Comments for mindlace

Comment on Your permanent record. by SITD

SITD — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:48:29 +0000

Speaking personally, and I believe I mentioned this rather forcefully at some point earlier in the week — I think this would be a Very Bad Thing (tm).

Information SHOULD be loseable. Or at least lossy.

Otherwise change becomes more and more impossible. And without change: Entropy. Death.

Perhaps that means the rising of new civilizations, but perhaps it also means the ending of your (and my) life — and the lives of those we know (whether we care about them or not).

Or at least their freedoms. And, more frighteningly, their Freedom.

The thing that made the “New World” so fascinating, or at least useful, after all, was the whole possibility of starting over. Humans NEED the ability to start over.

And every day that ability is shrinking, getting more and more cramped and forced into smaller and smaller pockets. -me.

Comment on Getting rid of everything. by fing

fing — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:54:50 +0000

Good luck. I myself have done the same thing — shed most of my possessions for semi-nomadic existence — at various points in life. I find the experience liberating. Indeed, it has taken me some time to get over my attachment to having nothing…I look on what I have now with disdain from time to time.

One warning: I’ve found that sort of life lends itself well to social isolation and consequent flavors of madness. I do hope you have regular contact with some sort of in-the-flesh community to prevent decay of sanity. Otherwise, the chance to be a monk for a bit is something I highly recommend.

Comment on Getting rid of everything. by vika

vika — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:17:15 +0000

…

Well, you’ve been talking about living like a nomad for some years now, so I guess I’m not entirely surprised. But – winter is coming; how do you intend to sleep in the car during the cold months?

And now that I’m thinking about it, what about cooking food? and showering and whatnot, at least to be presentable to clients? and electricity? and…

Comment on I have finally arrived by sean Stevens

sean Stevens — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:50:00 +0000

I was blogging by e-mail with blogger and that let me attach a photo…worked pretty well.

Comment on Biomass for Fuel by aeon.pi.phlo

aeon.pi.phlo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:02:11 +0000

Let us begin with the work on the h20 generator

Comment on My rune for 2008 by aeon.pi.phlo

aeon.pi.phlo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:59:42 +0000

I am a Sagittarius, born in the year of the rat. Born on the 8th.
This is my year. Thank you for the Rune. My Dream that I am anchoring is to awaken the masses to the Truth. Not my truth, but the truth. So they may walk in choice not ignorance

Comment on the restauraunt at the end of the universe by aeon.pi.phlo

aeon.pi.phlo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:54:53 +0000

I would like to co create with you.

http://www.myspace.com/1percentrule
is where I am now
about to build a new world serving site. To bring the human race into a new existence. Are you up for the challenge?

Comment on Passive Agressives by vika

vika — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:40:10 +0000

It’s led me towards is a sort of sacrificial openness.

Wow, I love the frequently ironic timing of your random-posts widget. No sarcasm on my part.

Comment on Drupal 7 Schema by Doug

Doug — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:46:43 +0000

Wow, 4 posts in nearly as many days. You doin ok? :) Glad to see you’re having a good time of it.

Comment on Uncertainty in Communication by Shay

Shay — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:00:52 +0000

How interesting to think couples get along better when they miscommunicate. I wonder why that might be. It doesn’t make much sense to me.

The information age has put a new spin on communication now that a lot of nuances and voice inflection are lost when using email or IM.

Comment on The implacable necessity of making choices by vika

vika — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:24:10 +0000

when I was younger, my solutions to this usually involved blowing the whole situation up and starting over. Not really a place I’m interested in going these days.

Just came across this in your random-posts widget. It’s an interesting perspective.

Comment on Sexist Assholes on Ye Interwebbe by theguru42

theguru42 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:28:13 +0000

First all them links is broke and I didn’t get to see any boobs.

Second I need a working link to whatever [a bunch of “ooh laugh at the fattie girl”] is about…

…and last I don’t know who funkynut is….

is mindlace the same as boxarox?

Comment on Defensiveness and the Selfplex by kainsword

kainsword — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:27:54 +0000

i really think that this atitude of blaming the selfplex for everything bad (S. Blackmore- meme machine) follows an agenda.
No, no. This is not a conspiracy form the zen buddhists, its a conspiracy form the selfplex evil meme twin- the no-selfplex memeplex.
Imagine a meme to kill all memes- how it would be? first, once gets the way in, it makes the imposible to replicate- How? it makes you wander to a place were you will be bombed by memes for one thing: stop having memes. There you will be forced to stop constantly reafirming memes so they will all die except for one- the one thats says theres no self. That theres no free will, that everything would be fine if you only stop thinking.
And then he will have all the attention for itself , thus being propagated just before the last meme in the user brain is dead- the no self meme itself ( to search ilumination, avoid all desires, including the desire of ilumination)
Its the equivalent of suicide- only it kills you with out killing you.
Look at it- “isnt a bitch , and then you die -why to bother? just end your misery earlier- shoot yourself!- to coward to die?- then kill your “self”!
I dont doubt the benefits of having a no self but what about the advantages of actually having it? why the I is the bad guy ?
Because of the no self agenda and the Benjamin conspiracy to make me believe i actually dont exist
In defense of the self plex , at least it gives you a choice, you can kill it.
once you go to the no self plex, you can get it back, because its dead… dead … and you will end like those buddhist mommies that diesd because they straved to death while meditating.

Yeah i know this sound paranoic, but its not my fault . Now i see memes conspiracies any where.

Comment on Weekend on wheels by Doug

Doug — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:04:02 +0000

/me is confused….sounds like your life has been rather busy - I dont get the full story from reading your blogs anymore - just tidbits and hints! I’d love to have an email from you with a more complete ‘update’ as to what’s new in your life and how it’s treating you.

I could always reciprocate with one of my own ;) Doug

Comment on Sean Stevens is the bomb. by Cubivore

Cubivore — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:27:50 +0000

His art is fucking incredible.

Comment on Sean Stevens is the bomb. by vika

vika — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:01:29 +0000

Oh, hooray! I agree: Sean is all that and a bag of LEDs. Glad you got to spend time together.

Comment on Sean Stevens is the bomb. by sean stevens

sean stevens — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:05:54 +0000

Aww thanks, it was excellent to reconnect.

Comment on Sexist Assholes on Ye Interwebbe by funkynut never dies

funkynut never dies — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:45:24 +0000

amen, phigfucker.

Comment on I heart sinfest. by kamala

kamala — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:16:31 +0000

i want to comment on your spurtle

Comment on Bones and flesh by kamala

kamala — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:31:52 +0000

you’re going to be a great daddy

Comment on Bones and flesh by Doug

Doug — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:43:04 +0000

One of the things that drove me into the profession that I’m (slowly) learning how to do is the idea that maybe I can provide children (using the term loosely here) a different way of managing some of the hurdles that I had to overcome.

Alternatively, if you had gotten over the ‘nonsense’ earlier, would you be the same person you are today with the same insights you have? Interesting philosophical question, I think…

Comment on iMac - you mac by mindlace

mindlace — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:11:12 +0000

I dunno. I’m frankly quite put out that the Bluetooth version of this lovely keyboard being shorn of those extra keys as well. Don’t even get me started on the “mighty” mouse; crappiest apple mouse since the hockey puck. Latest beef: I just discovered you can’t click the other button while holding down one. I keep imagining that Steve Jobs lives in some weird muppet land where everyone has a single finger to their name.

Comment on Space: Infinite? Not so much. by kamala

kamala — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:27:59 +0000

we need to talk about this

Comment on iMac - you mac by Jace

Jace — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:26:26 +0000

Firstly, the keyboard is a thing of beauty. It’s basically a refined version of the keyboard on the MacBook with slightly more spacious function keys and a full number pad. It’s commentary of some sort that a number pad makes me so happy.

Heh. I recently got a USB keyboard for my MacBook Pro for the same reason. The full size navigation pad makes me incredibly happy. Navigation with PgUp/PgDn/Home/End! No more fuzziness of the scroll wheel or unwieldiness of the chorded keys!

Why oh why can’t Apple have these four keys as standard on all portables?

Comment on the goose is getting fat by mindlace

mindlace — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:31:19 +0000

Forevergeek is using the stock design that comes with Wordpress… no credit for me, unfortunately. This one I also stole, and re-jiggered to suit my needs.

Comment on My rune for 2008 by mindlace

mindlace — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:30:07 +0000

Thanks, Doug. Sorry for the big delay in replying - I need to be much better about these things but life is very complicated of late. I recall those days as well; I was just telling a friend the tale of our trip to Hollywood by way of Vancouver. I hope things are treating you well and that we’ll get the chance to see each other in the flesh before too many more years flow by ;)

Comment on My rune for 2008 by doug

doug — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:44:18 +0000

Remembering California and pre-California days.

Comment on the goose is getting fat by doug

doug — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:34:05 +0000

And aparantly a href doesnt work the way it should here…or I’m sadly unfamiliar with xhtml, or something. try forevergeek dot com.

Comment on the goose is getting fat by doug

doug — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:32:07 +0000

So are you now doing the design for forevergeek?? This looks suspiciously like one of your previous blog designs…

Comment on Why I bought a Kindle by Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:11:28 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you Idetrorce