Happy Birthday Richard! I hope you had a lovely day.
I have an old ereader which I loved until it started going wonky and then died on me. The vendor (also a bookseller) has never been particularly helpful. Of course, I never actually bought ebooks; I checked them all out from the library. I would like to get a new reader but I'm not sure what's available these days aside from a Kindle from Amazon or a Nook from Barnes and Noble. I guess I'll have to spend some time investigating. I wasn't aware that there are any that don't use Adobe. They are definitely a PITA.
Well, it's back to texting time for me. I text for 2 partisan groups and one nonpartisan. I expect some rude replies to the partisan groups but the vitriol aimed at the other is crazy. Apparently fighting to protect the civil liberties for all is an evil leftist thing to do. At least I'm not dodging mommy tractors.
I have finally caved in and have gone the kindle route, but not with a kindle device, you can download kindle readers for windows and android. And get them to sync, So I can read the same book at my desk, on my tablet on couch or in bed and when taking a coffee down town on my mobile phone.
The kindle reader can be persuaded to read some pdf's.
P.S. I am actually a confirmed 100% tea drinker, but even in the UK there are very few establishments that can make tea, so I, again, cave in and drink coffee at trusted places, i.e. not Starbucks and the like, usually the book shop or the shop that sells ceramics and kitchen tools.
There's a really good book "The Righteous Mind : Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion". The central thesis is that we are neurologically hardwired to gain a sense of morality, this being an evolutionary mechanism to bind us into communities ie. the genes have propagated because of the breeding advantages of community over solitary existence. We are imprinted as children by the culture of the time. This explains the various disconnects like the ones you experience. However what binds also blinds and therein lies the destiny of many political systems, you won't ever get agreement. The breakout of the loop is via intelligent personal introspection & recognition of our early lives, but then again pigs might fly too .... :-)
Per Mark Twain : It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
intelligent personal introspection & recognition of our early lives
Not sure how that works. I rejected parents religious beliefs at about 15 and politics a bit later, does that mean I am intelligent. Many would reject that notion, and several seem to believe I have a few screws loose.
I read The Righteous Mind but had to read fast because it was a library book and there were holds on it. I was left with the impression that his final two chapters were weaker than the rest but I should read it again at a more leisurely pace. Probably won't though; my reading list is ridiculously long and I've barely touched a book this past week. Well, I've touched plenty I just haven't done much reading except for news.
I grew up in the deeply religious rural Deep South but knew when I was 8 that I didn't believe in gods. Needless to say it was a long time (and miles away) before I felt safe enough to say that publicly. When I told my mother it did not go over well. On politics there's been a bit of back and forth. I didn't so much reject what I was taught but take it a bit further than they expected. But then my parents beliefs were out of step with the neighbors so I got an early education on standing out from the crowd. I don't know about intelligent but it has been cause for a lot of personal introspection.
Well there you go ! I can now authorize my newest rig. Amazing. :-)
Mammals are amazing discrimination engines ie. our neurology is highly tuned to detect differences and less so commonalities. For example is that a multi-colored leafy tree or is that a leopard sitting up on that branch ? Life & death, propagate or not, sez you have to get that right. That engine drives assumptions about our environments and mostly applies to a given animal's greatest competitor : another of the same species. Remember the gag about the two guys on the Serengeti, neither of which can outrun that lion, but one guy just has to outrun the other ? At a minimum communities require acceptance of some commonalities, but individuals can propagate genes better by accenting differences. Much modern politics is based on differential characteristics but not intersection/alignment. Therein lies the rub. We'll probably/eventually go feudal again. It was remarkably stable for many centuries until the plague tipped it over. :-(
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Well there you go ! I can now authorize my newest rig. Amazing. :-)
Mammals are amazing discrimination engines ie. our neurology is highly tuned to detect differences and less so commonalities. For example is that a multi-colored leafy tree or is that a leopard sitting up on that branch ? Life & death, propagate or not, sez you have to get that right. That engine drives assumptions about our environments and mostly applies to a given animal's greatest competitor : another of the same species. Remember the gag about the two guys on the Serengeti, neither of which can outrun that lion, but one guy just has to outrun the other ? At a minimum communities require acceptance of some commonalities, but individuals can propagate genes better by accenting differences. Much modern politics is based on differential characteristics but not intersection/alignment. Therein lies the rub. We'll probably/eventually go feudal again. It was remarkably stable for many centuries until the plague tipped it over. :-(
Cheers, Mike.
I sure hope not!!! When I watch the talking heads on tv I try to watch both sides so I can see more than one perspective on a subject. What you see may not be what I see but it doesn't mean either is wrong idea. There is a point for BOTH sides where I just have to turn it off and watch something I have no particular interest in the outcome of, like baseball. CONGRATULATIONS to the Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series last night!!
Happy Birthday Richard! I
Happy Birthday Richard! I hope you had a lovely day.
I have an old ereader which I loved until it started going wonky and then died on me. The vendor (also a bookseller) has never been particularly helpful. Of course, I never actually bought ebooks; I checked them all out from the library. I would like to get a new reader but I'm not sure what's available these days aside from a Kindle from Amazon or a Nook from Barnes and Noble. I guess I'll have to spend some time investigating. I wasn't aware that there are any that don't use Adobe. They are definitely a PITA.
Well, it's back to texting time for me. I text for 2 partisan groups and one nonpartisan. I expect some rude replies to the partisan groups but the vitriol aimed at the other is crazy. Apparently fighting to protect the civil liberties for all is an evil leftist thing to do. At least I'm not dodging mommy tractors.
I have finally caved in and
I have finally caved in and have gone the kindle route, but not with a kindle device, you can download kindle readers for windows and android. And get them to sync, So I can read the same book at my desk, on my tablet on couch or in bed and when taking a coffee down town on my mobile phone.
The kindle reader can be persuaded to read some pdf's.
P.S. I am actually a confirmed 100% tea drinker, but even in the UK there are very few establishments that can make tea, so I, again, cave in and drink coffee at trusted places, i.e. not Starbucks and the like, usually the book shop or the shop that sells ceramics and kitchen tools.
There's a really good book
There's a really good book "The Righteous Mind : Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion". The central thesis is that we are neurologically hardwired to gain a sense of morality, this being an evolutionary mechanism to bind us into communities ie. the genes have propagated because of the breeding advantages of community over solitary existence. We are imprinted as children by the culture of the time. This explains the various disconnects like the ones you experience. However what binds also blinds and therein lies the destiny of many political systems, you won't ever get agreement. The breakout of the loop is via intelligent personal introspection & recognition of our early lives, but then again pigs might fly too .... :-)
Per Mark Twain : It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
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Not sure how that works. I rejected parents religious beliefs at about 15 and politics a bit later, does that mean I am intelligent. Many would reject that notion, and several seem to believe I have a few screws loose.
I read The Righteous Mind but
I read The Righteous Mind but had to read fast because it was a library book and there were holds on it. I was left with the impression that his final two chapters were weaker than the rest but I should read it again at a more leisurely pace. Probably won't though; my reading list is ridiculously long and I've barely touched a book this past week. Well, I've touched plenty I just haven't done much reading except for news.
I grew up in the deeply religious rural Deep South but knew when I was 8 that I didn't believe in gods. Needless to say it was a long time (and miles away) before I felt safe enough to say that publicly. When I told my mother it did not go over well. On politics there's been a bit of back and forth. I didn't so much reject what I was taught but take it a bit further than they expected. But then my parents beliefs were out of step with the neighbors so I got an early education on standing out from the crowd. I don't know about intelligent but it has been cause for a lot of personal introspection.
Snags
Well there you go ! I can now
Well there you go ! I can now authorize my newest rig. Amazing. :-)
Mammals are amazing discrimination engines ie. our neurology is highly tuned to detect differences and less so commonalities. For example is that a multi-colored leafy tree or is that a leopard sitting up on that branch ? Life & death, propagate or not, sez you have to get that right. That engine drives assumptions about our environments and mostly applies to a given animal's greatest competitor : another of the same species. Remember the gag about the two guys on the Serengeti, neither of which can outrun that lion, but one guy just has to outrun the other ? At a minimum communities require acceptance of some commonalities, but individuals can propagate genes better by accenting differences. Much modern politics is based on differential characteristics but not intersection/alignment. Therein lies the rub. We'll probably/eventually go feudal again. It was remarkably stable for many centuries until the plague tipped it over. :-(
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Mike Hewson wrote:Well there
I sure hope not!!! When I watch the talking heads on tv I try to watch both sides so I can see more than one perspective on a subject. What you see may not be what I see but it doesn't mean either is wrong idea. There is a point for BOTH sides where I just have to turn it off and watch something I have no particular interest in the outcome of, like baseball. CONGRATULATIONS to the Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series last night!!
Betreger wrote: LOL!!!
LOL!!!
Just dropping by for a quick
Just dropping by for a quick coffee, muffin and a little bit of civic duty. Vote! Vote early and vote often.
Paul
