| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42892] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 13:55 |
Michael Wallace
Messages: 409
Registered: December 2003
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> P.S. My latest pursuit is yoga. We have two kinds
> here in town. The normal kind and the heated kind
> (I don't know the official names as I've only begun
> my Hindu studies). I opted for the normal kind, because
> it is in Old Town, which I like, and because I get
> heated enough watching the young, lithe women in their
> tight little yoga costumes do their poses.
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> I used to think yoga was about flexibility (which is
> why I am there), but I have been astounded to learn
> how much it is also about strength. It is darn good
> exercise. But the best part is the end, where you
> go into the Corpse pose and lay there with these
> little bags of seeds over your eyes. Heaven! (Or,
> I guess Nirvana!) :-)
On a similar note, my latest pursuit is Tai Chi, specifically Yang
style. It's slow, but very good exercise. I've been taking classes for
several months now and we're maybe about 1/3 of the way through learning
the form. Once we get the form learned, then it's on to the breathing
and meditative aspects of the art.
-Mike
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42894 is a reply to message #42892] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 13:37  |
David Fanning
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Michael Wallace writes:
> It's the most frustrating game on the planet, but you do
> get to keep your math skills tuned by calculating all the angles and
> speeds in your head.
Not unlike tennis in that aspect. :-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. My latest pursuit is yoga. We have two kinds
here in town. The normal kind and the heated kind
(I don't know the official names as I've only begun
my Hindu studies). I opted for the normal kind, because
it is in Old Town, which I like, and because I get
heated enough watching the young, lithe women in their
tight little yoga costumes do their poses.
I used to think yoga was about flexibility (which is
why I am there), but I have been astounded to learn
how much it is also about strength. It is darn good
exercise. But the best part is the end, where you
go into the Corpse pose and lay there with these
little bags of seeds over your eyes. Heaven! (Or,
I guess Nirvana!) :-)
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42895 is a reply to message #42894] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 13:26 |
Michael Wallace
Messages: 409
Registered: December 2003
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> From your recent posts and ramblings-disguised-as-posts, I deduce you
> are suffering from a severe case of cabin fever. When does the tennis
> season start?
For the winter months, I suggest concentrating on a nice indoor game
like snooker. It's the most frustrating game on the planet, but you do
get to keep your math skills tuned by calculating all the angles and
speeds in your head.
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42896 is a reply to message #42895] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 13:24 |
David Fanning
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Mark Hadfield writes:
> No. I have a few (well at least 2) of his recent books: "The Blank
> Slate" and "How the Mind Works". "Words and Rules" sounds like SP in his
> specialist area, linguistics. When was it published?
Published in 1999, so it is an earlier work. Those other two
are on my "Best Books Ever Read" list, for sure. In fact,
I tucked my copy of "The Blank Slate" into my oldest son's
suitcase on his way to Munich and told him he *had* to read
it. He made the mistake of doing so just before his girlfriend
came for a visit and I guess got into a bit of trouble
with his constant quoting of "Steven Pinker said this" and
"Steven Pinker said that." Apparently Laura could care less
if she *ever* hears of Steven Pinker again! But I know how
it is, I do the same thing for weeks after reading one of
his books. :-)
> From your recent posts and ramblings-disguised-as-posts, I deduce you
> are suffering from a severe case of cabin fever. When does the tennis
> season start?
I don't know what you are talking about ("ramblings-
disguised-as-posts, indeed!). Thanks to our esteemed
leader and his policy of go-it-alone diplomacy, we
can waste as much energy as we like, and the only result
(apparently) is balmy temperatures year-round in Colorado.
It's been pretty much mid-50s (Fahrenheit) here all winter,
and I've been playing tennis nearly every day. (Certainly
more than I wish my lovely wife to know about.) I've become
a great believer in global warming and all its attendant
benefits. :-)
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42897 is a reply to message #42896] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 12:54 |
Mark Hadfield
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Registered: May 1995
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David Fanning wrote:
> P.S. Maybe we could make it into a book club.
> Anyone hear read Words and Rules by Steven
> Pinker?
No. I have a few (well at least 2) of his recent books: "The Blank
Slate" and "How the Mind Works". "Words and Rules" sounds like SP in his
specialist area, linguistics. When was it published?
> Hard to say why something like this gets
> me excited, but it does. I think I'm going to be
> a linguist in my next life. :-)
From your recent posts and ramblings-disguised-as-posts, I deduce you
are suffering from a severe case of cabin fever. When does the tennis
season start?
--
Mark Hadfield "Ka puwaha te tai nei, Hoea tatou"
m.hadfield@niwa.co.nz
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42905 is a reply to message #42897] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 09:03 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
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Paolo Grigis writes:
> I think the IEPA test question 2004 is still missing,
> isn't it? Maybe it's not too late yet...
The 2004 question was "Where is the silent and pernicious
error handler in the iTool code?" But there were so many
correct answers (of which the judges were unaware) that
we are still sorting out the winners of the contest. :-(
Cheers,
David
P.S. *All* of these problems have been fixed now (probably),
so don't even bother looking. :-)
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Slow Around Here [message #42907 is a reply to message #42905] |
Wed, 02 March 2005 08:49 |
Paolo Grigis
Messages: 171
Registered: December 2003
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David Fanning wrote:
> Folks,
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> It's pretty slow around here the past couple of days.
> Maybe I should ask another LINUX question. :-)
I think the IEPA test question 2004 is still missing,
isn't it? Maybe it's not too late yet...
Cheers,
Paolo
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> Cheers,
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> David
>
> P.S. Maybe we could make it into a book club.
> Anyone hear read Words and Rules by Steven
> Pinker? Hard to say why something like this gets
> me excited, but it does. I think I'm going to be
> a linguist in my next life. :-)
>
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