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by futuravenir 11y ago
Personally, I found it easy. I live mostly in my head anyhow, so not talking wasn't a big deal to me. And before I went into it, I told myself that solitary confinement would be much worse and that this is a vacation where I get fed a
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by futuravenir 11y ago
Unlike Scientology, Vipassana courses are free. They provide food, shelter, and an incredible experience on the donations of others. If you want to give a donation after you've finished the course (and only after you've finished
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by futuravenir 11y ago
It took me about a week. And it totally caught me off-guard. I had no expectations going in. It definitely takes different people different amounts of time. And if you are suffering, it is that much more difficult because you have pain t
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by futuravenir 11y ago
I did it first in 2011. I've only done one session. I've tried to go back a few times but have created barriers in myself to doing so. It will do me more to go back to Vipassana than any single thing I can do for myself. It puts
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by futuravenir 11y ago
Vipassana is an absolutely wonderful experience. A 'brain washing' where it can rid your mind of all the crud that has accumulated from our culture and society. It puts you in touch with your body in a way that nothing my life e
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by futuravenir 12y ago
Thanks for sharing this Steve. It hits home just at the right time. Which is to say that my mind is attempting to recognize patterns within the chaos (whether they are there or aren't there). It also touches on a few themes from one of
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by futuravenir 12y ago
What you want is a universal basic income from the government (X thousands per year just for being a human wanting to live with dignity) coupled with the platform I'm building, JoatU.org where the people create 'currency' out
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Living Below the Poverty Line: [OC] Year-long Basic Income Experiment(montrealgazette.com)
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by futuravenir 12y ago
I ultimately found there was not enough promotion/marketing done on tilt's end of things. It would have been nice to see a weekly tilt email of all the cool things featured like indiegogo and kickstarter both do. I love the custom
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Owning is the *new* Sharing(shareable.net)
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by futuravenir 12y ago
I haven't ever heard the term 'dumb pipe' before, but I think I'll have some difficulty getting it out of my head now. This is a really interesting take and it seems to make a lot of sense. Is there validity in it? Is
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by futuravenir 12y ago
Is this video going to be removed for copyrighted materials? Just curious.
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by futuravenir 12y ago
Yes, but with a democratically generated currency to collaboratively benefit the community.
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by futuravenir 12y ago
It's definitely a step in the right direction and fulfills the neighborhood aspect. I have a different idea in mind for what I'm building; I want to see a participative economy built from the ground up.
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by futuravenir 12y ago
I believe that if we start helping each other in close proximity, we increase our self-confidence and neighborhood security all while building social capital. I am working on an open-source hyperlocal Craigslist-style solution to the neighb
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by futuravenir 12y ago
Woohoo! Tied a world record!
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by futuravenir 12y ago
I scored 1 in beginner Minesweeper. (And 2,3,4,5 etc) It was clearly very lucky. I think it involved something like the initial click and 2-3 others. It was a really fortunate board. I just checked Minesweeper records and the best they
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by futuravenir 12y ago
I'm working on building a sharing/exchange network with built-in reputation and points given to people who work for the good of the community. In other words, the bank generates currency only for those that create value in the lo
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What I learned at the HopeX Hacker Conference(joatu.com)
2 points by futuravenir 12y ago|0 comments