/me tunes into the plug to see what's up there these days....
Here's an interesting thread - Linux laptops and sleeping....
Let's tune in to see what the discussion is about:
On Jan 22, 2008, at 2:42 PM, Levi Pearson wrote:
Perhaps a better word would be "magical"? Especially in this state.
I think 'mystic' is a better description, at least in the sense that
it is used in philisophical circles. It describes beliefs without (or
somehow beyond) reason, which covers any sort of source of knowledge
that can't be directly identified, e.g. 'just knowing'.
My religion is based on adherence to principles that others may not
accept, but my acceptance of those principles depends on
experimentation
and reason. Some people are religious about Free Software, but
given the
right starting points their positions are logical.
They may be self-consistent, but without a common logical starting
point grounded in objective reality, they remain in mystical
territory. And again, there's nothing wrong with that so long as you
realize that and also realize the fact that there's no basis on which
to impose principles derived from those beliefs on others.
Ahh - some things never change.
/me tunes back out of Plug.
-- Kimball
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