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have a nice decade
"by the age of 27 she realised she can already fly through paris with sparks flying from her hair ( Read more... ) -
Forbidden Lie$
Film by Anna Broinowki about Norma Khouri is amazingly worth watching (ignore any reviews suggesting otherwise).
If anyone can get hold of a copy of her book I'd love to read it. (Borders confirmed its out of print, as explained in film - withdrawn by publishers - but might be found browsing second hand bookshops).
Also saw The Jammed which was ( Read more... ) -
Staying Well With Manic Depression/bipolar Disorder (Paperback)
A Lifelong Journey: Staying Well With Manic Depression/bipolar Disorder (Paperback) by Dr Sarah Russell
ISBN 9780855723576
Publisher's Blurb (and link to order)
RRP $19.95 AUDMany people with manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, are living happy and fulfilling lives. How do they manage to stay well? Contributors to this book discuss ( Read more... ) -
serendipity
yesterday (Sunday 2007-09-09) wandered more or less accidentally past a bookshop and decided to drop in and order my own copy of a book my local GP had loaned me with strong recommendation to read ( Read more... ) -
very postmodern protests
some bullshit is so bad i normally cannot even be bothered responding to it ( Read more... ) -
rehabilitation
for people who already have diet/e/exercise under control and social networks, some key factors seem to be most important for avoiding episodes that require professional support, medication etc, including ( Read more... ) -
LaTeX on LiveJournal
simply use an ordinary link to a separate ordinary website where you upload maths as an html marked up page. most modern browsers will read it easily.
MathML tools are probably best for creating those pages (including tools that will convert from LaTeX but also others that offer far more ( Read more... ) -
stoics epicureans, integrity and bullshit
the stoics were fatalists who feared the gods and epicureans were not. all other issues between them pale into insignificance. that is also why hostile descriptions of epicureanism prevail.
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empathic failures
i've often been struck by the point raised in "Why Geeks will save the earth" ( via dr bunsen) - see for example one of my first posts here.
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