axiologist

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by axiologist 5y ago
Some background information about the author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Gebser
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Jean Gebser: The Ever Present Origin (1949)(archive.org)
8 points by axiologist 5y ago|2 comments
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by axiologist 5y ago
The Ever-Present Origin is a translation of Ursprung und Gegenwart, a book which was published in German in two parts around 1949 and 1953. The central contribution of this book is Gebser's analysis of the history of culture -- mainly
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by axiologist 5y ago
That sleep stage is called 'hypnagogia' and there is an interesting book from 1987 by Andreas Mavromatis where the author investigated it from multiple perspectives. There is a copy at https://archive.org/details&#
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Shrinkpdf: Shrink PDF Files with Ghostscript(alfredklomp.com)
3 points by axiologist 5y ago|1 comments
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by axiologist 5y ago
Very useful shell script to conveniently resize needlessly overdimensioned PDF files. Might be a bit too aggressive for embedded images but since this is a script it can be tweaked accordingly. Web page also has a link pointing to a functi
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Modern mainboard for traditional T60 ThinkPad(xyte.ch)
160 points by axiologist 5y ago|32 comments
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by axiologist 5y ago
»The T700 project is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the TP T60 and T61 series of laptops. This consists of an aftermarket motherboard not produced by L that fits in the chassis with little to no modifications necessary.« Of course, L
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Robert S. Hartman's scientific axiology: The structure of value(archive.org)
2 points by axiologist 5y ago|1 comments
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by axiologist 5y ago
The author's value theory approach apparently was far too much ahead of its time when it was published in the 60s and 70s. With all the intellectual capacity now much more common due to ubiquitous computer science, it certainly merits
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by axiologist 5y ago
I use a Hisense A5 since about two years and the battery runtime of over a week is just excellent. Being able to use it in plain sunlight is simply priceless. The grayscale display is good enough and i don't miss color at all. The only
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Stanley Sobottka: A Course in Consciousness(courseinconsciousness.org)
3 points by axiologist 5y ago|2 comments
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by axiologist 5y ago
Foreword begins as follows: "From 1992 through 1995, I taught several seminars on reality and consciousness according to quantum theory for humanities undergraduates at the University of Virginia. These seminars attempted to outline in
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by axiologist 5y ago
»The T700 project is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the TP T60 and T61 series of laptops. This consists of an aftermarket motherboard not produced by L that fits in the chassis with little to no modifications necessary.« Of course, L