freewheeling yet highly disciplined imagination: a linkdump

title:::FWA

“They can play with, comment upon, debate, modify, and objectify culture through manipulating many different features in recognized ways.“

And my delight is causer of this strife.

The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism

It’s about life in one of America’s toughest and most violent jails

true stories of the new hard times

all the juicy details of fortunes lost, egos crushed, and epic plans gone awry

The year 2011 was remarkable because the world didn’t end. Twice.

Scientists take a less charitable view

But some fund managers have made a killing from the crisis

the human reality of the corrupting nature of power and the way that our social contract and good behavior are eroded by constant surveillance and a culture of suspicion

He didn’t recognize he was infringing the rules.

Shall we return to the ancient belief, common in some cultures, that immortality is reserved for the rich and mighty?

If the ‘High’ are to keep their places permanently, then the prevailing mental condition must be controlled insanity.”

“tiny miracles of beauty.”::::linkdump 12/21/2011

headline:::FWA

“Wake up, pond scum. America is at war against a ruthless enemy.”//F.Miller

 

Goldman Sachs conquers Europe

“We were told that if we refused the international community’s conditions, we would become the Cuba of the North.  But if we had accepted, we would have become the Haiti of the North.”//Grimsson

“And it wants to make a relationship as early on as possible, in case some of them actually do and need Goldman’s services in the process.”//techcrunch

„Der Währungskrieg geht weiter“

Geld aus dem Nichts

Faulpelze kennen keine Zukunftsangst

 

Das Finanzsystem als Parasit des Wirtschaftssystems

 

 

“The uptick rule was repealed in in July, 2007, and the alleged bear raid took place in November, 2007.”//NECSI

“The best guarantee for our future and that of our children will, and has always been, educated, active citizens.”//P.Glass

“We are committed to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through the use of nonviolent action.”//AEI

“Nonviolent conflict is a way for people to fight for rights, freedom, justice, self-determination, and accountable government, through the use of civil resistance – including tactics such as strikes, boycotts, protests, and civil disobedience.”//NC

 

“But sci-fi correctness is not nearly as useful for the 3D printing industry as a totally futuristic concept that can get normal people excited.”//Anil Dash

“I built my first computer out of a shoebox and eight marbles which encoded an eight-bit number.”//H.Hauser

Energy

“Routinely maneuver yourself into positions where your primal self will be filled up with sublime wonder, mysterious beauty, and smart love.”//FWA

 

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Your potential for rapid, extensive progress is sizable, but it would be a mistake to barrel along with your eyes fixed on the prize in the distance as you neglect what’s happening along the way.//FWA

But it is doing
so on its own timetable,
a slow timetable.

///haikuleaks

He speaks for the Werewolf in us; the bully, the predatory shyster who turns into something unspeakable, full of claws and bleeding string warts, on nights when the moon comes too close….//HST

Just as physical activity is essential to maintaining a healthy body, challenging one’s brain, keeping it active, engaged, flexible and playful, is not only fun.//OS

People have a fundamental motivation to improve the self and add to who they are as a person

No band, no staging, no light show

One must overcome the fear of being alone.

Humans are inherently social animals.

Zendo is a game of inductive logic in which the Master creates a rule and the Students attempt to discover it by building and studying arrangements of plastic pyramid-shaped pieces

 

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Seaquence is an experiment in musical composition.
Adopting a biological metaphor, you can create and combine musical lifeforms resulting in an organic, dynamic composition.