December 2010
35 posts
Globalisation: The redistribution of hope | The... →
Know this hit newsstands a week ago, but thought it was an interesting read.
Nor should Westerners overdo the despair, for the emergence of new great powers will benefit them, too. True, their governments will find it harder to boss the rest of the world around; their most desirable properties will increasingly be owned by foreigners; their children will have to work harder to get good jobs in...
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50 book challenge
Saw this challenge on the prettybooks tumblr (which I absolutely love) and decided it would be a good add on to my goals for 2011.
I read a lot - mostly for class - but I try my best to juggle between books for school and pleasure. For example, I currently have six books for school on my desk (ranging from communication policy to economics) that must be finished in the next three weeks; and,...
late night viewing.
“When we, like animals, seek after pleasure or the satisfaction of our desires or the avoidance of pain, when we do that, we aren’t really acting freely.
Why not?
We’re really acting as the slaves of those appetites and impulses. I didn’t choose this particular hunger or that particular appetite. And, so when I act to satisfy it, I’m acting to satisfy natural...
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rearview mirror.
It’s that inevitable time of the year when habit trumps my disdain for posting a reflection piece. Luckily, I have this tumblr as an archive of the specifics of the past crazy eight months. And, per usual, so much has changed even within the last three.
But a couple of things remain consistent:
My love, pride and appreciation for the people in my life. When things are (for the lack of a...
Dream of happiness. Have the courage to take...
fuckyeahhappy:
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first thing.
The first thing on my mind when I wake up:
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Falling asleep while reading forums is not healthy.
Dear Santa, I just need an easy WP drop down menu plug-in. kthnx
Finding Time →
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF MY APOCALYPSE are called Efficiency, Convenience, Profitability, and Security, and in their names, crimes against poetry, pleasure, sociability, and the very largeness of the world are daily, hourly, constantly carried out. These marauding horsemen are deployed by technophiles, advertisers, and profiteers to assault the nameless pleasures and meanings that knit together our...
while waiting.
“Does it seem as if everyone but you is feeling merry and bright this time of the year?”
— why, yes Shape Magazine it does.
Serendipitously found this article while waiting for my sister as she has her hair cut. For the third year in a row, the holidays have been less than cheerful, and I find myself begging for the year to just end.
“The images associated with the...
Do We Need FCC's Net Neutrality Order? | Lance... →
vote commences in t-minus 35 minutes
The Sing Off →
If it were legally and socially acceptable to marry a group of men, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Boys that can sing swoon
xkcd: Bad Ex →
love.
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on...”
– - Buddha
I need this tattooed onto my face.
Comments in Dept. of Commerce Free Flow of... →
PK’s usual position on this subject.
I’ve recently pondered the language similarities/differences in the deregulation of the telecom industry and this ask for an Open Internet. The rhetoric is fascinating.
— 1996: Deregulation of telecom
— 2010: Public interest groups are asking for re-regulation via FCC (b/c an open market has led to monopolies)
— 2010:...
MasterCard DOWN: MasterCard.com, Swiss Bank,... →
ouch. it’s about to get ugly.
Federal Register | Inquiry on Copyright Policy,... →
To draft comments or not..
“You know you’ll have succeeded, when people hire you in fear that...”
– Told twice in 24hrs..hello State Lege!