If anyone is wanting to learn economics, and has also been meaning to get into Seinfeld, well golly gee, do I have the perfect something for you. Stumbling through the web like “Kramer“, I found a website <yadayadayadaecon.com> that uses Seinfeld clips to explain basic economic concepts. It’s fantastic! Thanks again, internet:
In deep space, a race of gelatinous creatures abandon their dying world. Pushed through space by the solar wind, they make their way to Earth and land in San Francisco. The city falls under extraterrestrial influence making it difficult to tell who is human, and who is an imposter. A good classic, scary story. Starring Donald Sutherland, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy:
“The miracle is this: The more we share, the more we have” ~ Leonard Nimoy
Actor, film director, poet, singer and photographer, Leonard Nimoy, died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83. Best known for his role as the human-alien philosopher and first officer aboard the Starship Enterprise Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek series (1966–69), Leonard Nimoy enchanted generations of audiences and farewelled them in that same fashion with these logical yet melodious final words:
Nimoy signed all his tweets “LLAP” or “Live Long and Prosper,” his character’s catchphrase from the Star Trek series and films.
Nimoy had announced via Twitter last year that he had been diagnosed with COPD, a chronic respiratory disease caused by smoking that has no cure. He encouraged his followers to stop smoking.
RIP. I love Star Trek, but this is probably my favourite article about the “fascinating” man behind Mr. Spock — In 2008, Leonard Nimoy spent two 16-hour days shooting portraits of total strangers in Northampton, Mass., who had answered a public invitation to share a glimpse of their hidden selves. He photographed 95 people and chose 25 of them for an exhibit that went on display in the summer of 2010 at MASS MoCA:
Chinese lantern festival in Auckland City’s Albert Park. The lanterns were nice. The crowds were huge. The open mic karaoke was terrible. The aroma from the food stalls along Princes Street was palpable (hmm, no I don’t think I like that word; palpable). Food from the various Asian food stalls smelt delicious. The festival was OK, I suppose. What it symbolises however is far more important than my thoughts of the evening.
Traditionally the lantern festival is held at the end of the 15 day observation of the Chinese New Year, but this year the lantern festival was held early. There were over 800 handmade Chinese lanterns throughout Albert Park as the festival now in its 16th year celebrated the ‘Year of the Goat’.
Ha! I just remembered; while me and my friend were walking and admiring the green lanterns that hung from the tree branches above us, we overheard a conversation from the women walking behind us who were talking about their legs in deep descriptive terminology — varicose veins and sagginess. I think I remember the word capillary being mentioned, and the colour blue. It was the weirdest overheard conversation I think I’ve ever been in the vicinity of hearing, but a funny/awkward moment between the both of us. My memory has since suppressed that particular moment.
Yesss! The FCC voted to preserve Net Neutrality — We saved the internet!!!
This calls for victory music:
In the early days of the net, few people had access to it and fewer people knew what it even was or could be. It was a digital wild west, where creative people and entrepreneurs alike experimented with this new medium. The internet was a wild place, and over the years, content providers of all walks of life have shaped it into what it is today. The internet is beautiful! Everyone; EVERYONE uses it. So naturally, the vultures that are big corporations only interested in control and money, literally came out of nowhere to seize control and assume themselves as masters of this place we the people have created, and only after the fact. This is what corporations do. It’s complete and utter BS, and thank goodness the majority of people in the world acknowledge that, because if Comcast and other ISPs (Internet service providers) had their way, well, I don’t doubt for a second that things would have radically changed for the world.
I take it everyone who doesn’t sign must have their contingency activism planned. Net-neutrality is a principle advocating government regulation of Internet service providers and it is a huge deal, people! The internet is freedom. A place for curiosity, knowledge, creativity, innovation, communication and equality for all to share at an equal level of access. To quote Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcett; “The creative industries, the institutions, the startups, and us as individuals all need an Open Internet to be successful.” The importance of keeping the open internet free from big corporate rule cannot be overstated:
On Feb 26 the FCC will vote to save net neutrality or let Comcast and other ISPs create Internet slow lanes. Some members of Congress, on behalf of their Cable donors, are trying to stop the FCC from protecting the Internet we love. There isn’t much time to stop them, contact them now.
“Wild Frontier” continues the trend of giving fans plenty to chew on ahead of the album’s March 30 release. Accompanied by a suitably sinister animated music video, there is no child’s play behind The Day Is My Enemy’s third teaser. Still loud, still disgruntled and keeping with the festival-proof demeanor of their musical legacy, all signs point to an album worth the wait from Britain’s most anarchic contribution to electronic music.
Directed by Christian Johnson and Steve Maher, “The Great Martian War” is a fictional-documentary made for History Canada, that uses World War I archival footage combined with war recreation shots and superimposed CGI invaders to illustrate an alternate reality where extraterrestrials waged war on planet Earth 1914:
I like it as a standalone short/music video, but this is for an actual 2 hour programme on the History channel. What the hell? The History channel is doing to history what MTV did to music. Aliens, ghosts and rednecks; I must be one of the few that believes names should mean something. Television today, or rather, ‘big media networks’ are more like outlets for propaganda, straight lies, tomfoolery and broadcast fear mongering for the masses. It is all about control really. Whoever controls the most makes the most. Trust.
I hate it. Wake up, people! Read more.
Back in the 1980s, David Leventhal ran a small business renting out his robot to perform at parties around Los Angeles. The robot, Casanova, was a crass womanizer and an LA scenester. Today, Casanova is rusting away in Agua Dulce, an isolated town north of Los Angeles — This is the life and sad demise of a party robot:
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