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6 hours ago, bimbo36 said:

The Muslim God , Allah

Why that particular one out of the infinite number that must exist (if any exist at all)?

13 hours ago, bimbo36 said:

The whole universe , its particle and gravity is an experiment of god i think , at least that's what i read in certain books .

 

Which god?

I've seen shipping containers used for many things from offices to nightclubs (several containers in that case).

If all of your equipment will fit into it with adequate working space then I would say it is a good idea.

The only ways I can see that it could theoretically affect your work is that you may need an external wifi antenna (assuming you use wifi) and possible effects on anything you may have that relies on magnets due to the all steel construction.

(You may find it advisable to fit it with levelling jacks in case of uneven or sloping sites.)

Rather than merely converting symbols to numbers, maybe you should look up Gödel Numbers (here's a good simplified explanation http://www.jamesrmeyer.com/ffgit/GodelSimplified3.html).

Basically every possible combination of symbols can be used to create a unique number.

8 hours ago, geordief said:

Are there any broad based  search engines that do not boost rankings according to whether the keywords are paid for (advertising)?

 

And are there any search engines that do not feed you returns based on where you live or what they think would interest you based on your search history?

Duckduckgo:

a) I have never noticed any bias towards commercial sites therefore I would say it fulfils your first requirement.

b) It specifically does not track you therefore it fulfils your second requirement.

14 hours ago, dimreepr said:

Of course but what's the question...

 

Again, what is the actual question?

Can I not have meaning in my life, if I choose not to improve myself or others?

Why can't my life have meaning because I decide it does?

2b || !2b - that is the question.

I thought everybody knew by now that the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is 42.

1 hour ago, dimreepr said:

Although I'm unsure how one can stand parallel with the wall if only one foot and shoulder is pressed against it?

I think you may have misunderstood (I can be a bit vague sometimes). By "standing facing parallel", I mean that a line taken through your body from front to rear should be parallel to the wall.

I'd say they were a long way from "wise" - "manipulative scumbags" maybe.

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick

You could take a look here: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=24

Well I'm just going to relax and listen to the Berlin Philharmonic performing the 1812. (Herbert von Karajan conducting) yet again.

I suppose, doing it the long way gives you an appreciation of how many steps modern stuff actually does in the blink of an eye now.

I do things in text mode when it's faster to do it that way or because software does not exist to do what I want.

It's very often quicker to write a script for a one off job than it would be to search internet for software that does something vaguely similar and then have to hack it anyway to do what I want.

Android is Linux as far as the kernel goes but does not use XWindows which is what you would need for this type of job.

Easy enough in Linux - XWindows has been capable of this for decades.

You perhaps remember a time when MS-DOS diehards thought Windows98 was a gimmick or even Linux nerds that worked the same sort of command line interface.

I still switch to text mode for programming or using software that requires a multitude of parameters (hundreds of menus and buttons can be a real pain in the arse when a simple command will do the job).

 

You've never met my gran then...

Jokes aside, surely a wise person asks why, before dismissing.

I might ask "Which one?"

A quick thought is Baobab - not much in the way of smell, but the dried powder is (I think) available in sachets and mixes with water to make a drink with a unique flavour (I usually get it frozen as barafu (Swahili for ice lolly).

Baobab tree.

EDM is to music what paint by numbers is to art.

but we were in the middle of a discussion

A "discussion" in which you totally ignored the considerable amount of input from people who very obviously know far more about the subject than you.

In other words, you believe in god because you believe in god.

 

And I know you are mistaken because god is a She not a He.

I'll drink to that.

Send me a block of strong cheddar and I'll see if the same thing happens. (Must be at least 15 years since I've even seen real cheddar - when I was young we used to race up the side of Cheddar Gorge - last one to the top got the beers in.)

If your stools are too hard they make effective gas plugs; 'trapped wind' in technical parlance.

Only time I ever had that problem was after eating about a kilo of cheese in one evening (it's not easy to get here - so when I do I tend to overdose).

 

 

Brother, I believe in God because I feel His presence. It is not merely a natural feeling but I know that He is with me. It is like the feeling that your are in love, because you are really in love. His presence gives my mind a way of understanding that seems to fit my look on the world.

What happens in your head is evidence of nothing - well, maybe that you have a few brain cells misfiring.

So show us the evidence.