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2008-06-22

How Computers Boot Up

"Booting is an involved, hacky, multi-stage affair - fun stuff. Here’s an outline of the process"

http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/post/how-computers-boot-up

REEP - Promoting Links Between Religions and the Environment

"REEP is a registered charity which provides unusual and thought-provoking resources for teachers and learners promoting the links between religions and the environment."

http://reep.org/index.php

The Dalai Lama and Buddhism via 5 Definitions

"logical - reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind.

realistic - interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical.

investigate - to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

analyze - to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

explore - to engage in exploration."

http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/the-dalai-lama-and-buddhism-via-5-definitions/

Mountain Songs - Buddha Oil Lamp

"Vast vast void, a fitfull lantern,
Gaze enchanted, muddy mist morphs pellucid.
Flame burns out, smoke cut loose from its source,
All night by railing, chatting with a monk."

http://www.mountainsongs.net/poem_.php?id=340

Anger is just like Smoking?

"Reacting to anger is an addiction, pure and simple, just like smoking Marlboros. Objectively it takes more resources to keep smoking than to stop. Yet giving it up seems much harder than continuing because you’re addicted."

http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/anger-is-just-like-smoking/

Scientists Document Evidence That Incense Causes Lung Damage

Lin advises people to reduce exposure time to incense and ventilated areas where it is burned, citing that “The air pollution in and around various temples has been documented to be harmful effects on health.”

http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/scientists-document-evidence-that-incense-causes-lung-damage/

Blogger Update Breaks Page Element Layout Editor

"So how are you supposed to edit your sidebar page elements if you can’t even get to the “edit” link on each one? Well, luckily I discovered a workaround which will allow you to get to each buried page element. The template window is actually an iframe which means it’s a window within a window. Knowing this, you are able to scroll within this window even though the scrollbar is not physically visible.

Just click anywhere within the template window and hold down your mouse button. Keeping your mouse button held down, move your mouse as far right as you can. If you do it correctly, you’ll notice it moves the template window to the right and you can now see your “edit” links."

http://www.eblogtemplates.com/blogger-update-breaks-page-element-layout-editor/

Ping-o-matic

Ping-O-Matic is a service to update different search engines that your blog has updated.

http://pingomatic.com/

How to Monitor Websites that don’t have RSS Feeds

"If you’re a Firefox user then you can try Update Scanner. It’s an extension that lets you monitor webpages for changes. You have an option to choose how often the website should be checked for changes, and whether it should ignore the minor ones, such as the changes to numbers."

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-monitor-websites-that-dont-have-rss-feeds/

Mankind’s Most Important Moments (In Lego)

"We have all seen these pictures - they inspired us, made us laugh or cry. These are some of the most important photos of our time. Luckily, some Lego fans decided to represent them in a simpler way, with Lego parts. Here is what they’ve accomplished."

http://www.wackyarchives.com/featured/mankinds-most-important-moments-in-lego.html