Herbert A. Simon and attention

Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) was an American political scientist best known for his contributions to economics, psychology and computer science. Wikipedia says,

"...Simon was among the pioneers of several modern-day scientific domains such as artificial intelligence, information processing, decision-making, problem solving, organization theory, and complex systems." (Wikipedia: Herbert A. Simon, 12.19.22 UTC 07:17)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Simon.

Attention and information

"What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." (Designing Organizations for an Information-Rich World, 1971)

"Solving a problem simply means representing it so as to make the solution transparent." (The Sciences of the Artificial, 1969)

Jef Raskin and ease of use

Jef Raskin (1943-2005) was an American computer interface expert best known for his contributions to the Macintosh project at Apple. Wikipedia says,

"Parallel to the Lisa's development, a skunkworks team at Apple was working on another project. Conceived in 1979 by Jef Raskin, the Macintosh was envisioned as an affordable, easy-to-use computer for the masses, with the Lisa's graphical interface." (Wikipedia: Mac (computer), 12.28.22 UTC 09:13)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Raskin.

Ease of use

"A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems." (The Human Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems, 2000)

"An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties." (The Human Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems, 2000)

Alan Cooper and simplicity

Alan Cooper (1952-) is an American software designer best known for his contributions to Visual Basic. Wikipedia says,

"In his 1998 book, The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity, Alan Cooper outlined his methodology, called Goal-Directed design, based on the concept that software should speed the user towards his or her ultimate goal rather than ensnare him or her in computer minutiae." (Wikipedia: Alan Cooper, 12.16.22 UTC 00:01)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Cooper.

Simplicity

"No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it." (AZQuotes.com)

"Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little difference between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun and powerful product." (The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, 1998)

"A powerful tool in the early stage of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic. If your persona has goals and the product has magical powers to meet them, how simple could the interaction be?" (About Face 3: Essentials of Interaction Design, 2012 by Alan Cooper, David Cronin and Robert Reimann)

Jan Tschichold and typography

Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is a German calligrapher and designer best known for the Sabon typeface and his contributions to the modernism. Wikipedia says,

"He favored non-centered design (e.g. on title pages), and codified many other Modernist design rules. He advocated the use of standardized paper sizes for all printed matter, and made some of the first clear explanations of the effective use of different sizes and weights of type in order to quickly and easily convey information. This book was followed with a series of practical manuals on the principles of Modernist typography..." (Wikipedia: Jan Tschichold, 10.12.22 UTC 14:26)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Tschichold.

Typography

"The aim of every typographic work - the delivery of a message in the shortest, most efficient manner." (AZQuotes.com)

"Readers want what is important to be clearly laid out; they will not read what is too troublesome." (AZQuotes.com)

"White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background." (AZQuotes.com)

Robert Cailliau and online content

Robert Calliau (1947-now) is a Belgian computer scientist best known collaborating with Tim Berners-Lee to create the World Wide Web. The rest of this post is some quotes from Cailliau.

World Wide Web

"When we have all data online, it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems that humankind faces." (AZQuotes.com)

"I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of the web to be controlled between authors and readers, not advertisers." (AZQuotes.com)

"There was a a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're in the middle of chaos. It may calm down. But the alternative is that there's a total meltdown of the system and that it becomes unusable. That would be a catastrophe." (AZQuotes.com)

Information as an optimization problem

When making a blog post or webpage, one can think of information as an optimization problem (IAAOP) based on 4 criteria:

1. Minimization of text
2. Maximization of relevant information
3. Clarity
4. Accuracy

Jean Baudrillard and hyperreality

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a French philosopher best known for his contributions to postmodernism. Wikipedia says,

"Simulacra and Simulation is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which the author seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence." (Wikipedia: Simulacra and Simulations, 12.23.22 UTC 15:06)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Baudrillard.

Hyperreality

"The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is already reproduced, the hyper-real." (Simulations, 1983)

"I observe, I accept, I assume the immense process of the destruction of appearances (and the seduction of appearances) in the service of meaning (representation, history, criticism, etc.) that is the fundamental fact of the 19th century." (Simulacra and Simulation, 1981)

"...we are in a logic of simulation, which no longer has anything to do with a logic of facts and an order of reason. Simulation is characterized by a precession of the model, of all the models based on the merest fact..." (Simulacra and Simulation, 1981)

Vannevar Bush and the memex

Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) was an American inventor best known for his work at the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. Wikipedia says,

"[Bush] emphasized the importance of scientific research to national security and economic well-being, and was chiefly responsible for the movement that led to the creation of the National Science Foundation." (Wikipedia: Vannevar Bush, 12.19.22 UTC 05:04)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Bush.

Information

"Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and to coin one at random, memex will do. A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his book, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory." (As We May Think, 1945)

"There is a new profession of trail blazers, who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enormous mass of the common record. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected." (As We May Think, 1945)

Collection of quotes about minimalism

This post is a collection of quotes about minimalism. There are 2 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. "Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts." (Wikipedia: Minimalism (visual arts), 12.17.22 UTC 23:11)

2. "Literary minimalism is characterized by an economy with words and a focus on surface description." (Wikipedia: Minimalism, 12.17.22 UTC 17:15)

Collection of Cy Twombly works

This post is a collection of works by Cy Twombly (1928-2011). There are 4 works listed below alphabetically.

• Apollo and the Artist (1975)
• Leaving Paphos Ringed With Waves III (2009)
• Untitled (New York City) (1968)
• Untitled I (2005)

Collection of Mark Rothko paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Mark Rothko (1903-1970). There are 4 paintings listed below alphabetically.

• No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) (1951)
• Orange, Red, Yellow (1961)
• Untitled (1952)
• White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) (1950)

Collection of Joan Mitchell paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Joan Mitchell (1925-1992). There are 10 paintings listed below alphabetically.

• Bonjour Julie (1971)
• Bracket (1989)
• City Landscape (1955)
• East Ninth Street (~1956)
• Ici (1992)
• George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold (1957)
• Merci (1992)
• My Landscape II (1967)
• Noon (1969)
• Sans Neige (1969)

Collection of Jackson Pollock paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Jackson Pollock. There are 10 paintings listed below alphabetically.

• Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) (1950)
• Blue Poles (1952)
• Convergence (1952)
• Easter and the Totem (1953)
• Eyes in the Heat (1946)
• Mural (1943)
• Mural on Indian Red Ground (1950)
• Number 17A (1949)
• One: Number 31 (1950)
• The She-Wolf (1943)

Collection of Willem de Kooning paintings

This post is a collection of Willem de Kooning paintings. There are 10 paintings listed below alphabetically.

• Abstraction (1949-1950)
• Ashville (1948)
• Excavation (1950)
• Fire Island (1946)
• Interchange (1955)
• Painting (1948)
• Untitled XIX (1982)
• Whose Name Was Writ in Water (1975)
• Woman I (1950-1952)
• Woman II (1952)

Collection of historical events when Uranus was in Gemini: 1941-1949

This post is a collection of historical events during the last Uranus transit in Gemini (1941-1949) that are relevant to this transit. Uranus represents revolution and innovation, while Gemini represents duality and versatility. The next time Uranus will be in Gemini will be between 2025 and 2033. There are 5 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• World War II (between 1939 and 1945)
• 1942: Manhattan Project begins
• 1943: Colossus computer is created for cryptography
• 1945: United Nations is created
• 1945: Cold War between the United States and Russia begins

Collection of historical events when Neptune was in Aries: 1861-1874

This post is a collection of historical events during the last Neptune transit in Aries (1861-1874) that are relevant to this transit. Neptune represents idealism and dreams, while Aries represents courage and aggression. The next time Neptune will be in Aries will be between 2025 and 2039. There are 7 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1863: International Red Cross is established
• 1865: Slavery is abolished in the United States
• 1869: Periodic table is discovered
• 1872: Yellowstone becomes the first U.S. national park
• 1873: James Clerk Maxwell publishes A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
• 1874: First impressionist exhibition

Collection of historical events when Pluto was in Aquarius

This post is a collection of historical events when Pluto was in Aquarius that are relevant to this transit. Pluto represents death and transformation, while Aquarius represents community and technology. The next time Pluto will be in Aquarius will be between 2023 and 2044. There are 6 time periods and 21 events listed below chronologically.

    305-329 AD

• 313 AD: Edict of Milan
• 325 AD: Council of Nicaea

    550-574 AD

• 553 AD: Second Council of Constantinople
• 570 AD: Muhammad is born

    795 - 819 AD

• Carolingian Renaissance in Europe
• 800 AD: Charlemagne becomes Holy Roman Emperor

    1041-1063

• Movable type printing is developed in China
• 1054: Great Schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches

    1286-1308

• 1296: Scottish War of Independence begins
• 1291: Switzerland is established
• 1299: Ottoman Empire is established

    1532-1553

• Protestant Reformation spreads in Europe (began in 1517)
• 1532: Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire begins
• 1534: Church of England rejects papal authority
• 1543: Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres

    1777-1797

• American Revolutionary War (between 1775 and 1783)
• 1781: Immanuel Kant publishes Critique of Pure Reason
• 1781: Uranus is discovered
• French Revolution (between 1789 and 1799)
• 1792: Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women
• 1796: Smallpox vaccine is created

Sources

Wikipedia: 4th century, 6th century, 8th century, 11th century, 13th century, 16th century, 18th century

Collection of Aphex Twin songs

This post is a collection of Aphex Twin songs. There are 4 songs listed below alphabetically.

• Girl/Boy Song
• Rhubarb
• Stone In Focus
• Windowlicker

List of levels of artificial intelligence

This post is a list of the levels of artificial intelligence. There are 3 levels listed below in ascending order. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. Weak artificial intelligence

"...implements a limited part of mind, or, as narrow AI, is focused on one task." (Wikipedia: Weak artificial intelligence, 11.25.22 UTC 17:23)

2. Artificial general intelligence

"...ability of an intelligent agent to understand or learn any intellectual task that a human being can." (Wikipedia: Artificial general intelligence, 12.9.22 UTC 03:21)

3. Superintelligence

"...hypothetical agent that possesses intelligence far surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human minds." (Wikipedia: Superintelligence, 12.2.22 UTC 12:14)

List of astrological signs by esoteric ruling planet

This post is a list of astrological signs by esoteric ruling planet. The traditional ruling planets can be found at this link. There are 12 signs listed below according to the Zodiac calendar. Source: mermaid-uk.net

• Aries: Mercury
• Taurus: Vulcan
• Gemini: Venus
• Cancer: Neptune
• Leo: Sun
• Virgo: Moon
• Libra: Uranus
• Scorpio: Mars
• Sagittarius: Earth
• Capricorn: Saturn
• Aquarius: Jupiter
• Pisces: Pluto

Explanation of annual profections in astrology

Annual profections is a timing technique in astrology that determines which planet will be the most important planet (time lord) for a person in each year of their life.

The ruling planet of the sign of a person's 1st house will be the time lord for that person during their first year of life (age 0 to 1). In the second year of a person's life (age 1 to 2), the ruling planet of the sign of their 2nd house will be the time lord, and so on.

In annual profections, the time lord is the traditional ruling planet (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) and not the modern ruling planet (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) of each sign.

Explanation of secondary progressions in astrology

Secondary progressions is a timing technique in astrology that determines the experience for a person in each year of their life.

In secondary progressions, one starts with a birth chart and moves a birth chart forward one day for one year of life to determine the experience of that year of life.

For example, to determine the experience for a person when they are 22 years old, the birth chart should be moved forward 22 days and the progressed birth chart should be indicative of that year of life.

Explanation of solar arc directions in astrology

Solar arc directions is a timing technique in astrology that determines the experience for a person in each year of their life.

In solar arc directions, one starts with a birth chart and moves all planets forward one degree for every year of life to determine the experience of that year of life based on the aspects (angles) between natal planets and shifted planets (progressed planets).

For example, to determine the experience for a person when they are 10 years old, all planets should be moved forward 10 degrees and the aspects between natal planets and shifted planets should be indicative of that year of life.

Explanation of zodiacal releasing in astrology

Zodiacal releasing is a timing technique in astrology that determines the length of chapters in a person's life.

To use this method, start from either the Lot of Spirit (career), Lot of Fortune (health) or Lot of Eros (love) in a natal birth chart (rules for calculation at this link) and the sign of the Lot will determine the length of the first chapter in a given aspect of life (listed below). The length of the second chapter will be determined by the next sign in the zodiac calendar, and so on.

It should be mentioned that a year in zodiacal releasing is 360 days instead of 365 or 366 days, so chapters do not normally change exactly on a person's birthday. The length of each chapter by sign is listed below according to the zodiac calendar.

• Aries: 15 years
• Taurus: 8 years
• Gemini: 20 years
• Cancer: 25 years
• Leo: 19 years
• Virgo: 20 years
• Libra: 8 years
• Scorpio: 15 years
• Sagittarius: 12 years
• Capricorn: 27 years
• Aquarius: 30 years
• Pisces: 12 years

Source: theastrologypodcast.com

Collection of timing techniques in astrology

This post is a collection of timing techniques in astrology. This is not a complete list of timing techniques. There are 6 techniques listed below alphabetically. Source: The Astrology Podcast

• annual profections
• secondary progressions
• solar arc directions
• transits
• Vimshottari dasha
• zodiacal releasing

Collection of quotes about decentralization

This post is a collection of quotes about decentralization. There are 6 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. "Decentralization... is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

2. "The internet is an example an extremely decentralized network, having no owners at all (although some have argued that this is less the case in recent years)." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

3. "Wikipedia has been described as decentralized." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

4. "Political decentralization signifies a reduction in the authority of national governments over policy-making. This process is accomplished by the institution of reforms that either delegate a certain degree of meaningful decision-making autonomy to sub-national tiers of government, or grant citizens the right to elect lower-level officials..." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

5. "Austrian School economist Friedrich von Hayek argued that free markets themselves are decentralized systems where outcomes are produced without explicit agreement or coordination by individuals who use prices as their guide." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

6. "Decentralization can make national policy coordination too complex; it may allow local elites to capture functions; local cooperation may be undermined by any distrust between private and public sectors..." (Wikipedia: Decentralization, 11.16.22 UTC 06:41)

Collection of quotes about the Cambrian explosion

This post is a collection of quotes about the Cambrian explosion. There are 2 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1."The Cambrian explosion... refers to an interval of time approximately 538.8 million years ago in the Cambrian Period when practically all major animal phyla started appearing in the fossil record." (Wikipedia: Cambrian explosion, 11.11.22 UTC 02:39)

2. "Before early Cambrian diversification, most organisms were relatively simple, composed of individual cells, or small multicellular organisms, occasionally organized into colonies." (Wikipedia: Cambrian explosion, 11.11.22 UTC 02:39)

Collection of quotes about chunking

This post is a collection of quotes about chunking. There are 2 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. "In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which individual pieces of an information set are bound together into a meaningful whole." (Wikipedia: Chunking, 9.5.22 UTC 23:59)

2. "It is believed that individuals create higher-order cognitive representations of the items within the chunk. The items are more easily remembered as a group than as they individual items themselves." (Wikipedia: Chunking, 9.5.22 UTC 23:59)

Top 4 largest galaxies in the Local Group

This post is a list of the top 4 largest galaxies in the Local Group. Source: Wikipedia

1. Andromeda Galaxy
2. Milky Way Galaxy
3. Triangulum Galaxy
4. Large Magellanic Cloud

Feedback for the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan Working Group

This post is the feedback I provided to the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan Working Group on October 27th, 2022.

Hi everyone. My name is Alex Peek and I have a blog at Econ Analysis Tools.

I want to suggest that the federal government should release short blog posts to display key information from each publication. A given publication could have 1 blog post or multiple blog posts. Each blog post would have its own URL and this would allow people to share information with greater ease. Instead of sharing a large document, a person could send their friend a URL that provides quick access to the information.

I also want to suggest that the government use the information blogging protocol* (or IBP for short) to create these blog posts. IBP is a list of 5 templates for displaying information on a blog post. Instead of having to scroll around on a webpage and read through paragraphs, I believe that information is best displayed when its at the top of the page. IBP ensures that information is displayed in a consistent and simple format.

I will share a link to the information blogging protocol in the Zoom chat and a directory of my blog posts to provide examples. Thank you for listening.

* 'Information blogging protocol' was later renamed to 'information blogging guidelines'

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Collection of quotes about misinformation and disinformation

This post is a collection of quotes about misinformation and disinformation. There are 7 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. "Misinformation is incorrect or misleading information." (Wikipedia: Misinformation, 11.1.22 UTC 17:09)

2. "Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people." (Wikipedia: Disinformation,11.17.22 UTC 10:35)

3. "Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue." (Wikipedia: Fake news, 11.16.22 UTC 00:53)

4. "Because information is distributed by various means, it is often hard for users to ask questions of credibility. Many online sources of misinformation use techniques to fool users into thinking their sites are legitimate and the information they generate is factual." (Wikipedia: Misinformation, 11.1.22 UTC 17:09)

5. "Misinformation on social media spreads quickly in comparison to traditional media because of the lack of regulation and examination required before posting." (Wikipedia: Misinformation, 11.1.22 UTC 17:09)

6. "Echo chambers and filter bubbles come from the inclination of people to follow or support like-minded individuals. With no differing information to counter the untruths or the general agreement within isolated social clusters, some argue the outcome is an absence of a collective reality." (Wikipedia: Misinformation, 11.1.22 UTC 17:09)

7. "Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have found themselves defending accusations of censorship for removing posts they have deemed to be misinformation. Social media censorship policies relying on government agency-issued guidance to determine information validity have garnered criticism that such policies have unintended effects of stifling dissent and criticism of government positions and policies." (Wikipedia: Misinformation, 11.1.22 UTC 17:09)

Collection of quotes about blogs

This post is a collection of quotes about blogs. There are 6 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1. "A blog... is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts)." (Wikipedia: Blog, 11.1.22 UTC 07:25)

2. "The emergence and growth of blogs in the late 1990s coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated the posting of content by non-technical users who did not have much experience with HTML or computer programming." (Wikipedia: Blog, 11.1.22 UTC 07:25)

3. "The collective community of all blogs and blog authors, particularly notable and widely read blogs, is known as the blogosphere." (Wikipedia: Blog, 11.1.22 UTC 07:25)

4. "Several online communities exist that connect people to blogs and bloggers to other bloggers. Interest-specific blogging platforms are also available." (Wikipedia: Blog, 11.1.22 UTC 07:25)

5. "Many bloggers, particularly those engaged in participatory journalism, are amateur journalists, and thus they differentiate themselves from the professional reporters and editors who work in mainstream media organizations." (Wikipedia: Blog, 11.1.22 UTC 07:25)

6. "A micro-blog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregated file size... Twitter, Facebook and other micro-blogging services have become platforms for marketing and public relations, with a sharp growth in the number of social media marketers." (Wikipedia: Microblogging, 4.11.22 UTC 05:17)

Collection of Frank Ocean songs

This post is a collection of songs by Frank Ocean. There are 8 songs listed below alphabetically.

• Biking
• Crack Rock
• Lost
• Nights
• Nikes
• Pink + White
• Pyramids
• Solo

Collection of creativity quotes

This post is a collection of quotes about creativity. There are 8 quotes listed below alphabetically by last name.

Francis Bacon (1909-1992, artist):

1. "The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness and unconsciousness." (Art-quotes.com)

Walter Bagehot (1826-1877, journalist):

2."We must not let daylight in upon the magic." (AZQuotes.com)

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989, artist):

3. "Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, Dalí spent two months in jail in Spain, and these two months were the most enjoyable and happy in my life." (Interview with Victor Bockris, 1974)

Giles Deleuze (1925-1995, philosopher):

4."Creation takes place in bottlenecks... it's by banging your head on the wall that you find a way through... You have to open up words, break things open, to free earth's vectors." (Goodreads.com)

Jacques Derrida (1930-2004, philosopher):

5. "I was wondering myself if I know where I am going. So I would answer you by saying, first, that I am trying precisely, to put myself at a point so that I do not know any longer where I am going." (Quoted in The Structuralist Controversy by Richard Macksey and Eugene Donato, 2007)

Paul Klee (1879-1940, artist):

6. "In my productive activity, every time a type grows beyond the stage of its genesis, and I have about reached the goal, the intensity gets lost very quickly, and I have to look for new ways. It is precisely the way which is productive - this is the essential thing: becoming is more important than being." (Diary, 1912)

Gerhard Richter (1932 - now, artist):

7. "I pursue no objectives, no systems, no tendency; I have no program, no style, no direction. I have no time for specialized concerns, working themes, or variations that lead to mastery. I steer clear of definitions. I don't know what I want. I am inconsistent, non-committal, passive; I like the indefinite, the boundless; I like continual uncertainty." (Doubt and belief in painting, 2003)

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943, inventor):

8. "The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. No big laboratory is needed in which to think. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born." (Quoted in Nikola Tesla's Life & Work by Istvan G. Kocsis)

Collection of quotes about GNU and Linux

This post is a collection of quotes about GNU and Linux. There are 7 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

1."GNU is an extensive collection of free software (383 packages as of January 2022), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own General Public License (GPL)." (Wikipedia: GNU, 10.7.22 UTC 23:37)

2. "Copyleft is the legal technique of granting certain freedoms over copies of copyrighted works with the requirement that the same rights be preserved in derivative works... Notable copyleft licenses include the GNU Public License..." (Wikipedia: Copyleft, 11.11.22 UTC 00:46)

3. "GNU is a recursive acronym for 'GNU's Not Unix!', chosen because GNU's design is Unix-like, but differs from Unix by being free software and containing no Unix code." (Wikipedia: GNU, 10.7.22 UTC 23:37)

4. "Development of the GNU operating system was initiated by Richard Stallman while he worked at MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. It was called the GNU Project, and was publicly announced on September 27, 1983..." (Wikipedia: GNU, 10.7.22 UTC 23:37)

5. "[The GNU Project's] goal is to give computer users freedom and control in their use of their computers and computing devices by collaboratively developing and publishing software that gives everyone the rights to freely run the software, copy and distribute it, study it, and modify it." (Wikipedia: GNU Project, 11.11.22 UTC 14:50)

6. "The Linux kernel is a free and open-source, monolithic modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating system kernel. It was originally authored in 1991 by Linus Torvalds..." (Wikipedia: Linux kernel, 11.9.22 UTC 23:59)

7. "Reasons to change from other operating systems to Linux include better system stability, better malware protection, low or no cost, that most distributions come complete with application software and hardware drivers, simplified updates for all installed software, free software licensing, availability of application repositories and access to the source code." (Wikipedia: Linux adoption, 11.4.22 UTC 18:33)

Collection of Fitz Henry Lane paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865). There are 5 paintings listed below chronologically.

Boston Harbor, Sunset (1850-1855)

Brig Off the Maine Coast (1851)

New York Harbor (1852)

Becalmed of Halfway Rock (1860)

Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penosbscot Bay (1863)

Collection of Honoré Daumier paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). There are 2 paintings listed below chronologically.

Don Quixote in the Mountains (~1850)

Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa (1866-1868)

List of paintings in the Marriage A-la-Mode series by William Hogarth

This post is a list of paintings in the Marriage A-la-Mode series by William Hogarth (1697-1764). The series was produced between 1743-1745. There are 6 paintings listed below.

1. The Marriage Settlement

2. The Tête à Tête

3. The Inspection

4. The Toilette

5. The Bagnio

6. The Lady's Death

Collection of Frederic Remington paintings

This post is a collection of paintings by Frederic Remington (1861-1909). There are 8 paintings listed below chronologically.

A Dash for the Timber (1889)

A Mexican Major (1889)

An Indian Trapper (1889)

A Mexican Vaquero (1890)

The Advance-Guard (1890)

The Fall of the Cowboy (1895)

A New Year on the Cimarron (1903)

Fight for the Waterhole (1903)

Collection of Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky compositions

This post is a collection of compositions by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). There are 4 compositions listed below alphabetically.

• 1812 Overture
• The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13
• Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
• Swan Lake, Op. 20: 1

Collection of Johann Sebastian Bach compositions

This post is a collection of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). There are 4 compositions listed below alphabetically.

• G Minor, Prélude No. 2 in C Minor BWV 847
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• Prélude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Collection of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart compositions

This post is a collection of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). There are 4 compositions listed below alphabetically.

• Eine kleine Nachtmusik
• Lacrimosa
• Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545, 1st Movement
• Turkish March

Collection of Ludwig van Beethoven compositions

This post is a collection of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). There are 4 compositions listed below alphabetically.

• Für Elise
• Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement
• Ode to Joy
• Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - II. Allegretto

Four essential freedoms of free software

This post is a list of the four essential freedoms of free software.

"A program is free software if the program's users have the four essential freedoms:

• The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
• The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
• The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).
• The freedom to distribute copies of your modified version to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this."

Source: GNU.org, Free Software Foundation

License: CC BY-ND 4.0

Collection of open educational resources (OER) organizations

This post is a collection of open educational resources (OER) organizations. The 5R activities of OERs are retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. There are 38 organizations listed below alphabetically.

• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI - OECD)
• Commonwealth of Learning
• Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER)
• Creative Commons
• Curriki
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Affordable Learning Solutions
• Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)
• International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
• Massachusetts Department of Higher Education - OER Initiative
• MERLOT
• MIT OpenCourseWare
• OER Africa
• OER Commons
• OER Digest
• OER Foundation
• OERu
• Open Education Conference
• Open Education Consortium
• Open Education Global
• Open Education Network
• Open Oregon Educational Resources
• Open Professionals Education Network (OPEN)
• Open Washington
• OpenCon
• OpenStax
• Oregon State University - OER
• Rebus Community
• Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens (ROTEL)
• Saylor Academy
• Sherpa Romeo
• Skills Commons
• SPARC
• UNESCO - OER
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
• WikiEducator
• Wikimedia Foundation

Source of 5R activities: nsufl.libguides.com

List of Ra significations

This post is a list of Ra significations. Ra is an ancient Egyptian god. There are 4 significations listed below alphabetically.

• creator
• light
• sun
• universe

List of Thoth significations

This post is a list of Thoth significations. Thoth is an ancient Egyptian god. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• hieroglyphics
• knowledge
• learning
• magic
• moon
• scribe
• wisdom
• writing

List of sun sign, moon sign and 1st house significations in astrology

This post is a list of sun sign, moon sign and 1st house significations in astrology. The sun sign, moon sign and 1st house are all associated with the self.

    Sun sign

• external
• first impressions
• temperament

    Moon sign

• emotions
• internal
• instinct

    1st house

• core being
• ego
• self

List of departments in the U.S. federal government

This post is a list of departments in the U.S. federal government as of 2022. There are 15 departments listed below alphabetically. Source: Wikipedia

• Agriculture
• Commerce
• Defense
• Education
• Energy
• Health and Human Services
• Homeland Security
• Housing and Urban Development
• Interior
• Justice
• Labor
• State
• Transportation
• Treasury
• Veterans Affairs

List of maneki-neko significations by color

This post is a list of maneki-neko (beckoning cat) significations by color. There are 9 colors listed below alphabetically.

• Black: protection from enemies
• Blue: harmony
• Gold / Yellow: wealth
• Green: education
• Orange: passion
• Pink: romance
• Purple: opportunity
• Red: health
• White: luck

List of generations in the Western world

This post is a list of generations in the Western world. There are 8 generations listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Lost Generation: 1883-1900
• Greatest Generation: 1901-1927
• Silent Generation: 1928-1945
• Baby Boomers: 1946-1964
• Generation X: 1965-1980
• Millennials: 1981-1996
• Generation Z: 1997-2012
• Generation Alpha: 2012 - current

List of maneki-neko significations

This post is a list of maneki-neko (beckoning cat) significations. There are 4 significations listed below alphabetically.

• greeting
• happiness
• luck
• peace

List of countries by population in food crisis, emergency and catastrophe in 2021

This post is a list of countries by population in food crisis, emergency and catastrophe in 2021. Source: Global Network Against Food Crises, 2022 Global Report on Food Crises

    Top 10 countries by population in food crisis (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) in 2021

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 27.3 million
2. Afghanistan: 22.8 million
3. Ethiopia: 16.8 million
4. Yemen: 16.2 million
5. Nigeria: 12.9 million
6. Syria: 12.0 million
7. Sudan: 9.8 million
8. South Sudan: 7.2 million
9. Pakistan: 4.7 million
10. Haiti: 4.4 million

    Top 8 countries by population in food emergency (IPC/CH Phase 4) in 2021

1. Afghanistan: 8.7 million
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 6.3 million
3. Yemen: 5.1 million
4. Ethiopia: 4.3 million
5. Sudan: 2.7 million
6. South Sudan: 2.4 million
7. Haiti: 1.2 million
8. Pakistan: 1.1 million

    Top 4 countries by population in food catastrophe (IPC/CH Phase 5) in 2021

1. Ethiopia: 401 thousand
2. South Sudan: 108 thousand
3. Yemen: 47 thousand
4. Madagascar: 14 thousand

List of resources and development cards in Settlers of Catan (1995)

This post is a list of resources and development cards in Settlers of Catan (1995). There are 5 resources and 5 development cards listed below alphabetically. Sources: Wikipedia, catan.fandom.com

    Resources (5)

• brick
• grain
• ore
• wood
• wool

    Development cards (5)

• Knight
• Monopoly
• Road Building
• Victory Point
• Year of Plenty

List of Spiritual Stones and medallions in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

This post is a list of Spiritual Stones and medallions in Zelda: Ocarina of time (1998). Source: zeldadungeon.net

    Spiritual Stones

1. Kokiri's Emerald
2. Goron's Ruby
3. Zora's Sapphire

    Medallions

1. Light Medallion
2. Forest Medallion
3. Fire Medallion
4. Water Medallion
5. Shadow Medallion
6. Spirit Medallion

List of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) posts

This post is a list of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (1998) posts. There are 9 posts listed below chronologically.

1. List of dungeons and dungeon bosses
2. List of masks
3. List of ocarina songs
4. Collection of c-button items
5. List of rupee values
6. List of mini-bosses
7. List of equipment pieces
8. List of collectibles, side quests and mini-games
9. List of spiritual stones and medallions

List of logos significations

This post is a list of logos significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• argument
• discourse
• explanation
• logic
• reason
• source
• universe
• word

Collection of Bob Marley songs

This post is a collection of songs by Bob Marley. There are 10 songs listed below alphabetically.

• Buffalo Soldier
• Could You Be Loved
• I Shot the Sheriff
• Is This Love
• Get Up Stand Up
• Jamming
• One Love
• Redemption Song
• Stir It Up
• Three Little Birds

Collection of Electric Light Orchestra songs

This post is a list of Electric Light Orchestra songs. There are 4 songs listed below alphabetically.

• Mr. Blue Sky
• Livin' Thing
• Sweet Talkin' Woman
• Telephone Line

Collection of beauty in mathematics quotes

This post is a collection of beauty in mathematics quotes. There are 4 quotes listed below alphabetically by last name.

Aristotle (384-322 BC, philosopher):

"The chief forms of beauty are order and symmetry and definiteness, which the mathematical sciences demonstrate in a special degree." (Metaphysics)

Martin Gardner (1914-2010, mathematician):

"There is not much difference between the delight a novice experiences in cracking a clever brain teaser and the delight a mathematician experiences in mastering a more advanced problem. Both look on beauty bare - that clear, sharply defined, mysterious entrancing order that underlies all structure." (The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions, 1959)

G. H. Hardy (1877-1947, mathematician):

"The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics." (A Mathematician's Apology, 1941)

Sylvia Serfaty (1975 - now, mathematician):

"It's really beautiful to observe, as you progress in your mathematical maturity, how everything is somehow connected." (The Beauty of Mathematics: It Can Never Lie to You, 2017)

List of items in Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)

This post is a list of items in Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001). There are 23 items listed below alphabetically. Source: ign.com

• Barrel
• Barrel Cannon
• Beam Sword
• Bob-omb
• Capsule
• Crate
• Fan
• Flipper
• Freezie
• Green Shell
• Hammer
• Heart Container
• Home-Run Bat
• Maxim Tomato
• Motion-Sensor Bomb
• Parasol
• Party Ball
• Ray Gun
• Red Shell
• Star Rod
• Starman
• Superscope
• Warp Star

List of items in Mario Kart 64 (1997)

This post is a list items in Mario Kart 64 (1997). There are 14 items listed below alphabetically. Source: strategywiki.org

• Banana Peel
• Boo
• Bunch of Banana Peels
• Fake Item Box
• Green Shell
• Mushroom
• Red Shell
• Spiny Shell
• Starman
• Super Mushroom
• Thunderbolt
• Triple Green Shell
• Triple Mushroom
• Triple Red Shell

List of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Red and Blue (1998)

This post is a list of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Red and Blue (1998). There are 3 Pokémon listed below alphabetically. Source: poke-pikachu.fandom.com

• Bulbasaur - Grass
• Charmander - Fire
• Squirtle - Water

List of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Gold and Silver (2000)

This post is a list of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Gold and Silver (2000). There are 3 Pokémon listed below alphabetically. Source: pokemon.fandom.com

• Chikorita - Grass
• Cyndaquil - Fire
• Totodile - Water

List of collectibles, side quests and mini-games in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

This post is a list of collectibles, side quests and minigames in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). There are 5 collectibles, 5 side quests and 14 mini-games listed below alphabetically.

    Collectibles (5)

• Big Poes
• Gold Skulltulas
• Heart Pieces
• Masks
• Trading Sequence

    Side quests (5)

• Epona
• Gerudo Training
• Magic Beans
• Scarecrow's Song
• Sheikah Stones

    Mini-games (14)

• Bombchu Bowling - Market
• Diving Game - Zora's Domain
• Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors - Zora's River
• Fishing - Fishing Pond
• Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour - Kakariko Graveyard
• Horseback Archery Range - Gerudo's Fortress
• Musical Session - Lost Woods
• Obstacle Course - Lon Lon Ranch
• Running Man - Hyrule Field
• Slingshot Target-Practice - Lost Woods
• Shooting Gallery - Market
• Shooting Gallery - Kakariko Village
• Talon's Chicken Game - Lon Lon Ranch
• Treasure Chest Game - Market

Sources: zeldadungeon.net, zelda.fandom.com, gamerant.com

List of equipment pieces in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

This post is a list of equipment pieces in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). There are  locations listed below chronologically. There are 13 pieces listed below by type and alphabetically. Source: zeldadungeon.net

    Boots (3)

• Hover Boots
• Iron Boots
• Kokiri Boots

    Shields (3)

• Deku Shield
• Hylian Shield
• Mirror Shield

    Swords (4)

• Biggoron's Sword
• Giant's Knife
• Kokiri Sword
• Master Sword

    Tunics (3)

• Goron Tunic
• Kokiri Tunic
• Zora Tunic

List of mini-bosses in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

This post is a list of mini-bosses in Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). There are 9 mini-bosses listed below chronologically. Data source: zeldadungeon.net

• Lizalfos - Dodongo's Cavern
• Big Octo - Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
• Poe Sisters - Forest Temple
• Flare Dancer - Fire Temple
• White Wolfos - Ice Cavern
• Dark Link - Water Temple
• Dead Hand - Bottom of the Well
• Gerudo Thief - Gerudo's Fortress
• Iron Knuckles - Spirit Temple

Collection of Saint Pepsi songs

This post is a collection of songs by Saint Pepsi. There are 10 songs listed below alphabetically.

• Alpine Ice
• Better
• Cherry Pepsi
• Enjoy Yourself
• Fiona Coyne
• Have Faith
• Nova
• Private Caller
• Shaolin
• Skylar Spence

List of body parts by astrological sign

This post is a list of body parts by astrological sign. There are 12 signs listed below chronologically according to the zodiac.

• Aries: face, head
• Taurus: neck, shoulders
• Gemini: hands, lungs
• Cancer: chest, stomach
• Leo: heart, spine
• Virgo: digestive system
• Libra: kidneys, lower back
• Scorpio: reproductive organs
• Sagittarius: thighs, liver
• Capricorn: bones, hair, joints, skin
• Aquarius: calves, forearms, veins
• Pisces: feet, pineal gland

Walter Gropius and design

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, René Spitz

Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0 DE

Walter Gropius (1883-1969) was a German-American architect best known for founding the Bauhaus in 1919. Wikipedia says,

"The influence of the Bauhaus on design education was significant. One of the main objectives of the Bauhaus was to unify art, craft and technology, and this approach was incorporated into the curriculum of the Bauhaus." (Wikipedia: Bauhaus, 9.23.22 UTC 02:51)

The rest of this post is some quotes from Gropius.

Design

"We want to create the purely organic building, bolding emanating its inner laws, free of untruths or ornamentation." (AZQuotes.com)

"A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself, logically transparent, and virginal of lies or trivialities." (AZQuotes.com)

"Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society." (AZQuotes.com)

List of categories on Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web

This post is a list of categories on Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web (later Yahoo!) as of May 20th, 1994. Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web was launched in January 1994. There are 20 categories listed below alphabetically.

• Art
• Computers
• Economy
• Education
• Entertainment
• Environment and Nature
• Events
• Geography
• Government
• Health
• Humanities
• Journalism
• Law
• News
• Politics
• Reference
• Research
• Science
• Society and Culture
• todo

Source: businessinsider.com

List of words in the Yahoo! acronym

This post is a list of words in the Yahoo! acronym. There are two different interpretations of the first O. Source: Wikipedia

Yet Another Hierarchically Organized/Officious Oracle

Dmitri Breteton and information

This post is a collection of quotes from Dmitri Breteton in a blog post titled To Organize The World's Information in 2021. I recommend reading the blog post at this link. There are 4 quotes listed below chronologically.

1. "...there were the directories and portals like Jerry and David's guide to the web which later became Yahoo. These directories were lists of hierarchical categories. You could select a category like 'Science', then a subcategory like 'Physics' and get all the websites that talked about physics... This was much like a library."

2. "An encyclopedia is an attempt to summarize all knowledge. It is focused on giving factual explanations and descriptions of various things. It doesn't go too in depth, and it doesn't allow for opinion."

3. "We wanted to find all the blogs that talked about the American Revolution. Google told us they had 148,000,000 results, but only showed us 410. Half of those had nothing to do with the American Revolution, some were from the same website, and not all of them were even blogs. What is going on here?"

4. "When Google rose and all the web directories fell, we lost the metaphor of the library. We lost the ability to explore blogs on various subjects with no real goal."

List of Alexander name significations

This post is a list of Alexander name significations. There are 4 significations listed below.

• defender of men
• helper
• protector
• warrior

List of animals by astrological sign

This post is a list of animals by astrological sign. There are 12 signs listed below chronologically according to the zodiac.

• Aries: hawk, lynx, ram
• Taurus: bear, beaver, bull, horse
• Gemini: panther, butterfly, chameleon, deer, dolphin
• Cancer: crab, moose, otter, woodpecker
• Leo: lion, salmon
• Virgo: bear, bee, elephant, fox
• Libra: fox, panda, raven, swan
• Scorpio: penguin, scorpion, snake
• Sagittarius: horse, hummingbird, owl, red panda
• Capricorn: crow, goat, goose, wolf
• Aquarius: deer, otter, owl, rabbit
• Pisces: dolphin, fish, wolf

Sources:

a-z-animals.com

animalwised.com

elitedaily.com

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

youthincmag.com

List of Hermetic Lots in astrology

This post is a list of Hermetic Lots in astrology. Lots in astrology are calculated different for day charts and night charts. Day charts have the Sun in houses 7-12. Night charts have the Sun in houses 1-6. There are 7 lots listed below alphabetically. Source: astroloyg-x-files.com

    Lot of Courage

• Day: Courage = Ascendant + Fortune - Mars
• Night: Courage = Ascendant + Mars - Fortune

    Lot of Eros

• Day: Eros = Ascendant + Venus - Spirit
• Night: Eros = Ascendant + Spirit - Venus

    Lot of Fortune

• Day: Fortune = Ascendant + Moon - Sun
• Night: Fortune = Ascendant + Sun - Moon

    Lot of Necessity

• Day: Necessity = Ascendant + Fortune - Mercury
• Night: Necessity = Ascendant + Mercury - Fortune

    Lot of Nemesis

• Day: Nemesis = Ascendant + Fortune - Saturn
• Night: Nemesis = Ascendant + Saturn - Fortune

    Lot of Spirit

• Day: Spirit = Ascendant + Sun - Moon
• Night: Ascendant + Moon - Sun

    Lot of Victory

• Day: Victory = Ascendant + Jupiter - Spirit
• Night: Victory = Ascendant + Spirit - Jupiter

List of Trimurti significations

This post is a list Trimurti significations. The Trimurti is a group of 3 gods in Hinduism responsible for the cosmic functions of the universe. There are 3 gods listed below alphabetically.

    Brahma

• creation
• sacred knowledge
• supreme authority
• universal mind

    Shiva

• destruction
• restoration
• self awareness
• transformation

    Vishnu

• all-pervasive
• karma
• preservation
• protection

List of Ganesha significations

This post is a list of Ganesha significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• generosity
• intelligence
• luck
• new beginnings
• protection
• remover of obstacles
• understanding
• wisdom

List of rose quartz significations

This post is a list of rose quartz significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• abundance
• compassion
• femininity
• friendship
• happiness
• tranquility
• unconditional love
• warmth

List of Flower of Life significations

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Tomruen

Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0

This post is a list of Flower of Life significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• connection to the divine
• cosmos
• creation
• cycle
• energy
• space and time
• unity
• universe

List of mandala signifcations

This post is a list of mandala significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• cosmic order
• creation
• infinity
• life
• harmony
• spiritual growth
• unity
• universe

List of Hamsa significations

This post is a list of Hamsa significations. There are 4 significations listed below alphabetically.

• hand of God
• luck
• protection
• unity

List of lotus flower significations

This post is a list of lotus flower significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• awakening
• beauty
• cleanliness
• enlightenment
• purity
• rebirth
• resilience
• strength

List of Om significations

This post is a list of Om significations. There are 8 significations listed below alphabetically.

• creation
• destruction
• God
• manifestation
• mind
• source
• universe
• unity