Fork-Bomb Your Brain

If the cognitive Fork Bomb command takes time to to process before coming back, and a repeat request is made in that time, waves of electrical signals could be canceling or amplifying along pathways in your brain. Wave interference is related to all sorts of really cool things, like sonic booms, lasers, and holograms. The idea of anything like that happening because of a simple thought just fills me with wonder…

I want my tiny wearable supercomputer!

I’m completely unsatisfied with the portable computers currently available.  So I’ve decided to do some articulate whining about how much I want a super-intuitive wearable computer. Mostly, I have issues with the current form factors of Ultra Mobile PCs and other Pocket PC devices. Two improvements are just waiting to happen: improved input, and big [...]

The Many Arms Meditation: Extreme Multitasking

In 2004, during my first Summer at Fo Guang Shan with the Woodenfish program,my desperation to do anything other than counting my breaths led to any number of new and interesting meditation experiences.  This one was inspired by a combination of traditional Indian religious iconography, Tibetan deity yoga, and the desire to challenge my brain [...]

Exhilarating Coffee Meditation

This is a great meditative experience that anyone should be able to duplicate.  Blurring the boundaries a bit, this isn’t purely a cognitive activity, but also involves the use of chemical substances.  But then again, any cognitive activity is also an electro-chemical process in your brain as well… Obviously, some people may need to alter [...]