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Bagi teman2 yang ingin berdiskusi Dhamma, bisa menghadiri Dhammasakaccha/diskusi dhamma yang akan diadakan di Vihara Siripada di Ruang Ananda. Setiap Minggu Ke-Tiga bulan. Jam 12 s/d 14

  • topik bebas, tentang kehidupan sehari-hari
  • format santai, non-formil, akrab, dari umat untuk umat

Lokasi di belakang "calon hotel" yang dibangun di tanah peruntukan Vihara Siripada, belakang AJ bakeri tepat sesudah WTC Matahari di Jl. Raya Serpong.


Pertemuan pertama direncanakan Tgl 18 September 2011.

Bagi warga DC yang tampil, ada hadiah khusus+kejutan :)

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Gadget dan Toys / galaxy tab shipped 1M, sold 20K
« on: 03 September 2011, 09:19:04 PM »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/sep/02/samsung-galaxy-tab

An executive at Android tablet maker Lenovo claims that Samsung sold only 20,000 of the 1m tablets that it shipped last year as it tried to "buy share" from market leader Apple.

The dramatically low figure suggests that Samsung's efforts with its first 7-inch tablet, launched exactly a year ago, fell far short of targets.

Andrew Barrow, director of consumer products and pricing for Lenovo Western Europe, told the Guardian that the problem with trying to substantially undercut the price of the Apple iPad, of which around 30m have so far been sold, was that "any [manufacturer] would be giving money away."

Samsung said at the end of 2010 that it had shipped 1m of its 7-inch Galaxy devices, which were seen as the first real Android competitors to Apple's iPad. However, according to Barrow, Samsung only sold 20,000 of the tablets. Samsung had not returned a request for comment on Barrow's claim by the time of publication.

Samsung has never given details of the actual sales it has made in the tablet market. In an earnings call at the end of January, Samsung executives admitted that the company had shipped far more tablets than had actually been sold, saying that the latter figure was "quite smooth" – a puzzling phrase that was never explained.

Lenovo announced its own entry into the Android tablet market at the IFA technology show in Berlin on Thursday, with the IdeaPad K1. Asked whether the K1, which will launch in mid-September with a starting price of £349, should be much cheaper than the market-leading iPad 2, priced from £399, Barrow told The Guardian that "at that price, any [manufacturer] would be giving money away".

He added: "We don't feel the need to buy share from Apple. If the product sells, it sells." He said that Lenovo is being "tentative with [its] first volume", unlike certain other manufacturers. When pressed, Barrow said the Galaxy Tab "sold 20,000 out [of shops], and Samsung claimed a million shipments in [to shops]", thereby making a huge loss but becoming known as a major Android tablet manufacturer.

Rob Bamforth, a mobile analyst with Quocirca, told the Guardian that sales of 20,000 would be surprisingly low. "It's certainly plausible that sales into the channel are going to be significantly higher than sales out. The question is by how much, and that does sound like an awful lot," Bamforth said. "When you walk the streets and take the train you see iPads. Certainly the [Android] figures will be relatively poor. Whether they're that poor, I don't know."

Bamforth noted that if the claim was true, Samsung would have been engaging in an activity known as "channel stuffing", in which manufacturers can claim large shipments of products in order to rev up publicity. However, as resellers can generally return large amounts of stock if sales are particularly poor, manufacturers such as Samsung tend to have an incentive not to stuff the channel.

"These things tend not to emerge immediately, but if it was that bad three or six months in, you'd expect grumblings from various channel partners and I haven't seen significant grumblings," Bamforth said, adding that if sales were that low he would also expect to have seen more discounting of the device.

Since the original Galaxy Tab, Samsung has launched a series of successors in a variety of sizes. Its flagship model, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, has a similar screen size to that of the iPad 2 and is currently banned in Germany and Australia due to ongoing litigation with Apple. Apple claims Samsung has copied the look of the iPad in its Android tablets, along with certain elements of functionality.

Many manufacturers are now trying to sell Android tablets, and some recent iterations of such devices have become viable alternatives to the ubiquitous iPad. Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.7, a direct upgrade of the original, offers a faster processor than the iPad's, along with an impressive screen. The range of tablet-optimised Android apps has also grown significantly since the original Galaxy Tab launched at IFA 2010.

Barrow refused to say how big Lenovo's "tentative" first run of Android tablets actually was. Asked what would happen if it was not a hit, he said the company has "other products in the pipeline", with possible enhancements in terms of resolution, battery life, weight and size, as well as connectivity types.

Lenovo also has a business-oriented ThinkPad Tablet which is already available through IT suppliers across western Europe. That device is slightly pricier than the K1 due to its enterprise features, and is not being positioned a direct competitor to the iPad and the many consumer-oriented Android contenders.

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Studi Sutta/Sutra / Satipatthana -> Jhana
« on: 30 August 2011, 07:53:44 AM »
AN 8.63 PTS: A iv 299
Sankhitta Sutta: In Brief

Then a certain monk went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One: "It would be good if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone in seclusion: heedful, ardent, & resolute."

"But it is in just this way that some worthless men make a request but then, having been told the Dhamma, think they should tag along right behind me."

"May the Blessed One teach me the Dhamma in brief! May the One Well-gone teach me the Dhamma in brief! It may well be that I will understand the Blessed One's words. It may well be that I will become an heir to the Blessed One's words."

"Then, monk, you should train yourself thus: 'My mind will be established inwardly, well-composed. No evil, unskillful qualities, once they have arisen, will remain consuming the mind.' That's how you should train yourself.

"Then you should train yourself thus: 'Good-will, as my awareness-release, will be developed, pursued, handed the reins and taken as a basis, given a grounding, steadied, consolidated, & well-undertaken.' That's how you should train yourself. When you have developed this concentration in this way, you should develop this concentration with directed thought & evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & a modicum of evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & no evaluation, you should develop it accompanied by rapture... not accompanied by rapture... endowed with a sense of enjoyment; you should develop it endowed with equanimity.

"When this concentration is thus developed, thus well-developed by you, you should then train yourself thus: 'Compassion, as my awareness-release... Appreciation, as my awareness-release... Equanimity, as my awareness-release, will be developed, pursued, handed the reins and taken as a basis, given a grounding, steadied, consolidated, & well-undertaken.' That's how you should train yourself. When you have developed this concentration in this way, you should develop this concentration with directed thought & evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & a modicum of evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & no evaluation, you should develop it accompanied by rapture... not accompanied by rapture... endowed with a sense of enjoyment; you should develop it endowed with equanimity.

"When this concentration is thus developed, thus well-developed by you, you should then train yourself thus: 'I will remain focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.' That's how you should train yourself. When you have developed this concentration in this way, you should develop this concentration with directed thought & evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & a modicum of evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & no evaluation, you should develop it accompanied by rapture... not accompanied by rapture... endowed with a sense of enjoyment; you should develop it endowed with equanimity.

"When this concentration is thus developed, thus well-developed by you, you should train yourself: 'I will remain focused on feelings in & of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.' That's how you should train yourself. When you have developed this concentration in this way, you should develop this concentration with directed thought & evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & a modicum of evaluation, you should develop it with no directed thought & no evaluation, you should develop it accompanied by rapture... not accompanied by rapture... endowed with a sense of enjoyment; you should develop it endowed with equanimity.

"When this concentration is thus developed, thus well-developed by you, then wherever you go, you will go in comfort. Wherever you stand, you will stand in comfort. Wherever you sit, you will sit in comfort. Wherever you lie down, you will lie down in comfort."

Then that monk, having been admonished by an admonishment from the Blessed One, got up from his seat and bowed down to the Blessed One, circled around him, keeping the Blessed One to his right side, and left. Then, dwelling alone, secluded, heedful, ardent, & resolute, he in no long time reached & remained in the supreme goal of the holy life for which clansmen rightly go forth from home into homelessness, knowing & realizing it for himself in the here & now. He knew: "Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for the sake of this world." And thus he became another one of the arahants.

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pada bagian yg di bold cukup menarik

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there are no perfect fathers, … But fathers will love perfectly

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Regional / Komunitas Daerah DhammaCitta
« on: 18 August 2011, 07:21:44 AM »
Seperti yg sudah disuarakan oleh aa'tono,

kita bisa bentuk kelompok2 lokal DC di daerah masing2.

silahkan aa'tono ditambahkan

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Sudah diimplentasi di manila


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Kafe Jongkok / [Video] Mobil naik jembatan penyebrangan
« on: 01 August 2011, 07:38:12 PM »

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Lowongan / Junior IT Business Analyst
« on: 29 July 2011, 03:42:00 PM »
Oli Top 1 (PT. Topindo Atlas Asia), Kemayoran, Jakarta.


Junior IT Business Analyst
·      S1/D3 degree from reputable University (e.g Information Systems, Computer Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Accounting)
·      Demonstrate ability to concurrently manage multiple task and priorities
·      Skills in documenting user & Business Process needs


Kirim lamaran ke donny.wu [at] topindo.co.id

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Kafe Jongkok / [Video] Plant vs Zombie: Dance Swing
« on: 27 July 2011, 07:12:04 AM »

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Kesehatan / Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever
« on: 23 July 2011, 07:42:55 AM »

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Sains / Taste Test: Swiss Chocolate vs. Made in China
« on: 20 July 2011, 08:52:53 AM »
Ternyata memang semuanya permainan pikiran juga pada akhirnya. Silahkan gunakan toolbar dibawah utk translate

Swiss chocolate's reputation influences how people rate it in taste tests, a new study shows. When consumers are told that they're about to eat a chocolate bar from Switzerland, they prefer it to that same bar tagged "made in China."

If they are told about the Swiss chocolate bar's origin after they taste the candy, however, they say they prefer the Chinese chocolate.

Researchers from Babson Collegein Wellesley, Mass., gave participants the same squares of Trader Joe's brand chocolate. Half of the participants were told that the chocolate was made in Switzerland, while the other half were told it was made in China. [The Health Benefits of Chocolate]

"When they were given the country of origin before tasting, the students liked the chocolate more when they were told it was from Switzerland," the authors write in a recent issue of the Journal of Consumer Research.  "This was expected because Switzerland has a strong reputation for chocolate whereas China does not."

The knowledge set up participants' expectations and seemed to change their gustatory experiences. When people learn the country of origin (or price in another study) before they sample the chocolate it influences their expectations. When they are told the chocolate is from Switzerland, they expect it to taste good and when they are told it is from China they expect it to taste bad. So they like the same chocolate more when they are told it is from Switzerland.

When some of the participants were told the "origin" of the chocolate after they had eaten it, the opposite was found:  They rated the China chocolate as better tasting than the Swiss bar.

"When they learn country of origin afterwards, it tells them what the sampling experience should have been like," study researcher Keith Wilcox, assistant professor of marketing at Babson College in Massachusetts, told LiveScience. "When they are told it is from Switzerland, it is not as good as they would have expected it to be, so they like it less.  Similarly, when they are told it is from China, it is not as bad as they would have expected it to be, so they like it more. "

The researchers got the same results when they conducted a similar study using price instead of country of origin, with participants expecting the more expensive chocolate to taste better.

Next, the researchers went to a Boston-area liquor store to test people's reaction to the same wine. Customers were told the store was conducting a blind taste test of a new wine. After tasting, half of the customers were told that the wine was from Italy, and the remaining customers were told that it was from India, a country not known for producing fine wines.

"As in previous studies, people liked the wine more when they were told it was from India after sampling compared to when they were told it was from Italy," the authors wrote.

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Kafe Jongkok / Google+
« on: 09 July 2011, 06:58:05 AM »
Ada yang sudah pakai ini? https://plus.google.com

add yah ke circle, dhammacitta [at] gmail.com

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Seremonial / [2011] Happy birthday mr.jhonz
« on: 28 June 2011, 06:22:11 AM »
 <:-P <:-P <:-P

semoga lekas terbebaskan.

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Sains / Kucing ketangkap basah menggonggong
« on: 28 June 2011, 06:07:59 AM »
In a new YouTube video that has gotten over 4 million hits in just one week, a cat can be seen barking — yes, barking like a dog — out an open window. But when its owner, camera in hand, startles the cat, it instantaneously switches to meowing.

Why and how is the cat barking? And why does it stop — is it embarrassed? We asked a leading pet behavior expert to weigh in.

"While it isn't super normal, it's not unheard of for cats to bark," said Nicholas Dodman, a veterinary behaviorist and professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. "The arrangement of the cat's larynx, trachea and diaphragm is similar enough to a dog's that if they operate the machinery in the right way, it will produce a noise that's like a bark."



Barks, Dodman explained, result from a sudden rush of air through the air passage, and can be produced by an overly excited cat. "It's kind of a forced meow."

The cat may have learned to make the barking noise from a dog co-pet, or a doggy neighbor — perhaps the very animal at which the cat is barking in the video. "It could be that it's imitating or 'copy-catting' a sound that it hears often. It seems to see something out the window; whether it is barking in response to a dog, we don't know," Dodman told Life's Little Mysteries.

Caught in the act?

As for why the cat stops barking when its owner approaches, "it's certainly not because it is embarrassed," he said. "That level of thought is way too complicated for a cat. I don't believe they get embarrassed period. That's a secondary emotion that no domestic animal has been proven to exhibit."

Cats don't know that they aren't supposed to bark, so they wouldn't know to be embarrassed when caught doing it, he explained. "It does seem like coincidence that it stops barking and starts meowing when its owner comes over, but what's really happening is that turning its head reduces the energy going out through its airway, so the bark turns into a meow."

"Not quite as dramatic as it looks, Dodman said. "But it makes a good story."

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