The Sitting Hall

[roky]

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ron -- as always, best wishes to you and your family

roky

[roky]

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hope folks find my lack of video in the oovoo hall no problem -- as related before, this is a linux/oovoo incompatibility -- i was doing some extended practice yesterday, due to the heavy rain here, and absence of wife, so decided to go into the other part of my hard drive to use windows -- unfortunately, although it delivered a high quality video of my beautiful self, it kept disconnecting -- i've found this on each occassion that i've tried oovoo in windows, and suspect it is my "roadrunner lite" connection -- and since i'd rather just stay in linux, i'm giving up -- though i'll still be in the oovoo, but without video

gassho, roky

[Onshin]

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Hi Shohei,
I have not really been following the thread on sitting as I didn't have the tech. However I now do and have since tried the Treeleaf sitting room, I got a lovely picture of me with a light blue rectangle underneath and a silence button to click. Does this mean I did it wrong or just that I was alone(being in British temporal zone). Also I have old lap top to use (borrowed) so I am not sure if it can handle being in room at same time as zazenkai live. Please help ops: :?

[Shujin]

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...although it delivered a high quality video of my beautiful self, it kept disconnecting -- i've found this on each occassion that i've tried oovoo in windows...

I saw this happen the other day when I was sitting with Don - you popped on for a couple of seconds, then disconnected. At the time, I figured it might just be your avatar astral projecting... All kidding aside, I'm glad to see your name on the schedule. Our sitting times never sync, but with everyone falling off the list lately I'll take what encouragement I can get.

I'll continue sitting in the Hall, barring some type of natural disaster. If bodhidharma could stare at a wall for nine years, I figure I can stare at an empty Sitting Hall. How's that for some zen drama? :shock:

With apologies if anyone's offended -- I'm feeling a little punchy tonight.

gassho,
Chris

[Engyo]

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Hi Chris,
I sent you a PM, but decided to post this in case others are experiencing problems.
I saw your picture and mine. After 10:30pm I was in and out of the room, but I sat a briefly with each of Perry, Peter and Shinko later. I could see all their pictures (except Shinko's was very dark). Don't know if they saw mine. Perhaps they will respond here.
Yes, it appears my sittings have been dropped from the schedule, as well. I didn't request this. Is this happening to anyone else?
I made 4 weeks worth of sittings for 6am, 12noon, and 10pm (my TZ). They all registered. I checked them several days in a row to be sure. Then stopped checking. I wouldn't have realized they were gone if you hadn't alerted me to the fact. Funny thing is, my dates are still listed in the Sitters List.
Once a booking is made, and the booking appears on the schedule, it is not supposed to be possible for it to "disappear". I am told an Admin level access is required to do this.
Gassho,
Don

[Shujin]

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Don,
I sent you a PM about ooVoo last week, but it never went through because I don't know what I'm doing. heh. ooVoo was giving me fits last night. I was disconnected from the room a few times, to the point that I just unplugged my camera. That helped for awhile, and then I was kicked out again. I could see your video for a few minutes, then just an icon. I blame last night's problems mostly on my DSL connection, although some part of it may have been ooVoo.
This morning I went to load Firefox for the Hall and Windows gave me the Blue Screen of Death. I just threw my hands up and turned it off. :evil:

gassho,
Chris

[Engyo]

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Every once in a while I need to recall:
"Drop the myriad thoughts. Pick-up the practice."

Perhaps just another thought.
Gassho.

[Saijun]

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Hello friends,

My computer suffered a sudden case of impermanence a while back, so I've been using my wife's Macbook when she'll let me. Safari gives me all kinds of fits in the sitting hall, and firefox only works when I talk nicely to it beforehand.

I've all but given up being able to see any others, but I'm glad that I can provide some silent company to others.

Metta,

Perry

[Ankai]

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Does anyone sit in the early morning? I generally start and end the day on the Zafu... usually around 7 or 7:30 am (Eastern Standard.) Anyone around then?

[Saijun]

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Does anyone sit in the early morning? I generally start and end the day on the Zafu... usually around 7 or 7:30 am (Eastern Standard.) Anyone around then?

Good morning KvonNJ,

I'm an hour to the left of you, and sit earlier to boot! On the weekends, I'll usually "sleep in" to 5.30CST. Perhaps I'll have a second cup of coffee before sitting; that would put both of us at 7am your time, at least on the weekend.

Let me know what you think.

Much metta,

Perry

[Shohei]

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Hi Shohei,
I have not really been following the thread on sitting as I didn't have the tech. However I now do and have since tried the Treeleaf sitting room, I got a lovely picture of me with a light blue rectangle underneath and a silence button to click. Does this mean I did it wrong or just that I was alone(being in British temporal zone). Also I have old lap top to use (borrowed) so I am not sure if it can handle being in room at same time as zazenkai live. Please help ops: :?

Hmm I think this means you were in the Mebeam hall (not the main hall any more). If its blue there... you must Right click with your mouse or Ctrl click if its a single button mouse, the blue rectangle, and click settings. Up comes a box with little tabs one of them shows a camera icon, click there and select your camera, if you do not see a name of a camera your using select USB Class device. Also be sure that in that same box you have allow access clicked for your camera. Bit different for the main zen hall (aka oovoo).

Scheduler thing I have no understanding of. My boss took a look at the code (As hes into that stuff) and understood it but said it would require time to work with but he could not see any reason for dropped sittings. I do not have access to make any changes in there to folks schedules and only 2 folks currently can. So Barring some one logging in and deleting things (which makes no sense!) I have not a clue (welcome to my world ). No solutions but ill ask around. Now If folks want to help by all means. Say so. this "free" by virtue of Jundo and others efforts so if you use it, like and want it to continue improving (as the technology improves etc) then jump on in and say so If your not so technically inclined. Showing up, helping folks with what has worked for you in the past or just posting like these saying whats up are very helpful! Thanks for your practice, your efforts and all that you do!

Gassho
Shohei

[Shujin]

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Don - mu.

Perry - Hoped to sit with you this morning, then my computer went down. I was there... in the metaphysical sense.

Shohei - thanks for all your help & support for the Zen Hall. I'm grateful for your positive influence.

Back to work. It's Gameday! Gameday in America! :roll:

gassho,
Chris

[Onshin]

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Hiya Shohei,
Much gratitude for your help on sitting hall, I will try again, if that fails what happens with this oovoo thing, is there a link?, is it full already or is it taking over from sitting hall? Sorry to sound so out of the loop, but I have managed to avoid this sort of tech up till now ops:

Gassho

Joe

[roky]

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joe -- here's the link for oovoo: http://videocallroom.oovoo.com/oovoomel ... oom=1&rt=1

welcome back, kvon -- i'm usually in the oovoo hall around 7 am, but i tend to not sign up in advance -- i get up, i sit -- hope to see you in there

when oovoo becomes unstable, giving me a message that i've been "disconnected", i find it helps to turn off/disconnect my webcam -- oovoo will still connect, but just produces an icon with your name, for others to see -- i know, no one can see your pretty face, but they know its you, and that you're sitting in the hall, so it still works for "sitting together"

gassho, roky

[Shinko]

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Hello friends,

My computer suffered a sudden case of impermanence a while back, so I've been using my wife's Macbook when she'll let me. Safari gives me all kinds of fits in the sitting hall, and firefox only works when I talk nicely to it beforehand.

Hi Perry,

In the Applications folder on the Macbook, find the icon for safari and right click on it (or control click of your mouse is a one-button). select Get Info from the menu that appears. this opens the information screen for Safari. If you check the box marked "Run in 32 bit mode" and save the changes your browser will work with ooVoo.

tonight I am apparently "sitting" at work. No one has called in 3 hours.. its good practice!