'Safe'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My joy over the new sushi place having uni on the menu is somewhat countered by it not tasting as good as I recall and costing almost nine bucks for two pieces of nigiri. However, the rolls I got tonight were great (the place has really excelled in food quality for all my visits after the first), and I was seated in exceedingly cute young waiter's section again.
He thanked me for being so friendly... ah, kiddo, if you only knew how friendly I'd like to get with you...
Toyota’s running humanoid robot
That's not uncanny valley, that's adorable. So cute.
Skipping again on yet another person's computer (I'm spreading the b.org links on people's computers everywhere!) because, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Deena's birthday.
Happy birthday, Deena! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
Happy birthday Deena!
Happy Birthday, Deena!
Calling all hiveminders!
(Yes, just got back, and already need you. See how my life work?)
There's a Talmudic quote that says "we don't see things the way they are, but the way we are". I already asked some people about it, including our wonderful Nilly, but nobody seems to know exactly where it's from. And I googled and I googled till I couldn't google anymore. Now, can any one of you give me the reference to this quote? Anyone with Jewish orthodox relatives, by any chance?
My google says that quote's not Talmud, but Anaïs Nin.
Happy Birthday to Deena!
Happy birthday, Deena!
Shir, one of the sources I found is calling it a Kabbalist teaching/quote. It's got an attribution of sorts to the Maharal of Prague and it's got its origins in a Torah story about Joshua leading the Jews into battle.