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06:58 pm
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Writer's Block: Party Time
If we can count the BurningMan event as a party, the 2004 BurningMan party/event was by ~far~ the best party to which I have ever been. BurningMan 2005 was pretty good too... I missed the last three, and at the last BurningMan many of my fellow "Bavarian Illuminati Motorcycle Cabal" members < http://www.bimc.org/bimc/ > were there, so I wanted to go badly... but I decided to work and save up money so I could move to LA instead... maybe I will go in 2009...
How about you?
BTW, for those who do not know about BurningMan, info can be found here:
http://www.burningman.com
Let me know if you plan on going... OK?
Current Location: USA
Current Mood:  good
Tags: bimc, burningman, party, writer's block
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07:26 pm
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Website
This looks interesting:
http://thehurtlocker-movie.com
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood: excited
Tags: bomb, bomb_squad, iraq, movie, war
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10:05 pm
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human dietary needs
Over the last two (or 3) years I've been talking to a few friends of mine about human dietary needs (and some of it ended up on my LJ earlier: http://sighris.livejournal.com/217841.html ) some of the topics that came up were "protein needs", cooking food vs raw foods, etc. One of my vegetarian friends mentioned how gorilla are basically vegetarian (which is not 100% true) so I got curious about that and found these web-sites, which do not help much with figuring out the ideal human diet, but they do have some interesting info (IMO) so I thought I would share them:
The Weston A. Price Foundation is dedicated to restoring
nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism.
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What Can the Diet of Gorillas Tell Us About a Healthy Diet for Humans?
- By H. Leon Abrams, Jr.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology E.G.C. University System of Georgia
http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/gorilla.html
Paleolithic Diet vs. Vegetarianism:
What was humanity's original, natural diet?
http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/hb/hb-interview1a.shtml
- http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/hb/hb-interview1e.shtml (this page is interesting)
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/diet.htm
http://www.clevermag.com/essays/gorilla.htm
Anyways, enjoy or ignore!
Sighris
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood:  curious
Tags: diet, gorillias, humans
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05:53 pm
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have a good day
I think I will go back to school:
Now the only question is what to study?
- Go for my math masters?
- Study psychology?
- Study world economic and political systems?
What do you think?
Current Location: USA
Current Mood: good
Tags: humor, school, study
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05:03 pm
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Quote of the day...
"Fall in love or fall in hate. Get inspired or be depressed. Get confused or be straight. Flunk a class or ace a test. Become a slut or be reborn a virgin. Get fit or get fat. Make babies or make art. Speak the truth or lie and cheat. Live happily ever after or get divorced. Dance on tables or sit in the corner and be shy. Let me (scream or whisper) a secret to you: It's doesn't matter. Nobody’s actually watching. Life is divine chaos. Embrace it. Forgive yourself. Breathe. And enjoy the ride."
- Solbeam
Somebody (I forget who now) emailed me with a shorter version of the above in a jpg attachment... then today, while looking for the source, I found this:
http://users.livejournal.com/gettingoveryou_/93878.html
I hope this brings a smile to you as it did to me!
Sighris
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood: good
Tags: breath, chaos, enjoy, liberty, life, quote, sighris
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04:59 pm
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Writer's Block: Fashion Forward
Pretty much the same thing I've been wearing for the last 20 years, except with better materials and cybernetics in them!
Go Intel Go!
- and say hello to Ray K. for me! ;)
Current Location: USA
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: cybernetics, cyberpunk, fashion, fashion forward, intel, intel sponsors of tomorrow, writer's block
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10:42 pm
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Computers get better at the Game of Go (aka Wei-Chi and Baduk)
And the debate goes on:
An Ancient Game Computers Can't Master (Note Date written: March 31, 2007, now TWO YEARS old!)
- by Jan Newton
http://www.goddesschess.com/chessquest/goweiqicomputer.html
Humans No Match for Go Bot Overlords (Wired Magazine)
- By Brandon Keim
March 10, 2009
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/gobrain/
For the last two decades, human cognitive superiority had a distinctive sound: the soft click of stones placed on a wooden Go board. But once again, artificial intelligence is asserting its domination over gray matter.
Just a few years ago, the best Go programs were routinely beaten by skilled children, even when given a head start. Artificial intelligence researchers routinely said that computers capable of beating our best were literally unthinkable. And so it was. Until now...
Also interesting:
THE GAME OF GO: A CHINESE WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD
- By Elisabeth Papineau
http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/orient/go/special/papineau1-1.html
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: ai, baduk, computer, game_of_go, go, problems, programs, wei-chi
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10:38 pm
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My favorite LJ posts
My 1st LJ post is not one of my favorites... it was just to get me started...
See for yourself:
http://sighris.livejournal.com/323.html
Also, see My favorite LJ posts!
Sighris
Current Location: LA
Current Mood: good
Tags: favorite post, lj, sighris
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03:56 pm
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Drug War
There is news from the New York Times that the US Government (and the G8) are looking to change their approach to the Drug War in Afghanistan. The article is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/27/world/AP-EU-Italy-US-Afghanistan.html
"We're essentially phasing out our support for crop eradication and
using the money to work on interdiction, rule of law, alternate
crops," he told the AP. At the same time, Washington is upgrading
its support for agriculture programs.
"That's the big change in our policies," he said. "This was
widely accepted as the right thing to do."
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"Moreover, food insecurity and chronic poverty are root causes of
civil instability and forced migration," it said in calling for
expanded international cooperation in agriculture to boost
employment and incomes and provide farmers with alternatives to
poppy production.
Clearly if these people had some of the sustainable development that everybody is talking about, then they'd not be causing trouble. Alas, this has been the case and the obvious answer for a long time, but I haven't seen it taken seriously and implemented.
The above was written and sent to me by my friend Nathan.
I agree with him 100%.
Sighris
Current Location: USA
Tags: drugs, government, usa, war
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02:06 am
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Grow Hemp instead of cotton! (for a greener Earth)
http://www.bioregional.com/programme_projects/pap_fibres_prog/hemp%20textiles/hemp_stats.htm
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: cisco, cotton, earth, grean, hemp, omaog, qotd, surprising act of green, writer's block
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04:16 pm
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You, Eris, other people, and men
I thought you might enjoy this:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2009
Subject: You, Eris, other people, and men
Eris doesn't give you the people you want (in your life),
- she gives you the people that will give her the most amusement.
The other Greek gods have spoken bad about her (ever since that one party) but she is a favorite gods of many people... people who know how to get the most out of life.
Sometimes the people Eris sends your way will help you;
- but sometimes they will hate you and make your life difficult.
Sometimes they will love you and then leave you (either through death, or to go on some adventure or quest in which you choose not to go).
You can get mad about how people treat you,
- but will that help you any?
Some of the people Eris will send your way will be Men.
Men come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
Men have vital things to say and do... at least in their opinion.
Men have strengths that are amazing (at least to other men)"...
- and "flaws" that amaze women.
They bear hardships, they carry huge burdens, and they take on
impossible tasks...
- sometimes just to appease their ego or get laid.
Sometimes they smile when they want to kill;
- but sometimes they just kill.
They sing when they want to cry...
- or sometimes they get drunk... &/or pick a fight.
Sometimes they cry when they are happy...
- but they will usually hid their tears... (always if they are at a movie).
They sometimes laugh when they are nervous...
- but sometimes they find other ways to hide their nervousness.
They fight for what they believe in... or sometimes for what they want... which is usually power... power to get money or fame or love or sex.
They have many crazy ideas about life and God.
Often they stand up to injustice... but just as often (if not more often) they create injustice, at least in the eyes of others.
They have compassion, schemes and plans; and they often have big dreams too... sometimes even as big as saving (or taking over) the whole world!
Often they don't take "no" for an answer... sometimes they are willing to destroy a whole country in an attempt to get a "yes"!
Men have joined forces to create many amazing things... to make life
better for others... to defend their families and their beliefs... to
start new counties and write the Constitution of the United States of America.
Men are complex and interesting creatures... and you should never underestimate what they can do.
Namaste,
Sighris
http://www.myspace.com/sighris
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The above was written by Sighris after he was sent a similar email
about woman which he had received about 20 times from various woman in
his life. It was meant mostly as humorous reply with a grain of truth
in it... or maybe more than a grain of truth... you decide.
Pass it on if it gave you a smile or helped you to understand men better.
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Current Location: Earth
Current Mood:  devious
Tags: eris, god, men, woman
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09:41 pm
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Place of Residence
A three or four bedroom home located near Cal-State-Univ.LA (East LA-ish) that I can purchase for less than $125,000... wish me "good luck" with that... I'm gonna need it! ;)
Current Location: LA
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: helping, homes4sale, la, los angeles, writer's block
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12:49 am
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Find a Wei-Chi Club near you!
Find a Go Club near you!
Current Location: USA
Current Mood: excited
Tags: baduk, game_of_go, wei-chi
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03:08 pm
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In the news:
The White House's Drug Czar has called for an end to the "War on Drugs".
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124225891527617397.html
The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the
idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would
underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying
to reduce illicit drug use.
In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said
Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the
nation's drug issues.
"Regardless of how you try to explain to people it's a 'war on
drugs' or a 'war on a product,' people see a war as a war on them,"
he said. "We're not at war with people in this country."
Current Location: USA
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: choices, crime, drugs, freedom
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12:13 pm
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I'm in Chicago
Where are you?
Current Location: Chicago
Current Mood: good
Current Music: Venus (on radio)
Tags: chicago, liberty, life
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03:16 pm
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Philanthropy
Yes, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS).
It was established in 1977, and is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
More info here:
http://www.seashepherd.org
How about you?
Current Location: Earth
Current Mood: hopeful
Tags: dolphin, earth, philanthropy, sscs, whales, writer's block
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08:20 pm
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My favorite LJ posts
Check out my list of favorites (Memorable Entries) on my LJ Bio page:
http://sighris.livejournal.com/profile
Duh! ;)
Current Location: LJ
Current Mood:  mischievous
Tags: favorite post, lj birthday, memorable_lj_entries, writer's block
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08:16 pm
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I am in Chicago!
I am in Chicago (again) and I am enjoying being here very much... mostly staying in my condo enjoying the view of the lake and listening to the waves at night. Tomorrow I look forward to meeting up with some good friends. I will be going to the Chicago Lakeview Go Club meeting in Intelligentsia (a Coffee Shop) at 3123 N. Broadway St., Chicago, IL 60657 about 7PM. More info here: http://www.lakeviewgoclub.org
I have found a renter for my condo, so when I leave Chicago I probably will not be back for a few years.
If you want to hook up with me while I am here, let me know.
Sighris
Current Location: Chicago
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Die Warzau
Tags: chicago, meeting, sighris, u_and_i
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05:00 pm
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Change for the Better
Sure, at least slightly...
- except maybe I need a little longer to swim 100 meters! ;)
Current Location: earth
Current Mood: artistic
Tags: personal_growth, sighris, writer's block
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04:52 pm
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Important news/info
I just saw these, and have had no time to read/investigate yet... but they seemed worth spreading:
Criminalization of Organic Farms
House and Senate will vote on bill to end organic gardening (HR 875)
http://solis93.livejournal.com/870481.html
No Return to Normal
Why the economic crisis, and its solution, are bigger than you think.
- by James K. Galbraith
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0903.galbraith.html
Current Location: USA
Current Mood:  concerned
Tags: economic_crisis, economy, food, law, obama
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