2013.06.19 07:00 - Multitasking, Music and RSI

The Guardian was Zen Arado. All comments are by Zen Arado. The meeting was held at Kira cafe because of a region restart.

Zen (zen.arado): Hi Sunji :)
Zen (zen.arado): me too
Sunshine (szavanna): hi :)
Sunshine (szavanna): I am listening to What about me YV
Sunshine (szavanna): TV
Zen (zen.arado): too much multi-tasking
Zen (zen.arado): or is that one word?
Zen (zen.arado): multitasking hmm
Hug & Kiss 2.02 Deluxe full: szavanna Resident invited you to a couple animation, choose 'yes' to accept
Hug & Kiss 2.02 Deluxe full: say /50stop to stop the animation prematurely
Sunshine (szavanna): preparing for Zenji hug
Sunshine (szavanna): grrr
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh ;))
Sunshine (szavanna): much better
Sunshine (szavanna): °͜°
Sunshine (szavanna): mm ty
Zen (zen.arado): it's hard to hug someone when they are sitting down
Sunshine (szavanna): ;))
Zen (zen.arado): as I know :)
Sunshine (szavanna): can be done
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe
Sunshine (szavanna): I don't think it is too difficult ;o)
Sunshine (szavanna): I am looking at different songs
Sunshine (szavanna): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQnXOdW4jFU
Zen (zen.arado): can you get songs and download them?
Zen (zen.arado): To play in Second Life?
Sunshine (szavanna): yes I can
Sunshine (szavanna): not so legal
Sunshine (szavanna): so at the moment I am a pirate ;p
Zen (zen.arado): I used to do it by making YouTube videos into MP3s
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Zen (zen.arado): but the files were only temporary I think
Sunshine (szavanna): but now you can use that DJ program
Sunshine (szavanna): its not available in SA sadly
Zen (zen.arado): even with net search they block some of the tunes
Zen (zen.arado): oh?
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm I checked I think
Zen (zen.arado): Sometimes if I go to play one I have downloaded it doesn't work and I have to download it again
Sunshine (szavanna): but I have a two fold problem
Sunshine (szavanna): I cant use Virtual DJ
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh ok
Zen (zen.arado): why not?
Sunshine (szavanna): my connection is not good quality
Sunshine (szavanna): sometimes it is perfect
Sunshine (szavanna): other times its very slow
Zen (zen.arado): I am so lucky that I have a good collection and a fast computer
Zen (zen.arado): connection
Sunshine (szavanna): yes :)
Sunshine (szavanna): so I upload everything to another server
Sunshine (szavanna): that is more reliable
Zen (zen.arado): I live very close to the telephone exchange as well
Sunshine (szavanna): you can even buy that in SL now
Sunshine (szavanna): ah thats good
Sunshine (szavanna): its called "auto dj"
Sunshine (szavanna): and it is 3000l per month
Zen (zen.arado): I see
Sunshine (szavanna): and that way you have a radio
Sunshine (szavanna): that is on 24/7
Zen (zen.arado): it's all very complicated
Zen (zen.arado): I have no idea how my virtual DJ program plays music into Second Life
Sunshine (szavanna): °͜°
Zen (zen.arado): how it sends it to the server
Sunshine (szavanna): but it works
Zen (zen.arado): I wonder if it could do video
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm yes thats the next step
Zen (zen.arado): the cheaper version doesn't do that but if I bought the more expensive one I wonder if it would show videos as well as play music in Second Life
Zen (zen.arado): but it costs 200 dollars more :(
Sunshine (szavanna): yes hmm
Sunshine (szavanna): for now its not an option for me
Sunshine (szavanna): when I try to watch videos - they work sometimes
Sunshine (szavanna): but not reliable
Zen (zen.arado): I bought mix craft version 6
Sunshine (szavanna): you did?
Zen (zen.arado): it was only 74 dollars
Sunshine (szavanna): and?
Zen (zen.arado): not too bad
Sunshine (szavanna): :) I am staying with fl studio
Zen (zen.arado): it is easier to use and it seems to have quite a lots of options
Sunshine (szavanna): but for now I was busy with lots of admin
Sunshine (szavanna): ah nice
Zen (zen.arado): I'm starting with a blues song
Sunshine (szavanna): might test it later
Zen (zen.arado): now I have to buy a MIDI keyboard :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): yay really
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe
Sunshine (szavanna): sounds so pro
Sunshine (szavanna): °͜°
Zen (zen.arado): yes it's easy to just use one of the tracks they give you and then you can overlay some melody
Zen (zen.arado): to start off with anyway
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): and you can add chord effects
Zen (zen.arado): so we have some bass and drums and trying to add some melody now
Sunshine (szavanna): and some beat
Sunshine (szavanna): ah nice
Zen (zen.arado): yes and there are good videos on YouTube
Sunshine (szavanna): ;))
Sunshine (szavanna): to learn mixcraft?
Zen (zen.arado): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): great
Zen (zen.arado): and I actually understand them
Sunshine (szavanna): °͜°
Zen (zen.arado): the guy doesn't go too fast
Sunshine (szavanna): Woooohuuuuu
Sunshine (szavanna): it gets hectic
Zen (zen.arado): he doesn't seem to be to computer geeky like some of them
Sunshine (szavanna): so its so liberating when you actually get it
Zen (zen.arado): I still have so much to learn though
Zen (zen.arado): but at least I'm starting to get somewhere
Sunshine (szavanna): :) me too
Sunshine (szavanna): yesterday I went to a show of this computer guy
Sunshine (szavanna): he makes electronic music
Sunshine (szavanna): and then there was a girl too
Zen (zen.arado): some of those other programs I spent so long just trying to work out what things do
Zen (zen.arado): oh yes?
Sunshine (szavanna): yes more and more people do it
Zen (zen.arado): did you learn anything?
Sunshine (szavanna): remix culture
Zen (zen.arado): I had to go to the virtual ability meeting
Sunshine (szavanna): its nice to see how they layer things
Sunshine (szavanna): ah yes I am not managing now to go there
Sunshine (szavanna): would love to in the future
Sunshine (szavanna): I wish I was 10 Sunjis
Sunshine (szavanna): that would be about enough
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Sunshine (szavanna): how was that meeting?
Zen (zen.arado): :-) and I wish I was 10 Zenji's
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe that would be great
Sunshine (szavanna): 1 Zenji to write poems, another to paint
Sunshine (szavanna): another to make music
Zen (zen.arado): I could have one for writing, another one for painting and another one for music
Zen (zen.arado): snap
Sunshine (szavanna): hehehe
Sunshine (szavanna): and another to just enjoy the sun
Zen (zen.arado): /me dies laughing
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D:D
Zen (zen.arado): and another one to do the work
Zen (zen.arado): to do the chores
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): cook
Sunshine (szavanna): delicious meals
Zen (zen.arado): but that one would complain all the time :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe
Zen (zen.arado): why am I doing all the work?
Sunshine (szavanna): its ok - the others will be happy
Zen (zen.arado): Why do guys enjoy yourselves?
Sunshine (szavanna): may be those guys could help a bit
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm
Zen (zen.arado): while you guys enjoy yourselves
Sunshine (szavanna): that should make the work Zenji happy
Sunshine (szavanna): can you give me that dies laughing gesture
Zen (zen.arado): no, he would want to be a writer or painter to o:-)
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh but whats wrong with chores?
Zen (zen.arado): I triggered it by accident
Sunshine (szavanna): lol I like it
Sunshine (szavanna): chores I find - make for good breaks
Sunshine (szavanna): bit like the 90 seconds
Sunshine (szavanna): its refreshing
Zen (zen.arado): I can't seem to find it
Sunshine (szavanna): its ok
Sunshine (szavanna): send it if you find it
Sunshine (szavanna): so how is your photo?
Zen (zen.arado): /me dies laughing
Zen (zen.arado): typing seems to trigger it
Sunshine (szavanna): lol
Sunshine (szavanna): that can be annoying lol
Sunshine (szavanna): giggling here in RL ;p
Sunshine (szavanna): imagine whatever someone asks you
Zen (zen.arado): I found a little program that makes you take a break every now and then
Sunshine (szavanna): you answer with that
Zen (zen.arado): to save your eyes
Sunshine (szavanna): ah thats good
Sunshine (szavanna): what is that called
Zen (zen.arado): workrave it'scalled
Zen (zen.arado): and it tells you how much time you have been on the computer
Zen (zen.arado): you can set different times on it
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh I see
Sunshine (szavanna): is it for linux also?
Zen (zen.arado): I don't know
Zen (zen.arado): it might be because it is open source
Sunshine (szavanna): ah there is a tar file
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): downloading
Sunshine (szavanna): °͜°
Zen (zen.arado): I have three hours and 11 minutes left
Zen (zen.arado): before I should get of the computer :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): for?
Zen (zen.arado): they say you shouldn't spend longer than four hours per day on the computer
Sunshine (szavanna): omg
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Sunshine (szavanna): oh so you have been on for just a bit?
Sunshine (szavanna): for your session
Zen (zen.arado): well I was on earlier this morning because I type a Journal
Zen (zen.arado): but that was only about 20 minutes
Sunshine (szavanna): aha! cheating!
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Sunshine (szavanna): ah ok thats not so bad
Zen (zen.arado): I don't understand how it works it must only count time when you are active
Zen (zen.arado): because I logged in here at seven a.m. SLT
Sunshine (szavanna): it checks your mouse?
Zen (zen.arado): and that is 50 minutes ago
Zen (zen.arado): I don't know
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): ah and how is your egg build?
Zen (zen.arado): I ordered a new mouse
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Zen (zen.arado): I haven't looked at it again
Sunshine (szavanna): I am getting a new keyboard
Sunshine (szavanna): and headset
Zen (zen.arado): it is a more ergonomic one because I am finding it difficult to use an ordinary one
Sunshine (szavanna): just got the quote
Zen (zen.arado): it is important to prevent getting RSI
Sunshine (szavanna): so it works better?
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Zen (zen.arado): I hope this one works for me because it is expensive
Sunshine (szavanna): yes I hope so
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm so shall we make a date for the dream egg?
Zen (zen.arado): http://www.posturite.co.uk/mice-keyb...uin-mouse.html
Sunshine (szavanna): ah let me see :)
Zen (zen.arado): there is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65YRJ3foIys
Sunshine (szavanna): looks like a joystick
Zen (zen.arado): I bought a writing board from them years ago
Zen (zen.arado): and it has worked well for me
Zen (zen.arado): because I get a sore neck if I bend over a desk writing for too long
Zen (zen.arado): but my hands are weak now and that's a problem
Zen (zen.arado): I don't think I could use one left-handed
Sunshine (szavanna): ah looking at the guy explaining
Sunshine (szavanna): and how is this one working?
Zen (zen.arado): they have keyboards as well I think
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Zen (zen.arado): I haven't got it yet I just ordered it yesterday
Sunshine (szavanna): ah ok
Sunshine (szavanna): hope it will work well
Zen (zen.arado): I am finding it difficult to right click on the mouse I have
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm kk
Zen (zen.arado): so we have to try these things
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Zen (zen.arado): if you start getting RSI it can be too late to fix it
Sunshine (szavanna): good tips for me also
Zen (zen.arado): can you touch type?
Sunshine (szavanna): sort of
Sunshine (szavanna): never actually learned it well
Zen (zen.arado): Touch typing is better for your hands if you can do it
Sunshine (szavanna): yes so you rest your fingertips on the right keys
Zen (zen.arado): I am trying to stick to voice typing
Zen (zen.arado): it spreads the work to all of the fingers
Sunshine (szavanna): is that working well - are you doing it now?
Zen (zen.arado): yes it works pretty well for me now
Sunshine (szavanna): yay great
Zen (zen.arado): it does make silly mistakes sometimes and it doesn't know some words
Zen (zen.arado): but I can type much faster
Sunshine (szavanna): ;p
Zen (zen.arado): and I still make mistakes if I type manually
Sunshine (szavanna): but do you still have to type?
Sunshine (szavanna): if you do the voice typing
Zen (zen.arado): I can type about 1000 words in 20 minutes using voice typing
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Zen (zen.arado): sometimes I have to still type the odd word because it doesn't know some of them
Zen (zen.arado): like people's names
Sunshine (szavanna): yes hm
Zen (zen.arado): but I teach it names like Sunji and Xirana :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): its good to have a name like sun
Sunshine (szavanna): ah °͜°
Zen (zen.arado): and Eliza
Sunshine (szavanna): yes its like the spell checkers
Sunshine (szavanna): you can teach them
Zen (zen.arado): names I use a lot
Sunshine (szavanna): yes
Zen (zen.arado): the voice typing has got really good now especially if I use it in Microsoft Word
Sunshine (szavanna): ahdid you see that short non duality video
Sunshine (szavanna): that Jeff foster posted
Zen (zen.arado): no, what was that?
Sunshine (szavanna): its a short thing
Sunshine (szavanna): an intro do a conference
Zen (zen.arado): I saw the one where he was laughing
Zen (zen.arado): :-) they just laughed the whole way through it
Zen (zen.arado): he has a website called the deepest acceptance you know
Sunshine (szavanna): ah yes I love that laughing one
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh he has a separate site for htat?
Zen (zen.arado): I bought a new headset as well
Sunshine (szavanna): that
Zen (zen.arado): they are far better for listening to music
Zen (zen.arado): http://www.deepestacceptance.com/
Sunshine (szavanna): ahh yes I see
Sunshine (szavanna): brb
Zen (zen.arado): Sennheiser are the best but they are expensive
Zen (zen.arado): kk
Sunshine (szavanna): back
Zen (zen.arado): that was quick!
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe yes I am like speedy gonzales
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Zen (zen.arado): :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): ah I didn't know about this site
Sunshine (szavanna): to read the book - it doesn't work well for me
Zen (zen.arado): I don't spend much money on other things so I just spend it on computer gizmos
Sunshine (szavanna): I haven't read a book in 10 years :)
Zen (zen.arado): you are not a bookie person :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): no
Sunshine (szavanna): I prefer something more soundy
Sunshine (szavanna): or touchy
Sunshine (szavanna): or hmm tasty
Sunshine (szavanna): ;p
Zen (zen.arado): you are a visual aural tactile person
Zen (zen.arado): :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): ah that sounds more pro
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe
Zen (zen.arado): I don't read as much as I used to
Zen (zen.arado): /me dies laughing
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Sunshine (szavanna): lolll
Zen (zen.arado): I think I spent too much time reading spiritual books especially
Zen (zen.arado): so now if I buy one I just read it very slowly
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Sunshine (szavanna): well everything changed with the net
Zen (zen.arado): but there is so much to read on Facebook anyway
Zen (zen.arado): yes
Sunshine (szavanna): great site
Zen (zen.arado): I can read tricycle article is as well
Sunshine (szavanna): whats that
Zen (zen.arado): you notice it said article is instead of articles
Sunshine (szavanna): no I didn't
Zen (zen.arado): it is a Buddhist magazine
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Sunshine (szavanna): ah :)
Sunshine (szavanna): you get it every month?
Zen (zen.arado): I have an article posted to my email every day
Zen (zen.arado): I did have a subscription but it has lapsed now
Zen (zen.arado): I think I don't get the
Zen (zen.arado): paper version of it
Sunshine (szavanna): ah kk
Zen (zen.arado): some of them are okay but I don't read all of them
Sunshine (szavanna): hmm I think one needs to shift a bit
Sunshine (szavanna): and do other things in RL
Sunshine (szavanna): be more aware
Zen (zen.arado): I prefer non-duality
Zen (zen.arado): I listened to Daryl Baileys talks
Zen (zen.arado): he answers questions once every month
Sunshine (szavanna): yes I remember you mentioning him
Zen (zen.arado): people send him in questions
Zen (zen.arado): this month he just talked for about an hour and a half just in audio
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Zen (zen.arado): that might suit you better
Sunshine (szavanna): ah where do I find that
Zen (zen.arado): although he has written a couple of short books
Sunshine (szavanna): I like to download talks and listen outside
Zen (zen.arado): http://darrylbailey.net/about/
Zen (zen.arado): you go to listen and then questions answered
Sunshine (szavanna): merci monsieur
Zen (zen.arado): or listen to his talks first to get an idea
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Sunshine (szavanna): will do so
Zen (zen.arado): he is a very down to earth guy
Sunshine (szavanna): I better go fix the fire
Zen (zen.arado): he works in a big warehouse in Winnipeg
Sunshine (szavanna): then get back to work
Sunshine (szavanna): ah yes you told me
Zen (zen.arado): yes I better post my log and make my dinner
Sunshine (szavanna): :)
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe chores Zenji
Zen (zen.arado): thanks for coming today Sunji
Sunshine (szavanna): hugs °͜° so show me the song
Sunshine (szavanna): once you have it
Zen (zen.arado): yes I should get the other Zen she to make my dinner for me :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): ah and ask me if we should do the egg together
Sunshine (szavanna): lol
Sunshine (szavanna): an yes Zenjina
Sunshine (szavanna): ;p
Zen (zen.arado): yes we'll have to sort something out about that :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): she will cook for Zenji
Zen (zen.arado): ha ha
Sunshine (szavanna): ;D
Zen (zen.arado): I'm not sexist :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): ok so IM me anytime
Sunshine (szavanna): I knowww
Sunshine (szavanna): ;p
Sunshine (szavanna): bon appetit to all the Zenjis
Hug & Kiss 2.02 Deluxe full: szavanna Resident invited you to a couple animation, choose 'yes' to accept
Hug & Kiss 2.02 Deluxe full: say /50stop to stop the animation prematurely
Sunshine (szavanna): that was oooo fun ty
Sunshine (szavanna): sooo
Sunshine (szavanna): chat soon :))
Zen (zen.arado): all the Zenjis will have dinner now :-)
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe a soccer team
Zen (zen.arado): hey I didn't have my own name and had to type that
Sunshine (szavanna): a bientot :))
Zen (zen.arado): byee
Sunshine (szavanna): really??
Sunshine (szavanna): lol
Sunshine (szavanna): hehe take care
Sunshine (szavanna): :))