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Re: Unified CORE Training Program / Sensory Experience Group Discussion

Travis B. Hartwell — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:56:33 -0000

I've tried this sort of thing before, and when I did it again tonight, I found it was easy to get distracted.

"Hear." and instead of stopping there it was like, "Oh, that's the sound of a car driving by. It sounds like they're going fast! The muffler is sure loud."

I'd get stuck labelling exactly what it was and chasing that instead of just thinking, "oh, I'm hearing that".

This led me to be disconnected from my senses and I'd have to snap back to it, "Pay attention!"

It felt difficult.

Re: 166–169: The Couplet (and Teachings about Theosis) in Today’s Mormonism

Travis B. Hartwell — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:30:47 -0000

I really enjoyed the podcast. I especially enjoyed the "outside" perspective that Tom brought and his academic theological perspectives from more mainstream Christianity.

As you spoke of uncreated intelligences Dan, I was reminded of something I read recently. I have been studying a bit on eastern religious teachings within Hinduism and Buddhism and read the book "Autobiography of a Yogi" (it can be found on Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ca.... I was surprised when I read something that, though using different terminology, fit very well with my Mormon theology. In Chapter 43, Yoganada's guru is teaching him and mentions this:

"You have read in the scriptures," Master went on, "that God encased
the human soul successively in three bodies-the idea, or causal,
body; the subtle astral body, seat of man's mental and emotional
natures; and the gross physical body. On earth a man is equipped with his physical senses."

Some of the details that follow I may or may not agree upon, but the description of the causal body seems to be the uncreated intelligence, the astral body being what we term the Spirit Body, and then of course our physical body. I found it interesting to find such teaching in the Hindu traditions. I believe it was Brigham Young taught that truth is found everywhere. I loved hearing the commonalities that Tom shared in this podcast and I love seeing the commonalities is diverse places such as the Indian traditions.

Re: http://opheliaswebb.tumblr.com/post/28157960472

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:58:10 -0000

Great. Divorced, not in a relationship. And I hate cake.

Re: The Humble Bundle for Android is Here!

Travis B. Hartwell — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:31:29 -0000

Yes, they are apks that you download and install.

Re: http://opheliaswebb.tumblr.com/post/9682733785

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:46:40 -0000

Wow. If I went out with someone like this, I'd wonder what planet I was on. Soooo not a match for me. Even my Mom who doesn't use computers or the Internet has probably heard of those things. It would be so hard not to end the date right there. :)

Re: 4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Ignore From the Steve Jobs Formula

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:49:58 -0000

I guess I just don't understand enough about economics or law because I didn't get any of that. When does an idea have any more value than what the market shows of the actual product?

It makes perfect sense to go after another company if they have stolen exact plans or source code (in the case of software), because that is stealing actual work. But, it seems like to me that the way you describe patents isn't at all how the patent system works today.

Besides, where would Apple be today if Xerox had patents (or pursued litigation on ones they have, I honestly don't know if they patented things) GUIs and other technologies that are the fundamental things that make up the Mac interface? Has Xerox suffered because they didn't have patents/pursue patent litigation? Or did they not gain market share because they didn't properly pursue marketing and further development of the ideas from PARC? Wasn't it a failure of business execution? Why should the law protect a company from it's own mis-management? Apple saw these good ideas, pursued them, and revolutionized the personal computer industry.
Another good example is that I read that Microsoft is making more money off of patents related to Windows Mobile than in actual software sales and licensing. Since they can't execute on what good ideas they have, they are making up for that in the court. How does that even make sense?I never know how I come across, so I want to be clear, I'm curious about this and not debating. I just haven't seen advantages or sense (at least in the tech industry) of patents, they just seem to do more harm than good.

Re: 4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Ignore From the Steve Jobs Formula

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:20:50 -0000

As I mentioned on Twitter, I would add "Patents and lawsuits don't equal innovation." I'll never understand why someone who thinks their products are so superior and is already the most profitable company around even would consider using patents and lawsuits. If Android is as crap as Jobs claims, why is Apple so afraid of Samsung?

Re: Blow Dryers, Mobile Homes + When to Shut Your Fucking Macbook, Already

Travis B. Hartwell — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:25:38 -0000

Ashley, I swear. You make me laugh. You make me want to help people. And you make me want to cry.

I haven't quite experienced some of the same things you have, I am lucky, both of my parents are still with me and a part of my life. But as I wrote about in the blog post I shared with you yesterday, I have known my share of loss -- including the love of my life.

Frankly, it doesn't matter what the hell you are going through (ahem, this is The Middle Finger Project, so I'm adjusting language accordingly), there are things and people that matter. I have been staring death in the face these last few years. Been scared out of my mind. In all of that, I lost sight of why I loved life -- the companionship of my lovely wife, of our adorable puppy, of the other people in my life. I became afraid of life, even though that life of love and children and hairdryers is exactly what I wanted. It didn't matter that I could barely get out of bed. It didn't matter that every day I take a cocktail of medication that probably is enough to make a horse crazy just to stay alive. But, I lost sight of that and I lost what was most important to me.

I'm still in shock over my divorce. It's harder than even the struggles I have every day just to stay alive and to stay healthy. And each day it is hard, but I want to reach out and help others. I want to figure out how to be a better person so, if I do get a chance for love again, I won't lose it this time. I want to make sure I spend time with and cherish those people I still have -- cause I don't know how much longer I will be around, or they'll be around. Or how long I'll be able to see them (I am slowly going blind, too).

Thanks for the beautiful story, told only the way that Ash can tell it. If we ever meet, I'm giving you a big hug.

Re: Has a Stranger Ever Made Your Week, Becoming a Friend in a Split Second?

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:54:14 -0000

It really is the little things that count.

This week (actually, it was even this last night), I was able to reach out to someone that I had recently "met" on Twitter. She had recently had a kidney transplant, and I just celebrated the two year anniversary of mine. Even in those 140 characters, the bond was instant and we messaged back and forth talking about our difficulties. I probably will never meet her, but her kindness helped me in a rough moment.

I also wrote in my blog about an experience I had a few weeks ago, where a little act of kindness from a restaurant owner profoundly affected me: http://iam.travishartwell.n...

Thanks for reminding me to be thankful for the little things and to also reach out in kindness to all.

Re: When You Feel Like You Could Collapse + A Personal Favor

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:37:28 -0000

Yay! It worked!

Keep rocking it in Europe Ash.

Re: When You Feel Like You Could Collapse + A Personal Favor

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:23:16 -0000

The donate button just takes me to my Paypal account page. Should I just send the money to his gmail address that you listed or should the button have filled out some form for me?

I want to help out. :)

Re: 100 Things About Me

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:28:41 -0000

Loved reading this and getting to know a bit more about you. It was an inspiration for me writing my own.

Interestingly, I also am an ENFJ. Probably weird for a programmer to be such, but I hope you met enough there in the Bay Area to not stereotype us all. :)

Re: The 67 Emotions of Success: My Story

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:09:38 -0000

Thanks for an amazing, inspiring post! I hope to have the courage one day to publicly write this post for me.

It's so hard after reading this to not want to be my best and shine as well.

I went and bought "I'll Be Missing You" off off Amazon MP3 this morning after reading this. It's been a favorite and significant song to me for a while, thanks for the reminder!

Re: Free Idea: Code equivalent to Morning Pages/750 Words

Travis B. Hartwell — Tue, 31 May 2011 07:35:53 -0000

I love this idea. One of the big take-aways I get from the writings of Julia Cameron and Natalie Goldberg is the practice of writing morning pages helps you to turn off that internal censor. For me, whether it be writing prose or writing code, I definitely have to overcome that censor and push myself to just get stuff on the screen.

I think if I could turn off that initial censor, it would be easier to use my better intuition on what is good code and what isn't. A daily practice like you suggest is definitely a great idea for moving this idea forward.

Re: http://gundy.org/post/5975757878

Travis B. Hartwell — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:41:42 -0000

Cute!

Re: In memory of Harold Sydney Deino

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:11:22 -0000

Sorry to hear about your grandfather! I mentioned to Sharalyn to say hi to you if she saw you when she was up visiting this weekend and she told me about what happened. I understand a bit about mourning and loss, so I know how difficult it can be. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Re: Contest: Win a Motorola XOOM WiFi from Droid Life! (Updated)

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:35:29 -0000

My 3 favorite Android apps:

1) GO EX Launcher --- the best Launcher/Home replacement out there
2) ROM Manager -- makes it trivial to install and update custom ROMs on my rooted phone
3) Google Maps/Navigation -- I'm never lost any more :)

Re: If You Think You’ve Got a Tough Life, There’s Always Someone That’s Worse

Travis B. Hartwell — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:12:12 -0000

Thanks for the reminder; I've been meaning to watch this video since
it came out.

Stephanie and her husband are such examples, I hope that I can develop
their humble, open, and loving attitude through the trials in my life.

Thanks Jesse.

Re: More On Seesmic's Vision of Programmable Twitter clients

Travis B. Hartwell — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:08:11 -0000

Sounds great! I just hope that you guys find a way of doing this more than for Windows. Please don't leave those of us on Linux or OS X out. It's a great idea and I wish more web services were easily programmable.

Re: 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

Travis B. Hartwell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:22:55 -0000

Thank you.

I realize people need to make the choices on what works best for them. For some people, that just might be a Blackberry. Others it might be the iPhone. But please don't count Android out. :)

A good friend once asked me why I was using a particular piece of software to accomplish a particular task. I actually couldn't think of why I was using it over the alternatives other than "just because". So I re-evaluated it and found something that was a better fit that actually had the features I needed. So, why do people use the platform they use? Is it because it is the shiniest one? Or do they have reasons like Scoble has listed for him? If so, good. I have my own as well for using Android.

Re: 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

Travis B. Hartwell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:18:49 -0000

Who said anything about representative? I'm pretty sure Robert is not representative of the typical user either, but for different reasons.

So automatically my opinion doesn't count? Would you say my wife's opinion doesn't count because she uses Linux too? (She knows nothing about the command line, couldn't install it herself -- or Windows for that matter, but once it is set up she prefers it)

Then you need to count out a lot of iPhone users I know, because they heavily use Linux as well and are system administrators and developers.

I hope I didn't say anywhere in my post that just because someone uses a Mac, your opinion on this matter doesn't count. I was just sharing my opinion on how I prefer Android.

Re: 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

Travis B. Hartwell — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:11:35 -0000

I had a very long reply written, but I decided it wasn't worth it.

No platform is perfect. We each choose our hardware and software tools based on how it meets our needs and the particular set of problems and benefits that they give. Often these choices are not based on necessarily pragmatic things in the eyes of others -- on one extreme, look at Richard Stallman for a fine example.

For me, the tools I use are Linux on my desktop and an Android phone in my pocket. They may not be as "sexy" as the things sold by Apple, but I would still take them any day over the Apple line of products. I spent six months trying to use a Mac Book Pro as my primary computing environment and gladly gave it up and went back to Linux when the particular job that gave me it was finished. Day to day, my Linux desktop is so much easier for me to run and to use. None of the so-called "benefits" of an Apple device or operating system did anything for me, as any modern Linux "just works" right out of the box on the hardware I have and with tools like the apt system and a very large package repository, Ubuntu is much easier to maintain, keep up to date and secure -- for *all* of my software, not just the core software.

Sure the Android may be behind and not have 85,000 apps. Perhaps some of the handsets released are not as sexy as the iPhone. And you are effectively tied to Google for many things. But those are a set of trade-offs I would rather take. I don't have to use iTunes (which I can't use --- don't have a Mac or run Windows) to manage my phone. I can write applications that do whatever the APIs allow and as long as it isn't pornographic, illegal, or offensive (as determined by the Android user community), I can put things in the Android store. If it isn't accepted there, I can still distribute my app via my own website and anyone who wants to can install my app -- without jailbreaking their phone, as long as I don't depend on root capabilities.

And I have many great applications that may or may not be available on the iPhone:
- Pandora
- Facebook
- Google Voice
- Amazon MP3 store -- purchase and download music right on the phone
- Foursquare
- Shop Savy (does exactly what you described, including showing you stores locally and what prices they charge, and prices at many online stores. This was released when Android was released)
- Shazam
- Sherpa

I'm sure there are more. Yes, some of the apps that Robert mentioned I would love. I hope that they eventually come to the Android. In the end, it doesn't matter to me who "wins". I doubt Linux on the desktop will ever "win". But it is the right choice for me and my family. Even though there might be a few cool games or applications on Windows or OS X, there are too many tradeoffs to not keep me on Linux. Same thing with my Android. It can only get better. I'm not reliant on just one handset maker or carrier to keep the platform alive. I doubt my next phone will be an HTC phone -- it might be from Motorola, Samsung, or maybe someone new. It can only get better from here. As a developer, I'm starting to put my time into Android. It makes more sense for me, even if the iPhone is a larger user base right now.

Re: Mark Allen

Travis B. Hartwell — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:44:24 -0000

Oh how I know you what mean. I am becoming more and more unlike my family politically than they care to admit.

Re: Nothing lasts forever (and why I’m back to blogging)

Travis B. Hartwell — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:25:55 -0000

Shawn -- good point. It is hard relying on some service -- especially a free one -- to store your content and to be your window on the world. It is nice that we can have self-hosted blogs and be the masters of our content and make sure our interactions get out. This has motivated me to get back to blogging too. So, check me out:

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Software Toolsmith

Blog:
http://www.travishartwell.n...

Where to find me:
http://www.travishartwell.n...

Re: Volunteer Work (July 17): Utah Blood

Travis B. Hartwell — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:03:49 -0000

I want to second Rachel's recommendation to give blood. I've been the recipient of a transfusion myself -- I had extremely low blood pressure during my recent kidney transplant and so I was given a unit of blood to help stabilize me. It is because of people like Rachel that I was able to receive that. So, please, donate!