Monthly Archives: March 2005

3D/VR/AR/360°

IMAX converting 2D to True 3D

by Brian David Phillips • March 16, 2005

More 3D goodness . . . IMAX converting 2D to 3D movies. 3D is back. The Hollywood Reporter says Imax Corporation is planning to launch a new technology that would allow movie-makers to convert any two-dimensional film into Imax’s three-dimensional environment. Last winter the company’s 3D version of “The Polar Express” was a hit, setting…

3D Movies closer than you think!

by Brian David Phillips • March 16, 2005

George Lucas and John Cameron are demonstrating digital & 3D movies in a major development that looks really really beyond koolness. Using Texas Instruments DLP Products, March 15, 2005 . . . see this: Texas Instruments today announced it will unveil the future of digital cinema and 3D movies at ShoWest, the largest annual convention…

Improve Your Reading Speed . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 16, 2005

Test your reading speed and improve comprehension . . . here.

Caveat Emptor
disease . . . prevention and cure . . .
alternative and complimentary processes . . .
. . . . . . framing, reframing, and trancework

by Brian David Phillips • March 13, 2005

Recently on the Hypnosis in Asia discussion list, the subject of diseases and their prevention came up. One list member commented on a desire to learn more about the use of yoga to cure her stroke after a long post on health and yogic practice. This prompted me to think a bit more about how…

Erotic Response Conditioning . . .
. . . consensual adult hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • March 12, 2005

More queries on erotic hypnosis or focused trance for consenting married adults at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange. My wife and I would like to try some hypnotism to play out some fantasies. Some include…. – at a spoken word….having my wife become totally and completely aroused, – at a spoken word…have her have an uncontrollable…

Painless Childbirth . . .
. . . hypnobirthing and other focused trance alternatives

by Brian David Phillips • March 12, 2005

Laura Turner writes about a new childbirth method touted for the Times. Actually, it’s not really a new method, it’s been around for quite some time but as a lot of folks just can’t wrap their heads around the idea that a woman doesn’t actually have to suffer during childbirth, it seems new. Asia Carrera,…

Boing Boing: Halle Berry accepts “Razzie” for Catwoman, calls it a “piece of shit”

by Brian David Phillips • March 9, 2005

Yes, it’s old news but it’s funny old news . . . Halle Berry accepts “Razzie” for Catwoman, calls it a “piece of shit”: Berry was named worst actress of 2004 by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation for her performance in “Catwoman” and she showed up to accept her “Razzie” carrying the Oscar she won…

Sharp Announces Second Generation 3D Notebook

by Brian David Phillips • March 9, 2005

Koolness in the offing . . . Sharp Announces Second Generation 3D Notebook . . . the price tag is still not within the range of the average computer buyer but it is also no longer out of range either. This looks even niftier than the last one. I do note that the target markets…

Israeli Defence Force down on Dungeons and Dragons . . .
. . . prejudicial stereotypes and nonrealities

by Brian David Phillips • March 9, 2005

Here’s a bit of nonsense we wish were fantasy . . . army frowns on Dungeons and Dragons . . . unfortunately it’s true. Evidently, Israel’s military has a standing policy that when a recruit comes in they ask if he plays D&D. If he says he does, then he is immediately disqualified from holding…

Have a Laugh!
it’s good for your heart

by Brian David Phillips • March 8, 2005

This should not come as a big shocker to anyone, but laughter boosts blood vessels. Basically, a recent study has shown that people who are stressed are causing damage to their heart and arteries but those who were shown a funny film that caused laughter had less stress and therefore less damage but there were…

Anti-Porn Feminists and the Consequences of Their Position

by Brian David Phillips • March 8, 2005

Interesting article . . . X-ed out . . . what happened to the anti-porn feminist stance? It has been coopted by the extreme right and used to limit freedoms the feminists had not anticipated. Not all porn is bad porn.

Utah Anti-InternetPorn Law . . .
. . . dumb, dumber, dumbest, and really really stupid

by Brian David Phillips • March 8, 2005

Well, here’s a bit of stupidity in the offing . . . Utah senate orders internet porn switched off . . . erotic entertainment is legal and healthy for consenting adults. Kids should not be accessing it, sure, I will go with that. However, most online porn is NOT being accessed and none of it…

Wild Divine . . .
. . . kooooooooool, meditative gaming . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2005

Speaking of trance games . . . Wild Divine . . . most awfully koolness . . . anyone someone . . . please feel free to buy me one of these sets and send it my way . . . biofeedback, visualization, guided imagery, meditation, trance, and gaming . . . it just don’t…

Games . . . tranceplay . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2005

Adam Eason posts a bit about Dreams Into Reality as a promotion for his own Coutts Quest NLP which he calls the very first and only NLP game. Er, um, not quite. The Zebu and Wordweaving games have been around for some time. My own tranceplay games have been around for a while as well,…

beware the aliens beyond Kirk’s ken

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2005

Interesting exploration of aliens . . . beware the aliens beyond Kirk’s ken.

Hypnosleep . . .
. . . how to hypnotize a sleeping person . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2005

Received a query on how to hypnotize a sleeping person: Is there a way to induce triggers during sleep periods for my wife, should I be awake to list the triggers to her? I am assuming this is a consensual process which your wife has requested. Yes. The easiest way to do this is to…

Hypnosis Trainings Bulletin Board

by Brian David Phillips • March 5, 2005

For those of you who requested a useful resource where trainers can post their announcements and others can read about them, the Hypnosis Trainings Bulletin Board list is now open! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypnosis-trainings/ This group is for folks with an interest in hypnosis and other trance-based changework techniques to find out more about what is available as…

Breasts, Breasts, Breasts . . .
Mother Daughter Breast Jobs?

by Brian David Phillips • March 3, 2005

Okay . . . this is just wrong at so many levels . . . Japanese girls having breast jobs with their mothers. Teenage girls should not be having breast augmentation surgery as their breasts have not stopped growing . . . they should let them grow to their natural size first before attempting any…

Bush . . .
. . . The Blessing of Satan

by Brian David Phillips • March 2, 2005

Given the context, the photo does look like that’s what he’s doing . . . according to Wonkette, they photoshopped out the red glow though . . . bush-gives-blessing-to-governors-the-blessing-of-satan. The photo is a keeper. My guess is it will be saved for the presidential library when they build the giant golden pyramid with the huge…