--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Re Her: does Scarlet/Samantha ever fight back? (Wouldn't you want a
mate to be a bitch on occasion?) Samantha is presumably programmed to be
more than obliging and accommodating but to also nudge her companion to
expand his horizons.
Hi s3raphita.
James Potkukelkka is actually a caricature of a neo-helpless man,
but in that particular sketch he manages by accident to help the
manne (gypsy man) find what he was looking for.
Some gypsies hereabouts have found those kind of sketches somewhat
racist!
http://vimeo.com/83464882
http://vimeo.com/83464882 http://vimeo.com/83464882
I found this a fascinating article to stumble upon right after seeing
the film Her. There will be some who will deny that we as a culture
will never become so dependent on computers and AIs as to allow them to
shape and control our lives as much as Theodore does in Her.
Well, let me present a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote:
I was wondering when I watched the trailer if it would work having a
movie, Him, in which a *woman* falls in love with a computer program . .
.
:-)
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFkoT9IE9RIbwNcmVa\
If you were designing a cyber-human, to do most humans justice you
wouldn't need any more I/O ports than this. :-)
Superb. watching this you want to say: I AM Amsterdam,tooplease do not hide
from us Leiden time lapses f.e. this one taken one year ago. Not so
spectacular more peaceful non professional --Dutch painting-memory enhancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7JJd_pPODM
That's a pretty damn good strategy - had not thought of that.
On Fri, 1/10/14, steve.sun...@yahoo.com steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: quot;If Another Country Was Doing This To
Our Kids, Wed Be At Warquot;
To:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda wrote:
Superb. watching this you want to say: I AM Amsterdam,tooplease do
not hide from us Leiden time lapses f.e. this one taken one year ago.
Not so spectacular more peaceful non professional --Dutch
painting-memory enhancing
And somewhat entertainingly, too. My favorite moment is at 6:45...
The first time I saw a psychiatrist, when he asked me if mental illness
runs in my family, all I could say was 'YES, Yes it does.' When I told
him my great grandfather was a cult leader who enslaved the minds of
millions, he
All of these standard of credentialing should come down to be of use in
selecting the next Shankaracharya and the next too. Everyone else should step
aside. We got to have standards and not just have any jack-ass sitting on that
seat. Like, what is the Holy Tradition coming to, Girish Varma?
I am concerned about Girish Varma, Will he not make it in person to the Jan
12th celebration?
merudanda wrote:
Girish Chandra Varma, has been shifted to jail hospital Phopal, India because
of diabetic (he is a diabetic and takes insulin) and high blood pressure (his
car will be
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda wrote:
Girish Chandra Varma, has been shifted to jail hospital Phopal, India
because of diabetic (he is a diabetic and takes insulin) and high blood
pressure (his car will be examined for rape evidence).
nice review of that event if you missed it:
http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/maha-kumbh-mela-2013-children-of-light/
http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/maha-kumbh-mela-2013-children-of-light/
And you think Siri is a 'bot? Do you think she's out there trolling for
*your* attention? :-)
www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/narcissists-new-need-twit\
ter-followers-72485/
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote:
That's a pretty damn good strategy - had not thought of that.
For me, TM was never going to be the answer for very much, let alone
everything. For me it sounded like a great way to obtain all sorts of
physical and
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
And you think Siri is a 'bot? Do you think she's out there trolling for *your*
attention? :-)
Strange, this appears to be a picture of Bawwy. But I am not sure why he would
post a self-portrait here.
I know, i know--
no wonder your dog becomes an enlightened one guided by an anointed.
Ok let's speak Koetjes en kalfjes' *:
Being always enchanted strolling around seeing all these beautiful poems on the
wall written in many different languages, reflecting upon language, color, or
upon the life
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda wrote:
I know, i know--
no wonder your dog becomes an enlightened one guided by an anointed.
Ok let's speak Koetjes en kalfjes' *:
Being always enchanted strolling around seeing all these beautiful
poems on the wall written in many different
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda wrote:
For me as you know--wine
Turn away, then, so as not to gaze upon this catastrophe on a Canadian
highway Wednesday night. :-)
[highway hope wine crash]
On 1/9/2014 10:22 PM, Michael Jackson wrote:
And that is all it does, it makes us feel better emotionally,
even though our lives suck.
So, you're thinking that your life sucks because you feel better
emotionally?
OMG another kind of eternity
if you check on the photo
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/photos/albums/490955205/lightbox/1163785780#
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/photos/albums/490955205/lightbox/1163785780#
worth a visit*
---only one glass and a
OMG another kind of eternity- got your pointing finger
But if you check on the photo
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/photos/albums/490955205/lightbox/1163785780#
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/photos/albums/490955205/lightbox/1163785780#
it shows
On 1/8/2014 9:58 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
I knew without a doubt that it was all a lie. Similar
to our 'liberation' of Afghanistan
I agree the rationale for the invasion was a lie...
So, you're thinking that John Kerry and Hillary Clinton were lying about
the reasons for
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
OMG another kind of eternity- got your pointing finger
But if you check on the photo
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/photos/albums/490955205/lightbox/1163785780#
turq and Seraph, your discussion lead me to the conclusion that Sartre got it
wrong when he said l'enfer, c'est les autres, hell is other people. I think
hell is BELIEVING that hell, or even heaven for that matter, is other people.
On Friday, January 10, 2014 2:01 AM, TurquoiseB
So, does our TM Shankaracharya of Jyotirmaṭha: Vāsudevānanda Sarasvatī have a
controlling hand or thumb over any of the Estate of our Maharishiji in India?
And, the character of this guy? Does he give darshan or just sit in the chair?
Is he scholarly and can give Satsanga? Can teach and advise
The Obama IRS scandal makes Christie's bridge caper look like a mere
jaywalking incident. Apparently the IRS targeted conservative groups in
order to help Obama win the last election. And, it looks like Chris
Christie can't even manage a bridge. Go figure.
At least some residents cheered him as
turq, I'd say that the world, on one level, is controlled by imperfect
programming and still-learning programmers. bots are only as useful as their
programming and programmers make them. Right?!
On Friday, January 10, 2014 4:19 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
I found this a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, I'd say that the world, on one level, is controlled by imperfect
programming and still-learning programmers. bots are only as useful as
their programming and programmers make them. Right?!
Wrong. You forget that I used to work for
Steve and Seraph, this reminds me of the concept of object referral, which is
the opposite of Self referral and maybe opposite to what Maslow called Being
cognition. I think it means we think objects are the source of our happiness
where objects can be objects or situations or even other people
On 1/2/2014 11:05 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
TM is a joke compared to the centuries long tradition
and knowledge of the Shakaracharya tradition.
Actually when you think about it, MMY's TMO which gave rise to the
Deepakage and the Sri Sri, makes MMY style meditation worldwide look
like a towering
On 1/10/2014 10:09 AM, Share Long wrote:
bots are only as useful as their programming and
programmers make them. Right?!
Speaking of bots, somebody is monitoring my messages - probably bots
at the NSA, FBI, and the CIA. Go figure.
So, I wonder who here spends the most time in front of
turq, I admit my mind is boggled by this idea. And that's a really good
occurrence. But really?! Computers can do everything humans can do?! Only
faster? More precisely?
On Friday, January 10, 2014 10:30 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, I admit my mind is boggled by this idea. And that's a really
good occurrence. But really?! Computers can do everything humans can
do?! Only faster? More precisely?
Faster? More precisely? Duh.
Everything? Not yet.
On Friday,
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
Note especially the section In Popular Culture.
turq, I admit my mind is boggled by this idea. And that's a really good
occurrence. But really?! Computers can do
On 1/10/2014 10:15 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
I've seen demos of software in development that would
shake your faith in the difference between human
intelligence and machine intelligence.
But, not sophisticated enough to detect the Boston Bomber, even human
intelligence couldn't do that. Go
But Richard, maybe 'bots DID detect the Boston Bomber! Having just read
wikipedia that Judy posted, thank you Judy for that, I'm not convinced that all
'bots will act benevolently towards humans. Or maybe they will but maybe THEIR
idea of benevolently will differ from ours! And will theirs be
The US diplomats don't appear to understand the reason why Karzai is not
signing the deal to allow some American forces in the country after 2014. It's
actually very simple and seemingly brilliant. He doesn't want the US or NATO
in Afghanistan. Nonetheless, his strategy may backfire after
Both Marshy and the current contenders for the Shankaracharya throne fucked up
what could have been a good thing - as Buck's other master supposedly said By
their fruits you shall know them.
On Fri, 1/10/14, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com
In line with the chatter over on the Turq section today thought I would
mention the new CBS TV series Intelligence with Josh Holloway (Lost)
which debuted the other night. Holloway plays an intelligence agent who
has been outfitted with special chips that allow him to interface with
computers
But noozguru, couldn't they be programmed to be EXACTLY as you want them to be?
Even to smell good? (-:
Are you saying they would develop wills of their own? And how do I know that
right now I'm not reacting to a secretly implanted govt chip, making me post
this way?
On Friday, January 10,
It's all about making someone rich and not about improving society.
Records show you were implanted with a chip on November 10th, 2004.;-)
On 01/10/2014 10:11 AM, Share Long wrote:
But noozguru, couldn't they be programmed to be EXACTLY as you want
them to be? Even to smell good? (-:
Are you
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
It's all about making someone rich and not about improving society.
Records show you were implanted with a chip on November 10th, 2004.;-)
And its warranty expired a year later. :-)
Contrary to popular belief I do not watch TV 24/7. Sounds like you
watch more TV than I. Of course I spend part of my day in front of a
computer as I try to make a living from software development. So
looking at a big screen in the evening 8 feet away is very relaxing on
the eyes. I also
On 01/10/2014 08:15 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, I'd say that the world, on one level, is controlled by
imperfect programming and still-learning programmers. bots are only as
useful as their programming and programmers make them.
http://tampere.skyviewlive.fi/ http://tampere.skyviewlive.fi/
See Time lapse!
Oh, Share, that's just the beginning.
Now you're ready for the movie:
http://singularity.com/themovie/#.UtBXk9JdWSo
http://singularity.com/themovie/#.UtBXk9JdWSo
And you'll definitely want to sign up on the movie site for the Kurzweil
Accelerating Intelligence newsletter so you can
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/09/why-is-yahoo-bad-at-being-a-tech-company-it-doesnt-want-to-be-one/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/09/why-is-yahoo-bad-at-being-a-tech-company-it-doesnt-want-to-be-one/
Not telling us anything we on FFL
A question occurred to me recently that I had never considered in all my years
of being a student and teacher of TM: How can we tell whether TM's benefits
result from an experience of pure consciousness or from some vibrational
quality of the mantra?
On 1/10/2014 11:51 AM, Michael Jackson wrote:
Both Marshy and the current contenders for the
Shankaracharya throne fucked up what could have
been a good thing
The Jyotirmath seat was specified in a will left by SBS. The will of SBS
was not disputed. The VHP fully supported Guru Dev's
On 1/10/2014 10:02 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote:
So, does our TM Shankaracharya of Jyotirmatha: Vasudevananda
Sarasvati have a controlling hand or thumb over any of the
Estate of our Maharishiji in India?
According to what I've read, Swami Vasudevanand Sarswati fully supports
MMY's
Yes.
On 1/10/2014 4:14 PM, jpgillam wrote:
How can we tell whether TM's benefits result from
an experience of pure consciousness or from some
vibrational quality of the mantra?
The mantras are the variables - you only get one single mantra in TM
practice, but not everyone gets the same
On 1/10/2014 5:10 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes.
It looks like someone didn't get the memo. Go figure.
The new movie by Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
is attracting criticism. Scorsese and DiCaprio are claiming it's a send-up of
the greed and hedonism of the über-rich. The critics (probably rightly) point
out that for the audience it's going to seem more like a
That's why the Tea Party votes against it's own best interests. They
feel they are going to be rich and enjoy that lifestyle some day. Dream On!
On 01/10/2014 03:44 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
The new movie by Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo
DiCaprio, is attracting
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you're an idiot - if the will wasn't contested, where the hell do you think the
other contenders came from? They popped up right after GD kicked the bucket
On Fri, 1/10/14, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife]
On 1/10/2014 6:22 PM, Michael Jackson wrote:
if the will wasn't contested, where the hell do you
think the other contenders came from?
The SBS will wasn't contested in a court of law. Swami Vasudevananda
Saraswati is currently the *sole representative Guru Dev's lineage*,
according to
I mentioned recently that I liked Syrup on Netflix because it was
bitingly good about corporate marketing. It was based on a novel by Max
Barry. Reading over comments on IMDB I noted a lot of people wanted to
see Barry's Jennifer Government made into a movie. In fact it had
been optioned
Pure Awareness? ...
So what is Impure Awareness? Awareness with a content? If so then such a
definition would include the use of a mantra also.
Awareness (pure or impure) is neither an experience nor an experiencer.
Awareness precedes the separation between these two.
The mantra
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote:
The new movie by Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
is attracting criticism. Scorsese and DiCaprio are claiming it's a send-up of
the greed and hedonism of the über-rich. The critics (probably rightly)
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