what is a blog you say? well its sort of an "online diary" type thing where you can post up stuff that everyone can read... its an easy way for others to know what you're upto.. without them having to ask.. however, my blog is not meant as an exposition of my talents as a writer, and is (slightly purposely) written more in a "stream of consciousness" style than anything (that means very lax observation of grammatical rules of punctuation).. the most recent posts are at the top, so the correct way to read the blog is from the bottom up (read a short guide on how to get the most out of the blog) anyhooze, enjoy!
and is vinagre (your default remote desktop viewer on gnome) simply not sending out your "alt + tab" keystrokes properly (ie, you have to do two alt+tab cycles everytime you want to alt+tab on the remote machine) when you want to switch windows on the remote machine with the keyboard instead of the mouse??
well, appaaaarently, what you have to do is press "ctrl + alt" to "capture the mouse" and this solves the problem.. haha.. seriously
whats that you say? your vncviewer/vncserver combo isnt allowing you to send the "<" ("less than") key?? and that instead its only sending ">" ("greater than") keystrokes? but everything else works fine? well, fret not, heres the solution.
i ran into this myself and found a sort of solution here at the x11vnc FAQ which basically says
"The problem here is that on the Xserver where x11vnc is run there are two keycodes that correspond to the "<" keysym.
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That keycode 94 is the special key with both "<" and ">". When x11vnc receives the "<" keysym over the wire from the remote VNC client, it unfortunately maps it to keycode 94 instead of 59, and sends 94 to the X server. Since Shift is down (i.e. you are Shifting the comma key), the X server interprets this as Shifted-94, which is ">".
they then provide a couple solutions, including:
Alternatively, here are some x11vnc options to try to work around the problem:
-modtweak
and
-remap less-comma
the problem? i am running x0vncserver (ie, TigerVNC), not x11vnc.. so a bit more digging and i found a way to achieve this as follows:
x0vncserver -RemapKeys '0x3c->0x2c'
tadaaa! that should be it.. and yeah, seriously, they werent thinking too clearly when they chose "->" as the separator.. file redirect anyone? yeh, watch out for that one.. the help doesnt even suggest you use single quotes to prevent that from happening.
also, to show what your kepresses are generating, you can use either
xev
or
showkey --ascii
(for some reason the other options didnt work for me for showkey.. saying that "Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console".. cant really spend more time on this one, especially since i already solved my problem..
How could someone who grew up in the United States become a terrorist?
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas in 2009, was born and raised in Virginia.
He self-radicalized, in part, over the Internet, which he used to reach out to the Yemen-based preacher Anwar al-Awlaki for advice about whether it is permissible for Muslim soldiers in the U.S. military to kill their comrades in the name of jihad.
Awlaki, a leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, was somewhat noncommittal in his responses but did not discourage the act.
Investigators will surely be combing through the e-mail traffic of the Tsarnaev brothers to see if they either reached out to militant Islamist clerics or downloaded lectures by such clerics. They will also examine the brothers' Internet usage to see if they visited jihadist forums or downloaded propaganda from al Qaeda or other allied groups. And of course, it's possible their decision to carry out the attacks was reached without any outside influence.
How do you square the multiple descriptions of the brothers as "good guys" with the fact that they plotted mass murder?
It's worth recalling that Mohammed Sidique Khan, the leader of the suicide attackers who bombed the London transit system in 2005 killing 52 commuters, was a beloved teacher at a primary school in the northern city of Leeds who taught children with developmental problems, and the happily married 30-year-old father of a baby daughter. Colleagues and acquaintances described Khan as a gentle, kind man.
No surprise then that we are hearing some similar positive characterizations of the brothers Tsarnaev.
Did the brothers have any training or practice on explosives?
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Faizal Shahzad, for instance, received bomb-making training from the Pakistani Taliban before he constructed a bomb in an SUV that fizzled out rather than blowing up as he intended in Times Square on May 1, 2010.
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If the brothers' motivation had something to do with their Chechen heritage, how might that have played out in this case?
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What exactly prompted the FBI to interview Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, following a tip from an unidentified foreign government that he was "a follower of radical Islam" and was contemplating leaving the United States to join a clandestine organization? And was this tip provided by the Russian government, which has been at war in Chechnya on and off since the 19th century?
Did the brothers intend to die during the attacks or their aftermath?
It seems shocking to many that the Tsarnaev brothers might have been wearing suicide vests during their gun battle with police on Thursday night, but in reality several U.S. citizens and residents have intended to die in terrorist attacks.
Three of the young Somali-American men who traveled from Minnesota to fight in civil war in Somalia later carried out suicide attacks there.
Major Hasan undoubtedly went into his attack on a military base full of armed U.S. soldiers believing that it would be the last thing he did before he died. (That prediction did not come true. He was wounded in the attack but not killed).
Al Qaeda recruit Najibullah Zazi, who plotted to bomb the Manhattan subway in the summer of 2009, planned to die in this attack but was arrested before he could pull it off.
Were the brothers really "lone wolves"?
Given all the mayhem the two brothers are allegedly responsible for: Two bombings that caused three deaths and some two hundred injuries at the Boston Marathon as well as the subsequent murder of a policeman at MIT, did they have some kind of additional help?
According to Boston law enforcement officials, there is no evidence of such help and it's worth recalling that Hasan was entirely a lone wolf who nonetheless managed to kill 13 on a U.S. military base with heavy security.
exactly.. they were such "nice guys".. but the point is that sin, and the mentality behind certain belief systems, makes it impossible to simply trust that, really, any man will not become violent.. but like i said, some belief systems, such as islam with its doctrine of taqiyya (religious deception or conscious violation of morality) means that it is simply impossible and inadvisable to trust any of them or believe anything they say.
and happy monday (i was going to post this tomorrow, but since i already mistakenly posted the gun control vid, why not this one too, closing tabs and windows is awesome!)
Walking on quicksand on Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay in the UK is notorious for its quicksand. Bay Search and Rescue specialise in extracting people, animals and vehicles trapped in quicksand. This is what it looks like...
I Didn't Know That - Can You Survive Quicksand?
Is it possible to survive being stuck in quicksand? Jonny Phillips risks life and limb to experience firsthand what it is like to slowly sink into quicksand—just a few feet away from an incoming tide.
whoa.. this one is nuts.. the guy is just walking on the sea floor.. and he can hold his breath 5 minutes??? skillz!
Underwater Hunter Goes Deep Sea Fishing Without Air!
Beast Mode_ Underwater Hunter Goes Deep Sea Fishing Without Air! (Walking Around Down Under Like Its Nothing)
Largest Goliath Grouper Ever on Youtube! Chew On This
possibly the largest Goliath Grouper ever caught on video in Stuart, FL. This Goliath measured in at 91 inches long and is the largest I have ever seen by far. It was caught on a whole Bonita in 40 feet of water with an Avet TRX 50W with 480 pound stainless steel cable and an unlimited rod made custom by Barrett Custom Rods.
Fish With Transparent Head Filmed
For the first time, a large Pacific barreleye fish - complete with transparent head - has been caught on film by scientists using remotely operated vehicles at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome.
2 teeth gear set paradoxical and standard
The paradoxical 2 teeth gear set is used in the "Mercier differential" (using the torque transfert technology) Patented in 1988 by Renault . Visit my Website: http://maurel.meca.free.fr; for more informations (English text).
"Free people need no gun control for they control their societies crime by defending themselves and others. Slaves need gun control so their owners will not fear them, for if an unwilling slave owns his master, he is a free man. "
Signs of Maturity in Young Men (Paul Washer)
Young men these days, for the most part, stay adolescents much longer than they should. Some never grow out of this stage of life. Paul Washer speaks of maturity and young men in this clip from HeartCry Missionary Society. This is part of the series "Biblical Courtship."
Who Do You Really Care For? - Tim Conway
Care says "Not my needs but yours." Do you know someone who will lay down their life for you? Who will weep for you if you drift from the Lord? How many of us have a tear to shed when someone walks away from the faith? Do we really care?
Text: Hebrews 10:24-25
This sermon is also known as:
"The 4-Tiered Waterfall of Love & Good"
this deserves the creation of a few new tags. "jerk" just doesnt begin to cover it when a guy/company prefers clothes to be burned than given to the homeless.. very very low-class
Eruption after person falls in lava lake of volcano (test with organic waste, garbage, trash)
Incineration of waste in Erta Ale Volcanoes lava lake. It is frequently discussed whether it is possible to sink in lava. Due to its high density, a person would generally be expected to remain on the surface. Indeed it is possible to briefly walk on certain types of lava if professional heat-protective clothing is worn (do not try yourself). However, the video shows that falling from a height, a person would be able to penetrate the crust of the lake and submerge in it. The test was performed with a box of camp waste (largely food rests) in a bin bag. Estimated weight 30kg, Size 60x60x60cm. Fall height, about 80m. The lake reacts with violent lava fountaining activity, presumably in part due to steam produced from the organic matter.
The lava lake at Erta Ale has persisted for many years and contains relatively fluid basaltic lava. Only few volcanoes have such lakes.
Gallium Induced Structural Failure of a Coke Can
We show how a normally strong and robust coke can is turned into the equivalent of wet tissue paper with gallium.
Make a Gallium Beating Heart
In this video we make a blob of gallium "beat" like some weird alien heart attack.
To do it, add 2g of gallium to a 10mL solution of 6M sulfuric acid and warm it up on a hot plate to 50 Celsius. It'll pull together to form a sphere of gallium. Now carefully touch the gallium with an Iron nail or iron wire. What's happening is first the gallium is reacting the sulfuric to form gallium sulfate that sticks to the surface and increases the surface tension to the point that it pulls itself together into a sphere. Then when an iron nail touches it the iron transfers electrons to the gallium (while being oxidized itself and thus dissolving slightly) and this causes the gallium sulfate to reduce back to gallium. The surface tension drops and the gallium drops away, If the iron is held just right, the gallium will drop away from the iron. The gallium then react with the sulfuric acid again and create gallium sulfate and pull itself back into a sphere. The cycle will repeat.
Make Iron BLEED
In this video we make iron appear to bleed.
The process is fairly simple, make a solution of:
80mg of potassium thiocyanate
10mL of water
3 drops of concentrated hydrochloric acid
5 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide.
Shake up the mixture until completely dissolved.
Then get an iron nail and drop it in.
As time progresses, the nail will bleed.
What's happening is first the hydrochloric acid and the hydrogen peroxide are reacting with the iron to produce iron (III) ions. These ions then react with the thiocyanate ions to produce iron thiocyanate ions. These ions are a red color and give the appearance of blood. But since it only forms near the surface of the nail, it appears the nail is bleeding.
Mercury Attacks Aluminum -amalgam
Wiki: Aluminium in air is ordinarily protected by a molecule-thin layer of its own oxide which is not porous to oxygen. Mercury coming into contact with this oxide does no harm. However, if any elemental aluminium is exposed (even by a recent scratch), the mercury may combine with it, starting the process described above, and potentially reacting with a large part of the aluminium before it finally ends
Introducing MechaniCards®
More info - http://MechaniCards.com
These mailable kinetic sculptures are hand made by Bradley N. Litwin; primarily paperboard, with few bits of wood, metal, and plastic. The video is of the original prototype pieces. Check out the production versions, new pieces, and more, at http://MechaniCards.com. All the music on this video is performed by Bradley, too.
First Day of 40 Day Fast - (Water Only Fasting - 1st of 3 Forty Day Fasts)
I am beginning a 40 day fast, and if possible, the 1st 40 day fast of 3 separate, consecutive 40 day, water only fasts. (A water fast is one in which only water is consumed.) These three water fasts will be separated by 7 days of eating - (the days of Passover Week) - so the 3 fasts will consist of a 40 day fast before Passover Week and a 40 day fast immediately following Passover Week. While breaking the fast during Passover, only "Kosher for Passover" foods will be eaten. After this, there will be a 40 day fast following four days of eating during Shavuot/Pentecost. I post this information with every video.
I am fasting for spiritual reasons, the primary motivations being to become the woman G-d wants me to be, to know and do what He wants me to do, and to, in general, become the person He wants me to become. I am NOT doing this for the purposes of weight loss, cleansing, experimentation, record setting, health, or for any other non-religious alterior motive. Nor am I doing this for anyone else, though other individuals have asked me to pray for certain things during this time.
I plan on fasting up until passover week begins, (the evening of April 8), which would make it ~41 days of fasting, since I last ate on February 26, at 11:58pm. I will eat during passover, as instructed in the Torah, and then begin the second 40+ day fast, which will end with the beginning of Shavuot (Pentecost) on May 29, in the evening. The third fast will start the evening of June 1, and is to end on the evening of July 11.
I will be eating no food and drinking only water for 40 days, until Passover begins. At which time, I will break the fast by eating the passover meals and matzah bread (unleavened bread or bread without yeast) and foods allowed during the passover week, (equivalent to approximately one meal or less a day, all in total). Immediately following that week, I hope to begin the second 40 day fast, which will end on Shavuot (the day of Pentecost), so, in actuallity, it will be an additional 42-43 days of fasting. The third fast should last exactly 40 days after that. Though no one has ever gone more than 63 days without eating before death, I feel confident that with eating the passover meal/food each day during the passover week, and with God's protection, I will be able to finish the three 40 day fasts. I assure you, I will NOT risk death. If at any time I feel my life is in danger, I will stop without hesitation.
This type of fast (a water only fast) is identical to the fast Moses, Jesus, and others have achieved, which means consuming nothing but water. However, Moses did not consume water, and Jesus did only one 40 day fast. Fasting for 40 days at least once was what I was initially striving for, but if on the last day of Passover Weak, I do not feel my health will be in danger, I hope to fast for 40 more days, thus completing two 40 day fasts. Then, I hope to fast once more for an additional 40 days, resulting in three consecutive forty day water only fasts.
I am aware of the admonitions to keep fasting private, along with the consequence of losing rewards for not doing so. I am normally a very quiet and private person. However, I feel information like this, being made available to the public, could be both motivational to the Spiritual, and informational to the Scientific. I searched for specific knowledge on fasting, but found few details concerning fasts lasting longer than a week or so.
I want my fasting to benefit both myself and G-d, but also others who may be helped by deciding to do the same thing. For these reasons, I will provide information on both the physical aspects and spiritual changes I experience daily, during the 40 day fast(s). This will include levels of hunger, energy, spiritual perception, weight loss, and both problems and benefits I experience. Weight amounts are only being publicly disclosed to confirm the validity of the fast itself.
In the interest of full disclosure, and at my husband's insistance, I am taking a multivitamin, which commonly include vitamins/minerals such as iron, potassium, sodium, B12, etc., one - two times a day. I have made entirely sure that these contain NO calories, protein, or sugars in any form. This is to ensure that, though I am drinking nothing but water, the risk of injury is at a minimum, and that the stringent definition of 'fasting' is not violated.
This fast started at 11:58 P.M., February 26, 2009.
If you have done this before, or have questions, please comment and leave your suggestions.
Day 40 of 3rd consecutive 40 Day Fast begins - LAST DAY OF ALL THE FASTS - 123 total fasting days
Day 40 of my 3rd consecutive 40 day water only fast has started. (This is the LAST DAY.)
This is the end of the 39th day of my 3rd consecutive 40 day fast. The first fast lasted 41 days and was followed by 8 days of eating during Passover (eating only kosher for Passover foods). The second fast lasted 42 days and was broken with four days of eating during Shavuot/Pentecost. This third fast is a 40 day fast that ends the evening of July 11.
These are Water Fasts, which means consuming only water and no food whatsoever. However, I take multi-vitamins/minerals to prevent bodily damage/death, none of which contain calories, sugars, proteins, etc. or any type of foods or tastes of any kind. This is a spiritual fast and not done for health or other reasons.
This will be the last 40 day water only fast for the time being, as I am hoping to become pregnant soon, and long-term fasting can act as a type of birth control, (even to the point of preventing pregnancy for months afterward.) I will, though, post follow up videos to let everyone know how I am doing, as well as what I ate to break this final fast, how my body reacted to the food and how quickly it restores itself, and maybe even a video of my first meal/bite after all of this fasting, etc.
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This fast, (the 3rd one), started the evening of June 1, 2009 and is to end the evening of July 11, 2009.
The 2nd fast started April 16, 2009, and ended on May 29, 2009.
The 1st fast started at 11:58 P.M., February 26, 2009, and ended the night of April 8, 2009.
My weight before these three fasts was a few pounds over 200 pounds. My current weight is a few pounds over 100 pounds.
For more complete details, please view all other videos and their descriptions.
I personally feel there is a definite difference, both physically and spiritually, between the first few videos of the 1st forty day fast and these last videos of this 3rd forty day fast.
One Month Later - After All 3 Forty Day Water Fasts have Ended
It is exactly one month later. My weight initially jumped quickly in the first week, presumably due to the intake of food and liquids, replacing nothing. I have stabalized at about a normal 120 pounds and have suffered no ill effect due to the fasting. Everything checks out medically, and I am healthier now than when I began the fasts.
The only temptation I had to avoid was the intense desire to eat as much as I could, all the time. However, this only lasted for the first few weeks, and after making sure I ate sensibly, that sensation quickly subsided.
Spiritually, I can definately say that my entire life has changed for the better in many ways. I will always be a different person because of this, and I hope this transformation will continue for as long as I am alive.
6 months later - Update (Six months since last update, Seven months since the 3rd 40 day fast ended)
It has been 6 months since I posted an update from my 3 consecutive 40 day fasts. It is 7 1/2 months later, and I am pregnant now, in good health, and my weight fluctuates between 115 - 125 lbs. The baby is due Nov. 1st, 2010, so I obviously won't be planning any fasting activities for quite some time.
For information about the fast and answers to other questions, please see my previous videos and posts.
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