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by nsomaru 10y ago
In Indian metaphysics, this state of mind is called "rajas", which arises from a mind frenzied by self centred desires. It is characterised by desire ridden action which lacks a goal beyond the elevation of the actor. It is compar
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Not sure it's called DoS when the traffic is legitimate
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by nsomaru 10y ago
I have the same model (SVZ13), I'm sure. Is yours carbon fibre? It's super fast and hasn't slowed down with a little maintenance. I'm sure it will go for a few more years with care. The docking station external graphics
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Needing to install, open and update an application to use a service as opposed to the 'convenience' of just entering a URL in a browser.
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Yes, extremely happy that it's available to those of us outside of EU|US unlike that other popular music service appearing on this thread. Yes; tunnel, VPN. But why?
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by nsomaru 10y ago
It's worth it. Once you grok it, you'll be composing new movements + actions and before long you will be 'thinking in vim'. You also need a very small subset of stuff to begin being useful (actions, moments, modes). Afte
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by nsomaru 10y ago
On a $5/mo 512mb/20gb DO VPS, a single django application deployed with nginx, gunicorn, postgres and redis on the same box started to OOM me (nothing in application logs!) when doing something like generating a thumbnail. Deploye
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by nsomaru 10y ago
That's useful, thanks. The case I was interested in is where you'd like to have Django server-side-render the first request based on url, and then have react handle the rest via react-router and apis ala django-rest-framework. As
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by nsomaru 10y ago
is there a better way to get server side rendering rather than a whole dependency on node for a django project?
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by nsomaru 10y ago
http://www.vedantaworld.org ; depends what you mean by religion. If you mean rituals, chanting, singing and livery, sure there's some of that. But it's the most non-secular approach to 'rejoining with the source&#
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by nsomaru 10y ago
There is a difference between 'having a degree' and 'being educated.' Maybe you did make it the way your dad showed you :)
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Could you offer a learning path for one with experience in js/python?
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Hi Jach, I'm glad you find the Cardinal's thoughts stimulating. Yes, I pulled that quote from a Google result without sourcing it correctly, but perhaps you would agree they convey the spirit of the discourses? I'd love to he
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by nsomaru 10y ago
"The aim of the University is a true enlargement of mind... the power of viewing many things at once." [0] Would very much like to see Cardinal Newman's Ideas around 'liberal' and 'servile' education catch
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by nsomaru 10y ago
why not, if the function is untested and plays an important role in your application?
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by nsomaru 10y ago
If you are interacting with your own ads, the data you get at the end (especially if you are low traffic/a small player) will not be representative of reality, as your actions would have hurt/polluted the result.
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Where is the question of a pardon if one has not faced trial and been found guilty?
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by nsomaru 10y ago
If you're interested in that line of thought and would like perspective on the way perhaps Ramanujan might have perceived it, perhaps you may enjoy this transcript of a great lecture from an Indian holy man, mathematician and poet (Swa
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by nsomaru 10y ago
this might be useful further reading for those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru%E2%80%93shishya_tradition
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by nsomaru 10y ago
There is an interesting correlation here with some ancient wisdom: Most schools of Indian philosophy borrow the term `guna` -- literally "quality" but in context[0] meaning "mental texture" to refer to three main states
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Maybe it's like only being able to check your email 3 times a day
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by nsomaru 10y ago
It used to be like this in South Africa, but they've implemented some new tech and you can get a passport in around a week. The new ID cards are even faster. I suspect this is not appreciated by many in and around the system because th
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Your views are valid if you're considering the other states of consciousness as subsets of the waking state. It's hard to extricate oneself from this thought pattern. On the contrary, it is possible to dream that one is engaging i
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by nsomaru 10y ago
'Religion' is etymologically related to connotations of joining and binding. This implies some sort of separation, and a process of joining. Similarly, 'yoga' (by which I do not mean physical exercise) is etymologically
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The Philosophy of Channels(aeracode.org)
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Disclaimer: armchair politik. Benevolent dictatorship. Someone who can think better than mostly everyone and is dedicated to service to the nation above all else. In theory (s)he always makes the best decision because (s)he is not swayed by
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by nsomaru 10y ago
You're right, of course, but it's not binary (either you're attached or you're detached). Instead, the idea is to become attached to subtler (read: causing more lasting happiness) aspects of life, as a consequence of whi
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by nsomaru 10y ago
Renunciation is defined with reference to your mental attitude towards possessions, not the presence or absence thereof. See, for example the 'Royal Sage' (Raja Rshi).
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Android rooting bug opens Nexus phones to “permanent device compromise”(arstechnica.com)
1 points by nsomaru 11y ago|0 comments
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by nsomaru 11y ago
IIRC, marijuana is not legal in the Netherlands, but is 'tolerated'.

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