Permanent Condition is a series of strange stories from an odd mind. A man writes letters to Brad Pitt, a cooking show reality contestant is honest about what he would do with the prize money, and what things do you dream about after being in invited to an orgy? That are just some of the characters in this unique and outrageous series. These are not true stories. There are plenty of venues to find real people telling real stories. This is an escape from reality.
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Every week you will be treated to a new Drifting Ruby episode featuring tips and tricks with Ruby on Rails, the popular web development framework. These screencasts are short and focus on one technique so you can quickly move on to applying it to your own project. The topics are geared toward the intermediate Rails developer, but beginners and experts will get something out of it as well.
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Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole shares her insights & helpful tips for understanding and navigating through the complicated world of U.S. immigration law . Learn what to avoid in filing cases and ways to protect your rights, avoid long separations from loved ones, and learn to work with the system. and much more . . . IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is intended only to be informational in nature. These podcasts are not meant ...
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Video and Audio Presentations about Tantra Yoga as a Spiritual Path and for personal healing. Topics include Sacred Sexuality, balancing body, mind and Spirit, enlightenment, Self-realization, meditation, Tantra and related yoga practices, non-dualism, non-duality, Advaita Vedanta, Kashmir Shaivism, and Tantric perspectives on Life, consciousness and the individual Self.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an API interface for your applications that are formatted in a way that machine learning platforms can interact with them. They can be used to generate AI insights, perform tasks based on user input or other things.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we explore how to enhance standard select fields using a JavaScript library together with StimulusJS to create more dynamic and responsive dropdowns. The focus is on adding search functionality, handling dependent selections, and integrating smoothly with modern frontend setups.By Dave Kimura
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Easily add Markdown support to your Rails applications with Marksmith. This isn't a drop-in replacement to ActionText, but can be used with text or blob columns. Marksmith integrates easily with ActiveStorage for handling file uploads. In this episode, we'll explore setting up Marksmith and some best practices.…
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In this episode, we explore using the scaffold generator and modifying the templates to simplify the creation of consistent, Tailwind CSS-styled views and controllers in a Rails application, saving time when prototyping and building new features.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at refactoring an existing application where it uses a boolean to determine if a post is published or unpublished. However, this feature has its limitations, so we change the functionality to work off of a datetime column instead.By Dave Kimura
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Time to stop hiring $100k/year developers and hire an intern for $10k/year and pay $100/year for an AI Agent. The intern doesn't even need to understand the code it is generating and just help guide it to the solution. Sadly, this has to be said because people do not watch the content. This is satire.…
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In this episode we look at processing background jobs in a way that can conditionally send the work to be processed to different queues. This can be very powerful in situations where you need to process the job in different ways or send requests to different APIs.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we'll explore how we can add a "global" music player that will persist across different pages. Our approach will be unobtrusive and implemented in a maintainable way.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at implementing a temporary loader for turbo frame tags to give a visual of data that is loading.By Dave Kimura
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In this episode, we look at some precautions we can take with our production environment and setup recurring backups for the database.By Dave Kimura
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Dear Mr. Brad Pitt, I write to you not as a fan but as a business man. I make my living bootlegging DVDs of your movies.By Permanent Condition
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The neighborhood rallies together for crime. And licorice.By Permanent Condition
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Am I the me that I think I am or am I the me that Experian says I am?By Permanent Condition
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Episode 15: Intellectual Property, Divorce & Immigration with Guest Attorney Will Bowen
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1:17:39Immigration Attorney Heather Poole hosts a special Guest lawyer interview with Intellectual Property Attorney Will Bowen who focuses on Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Secrets issues that arise for artists, businesses, and even between married couples when facing divorce when an idea, concept or work's ownership is in question. Will is located in S…
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Finding Permanent Joy and Freedom within your True Self | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 6
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6:22(Video Version) Tantra removes the limitations and conditioning that prevent us from seeing our True Self. We learn to activate Sexual, Life Force and Creational energy in Tantra as a means to evolve the Awareness into higher states of Consciousness and Higher Connection to Self.In the process, we expanding awareness to dissolve the layers of illus…
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Episode 14: Estate Planning and Immigration with Guest Attorney Kim Frasca
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45:55Immigration Attorney Heather Poole discusses with Estate Planning Attorney Kim Frasca how a will, trust, or even lack of estate planning can affect an immigration case when a couple divorces. Other topics covered include prenuptial agreements vs. estate plans, including foreign assets and property outside of the US in your estate plan, having an es…
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Episode 13: Child Custody and Immigration with Guest Attorney Kristen Howard
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50:28Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole discusses common questions that arise in divorce and can lead to custody battles including threats to take the child, issues of child support, and what family court procedure to expect when a marriage between an immigrant and their spouse starts to fall apart. Special Guest lawyer interview with Family Lawyer K…
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Awaken the True Self by Freeing Suppressed Energy and Opening to the True Source of Creation | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 5
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8:17(Video Version) Discover the interactions between Shiva and Shakti as they Create the Unfolding Universe, and how that understanding allows us to free our Self through Tantric practice.Learn why attachments, fears and self judgments keep us limited, and the primary mindset needed to progress towards Self-Realization.This is Part 5 of a 6 part video…
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Deeper Meaning of Shiva and Shakti, plus Desire & the Search for Happiness | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 4
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9:56(Video Version) Discover the ways that Karma pulls our attention into the world, distracting us from our deeper Spiritual Nature and thus how Karma keeps us search for happiness outside of our own Self. Explore the need to turn our awareness within, so we can directly experience our True Nature and the innate Joy and Bliss which is contained within…
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Episode 12: Changing Your Mind After Filing to Remove the Condition on Your Green Card
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7:52Attorney Heather addresses the options that are available to a conditional resident if they have already applied for a joint petition to remove the condition on residency or a waiver but change their mind partly through the process.
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Balancing Shiva and Shakti in Life: Resolving Separation and Duality by Clearing Karmic Conditioning | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 3
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9:56(Video Version) Explore Shiva and Shakti as a metaphor for duality. Learn a powerful perspective that can help you shift out of conflict and suffering and empower you to take responsibility for our own experience so you can begin to consciously move into a more joyful relationship with Life and the world around you. Discover how Karma directs your …
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Modern Tantra and moving beyond Sexual Energy | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 2
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3:43(Video Version) Discusses Neo-Tantra, Sacred Sexuality or Western Tantra as a modern tool for erotic/sexual healing and relationship enhancement in context with the fuller Tradition of Tantra Yoga as a Spiritual Path. Discover a deeper understanding of Sexual energy in the path of Tantra Yoga.This is Part 2 of a 6 part video series on Tantra as a S…
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What Enlightenment Is Not and Approaching Your Practice | Tantra as a Spiritual Path - Part 1
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6:33(Video Version) Tantra to discover your True Self. Learn a helpful perspective to approach tantric techniques and practices. Explore a misconception about Enlightenment and gain a deeper understanding of how daily life relates to Enlightenment.Part 1 in a 6 part video series on Tantra as a Spiritual Path.…
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The Permanent Bar happens frequently to those who have stayed illegally in the US or have extensive immigration histories and a lot of entries into the U.S. Attorney Heather discusses the law, how to avoid this unwaivable bar, and the consequences of travel and brief trips abroad can have on your immigration future.…
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Divorce can impact a person's ability to keep their green card or obtain a green card (US permanent residency) to begin with. Listen to the most common scenarios and questions Attorney Heather hears about what happens to the conditional resident and permanent resident when divorce occurs and how these answers impact future marriage plans as well as…
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Guru Principle or Guru Tattva | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 8
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2:25(Video Version) Explore the Tantric ideas around the Guru (the Spiritual teacher) as the Guru Tattva, or the Guru Principle.This is Part 8 of 8 in the Mantra Meditation Series.By Jeff Craft
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Mantra Terminology and How to Get the Most from Your Practice | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 7
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9:56(Video Version) Topics include: Learn additional reasons for and aspects of the practice of Mantra as part of the Tantric Tradition. Why Om or AUM is considered to be the "master" mantra and when and why other mantras may be used. Learn terms that relate to the practice such as Japa, Omkar, and Pranava. How to use Mantra Beads, or the Mala, to assi…
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Episode 9: Citizenship Eligibility - Knowing How Long You Have to Wait
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4:56Attorney Heather discusses the common questions and a particular scenario of a marriage falling apart after years of permanent residency (green card holder) and what options are available to preserve eligibility to apply for citizenship.
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Episode 8: Conditional Green Card Waivers for Children
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6:07Attorney Heather explores common questions and options available to children with conditional (2 year) green cards (permanent residency) when the marriage of their US citizen step-parent and biological parent falls apart and is leading to or has led to divorce.
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Episode 7: Green Cards through Marriage - Possible with Illegal Entry?
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7:55Attorney Heather addresses common scenario and questions are addressed on the difference between consular processing and adjustment of status (green card application) in the U.S. and the consequences of illegal entry on applying in the US for a green card (permanent residency)
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Episode 6: Sponsoring a Spouse for a Green Card When the US Citizen Lives Abroad
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5:32Common issues faced by US citizens who are living outside of the US but wish to sponsor their immigrating, noncitizen spouse for a green card (US permanent residency) and what to prepare for.
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Episode 5: Common Mistakes Made in Filing 3 & 10 Year Bar Waivers for Unlawful Presence - Part 2
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7:31Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole comments on common mistakes made and problems created by people filing waivers for illegal overstays under U.S. immigration law, referred to as the "3 and 10 year bars." IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is intended only to be informational in nature. T…
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Episode 4: Common Mistakes Made in Filing 3 & 10 Year Bar Waivers for Unlawful Presence
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7:43Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole comments on common mistakes made and problems created by people filing waivers for illegal overstays under U.S. immigration law, referred to as the "3 and 10 year bars." IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is intended only to be informational in nature. T…
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Legal Commentary by Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole covering the common myths and misconceptions in green card cases based on domestic violence or abuse under U.S. immigration law. IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is intended only to be informational in nature. These podcasts are not…
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Episode 2: Five Myths About VAWA Abused Spouse cases
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45:13Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole shares common misconceptions and myths about applying for US permanent residency (green card) status under the Violence Against Women Act including important information about eligibilty, evidence, and deadlines. IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is int…
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Episode 1: Harmful Mistakes to Avoid in Filing Your Immigration Case
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7:49Immigration Attorney Heather L. Poole shares common problems and mistakes made by individuals filing for U.S. immigration benefits and ways to avoid them! IMPORTANT WARNING: This site and the postings to the site is offered as a public service and is intended only to be informational in nature. These podcasts are not meant to and do not create an a…
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Stages of Mantra Meditation Practice | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 6
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5:50(Video Version) Learn the stages or progression of Mantra Meditation practice from beginner to intermediate to advanced, and the reasons for the different stages. Better understand the added healing power of group Mantra Meditation Practice and why it can benefit your practice.Open to the importance of being present to whatever experience you are h…
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How to Chant "AUM" or "OM" and Experiences During Practice | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 5
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7:09(Video Version) How to Chant "AUM" or "OM" Mantra - Instructions for the actual chanting technique, with details in how to make it most effective. An overview of different experiences which can arise during practice. Non-attachment to outcome. Tips to help understand and neutralize the reactions that the ego and mind may have to your Mantra Practic…
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Karma and Purification as Karmic removal for Spiritual Growth | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 4
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8:25(Video Version) Learn the true nature of Karma as conditioning and discover the ways to clear Karma and release old conditioning to experience a larger state of freedom. Understand how Mantra Meditation using "OM" assists with Karmic removal or Purification. Discover how Mantra Meditation assists in opening to experience the True Self as Sacred Wit…
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Benefits of Mantra Meditation and the Meaning of "AUM" | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 3
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9:47(Video Version) Discover the practical benefits of Mantra Meditation and the advantages of Mantra over other types of Meditation. Learn the spiritual benefits of Mantra practice and the Nature of the True Self that Mantra practice reveals. Understand how the Mantra "AUM" or "OM" relates to the process of Creation, Spiritual Devotion, and your True …
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Beginning your Meditation Practice | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 2
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4:07(Video Version) To begin any Meditation practice, we must gain a proper understanding of what meditation is and our relationship to the mind. Finding Peace of mind through meditation requires the proper perspective for effective practice. Additional information for why Mantra is such a powerful Tantric Meditation practice.…
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Tantra Overview | Intro to Mantra Meditation - Part 1
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5:37(Video Version) An overview of the Tantric perspective on of the Universe, the Self and Consciousness as light and vibration and the transformation of Consciousness within Tantra Yoga as a Spiritual Path. This is in preparation for Mantra Meditation Practice using "Om", "Aum", pranava or omkar.By Jeff Craft
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