teaoretically

"Brain Chain" by Willem den Broeder, 2001 so what does it indeed all mean? "it" being tea, the object of our interest here. we could look at this topic from several angles. from the technical standpoint it is quite simple. tea is a product made from the leaves of camellia sinensis plant. at a closer look it's not that simple anymore. there are things often called tea that are not tea. herbal infusions for example or non standard camellia varietals produced in a similar way than tea. however i am of the opinion that if its not camellia sinensis or its variatals (e.g. camellia sinensis var. assamica) ...                                     ...  it                                                  just    ...

  Eser Gündüz | Retro-futurism   since we are all voyagers through space and time exploring the contents within - let's employ one of the great science fiction writers of the previous century to illustrate an important concept.    i'm talking about the concept of " to grok something " which was created and explained by robert a. heinlein in the 1961 sci-fi novel "stranger in a strange land". the book is about the man michael smith who was raised on mars and how he understands and integrates the culture on earth and terrestrial concepts.  without going too much into the details of the book i'd like to explore what "to grok" means and supply several definitions by various sources: a) to understand intuitively or by empathy, to establish rapport with. (oxford dict.) b) to understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually ( wiktionary ) c) when you grok something, you just get it — in other words, you...

Ingravidos levitaciòn by Angel J. Sanchez (ig: @angeljsanchez )     of course - for most connoisseurs of this incredible hot beverage, it is just that - a drink. some particularly strange characters, however, see it as a hobby. this makes an essential difference for the consumer. while for most it is merely a means to an end - be it for the caffeine kick or to simply quench the thirst - for the hobbyist it has intrinsic value. for them it is not just an object but a great subject - as they might tell you at every dinnerparty. however, there are only limited possibilities for communication between these two hostile groups. while there are indeed transitions between the groups, fundamental rifts remain. for some, it is incomprehensible how the f... one can develop such an obsessive relationship to a few leaves in hot water - for the other side, the hostility expresses itself in fundamental incomprehension how one could or want to understand such a complex thing only superficiall...