In the upper right-hand corner of all of the pages in this site that I have looked for it, is written the word “rinzai” in rather small, grey, letters. It is nearly invisible, and I had to look at the source code for the page to be sure of the spelling. Does anyone know what it means?
Just curious.
Mine says “mankind”.
I’m not sure why.
–KR
See, I knew someone would notice it. It’s to help me troubleshoot problems while we migrate from the old server “mankind” to the new server “rinzai”. See the followup](http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?topic=2099&forum=3#move%22%3Efollowup) to the downtime announcement for a longer explanation.
Cheers,
[ This Message was edited by: rich on 2002-01-10 01:51 ]
Thanks, Rich! I’ve done very similar things myself.
I hope the transition is going smoothly.
Mine says “chump.” What’s up with that?
Tony
‘Rinzai’ is a school of Zen Buddhism
that uses puzzles and riddles
to bring people to enlightenment.
For example, ‘What is the sound of
one hand clapping?’ Or ‘What is
the word ‘rinzai’ doing in the
right corner of my screen?’
‘What is
the word ‘rinzai’ doing in the
right corner of my screen?’
That’s a really great koan when you think about it. What is it ‘doing?’ Does it even exist? Does it exist if you’re not looking at it or if your computer is off?
Tony (getting a headache)
edit: I always have to edit my quote marks. You’d think I could do it right the first time doing Clips and Snips. (You know how many times I have to check and fix that thing?)
Clips](http://nwparalegalcom.readyhosting.com/clipssnip/newspage.htm%22%3EClips) and Snips Tunes
“When you make it to the top of the mountain, keep on climbing.” -Zen saying
[ This Message was edited by: TonyHiggins on 2002-01-10 13:21 ]
On 2002-01-10 13:20, TonyHiggins wrote:
That’s a really great koan when you think about it. What is it ‘doing?’ Does it even exist? Does it exist if you’re not looking at it or if your computer is off?
Here’s another: Did it ever exist if it’s not there now? ( Check and see … )
Neil,
Do you exist? Are you my delusion? Why am I asking you that?
True story: I had a dream the other night that my dad was sitting at a table. I immediately knew I was dreaming because he died 2yrs ago. I’ve read interesting things about lucid dreams, so, knowing I was dreaming, I sat down next to him and said, “What have you got to say?” He responded by pulling a folded newspaper out of his pocket and saying, “Did you hear they might have discovered a second Egypt?” I asked him what he meant, but the answer made no sense. Then I approached a friend (from our session) and told her she was part of my dream. I told her what my dad said and asked if he really said that or was it my subconscious. She said it was only my subconscious. I had to agree with her, though reluctantly.
(There is no point to this story, so don’t go digging for one.)
Tony
edit: don’t be diagnosing me, either.
Clips](http://nwparalegalcom.readyhosting.com/clipssnip/newspage.htm%22%3EClips) and Snips Tunes
“When you make it to the top of the mountain, keep on climbing.” -Zen saying
[ This Message was edited by: TonyHiggins on 2002-01-10 18:50 ]
Before this gets misunderstood by anyone not directly involved, from my point of view this is all very lighthearted and undertaken in good fun.
On 2002-01-10 18:44, TonyHiggens wrote:
Neil,
Do you exist?
Only as patterns of glowing phosphors dancing behind a sheet of glass.
Are you my delusion?
If a man tells you that he’s a solipsist, chuck a brick at his head. If he ducks, he’s a liar. (Samuel Johnson, I think)
Why am I asking you that?
Because I haven’t chucked the brick yet.
True story: I had a dream the other night that my dad was sitting at a table. ( … Snip … ) (There is no point to this story, so don’t go digging for one.)
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. (Shakespeare, Hamlet)
edit: don’t be diagnosing me, either.
Wouldn’t dream of it. 
Is a whistle still a whistle when no one is blowing in it?
If a man, walking alone in the woods, says something, and his wife doesn’t hear it, is he still wrong?