“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
I didn't get into the whole thing, but, from the abstract it would seem that the implication is that all quantum physics seem to derive from some sort of binary code? Interesting right there. Plan to check out the rest when I feel like taking the time to do that, instead of all the other things.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
I didn't get into the whole thing, but, from the abstract it would seem that the implication is that all quantum physics seem to derive from some sort of binary code? Interesting right there. Plan to check out the rest when I feel like taking the time to do that, instead of all the other things.
I didn't focus on that.
Here's the part tickles me:
The quantum explanation of how our minds and brains can be both ontologically different, yet dynamically connected by the orthodox laws of physics, is a welcome revelation. It solves a problem that has plagued both science and philosophy for centuries---the imagined science-mandated need either to equate mind with brain, or to make the brain dynamically independent of the mind.
Opens the door to how consciousness, or even soul, can exist apart from materialistic processes.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
The quantum explanation of how our minds and brains can be both ontologically different, yet dynamically connected by the orthodox laws of physics, is a welcome revelation. It solves a problem that has plagued both science and philosophy for centuries---the imagined science-mandated need either to equate mind with brain, or to make the brain dynamically independent of the mind.
Opens the door to how consciousness, or even soul, can exist apart from materialistic processes.
Awesome. I have a whole shelf full of books, from Kierkegaard's leap of faith to Sartre's being and nothingness and more, all focused on trying to reveal or deny that connection. I'm going to have to go over that article again.
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
When I was living outside in a far away place the mosquitoes were big and had stripes like a tiger and would bounce off our ponchos that we wrapped around our heads. After nine weeks of constant rain stringing barbed wire, patrols, hole watch or LP's in the mud and no chance to shower or wash we built up a shell on our bods of dirt and sweat that kept the mosquitos at bay. When we finally got to a stream to wash we didn't have soap so we had to scrape our shells off with our fingernails. Dirt works too.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Out Of Range by C.J. Box. Well written and engaging novel. Part of a 20 book series featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. Box has won many awards for his work.
@Guitarded after you decipher the Voynich Manuscript, maybe you could figure out why the Cucuteni Trypillia kept burning down their homes. That was a very unsatisfying article that leaves me with more questions than answers.
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I didn't read it, but I'm guessing that they figured out where the plague was coming from?
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
@silvermouse said:
A history of punctuation
How we came to represent (through inky marks) the vagaries of the mind, inflections of the voice, and intensity of feeling
One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball
Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.
Basic instructions & 24-second silent video https://youtu.be/Xym1k5K8H4o
Lie on your back on the ground and raise your legs into a 90/90 position and your arms out in front of you pointing towards the sky.
In a slow and controlled movement extend one leg and the opposite arm. Do not let your lower back arch off the ground, keep your back as flat as possible.
Hold for 3 seconds
Return back to the starting position.
Repeat on the other side
Repeat for 2-3 sets of 6-8 repetitions on each side.
If this is too difficult, start with just your arms or just your legs.
The lower back is kept in contact with the mat all the time while bending the knees at 90 degrees. The arms are lifted straight up above the shoulders. In a slow and controlled movement, one arm is lowered to the floor, and the opposite leg is also extended to the floor. Return to the centre and do the same on the other side.
To perform dead bug exercise properly, the midsection has to be stabilised, and the motion has to be controlled and slow. It works on the core and helps create a better form for using various other fitness machines if done properly.
Benefits of a Dead Bug Exercise
When you think of working out your abs, it is mainly to look good in figure-hugging clothes. But your abs is a key component in your total core and includes muscle groups between the hips and the shoulders. These muscle groups work in conjunction with the lower and upper body for fluid movements. A Dead bug workout is an excellent way to work these muscles. The dead bug exercise benefits include:
Improving the core strength: A bug workout targets the erector spine and pelvic floor. These are deeper core muscles that are not easily reached by other core exercises. Hence a dead bug core exercise help in increasing the core strength better than any other exercise.
Boosts coordination: A dead bug core exercise can boost coordination and mobility in the legs, core, back, and arms. It activates the stabilisation muscles and provides a complete range of motion. It is thus done as a warmup for jumping, sprinting, and swimming exercises
How to do a dead bug exercise: Step-by-step instructions
The dead bug exercise is a bodyweight exercise done with the help of a floor. The space needed to do this is the same as that of a yoga mat. So you can use a mat to lie on it and perform the exercise comfortably.
Lie on the yoga mat to do the bug workout. Extend the arms straight above the chest perpendicular to the body. Bend the hips, lift your feet from the floor and keep the knees at 90 degrees. The trunk, thighs, and shins should be at a right angle. This form is the start position of the dead bug.
Keep the lower back in contact with the mat and the core engaged. Keep the spine steady and in a neutral position.
Now move your left hand back towards the mat and simultaneously extend your right hip and knee towards the mat. Keep the right leg and arm where you started. Make slow and steady movements while breathing in when you extend.
Repeat the same movements on the other side by stretching and extending the right hand and leg. Do deadbugs workout for 5 repetitions on each side for 3 sets. When you have completed your sets, return the feet to the floor.
Variations and Modifications of a Dead Bug Exercise
Dead Bug Exercise for Beginners
The dead bug exercise is beginner-friendly but if there are some with a weak core, keeping a proper form is difficult. If you are unable to keep a steady torso, the best way to go about is to move one side at a time rather than moving the opposite side.
The other modification you can do is to first extend the arm, bring it to the centre and then extend the leg. After that, bring the leg back to the centre and do the same on the other side.
Common Mistake to Avoid While Doing Dead Bug Exercise
Workout at home means that you don’t have an expert checking your form. To help those, here are some common mistakes to avoid:
Moving too fast is one of the major mistakes people do in a deadbugs workout. It is not a bicycle crunch, and speed and momentum are not required.
Moving all the extremities at the same time. Come to a complete stop on one side before moving to the other side.
Maintain perfect core stabilisation by going slow and steady while performing a dying bug exercise.
How to Avoid Injury during a Dead Bug Exercise
To ensure there is no injury, it is essential to have a proper form and technique. Also, to get dead bug exercise benefits, it should be done effectively and modified as per your needs. L
The dead bug exercise develops core strength, reduces lower back pain and improves overall stability. The dead bug exercise for beginners is simple and can be modified to prevent boredom. However, before starting this dying bug exercise, speak to your doctor, especially if you have medical issues.
^^^In basic this was known as "the dying cockroach". ^^^
I'm told that the military banned it because it made our young recruits "feel too degraded".
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
"The dominance of blue in such lists doesn't surprise Lauren Labrecque, an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island who studies the effect of colour in marketing. Like a Pantone-sponsored party trick, she'll often ask students in her classes to name their favourite colour. After they respond, she clicks on her presentation. "I have a slide already made up saying '80% of you said blue'," "
I have been taking a beta-carotene supplement to help my deteriorating eyesight. Today I read a new study that suggests lutein with zeaxanthin is preferred because beta-carotene significantly increases the chance of lung cancer in smokers. Just passing this on to us oldsters who may be taking this supplement.
"Early observational studies found a protective association between intake of vegetables rich in β-carotene and risk of lung cancer, which generated an interest in β-carotene supplementation as a potential chemoprevention strategy.3,4 This led to the implementation of large cancer chemoprevention trials of β-carotene supplementation including the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study and the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET). Despite the promising studies of dietary intake, these trials demonstrated that β-carotene supplementation causes lung cancer in people who smoke.5–8 The ATBC Study reported an 18% excess in cumulative lung cancer incidence and an 8% excess in overall mortality in the β-carotene arm of the trial6 whereas the CARET study showed 28% more lung cancer cases and 17% increase in the overall mortality in the active intervention group.8" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636175/
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A Physicist’s Explanation of Why the Soul May Exist
https://www-atlas.lbl.gov/~stapp/Compatibility.pdf
For Whom The Bell Tolls. Hemingway First read 30 years ago, timeless.
I didn't get into the whole thing, but, from the abstract it would seem that the implication is that all quantum physics seem to derive from some sort of binary code? Interesting right there. Plan to check out the rest when I feel like taking the time to do that, instead of all the other things.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
I didn't focus on that.
Here's the part tickles me:
Opens the door to how consciousness, or even soul, can exist apart from materialistic processes.
Awesome. I have a whole shelf full of books, from Kierkegaard's leap of faith to Sartre's being and nothingness and more, all focused on trying to reveal or deny that connection. I'm going to have to go over that article again.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-teenager-found-way-to-control-mosquitoes-using-essential-oils-bakers-yeast-180980026/
When I was living outside in a far away place the mosquitoes were big and had stripes like a tiger and would bounce off our ponchos that we wrapped around our heads. After nine weeks of constant rain stringing barbed wire, patrols, hole watch or LP's in the mud and no chance to shower or wash we built up a shell on our bods of dirt and sweat that kept the mosquitos at bay. When we finally got to a stream to wash we didn't have soap so we had to scrape our shells off with our fingernails. Dirt works too.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/16/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-a-revolutionary-mathematician
Laptop from Hell
Miranda Devine
Robert Parker's- Debt To Pay- by Reed Farrel Colman . A Jessie Stone novel well written by Coleman. Almost as good as Parker.
One of my favorite authors
Out Of Range by C.J. Box. Well written and engaging novel. Part of a 20 book series featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. Box has won many awards for his work.
Cucuteni Trypillia: Why Did These Ancient Europeans Burn Their Homes?
https://www.historicmysteries.com/cucuteni-trypillia/?fbclid=IwAR0e_CnPqoTAt1OKu3uMiXZHtkq-_jvcT8TIeClCeEGR5D5-oIxKG9nNmhM
@Guitarded after you decipher the Voynich Manuscript, maybe you could figure out why the Cucuteni Trypillia kept burning down their homes. That was a very unsatisfying article that leaves me with more questions than answers.
fleas
I need work on my reading comprehension.
I didn't read it, but I'm guessing that they figured out where the plague was coming from?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
A history of punctuation
How we came to represent (through inky marks) the vagaries of the mind, inflections of the voice, and intensity of feeling
https://aeon.co/essays/beside-the-point-punctuation-is-dead-long-live-punctuation
^^^ that's great...
Looking forward to reading this one, but...
They've done a good job with the replacements. Mitch Albom had written a couple so far and they have been right on style wise.
One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball
Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.
https://www.wired.com/story/one-mans-amazing-journey-to-the-center-of-the-bowling-ball/
I enjoyed that article on bowling ball design.
Basic instructions & 24-second silent video
https://youtu.be/Xym1k5K8H4o
Lie on your back on the ground and raise your legs into a 90/90 position and your arms out in front of you pointing towards the sky.
In a slow and controlled movement extend one leg and the opposite arm. Do not let your lower back arch off the ground, keep your back as flat as possible.
Hold for 3 seconds
Return back to the starting position.
Repeat on the other side
Repeat for 2-3 sets of 6-8 repetitions on each side.
If this is too difficult, start with just your arms or just your legs.
More detailed instructions:
https://blog.cult.fit/articles/dead-bug-exercise-meaning-benefits-techniques-and-more
effective way to train the core: the dead bug exercise.
What is a Dead Bug Exercise?
A dead bug is a bodyweight exercise done by lying on your back on the floor.
The lower back is kept in contact with the mat all the time while bending the knees at 90 degrees. The arms are lifted straight up above the shoulders. In a slow and controlled movement, one arm is lowered to the floor, and the opposite leg is also extended to the floor. Return to the centre and do the same on the other side.
To perform dead bug exercise properly, the midsection has to be stabilised, and the motion has to be controlled and slow. It works on the core and helps create a better form for using various other fitness machines if done properly.
Benefits of a Dead Bug Exercise
When you think of working out your abs, it is mainly to look good in figure-hugging clothes. But your abs is a key component in your total core and includes muscle groups between the hips and the shoulders. These muscle groups work in conjunction with the lower and upper body for fluid movements. A Dead bug workout is an excellent way to work these muscles. The dead bug exercise benefits include:
Improving the core strength: A bug workout targets the erector spine and pelvic floor. These are deeper core muscles that are not easily reached by other core exercises. Hence a dead bug core exercise help in increasing the core strength better than any other exercise.
Boosts coordination: A dead bug core exercise can boost coordination and mobility in the legs, core, back, and arms. It activates the stabilisation muscles and provides a complete range of motion. It is thus done as a warmup for jumping, sprinting, and swimming exercises
How to do a dead bug exercise: Step-by-step instructions
The dead bug exercise is a bodyweight exercise done with the help of a floor. The space needed to do this is the same as that of a yoga mat. So you can use a mat to lie on it and perform the exercise comfortably.
Lie on the yoga mat to do the bug workout. Extend the arms straight above the chest perpendicular to the body. Bend the hips, lift your feet from the floor and keep the knees at 90 degrees. The trunk, thighs, and shins should be at a right angle. This form is the start position of the dead bug.
Keep the lower back in contact with the mat and the core engaged. Keep the spine steady and in a neutral position.
Now move your left hand back towards the mat and simultaneously extend your right hip and knee towards the mat. Keep the right leg and arm where you started. Make slow and steady movements while breathing in when you extend.
Repeat the same movements on the other side by stretching and extending the right hand and leg. Do deadbugs workout for 5 repetitions on each side for 3 sets. When you have completed your sets, return the feet to the floor.
Variations and Modifications of a Dead Bug Exercise
Dead Bug Exercise for Beginners
The dead bug exercise is beginner-friendly but if there are some with a weak core, keeping a proper form is difficult. If you are unable to keep a steady torso, the best way to go about is to move one side at a time rather than moving the opposite side.
The other modification you can do is to first extend the arm, bring it to the centre and then extend the leg. After that, bring the leg back to the centre and do the same on the other side.
Common Mistake to Avoid While Doing Dead Bug Exercise
Workout at home means that you don’t have an expert checking your form. To help those, here are some common mistakes to avoid:
Moving too fast is one of the major mistakes people do in a deadbugs workout. It is not a bicycle crunch, and speed and momentum are not required.
Moving all the extremities at the same time. Come to a complete stop on one side before moving to the other side.
Maintain perfect core stabilisation by going slow and steady while performing a dying bug exercise.
How to Avoid Injury during a Dead Bug Exercise
To ensure there is no injury, it is essential to have a proper form and technique. Also, to get dead bug exercise benefits, it should be done effectively and modified as per your needs. L
The dead bug exercise develops core strength, reduces lower back pain and improves overall stability. The dead bug exercise for beginners is simple and can be modified to prevent boredom. However, before starting this dying bug exercise, speak to your doctor, especially if you have medical issues.
^^^In basic this was known as "the dying cockroach". ^^^
I'm told that the military banned it because it made our young recruits "feel too degraded".
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
"The dominance of blue in such lists doesn't surprise Lauren Labrecque, an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island who studies the effect of colour in marketing. Like a Pantone-sponsored party trick, she'll often ask students in her classes to name their favourite colour. After they respond, she clicks on her presentation. "I have a slide already made up saying '80% of you said blue'," "
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220601-what-your-favourite-colour-says-about-you
My favorite color is Clear.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
New Understanding of the Relevant Role of LINE-1 Retrotransposition in Human Disease and Immune Modulation
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2020.00657/full
I have been taking a beta-carotene supplement to help my deteriorating eyesight. Today I read a new study that suggests lutein with zeaxanthin is preferred because beta-carotene significantly increases the chance of lung cancer in smokers. Just passing this on to us oldsters who may be taking this supplement.
"Early observational studies found a protective association between intake of vegetables rich in β-carotene and risk of lung cancer, which generated an interest in β-carotene supplementation as a potential chemoprevention strategy.3,4 This led to the implementation of large cancer chemoprevention trials of β-carotene supplementation including the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study and the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET). Despite the promising studies of dietary intake, these trials demonstrated that β-carotene supplementation causes lung cancer in people who smoke.5–8 The ATBC Study reported an 18% excess in cumulative lung cancer incidence and an 8% excess in overall mortality in the β-carotene arm of the trial6 whereas the CARET study showed 28% more lung cancer cases and 17% increase in the overall mortality in the active intervention group.8"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636175/
So eating your vegetables is actually bad for you?