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William Burroughs quote

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:18:56 +0000

“Paranoia is having all the facts” – William Burroughs

Dan Kaminsky, one of the keynote speakers at The Next HOPE, NYC July 16-18, 2010

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:54:12 +0000

“Never be afraid of being wrong, being wrong just means the world is more interesting than you thought it was.” – Dan Kaminsky, at The Next HOPE, New York City July 16-18, 2010 (his talk)

Meron Benvenisti quote regards hypocracy two state solution Israel Palestine

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:11:51 +0000

Since it is impossible to refrain from reacting to the Palestinian demand for self-determination in the occupied territories, the Israelis seek to limit it to a mere quarter of them, those who live in the West Bank. For them they have invented a unique concept of a “state”: Its “sovereignty” will be scattered, lacking any cohesive physical infrastructure, with no direct connection to the outside world, and limited to the height of its residential buildings and the depth of its graves.

The airspace and the water resources will remain under Israeli control. Helicopter patrols, the airwaves, the hands on the water pumps and the electrical switches, the registration of residents and the issue of identity cards, as well as passes to enter and leave, will all be controlled (directly or indirectly) by the Israelis. This ridiculous caricature of a Palestinian state, beheaded and with no feet, future, or any chance for development, is presented as fulfillment of the goal of symmetry and equality embodied in the old slogan, “two states for two peoples.” It is endorsed – even by supporters of Greater Israel – and the traditional peace camp rejoices in its triumph.

- by Meron Benvenisti in article for Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Mayer Rothschild

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:10:14 +0000

“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes her laws. ” by Mayer Rothschild

Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neil – League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:38:00 +0000

Alan Moore does a BBC interview on some of his more famous comics – this one is on ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’.

President Harry S. Truman

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:21:28 +0000

“We all have to recognize, no matter how great our strength, that we must deny ourselves the license to do always as we please.” and “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” – two quotes from President Harry S. Truman, the man who decided to drop two nuclear bombs on Japan, resulting in the death of between 150,000 to 246,000 people. Wikipedia article on Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Lawrence Lessig – Fix Congress First

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:29:08 +0000

Lawrence Lessig has moved from activism on Creative Commons issues to activism on fixing Democracy. It boils down to trust. A system of governance without trust can not be an effective Democracy. A system that incorporates an addiction to lobbyists money and electoral campaigns to maintain power and, at the end, retire into the wealthy arms of the very system that lobbies government – is doomed to dysfunction and chaos. Lawrence Lessig argues that the all important action necessary to allow any other effective actions on any other topic, is to remove this addiction from the system. Doesn’t matter which side of the debate you are on – if you want a government that responds to issues and constituents, you need to get them off this drug. They won’t do it themselves, an intervention is required and we are it. We all need to fix this – that is his new focus. His website that takes on the challenge is Fix Congress First.

photo by this guy

Steve Jobs Interview – 2010, All Things Digital

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:02:03 +0000

Long, gloves off (in a respectful way) interview with Steve Jobs. Covers a lot of ground and quite interesting.

Andrew Lacis – CO2

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:04:58 +0000

“The bottom line is that CO2 is absolutely, positively, and without question, the single most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. It acts very much like a control knob that determines the overall strength of the Earth’s greenhouse effect. Failure to control atmospheric CO2 is a bad way to run a business, and a surefire ticket to climatic disaster.” by NASA climatologist Andrew Lacis

Fault Lines – In Deep Water: A Way of Life in Peril

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:04:18 +0000