Which foot is on the floor?

It can be either, but in both directions it feels like the (b) kind of falling turning.

I use the mouse with my left hand to exercise my right brain a bit.

Delightful post, Neo.

(J. Peden’s advice helped me control the otherwise less controlled switching. Mostly clockwise for me.)

Amen. And what is this “anti-clockwise” business? Why is “anti” better than “counter”? And…

One other burning question: could “being right/left handed” discourage people from using their other hand from an early age and somehow inhibit development of one side of the brain to its fullest?

sorry.. i was referring to the hell that they put and ahve put the gifted through. from social experimentation with ulterior motives. like putting us in classes with the most violent kids, thinking that our brains will rub off and we will make geniuses out of people who think torturing is a fun way to spend a day. or how adults would waltz into my life, pretending to be the best friends, but they were researchers with their agendas, so they made friends, got what they wanted, then left the kid by himself a freak.

here is another older person who was gifted, and unlike me, a lot more bitter.

http://celiagreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-research-on-gifted-children.html

There is every reason to think that many of those involved in education have ideological axes to grind; and even if they did not, they are in a position of so much power to influence what goes on in the lives of their victims, that it could hardly be expected that their subconscious motives would not have considerable influence on the outcome. Their motives are not necessarily purely ideological; they may simply prefer or dislike one type of person rather than another. In particular, jealousy of exceptional ability, exceeding their own, is likely to be a very influential force in the situation.

the stories i could tell.. meanwhile, they loved to use such kitsche as left and right brained, and other catches, to label us and sort us, then do things to us.

i remember a freind who broke down before he could be tested… never made it anywhere.. the games were too much on top of academic acheivment they didnt want him to have, so they could cook the books.

right now in colorado they will do somethig similar. now poor = gifted… so if a kid is poor and a minority he or she gets in the gifted program. (cause we are all the same. like those sociopaths and psychopaths that destroyed my ability to breath normally).

its nice. under the guise of social whatever, the teachers will spend all their time working on kids that cant do the work, and so what happens to all the smart kids who are predominantly jewish, chinese, or caucasian?

can you spell ted kazynski?

[have you ever read his tract? its the kind of thing that movemetns are founded on – and would have been if teddy was more the political animal than the fix it yourself kind of guy]

to quote
“Criticising the sacred assumptions of the modern ideology and breaking the taboo about complaining of the damage done to your life by properly appointed agents of the collective seems to be regarded as even more reprehensible than pornography.
”

so i was referring to a personal gripe in how the collectivist system has managed to insure that the best and brightest actually dont go anywhere.

care to see what the roles are for engineering, and sciences?

left brain right brain is populist crapola…

its like nature nurture… its not some opposing proportions on a scale. its 100% of both. duh.

read about tall poppy syndrome, and how we hate success, and deem that those who are, are cheaters… ergo, paris hilton is a giant, emmy noether is unknown, and sanger a eugenicist whose eugenics mag hitler was a fan of, is a hero.

ack!

another quote

The only form of success to which people have little resistance is that of socially appointed oppressors of humanity, in which case the successful person may enjoy some status and power over others so long as he retains his position, but is unlikely to become rich enough to enjoy any autonomy. He is not going to be free to do anything he wants in any way he could get anything out of, and will always be expected to get his kicks out of frustrating and oppressing other people

for some reason, this post churned up the past.

why, i dont know.

The power of society depends on the power of the lie. The power of the lie is very great.