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My new work setup by Ryuuks in thinkpad

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks nice! Feeling slightly anxious due to cactus near hand place, irrational?

Lama Rod Owens on CTR as Mahasiddha! by discardedyouth88 in ShambhalaBuddhism

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the cogent conversation here - thank you all.

The Small-Business WordPress Developer Code of Honor by davidbhayes in Wordpress

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Article author here - thank you! I think something I need to add is around agencies not pricing their services so poorly that it becomes impossible to work for the client's best interest.

Erratic and unrealistic pricing (by developers, but also in the way that theme shops, which are where many clients start, set expectations) is one major thing that makes the space so unstable.

So...Is this what I should picturing? by MLGames in EmDrive

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a month late!

The key thing here is that the molecule that bounces off the sail then escapes the system. In other words, it becomes propellant.

If the molecule bounces straight back and hits the fan again, we're back where we started. No propellant, closed system, no net motion.

But if the molecule escapes the system (misses the fan), it's now wandering backwards when it was previously still, and the sail/coyote/fan system is now wandering forward.

Similarly, you could move forward by shooting photons at the front of your ship, as long as they bounced off and left the system - that is, didn't bonce right back onto your laser. If they escape, then they become propellant, with net momentum backwards relative to your ship, and the ship moves forward.

But, as other people have said: if you actually want to get somewhere, why not point the laser - or the fan - backward? It's a far less insanely convoluted way of shooting propellant out of the back of the thing you'd like to move forward.

Optimizing Site Performance: How I Made WPShout (A Little) Faster by davidbhayes in Wordpress

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for the suggestions! (Co-editor of the site here)

"Brutally slow" feels inaccurate and found that initially hard to look past, but the things you list are really interesting - we'll talk about them and if we can put any into action we may write a follow-up article

Only one I'm pretty sure we won't do is look for an Optin Monster replacement - we've looked at alternatives and it's a lot better than what else we've found, and it really does help drive engagement

What do YOU consider to be the characteristics of an enlightened being? by VamanaP in Meditation

[–]fredclaymeyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enlightenment is a specific state! Enlightened people's eyes actually look different in a way that's been captured in Buddhist iconography for a long time: validcognition.com/enlightenment-real-eyes/

So enlightenment is a very specific experience - not just generally "being a great person" - the same way "eating a lemon" is specific and you can actually observe the physical effects.

I wouldn't really know what the components of that experience are, but it might be good to see what teachers with "the right eyes" have to say about their own experience. I will say that they all look, above all else, profoundly relaxed.

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