection screen. things continued for weeks until we got complaints of excessive noise and profanity. i guess the walls are not sound proof
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There is a passage in one of the scripture/bible/text in Buddhism that talks about the relative relationship of something and nothing. Something like... something is nothing, nothing is something, something is not nothing, nothing is not something, and the same applies for... (i cant remember the rest )
basically, we shouldnt focus on the compare and contrast of the two but realize that the are the same and not at the same time, they exists because of each other...or something like that.
Zenmonk, can you help me out here? or you dont know that particular text?
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We should definitely write up your equation into law Poss. a very logical view. But I'm sure gold diggers and craddle stealing bastards will oppose though. Besides, dont count on the average human to do such complex math.
A note, I would do something about the lower limit of that equation, especially since it seems the lower limit is 6 years old. So the lower bound as well as the additive constant (6 or 7 in this case) could be adjusted depending on countries and cultures.
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I dont see the need to go out of our ways to eat obscure animals. Porcupine, some weird squid, lamb.
For me, just the standard issue chicken (white meat preferred) and beef (medium steak, minimal blood).
Besides, eating is just a necessity to living, I rather get over it quickly and spend time and resources on better things... like wine...
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I just register today because of this post but have been following Shuzak's discussion for a few weeks now... great place
I'm actually at a point in life where i'm constantly stressed like JHatFeeled. Again, partly because i'm thinking too much... is that a curse of the intellectuals?
Some previous replies have said some very interesting things that I will try myself and see if it works, hope it does.
I just want to note that its good to occupy our mind with some hobbies but make sure that its not just a way to run away from the problem. I've done that before. After breaking up with a girl that I was ready to married, I closed myself to the world. I picked up digital arts, music, and photography to keep myself occupied, keep myself from thinking about the pain, what I lost and what I could have had with her. For a while, it worked, I was "happy" and became normal.
Its only until recently that I realized I'm only hiding behind those hobbies and that once I step back into the real world, all the pain and misery comes back. Not long after talking to her and seeing our pictures again, I broke down once again.
My point is, have hobbies and such to keep yourself busy but dont forget to deal with the real problem. You can keep trimming a weed but unless you deal with the real problem, the roots, the weed will always grow back. (though weed might help at times, i dont recommend it )
Easier said than done, I know, I'm still working on it. But unless we somehow face the problem, in my case make peace with the lost and move on, the pain will always remain.
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