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Sometimes car head units have an undocumented bass and treble boost, so flat per the settings on the unit is far from flat. The kinds of compensations you are making get the unit closer to flat when it is a unit of configured with undocumented tuning. You could measure your head unit to find out.

The main problem is that it runs hot as f*ck on the right palm rest, making it basically unusable.

I just tried 3 random contacts using a premium account, no dice on the email or phone number.

I don't think he bemoans it. He describes how Apple themselves extended the protocol through XML itself towards the end of the article.

"Remember that the RSS spec is frozen, meaning that no improvements can be made to it, full stop. That said, RSS documents are written in XML, and XML has a feature called namespaces which can be leveraged to include data from multiple specifications in a single document. This allows one to create new specifications that could be used, not instead of, but in concert with RSS. iTunes did this when they initially added support for podcasts back in 2005, but little movement has happened in the intervening decade."

The article says the headphones would have a DAC. You gotta get those headphone cones pumpin' somehow!

Rad idea. How would one initate a new network of this kind separately from what exists today? And what kind of interoperability would it have? Can't imagine it could go cold turkey!

The web is whatever we want it to be, but sad that lack of agreement on standards and openness of platforms severely limits what it can be now without a massive sea change. Because collective agreements tend towards entropy, those with the power in the agreements hold on tight to prevent decline. When we become more conservative and restrictive in order to keep collectives in place (open web >> Facebook), it limits our freedom to innovate and development becomes "a fight to maintain" that benefits the few rather than "a forward thinking step-by-step process" that benefits more and more people.

Perhaps meditation is what you need, so you can enjoy the un-ending present AND grow as a person! http://dhamma.org

He says after he discovered FM brass sounds that there was "some importance" of his discovery beyond his interest in composition. What an understatement! He clearly was not interested in seeing where that discovery was going to go!

I admire his focus on doing what he felt called to do with his life and to leave the rest aside for others.

I'm looking forward to the release of the Blackberry Classic and hope that turns the tide. My spidey sense tells me that people are starting more and more to appreciate old tech, diverse tech, tools that do one job and do it well. Hopefully instead of machines and platforms dying, their capabilities can be maintained and used by those who see their value.

I don't know but I thank you for coming up with just the right phrase to describe this aesthetic! May stripped and liberated computing never die!

It's irresponsible not to cite evidence for Thich Nhat Hanh's "aspirations for fame and constant media attention". Do you say that because he's featured in a Guardian article?

He's a monk! He not looking for anything in return. Some masters get the word out, others don't. There's no rules.

For me, the glory days of Slashdot were when I consumed the daily text based email digest.

If you want a Portastudio feel with Logic, ditch the iPad and use a Frontier AlphaTrack: http://www.frontierdesign.com/Products/AlphaTrack

I moved from PCs to recording non-EDM music on Logic in 2009. It's perfect.

Here's mst's suggestion for changing the name Perl 5 to "Pumpkin Perl":

http://shadow.cat/blog/matt-s-trout/pumpkin-perl-breakdown/

The cure to depression is a) calm the mind via the breath and once that is complete, usually after days of effort, and b) to observe your physical sensations from moment to moment without reacting to them in order to see Reality as it is.

They could just leave the servers running and let people continue to use with almost zero upkeep.

PHP and MySQL, yuck!

Yes, undoubtedly.

Yes, there is no doubt that if you meditate two hours a day, you won't need to sleep as much. You can basically assume you can lose about 1 hour of sleep, safely.

I thrive on his mastery of Pali and his support through audio and video. The chanting (particularly the early morning chanting that begins around 5:30 AM), my limited but somewhat viable understanding of Pali, and the effort I make in meditation often line up in a beautiful synchronicity. I am convinced that the meaning behind the Pali chanting and the experience I have of Dhamma on a moment-to-moment basis in meditation are connected, inherently.

Additionally, most of the old students I observe during the course meditate straight through the evening discourses. They are not treated as breaks. Noticing this, I took to meditating through the evening discourses myself and found that the meaning of Goenka's lectures increases dramatically, especially at the end when he concludes ardently wishing that others may find real joy, real happiness, real peace.

Not once in the course does Goenka exhort the mediators to unquestioningly believe in reincarnation or the vibratory nature of the body. On the contrary, he, like Gotama the Buddha, encourage one not to take anything on faith but instead to find your own answers.

There's no manipulation going on during any of the recorded information played at the course. You are only asked to follow the time table, the precepts and hopefully to "work seriously".

I am sorry you had to leave the course early and that you had a sour experience. May you find Dhamma again!

Well, as you keep meditating, it becomes more and more clear that all the answers you are burning to understand are found within.

Go take the course in North Fork, CA.

I recommend going to another retreat and jump starting your practice. When you are there, work as hard as you possibly can, trying your best to practice continuously.

I completed my 4th course in December. Vipassana meditation is the single greatest human experience that I know of. The experience of "wisdom arising by objectively observing sensations without reaction" is easily the most profound experience I have ever had and feels like a miracle every time it happens. The answers we are all looking for to fulfill ourselves and become truly happy certainly are inside of us. We just have to be willing to sit and do nothing and watch as the "law of nature" (Dhamma) takes over and we act perfectly in accordance with it from moment to moment, as it is, not as we want it to be.

In every retreat, I experience the most mind-numbing boredom, severe burning fiery pain, full body bliss the likes of which I cannot even recollect properly and a huge gamut of sensations in between all of these extremes. I've misinterpreted the extreme experiences at given times and each retreat learn a little bit more about their true nature. I can then apply what I learn to my life when I experience boredom, pain and extreme joy and learn to experience each "properly".

The trick is finding the ardent awareness that allows you to stay there, on the path, without distraction. And then to learn how to stay that ardently aware as you go through life. Hopefully the retreat doesn't stay an isolated 10 day experience but its import, particular the technique itself, is something you can cultivate throughout your life, while sitting, walking, standing and lying down.

I'm happy for you!

>> practically the whole notion of "intellect figuring out and resolving issues", seems now completely a misguided process"

Makes me feel like all the book learning I ever did was all for naught (aside from technical learning that helps me do my job).

Continuity of practice is the secret of success.

http://www.dhamma.org/en/qanda.shtml

If you think sankharas are non-physical, you missed the point. They are entirely physical and experienced as "vedana", bodily sensations. Nothing woo-woo. You just feel your body objectively.

Guys, what you are calling "Sarkanas", the Goenka tradition is calling "Sankhara".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%85kh%C4%81ra

Nothing woo-woo about "conditioned phenomena". And it's not really a "Vipassana" term as much as a philosophical term in general. That's just the Pali name for it.