Posted in Philosophy & psychology

Remission in Bipolar Disorder

Posted by Void on 11/03/2006

If someone figures out how to “cure” genetics, let me know. You can’t exactly pick up a bottle of Grecian Formula for Brain at the local pharmacy. Remission is another thing altogether. That simply means that you are having an extended symptom-free period. Given that the DSM-IV bipolar criteria only require that the patient have […]

Metaprogramming the Meat Computer

Posted by Void on 10/30/2006

I’ve been trying to find out where my personal evolution stopped – using the transpersonal psychology model for lack of a better plan – so that I can decide what to work on next. Change is pretty destabilizing, I’m afraid, but stagnancy is another form of death. Yeah, probably hanging on too long is an […]

Family Values

Posted by Void on 10/30/2006

There has been a lot of verbiage in the media lately about how marriage is a Sacred Institution. Atavistic politicians go on and on about how giving same-sex domestic partnerships the same benefits as marriage would be a financial burden on employers and social services, and possibly bring about not only an end to civilization […]

TFTD – Take the Path With Heart

Posted by Void on 09/30/2006

“Never take a path that has no heart in it. You can’t lose if your heart is in your work, but you can’t win if your heart is not in it.” — Carlos Casteneda

Your Cheatin’ Heart?

Posted by Void on 08/10/2006

Cheating Accusations in Mental Sports, Too – New York Times For some reason it never occurred to me that one might wish to cheat at chess. Eugene Varshavsky sent the NY Times article along to me and as soon as I run into him again I’m going to ask what the heck took 45 minutes […]

Windows Vista – Got Crack?

Posted by Void on 08/10/2006

Hacker publicly cracks Windows Vista – vnunet.com For those of you who aren’t aware that the long-awaited Microsoft “Longhorn” OS has been released for Beta testing under the new name “Vista”… well, they have. Add more memory, clear 40G in your harddrive to run a virtual machine, and buy a new video card if you […]

emo

Posted by Void on 05/28/2006

It’s all the rage. Everybody wants to cut and cry and puke and write bad poetry.

ECT, etc.

Posted by Void on 04/27/2006

“A functioning police state needs no police.” — William S. Burroughs “Shock Therapy” is that ugly dog collar and backpack combination that they use in some detention centers to control kids with behavior problems. Yes, read that to mean psychological problems. Don’t get me started on behaviorists. It is used as a behavior modification technique, […]

Thought for the Day (TFTD)

Posted by Void on 04/15/2006

Man can experience himself and the world in myriad ways.

Thought for the Day (TFTD)

Posted by Void on 03/28/2006

Who listens to my thoughts?

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