Monthly Archives: January 2014

Papers

30 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Insidious Papers, Magazines, Notes, etc How do you deal with those insidious papers, magazines, notes, etc. that you get in the mail or bring home and save? Sometimes they end up … Continue reading

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Enjoy Traveling

29 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Enjoy Traveling Do you enjoy traveling? Yes – I enjoy travelling, and I enjoy getting home again too. Most years we spend about a month or so on the road, around … Continue reading

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Numbers

28 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Numbers What are Numbers? This is deep. Numbers seem to include and infinitude of infinities. For most of us, our first encounter with number is with integers: 1, 2, 3, 4, … Continue reading

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AI again

Hangout on Air: Our Final Invention – AI and the end of the human era Hi Anette My take is entirely the inverse of your own. I have been working on these issues for 40 years now (since 1974). I … Continue reading

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More or Less

27 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ More or Less What do you need More or Less of in your life? More days of life. Less of the disabilities normally associated with age. [followed by] Hi RM and … Continue reading

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Art

26 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Appreciate Art at Face Value When you look at a painting, listen to music or read a poem, do you appreciate that art on face value as the artist presented it … Continue reading

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Aware of being asleep

25 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Aware of being Asleep Have you ever been aware of being asleep (literally, at night?) What was that like? How do you explain it, if you do? I have often become … Continue reading

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Community Activity

24 January 2014 ~ Question of the Day ~ Community Members As a new member to this community, what would cause you to be more interested? As a member established already, what do you suggest to get new members more … Continue reading

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AI threat

Hangout on Air: Our Final Invention – AI and the end of the human era Hi Roland, Couldn’t agree more and the issue is deeper. There is a fundamental issue in using market values as a basis of our economic … Continue reading

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Recharging

Recharging the Tiger in Your Tank Body, mind, or spirit — what’s your favorite method of “plugging in” and recharging? Hi Laurie As you know, I took the old Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared” to heart. I find peace by … Continue reading

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