Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
What I'm suggesting, Lawson, is that the research you cling to like a life preserver is completely meaningless. The researchers have no objective standards or criteria for identifying the subjects they consider being in CC for at least a year. All they are going by is CLAIMS, made by people who

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com   What I'm suggesting, Lawson, is that the research you cling to like a life preserver is completely meaningless. The researchers have no objective standards or criteria for identifying the subjects they

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ah, your lack of relevant experience with the TMO, and TM, is showing, Barry - Nowhere in all the published literature does the TMO, or Maharishi, promise *anyone* enlightenment, as a result of doing TM. This is a fantasy of yours, designed to dovetail with your own spiritual failings. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You, by your own admission, have only managed witnessing (CC) for a period of TWO WEEKS, lifetime total. No wonder you are jealous to the point of ranting, when you realize that many people have witnessed for a year, and some, like me, and others here, for much, much longer than that. You

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'd like to get one - I've had, and wrecked, quite a few of the mini-copters. The little ones are also *very* susceptible to wind, and even direct sunlight can interfere with the beam from the controller. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Funny how Barry wants us all to take HIS word for it, when he self-reports seeing levitation, holds judgment on who is and isn't enlightened, and supposedly sees portals into other dimensions when walking around. Another double standard from our resident hypocrite. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
I greatly appreciate how you are able to put things in perspective with your posts here :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Are you kidding? Marshy verbally certified Robin and Andy as being enlightened - hee heee! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Your ability to put things in perspective with your posts here is great appreciated :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Son, it's about the lite-body and its ready connection and flow with the causal body. That is what goes on. Everything else is left behind, stripped away but those snags and tears put in to the lite body along the way are what any and all we all take forward. It is certainly worth while

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ha-ha. Forty years is an awfully long time to have passed, since you did TM or dealt with the TMO, Barry. Why so obsessed? Certainly you spent more time worshiping Fred Lenz?? So why the focus on a practice you quit four decades ago?? I'll bet it looks kinda demented...to your imaginary lurking

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/8/2014 8:50 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : *From:* Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sure - I don't mind needling my spiritual brother, Barry. All in good fun, and a few lessons for him to learn, too. If you have noticed, Barry has become far less vocal, since I began pointing out what little experience he has, regarding TM and Maharishi, and what little progress (none) he

[FairfieldLife] According to Nisargadatta

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
According to Nisargadatta, awareness is the source of, but different from, the personal, individual consciousness, which is identified with the body. The mind and memory are responsible for association with a particular body; awareness exists prior to both mind and memory. It is only the idea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 3:04 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Funny how Barry wants us all to take HIS word for it, when he self-reports seeing levitation, holds judgment on who is and isn't enlightened, and supposedly sees portals into other dimensions when walking around.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 7:48 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Sure - I don't mind needling my spiritual brother, Barry. All in good fun, and a few lessons for him to learn, too. If you have noticed, Barry has become far less vocal, since I began pointing out what little

[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
/Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end./ On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years./ On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /It takes

[FairfieldLife] Re: What's On Your Mind?

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
A man rushed into a busy doctor's office and shouted, Doctor! I think I'm shrinking! The doctor calmly responded, Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient. On 6/16/2014 9:20 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid

[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting a Uber Lyft in a Sidecar

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Has anyone out there ever got a ride in a Uber or Lyft car? On 6/13/2014 6:11 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: There's Uber and there is Lyft and in some large cities, Sidecar - I call it Uber-Lyft. It's a new technology, not a taxi service. You put an app on your mobile phone and get a ride

[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghost in the Machine [1 Attachment]

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
We pinged our hosted server again today to test the connection using the admin console provided by our hosting service. Our download speed was 15.28 Mbps using Mozilla Firefox and 16.86 using Google Chrome. Speed test On 5/22/2014 4:31 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Nerd report: We just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You poor benighted soul. You just can't see that Bevan's enormities (behavioral, not his physical girth) are DUE to years of practice of TM and TMSP AND following to the letter his lying huckster of a master's footsteps. Marshy was just as unprincipled as Bevan, even more so and all the

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? Israel launched a major operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, following

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Not content to call no longer believing the TM propaganda apostasy and blasphemy and thus defining TM as a *religion*, Buck veers over the edge into complete insanity, and declares the punishment for not believing in the TM

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com   I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! They'd probably be afraid to even enter the state,

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 8:34 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Indeed, and the journalists he is bragging about has probably noticed this too :-) Why would anyone with his mind in good order take a fellow who hasn't bee practicing a path in more than 40 years as an authority ? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Sure -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display

2014-07-09 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, pundits...@gmail.com wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 8:46 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! Maybe they should build a golden dome there. Do they have a

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Now that one made me laugh! I had not thought of that! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:55 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Mah-Har-Shee said Don't fornicate, you'll get some Vedic Cooties! He did it himself, but that's ok, for him it was Vedic Booty! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 8:41 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: You poor benighted soul. You just can't see that Bevan's enormities (behavioral, not his physical girth) are DUE to years of practice of TM and TMSP AND following to the letter his lying huckster of a master's

[FairfieldLife] Re: According to Nisargadatta

2014-07-09 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re we, as pure awareness, do nothing: So we can't liberate ourselves - as we're just looking on. It follows that if moksha is possible it's a case of us waiting for the the three gunas to untangle themselves (as it were) and stop creating scrambled messages in our minds that give the

[FairfieldLife] What People Do

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
When asked for their main motivation in deciding how to spend their leisure time, surveyed adults said: (In per cent) 70.4 visit friends and family 65.8 visit a major metro area 29.5 visit historic locations 30.7 proximity to waterfront 24.8 sporting event 26.1 unique dinning 17.9 specific

[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years. On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Laughable

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
A marine biologist developed a race of genetically engineered dolphins that could live forever if they were fed a steady diet of seagulls.

Re: [FairfieldLife] What People Do

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, I wonder if texting and emailing and Facebooking are considered spending time with family and friends... On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10:27 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:    When asked for their main motivation

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
That's right Mr. Williams. Everyone knows that Maharishi gave Girish the opportunity of a lifetime (and probably many more) and we all know that if someone misused His trust they went out, head first. It's quite possible that's what will happen with this relative. But do check out another

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? What if it was sent from a refugee camp full of the people who used to live on the land where

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Indeed, and the journalists he is bragging about has probably noticed this too :-) Why would anyone with his mind in good order take a fellow who hasn't bee practicing a path in more than 40 years as an authority?

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 9:41 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 7/9/2014 8:46 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! Maybe they

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Sounds like you had one with an infra-red controller if the sun interfered with it. There are inexpensive RC copters and quadcopters. The one I have uses a charged capacitor to allow it to fly for a few minutes. On 07/09/2014 12:56 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: According to Nisargadatta

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 10:15 AM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re we, as pure awareness, do nothing: So we can't liberate ourselves - as we're just looking on. It follows that if moksha is possible it's a case of us waiting for the the three gunas to untangle themselves (as it were) and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display

2014-07-09 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yes, I have been to an Apple Store. But I have never bought anything there. The resolution of retina displays is based on the device size and how close you are likely to be when viewing the screen. The smaller displays, such as an iPhone, have a higher pixel density because they are likely to

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
you still don't know shit - when I was on staff we had regular staff meetings (once a month) with the Big Bopper. In addition he sometimes toured the various departments of the University. One year he came into the bakery and my supervisor, Bradford C. O'Nash had a conniption fit cause I talked

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Why is it that the same people who bitch when I state clearly that everything I say is nothing but my OPINION then turn around and claim that I want to be an authority? I'm probably the only person on this forum who *doesn't* claim to know the truth about stuff. I'm also one of the only

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Looks like the Movement would send a buncha governors and pundits over there since the Marshy Effect is so fine and powerful to create world peace - oh, wait, seems the only effect they have to to drain people's money away and riot. From: salyavin808

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 10:31 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: That's right Mr. Williams. Everyone knows that Maharishi gave Girish the opportunity of a lifetime (and probably many more) and we all know that if someone misused His trust they went out, head first. It's quite possible that's what will happen with

[FairfieldLife] Take a Voigt-Kampff Test #1

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What would you do if you saw a tortoise lying on it's back in the desert? The /Replicants/ in 'Blade Runner', based on the book by Phillip Dick, (/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep/), are created to exactly resemble humans. In San Francisco post WWT there is often confusion whether a

[FairfieldLife] Ringo Starr at 74: Peace, love and fundraising

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Beatle continues his annual birthday tradition to do good, but with a new selfie twist http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/ringo-starr-at-74-peace-love-and-fundraising-1.1357359

[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
/Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ On 7/9/2014 8:12 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end./ On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Gold is the only metal that

[FairfieldLife] For Buck

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That every divine illumination, while going forth with love in various ways to the objects of its forethought, remains one. Nor is this all: it also unifies the things illuminated. 'Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of Lights.'[James 1:17]

[FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer is? Here in Seattle, the kid and I and some friends walked to Gasworks Park for the Fourth and joined the masses for a display on Lake Union. One thing

[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use

2014-07-09 Thread emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
This isn't helpful. 2 million either quit or die? What does that mean? How is it useful? Here is a useful tip. For all you smokers out there, read this book if you want to become a non-smoker. Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: The Easyway To Stop Smoking

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, basically they're saying that brains don't know how brains work! It's kind of funny (-; On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:35 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   AI experts have  been saying for some time that the human brain does

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display [1 Attachment]

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 9:31 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference.

[FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false

[FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/9/2014 11:02 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yes, I have been to an Apple Store. But I have never bought anything there. The resolution of retina displays is based on the device size and how close you are likely to be when viewing the screen. The smaller displays, such

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display

2014-07-09 Thread nablusoss1008
If you buy an Apple be sure to ditch the retina display and attach a proper monitor from Eizo. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/9/2014 9:31 AM, j_alexander_stanley@... mailto:j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: I bought my first Mac, a 13

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I just can't help myself. This is complete bullshit. Nothing personal Share, don't get me wrong. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dr. Mercola is a quack, and a dangerous one. He has ZERO credibility in the legitimate medical community, and many would like to see his license revoked. In this case, his advice (for a change) is actually echoed by many mainstream physicians. The problem is that it appears to be wrong. The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I used to work with a woman who had requested and received a standing desk. It was a pleasure to visit her and stand with her. I don't disagree that it is good to break up long sitting periods with a walk or stretches, or something, is good...like a trip from the TV to the refrigerator and

[FairfieldLife] Menopause At The Mall

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As long as others are playing what if games here, what if Judy and Ann actually met? :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvysuewIOs

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, here's the latest: Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story               Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story LONDON (AP) — Britain's Daily Mail newspaper apologized to George Clooney on Wednesday for alleging his fiancee's mother opposed the marriage on rel... View

[FairfieldLife] What We Want To Do [1 Attachment]

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
We want to buy and restore old cars. Imagine finding a rare Barracuda in an old Iowa barn, or racing across the plains in a Jaguar, which you had purchased at a bargain price! That's what Mike and Edd do - Ed does the sorting and Mike does the buying. When we get started doing this, we will

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I think the name of the piece is listed by someone in the comments on the video. On 07/09/2014 09:35 AM, emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Humans work more like neural networks which is a way to get computers to learn. But such an assertion means that a baby would be born as a blank slate and then begins it's neural network training. On 07/09/2014 09:37 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, basically

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I used to annoy people at the office I worked in because instead of sending them an email or calling (where I would wind up in their voice mail most of the time) I would walk over to see them. I did so because sitting at a desk all day is not a good idea. I see the ducks are quacking already

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
He's not as much a quack as you might think. Of course I think very little of the legitimate medical community whatever the hell that is. The thing I don't like about Mercola is he too is all about the money. But like many alternative practitioners they pick up on newer research which seems

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Earlier this year, a 17 year old boy was assaulted by a 23 year old crazy woman because the boy was flying a drone over a public beach. I guess the fact that the drone was way up in the air, such that people were just little specks represented by a few pixels, didn't really matter to the crazy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, Mercola got me on both Vit D and K. I'd love to get one of those exercise discs but I already have a mini trampoline. Speaking of exercise (-: Some days it's not worth chewing through the leather straps: Yoga and Wine               Some days it's not worth chewing through the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If aliens landed and forced the inhabitants of planet Earth to declare ALL religions illegal, and the practice of them or the proselytizing of them a capital crime, the entire world would be at peace within a year. The fanatics would violate the law and effectively commit suicide, and the rest

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Share, This is one of the unfortunate circumstances that happens when two people get married. Other people, aside from family and friends, want to get involved too--particularly the news media. It's good for Clooney and his fiancee that their families approve of the marriage. In India,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
IOW, the company was only trying to sell newspaper. There's no surprise there. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : John, here's the latest: Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story https://news.yahoo.com/newspaper-says-sorry-clooney-slams-story-122940813.html

[FairfieldLife] TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE

2014-07-09 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
(7/9) Official Press Release: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE JULY 8, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ127I5rwZo At about 6 minutes in they take down around one third of the north wall on Briggs Street. At 28:50 a public announcement is presented. At approximately 3:05 P.M. July 8,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Awww, come on you know you don't want the world to do without TM!!! From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Modeling the human brain may be achievable by using quantum computers. I just saw a TED series clip featuring an Australian woman manager who stated that her company is developing quantum bits or qubits on silicon. She said that 300 of these qubits can deliver all of the computing power in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting a Uber Lyft in a Sidecar

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
The more riders Uber can get in its cars and accustomed to having its push-button convenience as an option, the less incentive politicians have to stay on Uber’s case. By drastically lowering its prices, Uber is doing more than increasing its customer base. It’s cultivating constituents — the

[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals. On 7/9/2014 11:22 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ On 7/9/2014 8:12 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Your tongue is the only muscle in your

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry, The paradox is that Muslims procreate more children than nonbelievers. So, the Muslim religion would more likely survive than the nonbelieving faiths by virtue of sheer numbers who practice their religion. But IMO the more Muslims are exposed to western culture, albeit adversarial

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
What part of ALL religions are made illegal by the aliens and ALL people trying to practice them or proselytize them are killed on the spot did you not understand? Within a year, those who were attached to the old-and-in-the-way concept of religion would ALL be dead, no one new would take

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, parents just want their children to be happy. Anyway, in the latest story Clooney says that the fictional article actually put his fiancee and her family in danger! They're are removing their article from their website and offering him space to refute. He's got clout for sure! On

[FairfieldLife] Universe is darker than expected....

2014-07-09 Thread salyavin808
Curiouser and curiouser.. Where has all the light in the universe gone? - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As the Pope stated, the problem with religions in the world today is the fundamentalist interpretation of their beliefs which leads to violence and mayhem. The people with religion should understand that the universal truth of life can be obtained in faiths other than one's own.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, finally, we have a birthdate for Amal: February 3, 1978. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:21 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   IOW, the company was only trying to sell newspaper.  There's no surprise there. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE

2014-07-09 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It's not like the Tribune Printing building was any kind of beautiful architectural statement, so its collapse is certainly no aesthetic loss to the community. I heard that the entire building will be torn down, so hopefully someone will seize the rare opportunity to make a lasting

[FairfieldLife] Re: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE

2014-07-09 Thread Duveyoung
Downtown needs a McDonald's -- takes way too long to drive way way out there on the west side of town.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Fundamentalist Christians have more children than non-believers even if they can't afford them. Sometimes the children grow up anti-religious because of the shitty childhood they had. On 07/09/2014 01:59 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Barry, The paradox is that Muslims

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why AI Can't be Built

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
How many years have you been writing computer software? On 07/09/2014 01:39 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Modeling the human brain may be achievable by using quantum computers. I just saw a TED series clip featuring an Australian woman manager who stated that her company is

[FairfieldLife] Jesus on Immigration

2014-07-09 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
http://images.dailykos.com/images/93428/lightbox/1105.png?1404851537

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