Thanks to Zapiro for clearing that up. I don't have much more to add, perhaps the best commentary is from Mr Alex Eliseev:
Monday, 30 April 2012
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Monday, 23 April 2012
Marley on love
Bob Marley on how to love a woman
“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”
- Bob Marley
“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”
- Bob Marley
Conspiracy of whores
Conspiracy of whores
By John Grant
Whore: (verb) To debase oneself by doing something for unworthy motives, typically to make money.
-The New Oxford American Dictionary
“Despite all of the efforts, the immense efforts, the huge costs, we have to recognize that the illicit drug business is prospering,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told the attending leaders. He even advocated a process of decriminalization, though he recognized this was only a “starting point to begin a discussion that we have been postponing for far too long.”
This is real news.
Our Drug War is a military/police enterprise focused on attacking the supply of drugs coming from Latin America. Santos seems to concede it’s a dismal failure. He also knows the accumulated conditions of that failure are so entrenched in the hemisphere that it’s hard to even begin to discuss a way out.
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Drugs and sex and war, and the core values of the USA. A must read article.
By John Grant
Whore: (verb) To debase oneself by doing something for unworthy motives, typically to make money.
-The New Oxford American Dictionary
“Despite all of the efforts, the immense efforts, the huge costs, we have to recognize that the illicit drug business is prospering,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told the attending leaders. He even advocated a process of decriminalization, though he recognized this was only a “starting point to begin a discussion that we have been postponing for far too long.”
This is real news.
Our Drug War is a military/police enterprise focused on attacking the supply of drugs coming from Latin America. Santos seems to concede it’s a dismal failure. He also knows the accumulated conditions of that failure are so entrenched in the hemisphere that it’s hard to even begin to discuss a way out.
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Drugs and sex and war, and the core values of the USA. A must read article.
Friday, 20 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
This ...
This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body.
— Walt Whitman
— Walt Whitman
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Smart man
“I despise modern music. Words cannot express how much it gets on my nerves – the false, pretentious, smug assertiveness of it. I hate business, having to deal with money. Money is one of the most hateful inventions of the human race. I hate the commodity culture, in which everything is bought and sold. No stone is left unturned. I hate the mass media, and how passively people suck up to it.” — R. Crumb
And i hate even more how ready people are to defend this murderous, sick system, usually based on some misconceived notion of temporary convenience, or comfort.
And i hate even more how ready people are to defend this murderous, sick system, usually based on some misconceived notion of temporary convenience, or comfort.
The post itself and the image are violent, and i wondered where'd the peace and love bit go.
If you're not angry, you're not paying attention to the people around you.
Monday, 16 April 2012
What is freedom?
The condition of being free of restraints.
Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
Political independence.
Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.
Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.
The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.
The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities.
The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.
A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference:
“the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form” (John W. Aldridge)
Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
Political independence.
Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.
Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.
The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.
The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities.
The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.
A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference:
“the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form” (John W. Aldridge)
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Girls Around Me
No, not me. I have a iakon mumble with monoscreen, no camera or web or anything useful, except a torch. But if you have a superdupermultifunctionalblackboxwithaddedtelephone, then perhaps you should pay attention to what it can do, or what can be done with it, or which box contains pandora's secrets, and unknowns.
This Creepy App Isn’t Just Stalking Women Without Their Knowledge, It’s A Wake-Up Call About Facebook Privacy [Update]
And (imho) a dull and stupid response. The response i post only to try be fair, but it's unfortunately just rubbish, which missed the point of the first article entirely.
A quick precis: there's an app you can download, which grabs publically available data and collates it for your convenience. Nothing wrong there. But the information is about other people, who they are, and where they are on a realtime basis. The ultimate point of the article is: how many of the "girls" realise they have allowed to be tracked realtime to a bar, by someone who can know their entire posted life history, without ever meeting them before?
The 2nd link stated that people want to be that connected, 24/7 everytime, but i think we need to ask those people concerned whether they even knew it was happening? I tried to post somewhere, and it asked for my permission TO POST ON MY BEHALF ... so i hit the X button fast. WTF, not even posting my stuff, but assuming my identity and posting stuff i won't even know about, until i look, that strikes me as STUPID.
I wonder how many people even read that?
It's just about being careful. On irc once i got given an email address by someone who should have been more careful. I explained that being careful was really REALLY important, on the phone to them about 2 minutes after i got the mail. Was their work number too. Thankfully, they wized up fast, so many others, like my own damn kids, have no idea how fast data is moving now, and what can be done to them, and in their name, without even realising its possibility.
This Creepy App Isn’t Just Stalking Women Without Their Knowledge, It’s A Wake-Up Call About Facebook Privacy [Update]
And (imho) a dull and stupid response. The response i post only to try be fair, but it's unfortunately just rubbish, which missed the point of the first article entirely.
A quick precis: there's an app you can download, which grabs publically available data and collates it for your convenience. Nothing wrong there. But the information is about other people, who they are, and where they are on a realtime basis. The ultimate point of the article is: how many of the "girls" realise they have allowed to be tracked realtime to a bar, by someone who can know their entire posted life history, without ever meeting them before?
The 2nd link stated that people want to be that connected, 24/7 everytime, but i think we need to ask those people concerned whether they even knew it was happening? I tried to post somewhere, and it asked for my permission TO POST ON MY BEHALF ... so i hit the X button fast. WTF, not even posting my stuff, but assuming my identity and posting stuff i won't even know about, until i look, that strikes me as STUPID.
I wonder how many people even read that?
It's just about being careful. On irc once i got given an email address by someone who should have been more careful. I explained that being careful was really REALLY important, on the phone to them about 2 minutes after i got the mail. Was their work number too. Thankfully, they wized up fast, so many others, like my own damn kids, have no idea how fast data is moving now, and what can be done to them, and in their name, without even realising its possibility.
Freethinkers
"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking; where it is absent, discussion is apt to become worse than useless." -- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi - (1828-1910)
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
The subtlest fu is the strongest fu
Masterful!!
Taken from BoingBoing and received via Twitter. NYC subway, some kind of domestic dispute, but the guy with the chips is just SO cool. He'd beat Chuck Norris with only a bag of chips!! LOL
Click the link too, and see the comments, where i got the title from, some excellent comments!!
Well done dude.
Taken from BoingBoing and received via Twitter. NYC subway, some kind of domestic dispute, but the guy with the chips is just SO cool. He'd beat Chuck Norris with only a bag of chips!! LOL
Click the link too, and see the comments, where i got the title from, some excellent comments!!
Well done dude.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Anonynous marijuana
Dear Citizens of the World
For far too long cannabis has been oppressed by big corporations, big pharma and governments when it could be benefiting all of mankind on many different levels. We have heard and we have watched your government lie and deceive you on all the dangers of cannabis. Show support by making your profile pictures green this April 20th on your social network profiles.
OpCannabis phase 1, initiated. We are Anonymous.....Expect us.
Attention individual people, governments, companies and fellow Anons!
We are Anonymous and we have an important message for you:
Plato said that it was ok to tell a lie ONLY if it truly benefits all of mankind. Plato called this lie the "noble lie." For far too long there has been a lie that has been perpetrated but it is neither noble nor does it benefit all of mankind, actually quite the opposite... the cannabis plant is one of the world's oldest and best medicines that has been known as beneficial for thousands of years!
It can replace many medicines and can be made into many different things such as plastics and fuels and paints etc. The bounds of this plant are limitless, we ALL are effected by illness such as cancer, diabetes, Crohn's disease, chronic pain, mental illness, alcohol abuse and a myriad of other physical and mental disorders. Cannabis had been proven over and over to help or even cure and reverse the effects of these diseases that will affect us all at some point in our life!
Yet it is kept from the people who need its curing powers by governments, big corporations, by big pharmaceutical companies because it is a threat to the money they make! They make more money off you being sick so they do not want you to have a cure, these people do not truly care about your wellbeing only the money they will make from your illness!
Since it is an easily grown plant that can be grown freely by anyone they have made it an illegal Schedule I drug. Cannabis has been oppressed by the powers that be that are afraid of its true benefits, and these benefits do help all of mankind!
So cannabis fits the criteria for Anonymous' support. We ask that all Anons and individuals please support the legalization efforts in any way possible! Even simply signing a petition or sharing info or even just having an open mind about the subject will help!
We ask you to please educate yourself on its many benefits and share these benefits with your sick or injured friends. We all know somebody that has cancer or diabetes and cannabis has helped or cured both and many other disorders!
Anonymous will begin its support for the legalization of marijuana on 4/20/12. So please show your support by educating yourselves and making your profile pic or timeline banner on your social services accts green or 420 friendly.
We have all seen the power of the SOPA blackout so Anonymous feels that we can help cure the world simply by everyone showing their support for this most beneficial plant! We must end the prohibition of cannabis!!
These oppressors make trillions of dollars off of the war on drugs by keeping their privately owned jails overcrowded with nonviolent drug offenders! We are approaching the 11 billion dollar mark that the government has spent on the drug war this year alone and have put millions of nonviolent offenders behind bars. This is a true crime against humanity and needs to end!
Saying cannabis is a dangerous drug and is not a medicine is NOT a noble lie... it is simply a lie!
WE ARE ANONYMOUS.
WE ARE LEGION for legalization!
WE DO NOT FORGIVE the crimes of the War on Drugs.
WE DO NOT FORGET our brothers + sisters locked up because of it.
EXPECT US.
#Occupy420
#April20
#OpCannabis
Happy monday, um tuesday. Nice start to the week either way ... watch this space?
For far too long cannabis has been oppressed by big corporations, big pharma and governments when it could be benefiting all of mankind on many different levels. We have heard and we have watched your government lie and deceive you on all the dangers of cannabis. Show support by making your profile pictures green this April 20th on your social network profiles.
OpCannabis phase 1, initiated. We are Anonymous.....Expect us.
Attention individual people, governments, companies and fellow Anons!
We are Anonymous and we have an important message for you:
Plato said that it was ok to tell a lie ONLY if it truly benefits all of mankind. Plato called this lie the "noble lie." For far too long there has been a lie that has been perpetrated but it is neither noble nor does it benefit all of mankind, actually quite the opposite... the cannabis plant is one of the world's oldest and best medicines that has been known as beneficial for thousands of years!
It can replace many medicines and can be made into many different things such as plastics and fuels and paints etc. The bounds of this plant are limitless, we ALL are effected by illness such as cancer, diabetes, Crohn's disease, chronic pain, mental illness, alcohol abuse and a myriad of other physical and mental disorders. Cannabis had been proven over and over to help or even cure and reverse the effects of these diseases that will affect us all at some point in our life!
Yet it is kept from the people who need its curing powers by governments, big corporations, by big pharmaceutical companies because it is a threat to the money they make! They make more money off you being sick so they do not want you to have a cure, these people do not truly care about your wellbeing only the money they will make from your illness!
Since it is an easily grown plant that can be grown freely by anyone they have made it an illegal Schedule I drug. Cannabis has been oppressed by the powers that be that are afraid of its true benefits, and these benefits do help all of mankind!
So cannabis fits the criteria for Anonymous' support. We ask that all Anons and individuals please support the legalization efforts in any way possible! Even simply signing a petition or sharing info or even just having an open mind about the subject will help!
We ask you to please educate yourself on its many benefits and share these benefits with your sick or injured friends. We all know somebody that has cancer or diabetes and cannabis has helped or cured both and many other disorders!
Anonymous will begin its support for the legalization of marijuana on 4/20/12. So please show your support by educating yourselves and making your profile pic or timeline banner on your social services accts green or 420 friendly.
We have all seen the power of the SOPA blackout so Anonymous feels that we can help cure the world simply by everyone showing their support for this most beneficial plant! We must end the prohibition of cannabis!!
These oppressors make trillions of dollars off of the war on drugs by keeping their privately owned jails overcrowded with nonviolent drug offenders! We are approaching the 11 billion dollar mark that the government has spent on the drug war this year alone and have put millions of nonviolent offenders behind bars. This is a true crime against humanity and needs to end!
Saying cannabis is a dangerous drug and is not a medicine is NOT a noble lie... it is simply a lie!
WE ARE ANONYMOUS.
WE ARE LEGION for legalization!
WE DO NOT FORGIVE the crimes of the War on Drugs.
WE DO NOT FORGET our brothers + sisters locked up because of it.
EXPECT US.
#Occupy420
#April20
#OpCannabis
Happy monday, um tuesday. Nice start to the week either way ... watch this space?
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Teaching a child
"One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences." - O. A. Battista -
Orlando Aloysius Battista 1917-1995, Canadian-American chemist and author
Orlando Aloysius Battista 1917-1995, Canadian-American chemist and author
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Troll tactics
Sometimes i think someone is taking the piss out of all of us, and other times i'm certain of it.
Sanral: E-tags compulsory
Sanral: E-tags won't be compulsory
Same source, same day.
There is no law that says you need an e-tag for anything, they're working very hard at changing that. Denial is only stage 1.
Sanral: E-tags compulsory
Sanral: E-tags won't be compulsory
Same source, same day.
"Sanral would like to clarify to road users that it is not compulsory for road users to buy an e-tag for Gauteng e-tolling. Registering with an e-tag is optional," it said in a statement.Yes, for now. It is truly infuriating how they dance around the issues, like a fraking mosquito at night ... buzzing away and sucking your blood until you look at it really hard, then suddenly it's on the other side of the room.
There is no law that says you need an e-tag for anything, they're working very hard at changing that. Denial is only stage 1.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Rhino horn madness
I posted the other day about some guys caught in bedfordview with rhino horn, which turned out to be made of wood, and then this morning, i see this article, Poacher dehorns fibreglass rhino.
I know it's been said many, many times before, but really, what the freak is wrong with people????
I know it's been said many, many times before, but really, what the freak is wrong with people????
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