Monthly Archives: August 2011
Why do you reject Homeopathy?
Sometimes it is OK just to reject something without seeking any deep understanding. We run into these situations all the time. Life is too short to spend time examining every suggestion that comes in front of us. On the other … Continue reading
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Table of Contents
Blogs offer us labels, tags and categories for organizing our posts but all of these are poor options. Blog archives are also not an inviting way to explore a blog. I wager very few people click on these options to … Continue reading
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Religion, General
I am cleaning up my “Table of Contents” and have created this new chapter. Following are my post on Religion which apply to religion-in-general and not necessarily to any particular religion. Last updated Aug 2010 Your Modular God Spackle God … Continue reading
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When do you Flush?
I have made a discovery. Only about 1 out of 4 people is an early flusher — well, at least according to the poll below as of Sept 29, 2011 . S0, when do you flush? Later flushers wait until they … Continue reading
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Autobiographical Posts
Though this is mainly an idea blog, I felt that without telling stories about myself, the ideas would be empty. So I wrote personal anecdotes to let the readers get to know me. Next I decided that my kids may … Continue reading
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Prayer Amplifier App (It doesn’t work)
I was inspired by xkcd’s recent comic and did this little imitation by changing the subject to “Prayer” — I thought it fit perfectly. I also freely borrowed a few commentor’s avatars — thank you.
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Premastication
I lived in Asia for over a decade where I often saw women making baby food. In the US, baby food come conveniently pureed and packaged in cute baby-sized servings. Many Asian moms, however, simply chew the food for their … Continue reading
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What if Buddhism were a Myth?
This post is for Buddhists. It is an exercise in heresy! Given that Buddhists don’t consider themselves to be creatures committed to doctrine, I am sure “heresy” must also be something they don’t worry about. So I am hoping this thought-experiment will … Continue reading
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