2011.05.02 01:00 - The (im)possibility of quietly observing

The Guardian for this meeting was Wester Kiranov. The comments are by Wester Kiranov.

Archmage Atlantis, eggsalad Ormstein and Alfred Kelberry joined me and we had a quiet conversation about observations.

Wester Kiranov: hi arch
Archmage Atlantis: Hello Wester
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Archmage Atlantis: Early Monday morning.......I thought early Wednesday mornings wer quiet :)
Wester Kiranov: early Tuesday mornings are quiet as wel :)
Archmage Atlantis: True
Archmage Atlantis: It would be a good time to opine about life, the universe, and everything,,,,,but I don't have anything much to say anymor *g*
Wester Kiranov: in rl here it is not quiet at all, I've got my twins arguing over breakfast
Wester Kiranov: so about those other things i can only say 42
Archmage Atlantis: Yes, 42....but we've had to build another planet to find the meanin of 42........I am glad you have your twins.....frustrating tho others we love may be, we love them still.....and that is part of the meaning of 42
eggsalad Ormstein: hi
Archmage Atlantis: Hi
Wester Kiranov: hi eggsalad
eggsalad Ormstein: hi arch. hi west
Wester Kiranov: have a seat
Archmage Atlantis: Pls sit with us egg
eggsalad Ormstein: ok
Archmage Atlantis: Somehow i feel I should insert some brilliant comment,.....but just sitting here is enought
eggsalad Ormstein: not much for the recorder to record
Wester Kiranov: I'm glad you resisted being brilliant then ;) (to arch)
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Archmage Atlantis: Nope, not much....but more than often this is a quiet time
Alfred Kelberry: hi :)
Alfred Kelberry: wuff!
Wester Kiranov: hi alf
eggsalad Ormstein: hey box
Archmage Atlantis: Boxy !!!!!
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Archmage Atlantis: ltns
Alfred Kelberry: lovely manga sun did
Alfred Kelberry: um, what's the topic?
Wester Kiranov: yes, that was a very nice idea
Wester Kiranov: no topic, as yet
Archmage Atlantis: The boards, yes.....the topic is silence
Alfred Kelberry: i thought so, archy :)
Alfred Kelberry: i like this pic
Alfred Kelberry: i think it's adams quietly observing the crowd
Archmage Atlantis: So we observe the observer, very zen
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Wester Kiranov: i thought that was quantum mechanics :)
Alfred Kelberry: wester, it was derived from zen :)
Wester Kiranov: zen is not observing the nonobserver as well :)
Archmage Atlantis: My impressiom of the viewpoint often expressed as zen is that there is no viepoint yet one exists
Archmage Atlantis: doublespeak
Archmage Atlantis: conundrum
Alfred Kelberry: :)
eggsalad Ormstein: this sim has an odd topography
Alfred Kelberry: wester, in human relations, if you observe quietly you don't really influence much
Alfred Kelberry: we often don't notice the presence of our observer behind the bushes :)
Archmage Atlantis: Agree, Eggers......Storm was quite creative in the old days, before things became more standardized
Wester Kiranov: i actually believe observing quietly is probably the most effective way of behaving
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Alfred Kelberry: yet in qm it can't happen
eggsalad Ormstein: well, I know very little of terraforming
Archmage Atlantis: For me, the most obvious is the lodge.....it sits on 2 sims to accomodate more avs
--BELL--
Alfred Kelberry: i'm off folks
Alfred Kelberry: thanks
Wester Kiranov: bye boxy
--BELL--
Wester Kiranov: I'm off too. bye