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Sorry Matt but how I can be being unrealistic if I'm talking from experience? Or do you mean the sense of wanting that human potential to become a social norm? Oh and most types of realism just tend to be a kind of conservative, self fulfilling prophecy. Of couse nothing is going to change if you say it can't because then you don't try. Yet history has continually changed as a result of optimisitc philosophies and understandings. A quick consideration of history negates attempts at that type of rationalisation. I support realism against blind optimism of course but that's a different kind of thing. The trouble is greed and selfishness are such powerful motivators of self delusion. Well I guess we have to agree to disagree there. I may not have addressed your answers in the way you think I should have but I felt my answers were pertinent to what you were saying in terms of the way I analyse.

I've already addressed much of what you're saying in my previous post but you've obviously missed that. I will admit that I'm aware that my points haven't been expressed in a very lucid form because of intoxication so furry muff on that count. I can't be bothered with discussing this anymore (saying the same things over in a different way) aside from adding that often people become used to a functional level of happiness and take it for some meaningful level when really it isn't. It's not until some awareness of something more is experienced that we can properly understand how limited what we previously thought happiness was. I'm not sure what you mean by my disregard of advice about my unhappiness? Maybe I've forgotten though. My manner has been below par of recent so I apologise for that and I hope this doesn't cause much in the way of animosity. However I am going to speak honestly about what I consider to be a real problem for human beings. It's a simple fact that we often end up unconsciously adopting philosophies and rationalising in support of them for various reasons even if those philosophies are pretty much insane and quite limiting to our happiness. This is my view about society in general. I can have such an insight independent of my mental health; which can anyway relate to factors aside from selfishness anyway. Okay so I've said more than I said I would but I'm ending it here. I'll read any response but I doubt I'll respond myself.

From my position it doesn't much matter if the having is about a memory or the having is about a material. What's important, especially with reference to happiness, is the intention which leads to them. Materialism, like any other form of having, is really only about ideas anyway but I won't go into the reasons for that and bore everyone. I'm not talking about complete selflessness anyway, just a significant movement in that direction, that follows from a genuine concern and interest in those around us. Maybe not going on as many holidays, driving so much, using energy efficient products, etc. What's important is seeing the value in having a concern and beginning to move in that direction. When we miss the value of selflessness then we're in trouble. The trouble with balance is, in the broader sense, we're not balancing our energy wants with the actual energy available. It's like knowing your bottle of water needs to last you a few days in the desert but drinking it all in one go when you get a bit thirsty because this offers you a greatly satisfying experience that you can have the next day. Even if this means harming or even killing yourself later on. Happiness comes in degrees. You probably won't believe me but I do have some insight into this steming from personal experience in relation to my practices of meditation and yoga. There are much greater degrees of happiness to be found aside from the types of having that you're going on about. Several months back in a lecture I suddenly felt filled with an unconditional love for those around me, where all the usual judgements against people broke down and I felt that the best course of action was just to serve people in the best way I could. That shitted over all my other experiences including any bike line I've been really pleased with or any other kind of having. Shame it only lasted an hour but it was, none the less, a taste of what's possible. I've had similar experiences in the past particularly so on meditation retreats. This is what I mean about the irony of selfishness. It doesn't serve you as well as you think it does but it's very good at convincing you otherwise. And I'd feel much worse if in the areas that I have managed to not be selfish I was then selfish for such superficial gains. I'm too aware of what that quality means to choose it in such a conscious way. This wouldn't help uni anyway. Similarly in the sense that I can't just join in with many of the conventions within this world even though that alienates me - being dumped by my last two gfs in part of for not being motivated enough toward money, and activities like driving because I hold developing wisdom and a concern for the environment, respectively, in higher regard. To try otherwise would be an act that was boring and too energy consuming even if it did offer more of a sense of belonging. I mean, would you dress up in a clown suit of that's Anyway, again, I hope this makes some sense. My mind is a bit scrambled from binging on codeine. Yeah getting worked up probably doesn't do me any good. When you feel everyone is acting f**king crazy though it becomes a bit difficult to stand next to it all in a calm way. Whole societies can be insane and I think our society is that. The point needs to get through.

That's my budget. How much does it matter? Can you recommend anything else?

I was quite aware that I was going to be open to attack in the sense that you've pointed out. I don't claim to be particularly good in the sense of being selfless although I have had enough experiences with regard to the opposites here and I'm very convinced of the reward of selflessness over selfishness. Selflessness is always associated with love, compassion, etc. and selfishness with hatred, greed, etc. The latter do not feel good by matter of fact. And anyway my life isn't just pure depression. It often offers periods of quite intense happiness but punctuated by the periods of the opposite of that. My problem is the fact that this tends to ruin any long term attempts at whatever respective activity. Furthermore, I wouldn't reduce happiness to just the quality of selflessness. Like most things in life the situation is more complex than that with problems and rewards arising from a wide aray of factors. You're obviously holding a similar position to the other people that I want to criticise. What more can I say? You're choosing selfishness over selflessness. From my position you're caught up in the prevailing attitude of your society. And you're wrong if you think that the current socio-economic model is anything that has to stay. Just check out history. It's something that's always influx. It's the nature and pattern of existence. You say money makes the world go round and not happiness ("happy thoughts") but this is just another example of a common misunderstanding. An interest in money follows from the unconscious identification with it and happiness or pleasure. "If I just get money to buy this or that or achieve status I will be happy or I will feel good" is the underlying thought process that people miss. So it's an attempt at happiness that makes the world go round. If so, the means that brings the greatest happiness is clearly the better means. In this sense obviously I would argue that selflessness is a better means and greatly so for more reasons than I've stated. There are so many similar thought processes of unexamined presuppositions that define a persons behaviour and which we absorb both implicitly and explicitly from society. This is why the "masters of living" often talk of us being asleep. We're basically just socially programmed bio-computers blind to that fact in any experiential sense until we start reflecting upon it. Then we can actually start shaping ourselves and hopefully in saner ways that actually better accord with our nature. But there's no chance I'm going to embrace what you're seemingly in support of (?). But perhaps you just mean acceptance rather than the more positive term, embracement? I'm willing to work on acceptance but that doesn't mean anything about resignation to also changing the crazy thing I've accepted in the future. That was too much effort. I'm really tired and f**ked from ingesting stuff so hopefully this isn't too incoherrent.

I'm too worn out to continue this. I'll say some brief stuff though. I don't think you're stupid in general but I do think it's stupid to think you can't do anything and to not recognise that thinking this is just a made up reason to support a kind of laziness and fear of losing certain things within your life. I have all sorts of areas in my life where I'm also stupid but this one is quite important to not be stupid about because it relates to self preservation and for those who actually care about life beyond ourselves, the preservation and/or quality of life of those around us. Caring for those around you, when done properly, WILL reward you more than the having of laziness, stuff and so on. And I don't want to be a dick about all this. It contradicts and defeats the philosophy I'm rambling on about. In the act of being a dick I'm just being selfish about my need to release my concerns about other peoples selfishness and ignorance. Better to focus that into trying to offer a different and hopefully more sane way of looking at the world. I also relate to the people that block the isle. That irks me. They might as well be dribbling down themselves. It seems to fit with the state of ignorance they have to those around them.

Okay, I have to admit I don't have the patience at the moment to do much research. I think I'll just have to risk it with that motherboard combo and maybe the Antec 300 case which somebody mentioned was quiet. Thanks for your help, Tomm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aHy8foIM9M Opium Folk.

Do I even need to say? Is there any point anyway? Sanity is so easily rationalised away in the service of selfishness; that quality of great irony that convinces the individual that it offers something substantial with laziness and having but which actually pales in comparison to the quality and acts of giving a shit about those beyond you. Those former rewards are superficial but the rewards of actually feeling something for those around you, whatever form of life they take, are inherently deeper. Isn't this really obvious? I keep making silly tautologies. Too much drugz Sorry Mike for being rude. I shouldn't let this stuff weigh on me but it's all so f**king insane. I don't want to understate that so here's a big INSANE.

Is the HD video, AVCHD though? It's just this makes a difference because of the very complex compression involved in that type of video file. My current pc handles raw HD just fine but AVCHD destroys it. Is the ram in that link decent ram? Okay that's a fairly good idea about the shutdown. Thanks on both accounts. However this sounds like a better idea. Unfortunately my bed is up by the ceiling and out of eye contact with the pc screen. Presumably some of them come with sound control as well which would also be ideal. Thanks also

You're right Mike; stupid people are annoying.

Interesting idea except my sleeping pattern is incredibly erratic and there's often a difference of a few hours between when I get to sleep Thanks anyhow.

Yo, Once upon a time I was a computer Nerd but these days I'm at a loss as to what's what. I'm currently looking at this as an upgrade so that my computer can handle editing with dslr AVCHD without any conversion to something of lesser quality. I think I might prefer a 6 or 8gb ram setup but overclockers say this will mess up the bios settings they have configured and thus void the warranty. Anyway, is this any good or can anybody point me in the direction of something better somewhere else? Also, does anybody have any experience with cases that claim to be very quiet? I'd like to be able to listen to music quietly without my fans drowning it out. Finally, does anybody know much about adding wireless controllers for your pc so that I can turn it off from my ceiling bed without having to get down. I'm having trouble sleeping and I think having some music on may help me get to sleep but I don't want the pc on, wasting energy, when I do actually get to sleep. Thanks in advance.

We sometimes go to the underpass by the Create Centre as there are some rocks under cover. I guess we will probably go there tomorrow if the weather is pants. We've been trying to sort a ride with you for ages! I think it's been months since we first tried.

Awesome Joel. Love your style. Thanks for making me feel like riding again And Adam, sort yourself out! Getting riding ffs!

Summer vibe was awesome. Remembering it's not summer; not so awesome. Great vid Joe; really good feel with some good riding/style

You talking about tall 24" Sharn of Bristol that does illustration or something similar at UWE? Because where he goes into uni is just above the arnalfeeny (awful spelling attempt there) opposite to big llyods across the river.

It's a shame really. He blatantly could of been positioned around the level of Danny Mac if he'd stuck at it. Although I can appreciate being into art or something similar instead.

I'd keep asking others but, if you get stuck, I can offer a sofa or floor space but neither are great. My room in my shared house is tiny. I'm about 40 mins walk away from the uni though. Bristol uni yeah? And is that a trials bike that you'd be bringing?

It still astounds me quite how selfish people are. Selfishness blantantly flows from certain misunderstandings about the nature of being human and what achieves the greatest happiness and sanity. But then, of course, we've all grown up conditioned by various media forms which have told us and narrowed our belief that happiness is found in the short term gains of having this or that be it an object, an activity or convenience. "Having is the most important thing" is a dominant philosophical presupposition of our time. However, this also says something about the general stupidity with which people haven't been able to step back and recognise their blind conformance to the social trends (greed, selfishness, short sighted, etc.) within which they're being carried. All you retards that can't see that you're probably going to end up bringing children into a world that can't sustain them and that you'll massively regret that when it happens should take a moment to think. Of course it's a shame that people can't extend their compassion beyond the socially constructed ties of family but it's better, at least, than absolute selfishness. And of course we can do something. Is anyone really that stupid to think otherwise? People that don't want to admit it do so because it means facing a loss of their current state of, often superficial, having. edit: Ummm, perhaps excuse the form in which my points have taken.... Although the points still stand regardless of the mood which they've been expressed in.

Check internet explorer isn't set to "offline" or "work offline" (whichever it is). Stupidly this will stop messenger working. Happened to me not so long ago.

Hmmm. Fair point even if a bit annoying for reminding me of potentially how lazy I've become in terms of non-right angles

I want to go but, aside from the mini, I'm slightly sceptical that my riding style needs are going to be met. Having looked at pictures of Barrow Farm before it looks awesome for natural trials riding but not so much for my approach. Can anyone shed some light on this?

I'm about in the week but will be back in Bristol for the weekend unfortunately.

NohopsMeek. Loving the lines there. As said before; sort a proper vid out init.