by Kourosh | Jun 25, 2007 | On Mind
Feeling a lack of control over one’s own fate is arguably a large characteristic found in different types of mental anguish and suffering. Being able to understand the self is a method of gaining some of that control. Different types of therapies have their own...
by Kourosh | Jun 23, 2007 | Performances
June 23rd – 10aCST/8amSLT – Bliss-Basin Please note the time change to 8am Second Life time. Happy Summer 🙂
by Kourosh | Jun 21, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
Ah, what memories … programming with lines of code starting with multiples of ten … There’s no reason for the newest special effects to make a cool video: _SoWRCy21pY
by Kourosh | Jun 18, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
The technique of compression is frequently used in editing music. Basically, one takes the quiet sounds of a piece of music and makes them louder, while essentially leaving the loud parts the same. Compression can be useful when using a wide range of dynamics over a...
by Kourosh | Jun 14, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
Aphex Twin is a pen-name of sorts for Richard James. His music is sometimes considered rather quirky. His more recent works display dramatic shifts and changes in percussion structures, rhythms, and sounds. By no means do these sound simple. For those hearing these...
by Kourosh | Jun 11, 2007 | On Technology
Video games as exercise is gradually becoming a more accepted phenomenon. Video games have had to fight against a stereotype, largely built by itself, of being a mainly sedentary activity. The image of a someone becoming overweight or out of shape due to sitting on a...
by Kourosh | Jun 7, 2007 | On Technology
Ars Technica reports a trend of kids being exposed to technology at ever younger ages. So, how young is too young? The focus of the article points out this trend which may alarm some parents and members of society. Meanwhile, kids are learning the technology quickly...
by Kourosh | Jun 4, 2007 | On Mind
What makes a therapist? Certainly, there are different styles to every craft. But, there seem to be so many fundamentally different ways of functioning in the role of a therapist from psychoanalysis, to dialectical-behavioral, to interpersonal, among many others. Each...
by Kourosh | May 31, 2007 | On Mind, On Music
When listening to the sounds of a train in the city, one can imagine that we hear it’s pulse. Watching the cars, we can imagine the streets filled with life. The entire structure becomes a form of life. Standing at a shore, the air of lake and land merge in...
by Kourosh | May 26, 2007 | On Mind
I will be holding a lecture in meditation at 11am (CST) / 9am (SL time) at Trinity College in SL’s Dublin. Click the picture for transport:
