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Peter: So another question I have relates to what you call an ‘Open Source’ approach to meditation, where there is a freedom to draw from all kinds of practices. Could you say a little about that?

Vincent: Yeah, the Open Source thing is interesting because I’m really into technology – it’s something I’ve been interested in for a long time – and one thing I know about the open source movement is that it can be done really really well, if you get the right people, or it can be a complete disaster and you end up with the worst software ever! (laughs)

But if you do get the right people involved, there’s something about the spirit of open source, a kind of attitude of experimentation, of trying new things, of seeing what works, of not getting caught in a closed, proprietary system. So, for example if you’re working at Microsoft there’s certain parameters that you have to work within, that you don’t have to use when you’re working with open source.

this article was found at http://www.vincenthorn.com/2011/08/09/an-open-source-approach-to-meditation-practice/

Sometimes in Proga we ring bells. Sometimes we are silent.

I am getting prepared to go on the market for some new devices. I have this unhealthy habit of holding on to old, cheap, DIY assembled Frankenstein monster computers.

It isn’t like I don’t know that I’m doing it. I have been repeatedly well informed that I prefer to work with crap hardware since around 2001. That’s about the time I moved out of my parent’s home (for the third time) and actually started popping the case off my own computer (actually it was my girlfriend’s computer). Perhaps less than standard machines are holding me back from doing things better!

I’m thinking about getting a smart-phone with a keen data plan and some type of tablet. I want something which can run an open source Operating System and that is versatile and compatible because I’m still not too sure what I want to be if I grow up. Gaming is somewhat important too. I think a thin ribbon of gaming expertly placed between stressful and or under-stimulating events is what keeps me from actively seeking anti-anxiety meds.

Has anyone out there fallen in love with any devices, products or plans? Is there something out there that is heavily advertised that I ought to steer clear from? What do you have or use? How in the world did you part with your clunker full of crispy insect husks and fine layers of dust?

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Daily Proga 4/9/2012

New Hardware

Okay, maybe we do need them…

genesis

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