Wise Words Archives - Ink Tank - Make words not war Often it’s not until somebody is gone forever you realize how much you love them. Yesterday we discovered how much we loved Robin Williams. Although we never met him, we grew up with him and we always knew that whenever he appeared on our screens he’d make us laugh or cry or think a little differently about the world. But, it wasn’t just his comic genius that made us feel close to him. Read more → How to choose a travel backpack | Travel Backpacks Choosing the right backpack for your trip is probably the single most important travel purchase that you will make before leaving home. Your backpack will be your companion, your house, and the most important piece of gear accompanying you around the world. There are many brands and styles out there, so apart from a few important considerations, the rest is up to your style of travel and preference. Style First, you will most definitely want an internal frame travel backpack. Next, you will have to decide on the size. To get an idea of what you may be carrying, take a look at my backpacking packing list! Size 3,000-5,000 cubic inches (50-80 liters) – is the most popular size for extended budget travel trips such as gap years, but if you can get away with a smaller backpack – do it! Durability The two critical features on any backpack that are most prone to tear up are the straps and zippers. Fit Here’s how to fit a backpack properly: Side or top loading Where to buy a travel backpack?
Music, Mind, and Meaning This is a revised version of AI Memo No. 616, MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. An earlier published version appeared in Music, Mind, and Brain: The Neuropsychology of Music (Manfred Clynes, ed.) Plenum, New York, 1981 Why Do We Like Music? Why do we like music? Have we the tools for such work? Certainly we know a bit about the obvious processes of reason–the ways we organize and represent ideas we get. The old distinctions among emotion, reason, and aesthetics are like the earth, air, and fire of an ancient alchemy. Much of what we now know of the mind emerged in this century from other subjects once considered just as personal and inaccessible but which were explored, for example, by Freud in his work on adults' dreams and jokes, and by Piaget in his work on children's thought and play. Why do we like music? I feel that music theory has gotten stuck by trying too long to find universals. Sonata as Teaching Machine Compare a sonata to a teacher. Cadence. What Use Is Music?
Building Your Bugout Bag: The Complete Infographic Checklist | Survival (Before It's News) Looking for a bug out bag checklist to make sure your bug out bag isn’t lacking anything critical? Instead of another long written post about bug out bags, we thought we’d put one out there in pictorial form. Hope this gives you a few ideas on items you haven’t checked off your bug out bag checklist quite yet. We know one bug out bag isn’t right for every occasion, but this is how we are packing our bags for a TEOTWAWKI scenario. And please, let us know if you think we missed anything, or if you’ve discovered a better solution then we have for some of the challenges to bugging out. This Bug Out Back Checklist Brought To You By ThePrepperProject.com This article has been contributed by SHTF Plan. Source:
8 TEDtalks That Will Change Your Life Forever | High Existence 1. Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species? Juan asks in this compelling TEDtalk ‘can we upgrade ourselves?’ His answer immediately puts humankind in perspective. Read more in his book Homo Evolutis. 2. Brené tells us a story about expanding our perception in a way that could change our lives forever. Read more in her book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are 3. Jane is a gamer. Read more in her book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World 4. We often hear that success is a choice, that it is right around the corner and is for everybody to grasp. Read more in his book Status Anxiety 5. Daphne shows the world how an outdated education system can be outperformed in many ways by something new. 6. Do you eat? Learn more about Incredible Edible here 7. Scilla wants to know how to deal with violence in a non-violence way. 8.
21 Ingeniously Mind-Blowing Camping IdeasArs Spiritus I’ve always loved camping and being in the outdoors. Living in the middle of nowhere for half of my life, I developed various skills and learnt many things to help me not only survive, but be comfortable in the wild. But as much as I thought I knew, I stumbled upon a collection of exciting ideas which I thought was ingenious and mind-blowing at the same time. The creativity and simpleness of these ideas are what made it that much more genius. So without further ado, I present you: 19 Ingeniously Mind-Blowing Camping Ideas ________________________________________ 1. Source: campsaver.com 2. Source: instructables.com 3. Source: Pinterest 4. 5. source: marthastewart.com 6. Source: macbrosplace.com 7. Source: kidactivitiesblog.com 8. 9. Source: asubtlerevelry.com 10. Source: 12. Source: Hammocks.com 13. Source: skruben.blogspot.ca 14. Source: Flickr.com 15. Source: fieldandstream.com 16. 17. Sources: crasftaholicsanonymous.net 18. 19. Source: alittlecampy.com
Raw vegetable crackers - YES there is a use for juice pulp! If you've ever juiced, you've asked but what about the pulp? I've put some in soup but never the whole quantity leftover from juicing. I can't live with the guilt of throwing it out, even when it is to become compost, anymore. I needed to try something and my experiment turned out to be a tasty one. I ate my first batch of crackers in one day. Well I gave a few away to coworkers and they wanted more! We all crave crunch other than celery when on a mostly raw diet so here it is, my very own raw cracker recipe: Super adaptable, ingredients for this recipe can vary greatly, I've done this twice so far with similar results so now feel ready to post the recipe. As a sidenote, you can follow a similar process to make cookies with carrot and pineapple pulp, blend with raisins or dates, coconut, walnuts, flax, hemp, agave or honey and use a bite size cookie cutter (try a spice jar lid!). My crackers have such an intriguing colour cuz they're made with beets! Here's how:
10 Best Science Fiction Stories Where Humans Are The Monsters Videogame suggestions: The Killzone series.. It's never actually been decided either way, but fans have been debating who the real bad guys are in the series since Killzone 1. A lot of stuff happens before the first game to support the Helghast being the good guys theory. Oh and in the upcoming game Killzone: Shadowfall the ISA allow some Helghast survivors return to Vekta some 20 or 30 years later, but in their own little colonies. 25 Ways To Be A Better Man Even If You Can't Be A Perfect One As always, there are improvements to be made. The truth is that no matter how many things we alter in our lives, we will never be perfect men. We will make mistakes, give in to our weaknesses and stumble backwards from time to time – we’re only human. But, with enough focus, we can make a steady improvement over time. The key is to remind yourself what’s most important in your life and what you feel needs changing. 1. You don’t need to head straight to the gym. 2. You don’t have to spend a fortune on clothing, but make sure you look good in what you wear. 3. Either shave or trim – that goes for every area of your body. 4. There are healthier ways to feel energized. 5. If you’re going to live and function in this world, then you better understand it as well as you can. 6. Your mind is a tool, and like all tools, it needs to be sharpened. 7. Give your hand a rest and get some cardio instead. 8. Go for walks. 9. They are human beings who deserve respect. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.