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A field by a park in northern Japan.

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"The opportunity to help others is a blessing an and honor." -- Anonymous

Hmmm.... OK, I'll give it a try.
HOW: I try to be aware of my thinking throughout the day. Call it meditative, call it metacognition, or call it just trying to stay sane. Whatever.
WHY: Same as how, trying to stay sane and happy, or get there I guess.

Winter refuses
Weather confusion pervades
Spring waiting to pounce

DApp idea: Presold shows as sold before tour dates announced. Show goes to highest sold or preferred locations. Unused tickets/tokens remain as tokens or refunded. Lots of variables. Already thought of? Probably.

To play the devil's advocate, if you don't move, eventually everything in this world will appear before you because it is moving.

Snow slowly melting
Forgotten life remembered
Old plans dusted off

Peepeth is quiet
People doing something else
The icicle forms

Ah! Well that changes things entirely. Thanks for clarifying.

Hmm... I have to protest the militaristic, aggressive nature of this with uses of "attack" "reload" "fight" "reengage" as if life is a battle. It's not. This concept of embracing setback is not new, nor is it so gung-ho. See http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/zen.html.

And if it were run on the blockchain, theoretically, your connection would go to the fastest server/miner because connecting would be rewarded. Now, if you're slow, you're screwed because you rely on ONE company. If your access was dynamic/decentralized, it might work better.

But, we pay taxes for the satellites and cables, and even if the monopolies do control the downlink, we can decentralized distribution.

Answering my own question, the monopolies have a hold on means of transmission, and it's at the higher levels that decentralization becomes complicated. We can easily wire(less) a city, but how do we connect cities, countries. Satellites, undersea cables = power = monopolies.

With regards to @flashmob96: OK you crypto tech wizards out there. Is a pay as you play decentralized ISP access, token driven, perhaps piggybacking on mining, model, is this something that could break the back of ISP monopolies? Can we access the internet via token use?

In fact perhaps crypto will play a role in decentralizing ISP services.

All it requires is a network of computers acting as servers. It's not complicated. It (decentralized ISP) would require way, way less power than what is being used to mine crypto.

At some point an integrated internet of intranets will provide an option. We've had the tech from the beginning of the internet. Now it's a top down model, but it could be decentralized. Why not? Why do we allow ourselves to remain dependent on providers?

I mean waist of course, but waste works as well. The amount of energy we contribute to fashion is indeed a waste. I'm a slave to many things, but I'm so glad I've never been a slave to fashion.

Of course you will, but it goes beyond that. When you get old, you'll see young people dressing like you do now because the fashion has cycled. High waste pants for guys will be a fashion soon because they were in the early 70's. You'll see. Everything happens in cycles

Correct. For more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis

Here you go:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477717/
http://irlib.ntunhs.edu.tw/retrieve/2700/115602.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477708/

Some resources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477708/ http://irlib.ntunhs.edu.tw/retrieve/2700/115602.pdf

Thank you!

I'm interested in the positive effects of low level chronic radiation exposure on health. Not that that means nuclear power should be embraced, but perhaps the public debate has been a bit one sided.

So the problem is not that it cannot be forced on people. The problem is that it is still not ready for mass use. It just isn't. The performance lags behind what we now have (i.e., debit cards). Until that is fixed, crypto will not see mass adoption in trade.

Actually, governments do it all the time. Nuclear power, 5G, RFID passports, the list goes on. (I'm not saying those are bad.) But to voluntarily use new tech, there has to be a reason. How do I benefit TODAY? You have to answer that question to expect adoption.

Could be the camera angle and one skinny pig, but, yeah, I would have guessed more than 1 kg.

The source of here is now -Imur

But (with reference to my earlier response) you suggest an interesting approach. Perhaps living with an eye more to the lunar calendar might help address the situation. Interesting. Chinese New Year is early February this year, but I have no idea what is happening this week.

Well, like most I suspect, I'm not a religious person, but we are all affected by the cultures in which we were raised. Sunday, and any calendar, is a social/cultural construct, so the reason must be due to my social/cultural conditioning at least in some way.

Beautiful. Early on in the European fascination with orchids, they could rarely get them to survive the trip back to Europe, and then they couldn't keep them alive, so orchids got this reputation of being fragile. In fact, they're very hardy, yet the reputation still exist.

So why do I get depressed on Sundays? I know, Monday is coming. But there may be more to it: http://url.site25.net/7i. I like my M-F job. It makes no sense that Sundays are bluer than Mondays. Thoughts? Remedies?

Pumpkin is such an under appreciated food in the west.

Soup is poor people food! So that's not the reason, and she is not poor!

I mean how hard is it to put a chicken in a pot, boil the water, and add real food? I suggested mushrooms, carrots, celery, and ginger. But of course, you can make it without the chicken ; ) But she had never had homemade soup. How is that possible?

Good, wholesome, real food is magical and medicinal. I work with the public, as most of us do probably, and I'm amazed at how many people eat fast/junk food DAILY. I had a 16 yo tell me today she's only had chicken soup from a can. I was shocked.

Lovely. Do you take crypto?

I love Brussels sprouts cooked any way, but cooked... or at least pickled. Wait... not creamed, no thank you. I like the crunch.

I've been keeping my eye on IBM, and eye on investing that is. They are going all in on blockchain technology. They're one of the top 3 in blockchain patents, and have projects and partnerships going out the whazoo: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockChain/search?q=IBM&restrict_sr=1

I mean I realize that's Australia (or at least not Taiwan), but still, you don't really know what's in it.

I have not tried those, but you may want to be careful with fake meat products. Something like 40% of the veggie meat in Taiwan was found to contain animal. No wonder I liked it so much! (Especially the smoked tofu duck.)

Yes, much more damage was done than that. It had a major negative impact on the overall economy. All sorts of sectors were knocked back a month. Safety was impaired in many areas. The extent of the ill effects may never be fully known.

Cabbage is brilliant. It's great in almost any clear soup. Pickled cabbage, fantastic. It's excellent in any stir fry. It's versatile, nutritious, and cheap.

A tip! I... I... I got a tip! I feel a quick and reversible skin surface heating sensation! Thanks Noel!

So they do make curved pieces.

Sorry for the dumb question, but do they make curved lego? Or is that a faux pas?

Wow, he nailed it. And he looked that good, what 17, 18 years before his death? Wow... guess I'd better get my affairs in order.