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Výhoda zenu (Vlastimil Marek)
via blog.respekt.cz (Výber) by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
Jaký je rozdíl mezi vipassánou a zenem, zeptala se jedna studentka, a protože takto se ptají všichni začátečníci, kteří často podléhají reklamě desítek jiných zaručených meditačních a duchovních metod, povídali jsme na téma, které je právě pro nerozhodné životně důležité. Jakou disciplínu zvolit? Zkoušet meditovat v józe, zenu, vipassáně nebo jinak?...
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Our Visual System Has 'Future Seeing' Powers
via www.scientificblogging.com by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Changizi claims the visual system has evolved to compensate for neural delays, allowing it to generate perceptions of what will occur one-tenth of a second into the future, so that when an observer actually perceives something, it is the present rather than what happened one-tenth of a second ago. Using his hypothesis, called “perceiving-the-present,” he was able to systematically organize...
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The Atlantic Online | June 2008 | In the Basement of the Ivory Tower | Professor X
via www.theatlantic.com by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by César Córcoles Una mirada dura a la Universidad, cuestionando su condición tanto de derecho como de necesidad universal. Políticamente incorrecto y exagerado, pero interesante y, además, me resulta cercano...
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WorldWide Telescope Visualizes the Night Sky [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 13, 2008
Windows only: Microsoft Research releases astronomy application WorldWide Telescope, software which offers "terabytes" of detailed telescope images of the night sky for exploration right on your desktop. Zoom, pan, and explore the solar system, galaxies and more using WorldWide Telescope. The BBC reports:Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra...
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The Neural Buddhists - New York Times
via www.nytimes.com by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
First, the self is not a fixed entity but a dynamic process of relationships. Second, underneath the patina of different religions, people around the world have common moral intuitions. Third, people are equipped to experience the sacred, to have moments of elevated experience when they transcend boundaries and overflow with love. Fourth, God can best be conceived as the nature one experiences at...
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Geolocate Comments in Panoramas: Street View in China by City 8
via Digital Urban by Smithee on May 13, 2008
City8.com in China have a unique take on the use of panoramas to provide information about the city. Systems such as Google's Street View provide a blanket coverage of the road system but in reality are little more than 'eye candy'. City 8 on the other hand allows users to tag information inside the panorama - creating a simple yet effective way to geolocate comments and info on the...
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Rather than telling girls that IT is trendy we should be telling girls and boys that focusing on being trendy or fashionable is hollow and irrelevant, and a career in IT is interesting and challenging
via reddit.com: what's new online by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
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Odklízení trosek (Mr. Wu)
via blog.respekt.cz (Výber) by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Podle tradičního čínského výkladu naznačují velké přírodní katastrofy mj. i nástup nové éry...
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Spreading OpenSocial Across the Web
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on May 12, 2008
Any web site can be a container for OpenSocial, any web site can add social features even if it's not a social network - that seems to be the idea behind Friend Connect, a new piece from Google's social puzzle. Friend Connect will allow the users of a site to add profiles, to import their friends from other social networks, to use social applications in the context of a site.Paul Buchheit...
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The separation between the sexes in Saudi Arabia is so extreme that it is difficult to overstate.
via reddit.com: what's new online by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
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