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Buddhism isn’t just about meditation and denying self-gratification to attain a higher state of being. When I was bute a chylde, I visited a Buddhist Hell Theme Park in Thailand. Fun for the whole family: sculptures depicting tongues being torn out, lots of spikes and bodies on said spikes, and certainly heaping amounts of simulated fire and brimstone that would make other religions’ demons feel inadequate. With great joy, my wife and I visited Higashiosaka (click to teleport), the first Buddhist Hell Theme Park in Second Life — the first I’ve ever seen, and likely the first there ever will be. Filled to the prim (pun intended) with scampering souls, corpse-crushing demons, and good ol’ Saṃghāta, that mountain that keeps squashing the sinners. If it isn’t obvious, we had a rollicking, remarkable time. The quality of the build is superb, surrounded by metropolitan buildings out of a Godzilla movie (several demons stood watch), and centered by a pointy temple protruding out of the earth. Around the temple, sculpted little people with crudely-drawn faces and pubic hair ran around in circles, flailing, feeling ever-so-hopeless. And surprisingly animated. See Ravenelle’s video for an in-motion adventure: While you can’t hear it in the vid, a pleasant and/or bone-chilling soundtrack of guttural screams surrounded the whole work, while skeletal hands out of an Iron Maiden album cover intermingled with firetongues. Those who aren’t so rapt on their history will also draw comparisons to certain World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings creatures. Goes to show how creative human imaginations have always been! There was so much to see and do here, and I really appreciate extra attention to detail like the flaming rocks coming down from the sky, the birds circling the temple’s top, the lightning bolts which (among other things) were reminiscent of the Peacock King trailer I saw the other day (wifey and I have been watching various Wuxia films), etc. They all add up for a cohesive, powerful place well-worth visiting. All in all, terribly rich, and enhanced by custom environment settings. And now when my not-yet-Resi friends ask, “What can I see in Second Life?” I can point them here, which might be kinda edgy for the Showcase but worth the visit all the same, and it’s especially meaningful if your cultural background is attuned to the relevance of… BUDDHIST HELL! MUHAHAHA. The only downside? Not knowing who to thank for this experience epic, and why they made it. I didn’t see any advertising, and the main builder’s profile was empty… empty! Seems like they’re of Japanese origin, tho. I’m curious, so if you know, fill me in. Wikipedia has more info on Naraka and hells in Buddhism, and you can’t go wrong with Flickr pictures either (WARNING: NOT FOR SQUEAMISH).

"AQUATIC DREAMS" COVER PHOTOGRAPHY : YUICHI TAKASAKA - AAWA flight 048 features: 1 Fa Fa Fa / Roney Giah / remember "Yesterdays Tomorrows" 2 Fluidity / Scott Hill / dive into "AQUATIC WORLDS" 3 Baleia (Whale) / Roney Giah / swim to "Yesterdays Tomorrows" 4 Beluga / Scott Hill / frolic in "AQUATIC WORLDS" 5 Low Tide / Corrado Rossi (featuring TWM) / float away to "Le Voyage dans la Lune" 6 Ice / Skala / discover the frosty "TUNDRA" 7 Lovers In The Rain / Dream Voyager / visit "MYSTIC CASTLES" 8 Mare Infinitum / PASCO / feel the power of "SyZyGy" 9 Deep Blue (GB mix) / sail away to "Natural Worlds - volume 4" 10 Zarco (Light Blue) / Mediterranea / chill out to "ZORRERO" 11 Evaporation / Alien Music Club / change states with "Zero Digital Gravity" 12 Fresh Mud / Mystikos Quintet / feel the "HEAT" 13 Sea Suite 3 / Bjarne O. / experience "VIRTUAL WORLD" 14 Pina Colada (Blissful mix) / Doug Hinrichs & Wizard / get your "WORLD in GROOVE" 15 JAH CREATION / Scott Turchin / Celebration! 16 VANUATU Surf / Scott Hill / find "Natural Worlds - volume 3" 17 Mystical Sea / TWM / watch for "FREEDOM LIGHTS" 18 Distillation / Seth Osburn / conjure with "SEVEN - Stages of Alchemical Transformation"

A sample of my best 3d animated artistic works (till now) Credits: Animation :Claudio Castelli , Music: je te veux , Eric Satie Tools Used: blender 3d. adobe after effects, magic

Author: gleonhard Added: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:24:44 -0800 Duration: 195Web 1.0 was about GETTING Noise. Web 2.0 is (was) about MAKING Noise. Web 3.0 is about FILTERING Noise. Web 4.0 (ouch) is about SMART NOISE (or... going deaf?).

Author: gleonhard Added: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:24:44 -0800 Duration: 195Web 1.0 was about GETTING Noise. Web 2.0 is (was) about MAKING Noise. Web 3.0 is about FILTERING Noise. Web 4.0 (ouch) is about SMART NOISE (or... going deaf?).

Author: gleonhard Added: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:24:44 -0800 Duration: 195Web 1.0 was about GETTING Noise. Web 2.0 is (was) about MAKING Noise. Web 3.0 is about FILTERING Noise. Web 4.0 (ouch) is about SMART NOISE (or... going deaf?).

Web 1.0 was about GETTING Noise. Web 2.0 is (was) about MAKING Noise. Web 3.0 is about FILTERING Noise. Web 4.0 (ouch) is about SMART NOISE (or... going deaf?).

Add To Your Site: At HP s Connecting Your World 2008 event in Berlin, Germany, we caught up with the CTO of HP s Public Systems Group, Phil McKinney, who had some very interesting things to say about where HP believes the future will take us. Phil talked with us about what s coming in the future of technology - everything from wearable computing to a very advanced avatar that is programmed to make decisions just like you would, only you can send it to a meeting while you get to go play video games. We look forward to seeing what the future holds. Thanks Phil! Here's how to get the show: Subscribe: iTunes iPod / H.264 | iTunes MPEG-4 | RSS H.264 Feed | RSS MPEG-4 Feed |Download| - iPod-formatted H.264 |Download| - Apple TV High Resolution |Download| - MPEG-4 Tags:

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Author: gleonhard Added: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:24:33 -0800 Duration: 598Media Futurist Gerd Leonhard talks about the Future of Copyright: 1) An actual distinction between Copy vs Performance of digital content no longer exists 2) Even if it did: the Selling of Copies is no longer a growing business, or a ...

Author: gleonhard Added: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:24:33 -0800 Duration: 598Media Futurist Gerd Leonhard talks about the Future of Copyright: 1) An actual distinction between Copy vs Performance of digital content no longer exists 2) Even if it did: the Selling of Copies is no longer a growing business, or a ...

Media Futurist Gerd Leonhard talks about the Future of Copyright: 1) An actual distinction between Copy vs Performance of digital content no longer exists 2) Even if it did: the Selling of Copies is no longer a growing business, or a sustainable model 3) The exclusive right to make copies is becoming impossible to enforce 3) Criminalization of Sharing and Policing of Web-Access is not the kind of Justice our society can afford 4)New Permissions Usage-Rights for Digital Music can and will solve this problem

At HP's Connecting Your World 2008 event in Berlin, Germany, we caught up with the CTO of HP, Phil McKinney, who had some very interesting things to say about where HP believes the future will take us.

Gary DeMar (Preterist) vs. Thomas Ice (Futurist) : The Great Tribulation: Past or Future Debate held May 26, 2006 at a World View Conference in Toccoa, GA.

Gary DeMar (Preterist) vs. Thomas Ice (Futurist) : The Great Tribulation: Past or Future Debate held May 26, 2006 at a World View Conference in Toccoa, GA.

DEBATE: Gary DeMar vs. Joel Rosenberg (author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days and The Ezekiel Option) discuss "the last days" on Jan Mickelson's radio show on August 31, 2006.