Daniel the Dreamer

The Blackboard teacher

2011-10-16T14:45:00.000-07:00

In case you haven't heard of khanacademy.org, I want to tell you the site rocks big time! Its ability to teach surpasses wikipedia for the topics covered. If you want to learn about math, science, finance, etc..., that is a great place to learn. Yae! for Salmon Khan who created the site!

Negative Addictions

2011-02-23T10:10:00.001-08:00

Short term pleasure, not realizing the long term damage. Examples: alcohol, chemical, sex, spending/buying, gambling, work, news, food, video games, etc...

Do you know what your addiction is? Mine has been that I'm a news junky. The news calls me all the time: Come here Daniel and we will have a good ole time. Negative addictions tell us lies. Tells us that we are better with the pleasure. What is or has been your negative addition?

How do you break an addiction? Acknowledging it, knowing that it is there, realizing that it is more than a bad habit, recognizing that it is evil, is perhaps the most challenging step. Knowing that your life will be better with out it.

Electrons and Protons as standing electromagnetic waves

2010-02-15T05:26:00.000-08:00

I made public a theory that I have been working on for many years:
http://www.ilovephysics.com/forum/t2149-Electrons-protons-standing-electromagnetic-waves.html

Although I worked on the theory for many years the theory is quite simple. Would be very interested in knowing what you think about it.

Thanks,
Daniel

Towards a more prosperous latin america

2009-12-12T09:25:00.000-08:00

Summary:
1) Open government to help stop corruption. All government transactions available on the internet.
2) People setting aside there differences and willing to team up. Unified laws across the different countries will promote free trade and increase business.

One day in the future latin america will decide to unite. A united latin america (ULA) will have many bonuses for its people like:
1) easier travel
2) better economy
3) Many benefits come when people decide to become a team and work together.

On the downside everyone hates big corrupt governments, so those types of issues will need to be minimized before people will be willing to unite.

A united people is a beautiful thing. A team playing as a team will win versus a team with individuals.

How to get along with open source developers

2009-05-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

If you want to know how to get a long with open source developers this blog about msysgit will help:
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/wiki/MSysGitHerald9

The science of love

2008-04-13T07:47:00.000-07:00

Natural selection causes love.
Take for example a dog. If it has love, then it loves its fellow dogs. It will stick together and work as a team. We know that a pack is more successful hunting than an individual.
Humans: A man that has love is going to be more successful raising a family than one with out. With love a man will stick with his mate and children. With out it, he will abandon them, and the family will have a more difficult time surviving.

About God

2008-02-26T04:57:00.000-08:00

I love God, at least the concept of God. Something that can judge us, and perhaps save us from evil. A wonderful concept. Father Joe at my Catholic church defined God as something we can not possibly understand. This is the definition I'll use for God if you need one.

I don't believe a God as defined in the bibles exist. These bibles where written by people. Even though I don't believe it, I wish it were true, for reasons stated in the previous paragraph.

I see people debating frequently if God exists. What I notice of interest in this debate is something different than what you might see. What I see is that people with fear tend to believe in God, and people without fear tend not to believe in God. This fear I believe is mostly inherited from your parents genes. Also the more fear you have the more you believe in God and the more familiar you are with the bible.

People with fear for the most part are intelligent. They have to ask themselves why do I fear? One answer they can come up with is God. They feel God and therefore God exists. In case you haven't noticed, people with fear are generally more successful then people that don't. They study, they learn, they work, they prepare, because they fear. Fear is a powerful motivator. People without fear tend to take a nap. (ha ha)

My personal perspective for evidence of God:

Science can not explain existence. Something has to come from something and science can not explain how the first thing came into existence. No credible theories for spontaneous creation. Any theory would violate the law of conservation of matter and energy.

Non evidence for God's existence:

The successful survival instinct we call fear. We justify our paranoia by telling ourselves we feel God.
The, or a, bible. Created by men who fear.

Unlike God, science is based on testable and measurable evidence. Not all science is this way, but for the most part it is. Because it is based on fundamental truths that we can measure, test, and other strongest of evidence, we should prioritize science over religion. Prioritize evolution over what the bible says literally. Science does not teach us morals and religion does. For that we need religion or follow the golden rule.

The first and most important step

2007-08-01T05:32:00.000-07:00

We know that taking the first step is often the hardest. Not because the step itself has inherent difficulties but because we are reluctant to change. We are reluctant to head in a new direction. We are more comfortable doing the same old thing.

What does it take to improve our nation? The first step is to admit that we live in a mediocre nation. We are no longer the super power, that is way ahead in the standard of living above other nations. We need to decide convincingly that we are no longer going to accept the way things are. We need to decide that we are willing to experiment with important fundamental aspects of the way we team up together, known as government. We need to decide that we are willing to take one step back in order to take two steps forward. Not all experiments are successful the first time, but the information gathered is the goal, rather then the result of the experiment.

I know it may seem obvious and trivial what I've said here, but it is hardest and most important step. Without it we are condemned to be like the others, with it, we can excel and be a super nation once again. Lets put our fears aside of changing the constitution, or drastic changes to our election system. Lets be strong and

face the dangers together
trust each other
strive to not just listen but to understand what others are saying
if we don't understand then be willing to experiment so that we know for sure
and ultimately to do what is best for our children and future children of this nation.

America corrupt

2007-07-30T07:30:00.001-07:00

A common trait you will find in history with successful societies are strong leaders. In America we vote in our leaders. A system that has become corrupt over the years. A ran for state representative so I have first hand experience how the system works. The system is corrupt because candidates prostitute themselves to the highest bidder.

Elections are most often won by the candidate that spends the most. If a candidate wants to win an election he must appeal to political action committees (PACs). For example if I want a lot of money from the gun lobby than I must be an extremist on gun issues.

I suggest a better system. A system that has similarities with our jury system. It would work differently for different elections, but here are some details for a presidential election.

Candidates bid money to be in the election.
The top 500 are selected.
The candidates are randomly divided into groups of 4.
Juries are created for each group. About 128 for this case.
The juries select the top two candidates from each group and those candidates advance to the next round.
The Jury process is repeated. Half the number of candidates exist for the subsequent round. Jump to step 4, until there are only 2 or 4 candidates left.

Advantages:

Pool of candidates is larger. More likely to find an excellent candidate.
Money plays less of a role in the process.
Voters are up close and personal with the candidates. A better way of deciding who is the best leader, versus hearing stuff on the T.V. that was bought from being a prostitute.
Political parties play less of a role in the process.
Voters can discuss the candidates amongst themselves and try to reach consensus.

For the final four or two candidates I suggest we go back to the regular system where the candidates are elected from the mass populous.

Towards a more productive society

2007-03-11T09:52:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what productive societies have over less productive societies, besides money and power? The simple question is what makes a society more productive than others? Some people think that rich countries are rich because of the natural resources they inheritantly have. While true to some extent it doesn't explain a country like Japan, with few natural resources but a very wealthy country.

There are many factors that go into a productive country but the one I want to point out as most important and perhaps easiest to change is culture and tradition. I was born in Colombia South America. Part of the culture there is if you get stolen from then you are an idiot for allowing it. If you steal successfully then it is something to brag about. Contrast that to Japan. Japanese tradition stresses respect for society and the established order and prizes group goals above individual interests. [1] You are brought up as a child to work for the team. Everything you do is for the team. The Japan education system alots time for moral teaching. Children spend time cleaning the school. [2]

With this in mind I hope societies such as ours can spend more time in school teaching morals, team oriented thinking, and less me me me.