December 2009
64 posts
Squatitecture
Needs to expand beyond the single property and become a force of growth in the neighborhood. Occupying space from which to conduct attacks and from which to grow connections, food, material support. …
The worst is yet to come.
Security
Concepts of based on class, and the illusion of vs the actuality of. Role of private property vs public space. Addressing symptoms, not causes. …
Double Standards
The role they play in enforcing class society. …
Mobile Wi-Fi
In the future. Individual cars with their own personal roving wi-fi networks, connected to their future-fridge or whatever shit they have. Most likely, this won’t be a standard feature, so there will be motorists without network connections. And where there are networks, there will be people trying to piggyback onto signals. Wardriving takes on a whole new meaning. …
The Price of Green Capitalism →
Glad that the total costs of technologies [that make us feel better about living as beasts without regard for anything around us] are being discussed. On Christmas. When no one is reading the paper.
Piss.
Novalis, Fragments: “We are merely at the beginning of the art of writing … each life has a theme, a title, a publisher, a preface, an introduction, a text, notes, etc.—or could have them.”
“When I hear the phrase ‘security culture’ I reach for my cell phone battery.”
Dokkodo
by Musashi Miyamoto
Accept everything just the way it is.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Be detached from desire your whole life long.
Do not regret what you have done.
Never be jealous.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Resentment and...
Shinryu Masamitsu Toda
32nd Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu
New Years message of 1891
1. Know the wisdom of being patient during times of inactivity.
2. Choose the course of justice as the path of your life.
3. Do not allow your heart to be controlled by the demands of desire, pleasure, or dependence.
4. Sorrow, pain, and resentment are natural qualities to be found in...
From CNN
1 in 10 Americans on food stamps. That’s over 35 million people. Daaamn. …
“PLEASE NOTE: Due to the highly physical nature of [this wilderness survival course] you must be able to walk at least *2 full miles without stopping* before applying for this class.” [Emphasis theirs.]
“PLEASE NOTE: Due to the highly physical nature of [this wilderness survival course] you must be able to walk at least *2 full miles without stopping* before applying for this class.” [Emphasis theirs.]
Looking forward to paying fines for being uninsured.
Google moving from CMU to East Liberty’s Bakery Square. Lolz @ g3ntr1f1c4t10n pr0n!
The Solution for Student Loans
Move and don’t leave a forwarding address.
POD service for fabricating machine parts. Order one piece to replace a part in an existing device or order many parts to assemble a new device to use or sell. …
Wind Break
Which types of trees would be useful for a wind break? And where should they be planted?
Jackie Chan-with-ignorant-Westerners marathon on basic cable. Highlight of the last 36 hours.
“Jesus Christ was a gangsta rapper
They...
Bamboo flooring
3.49 a square foot. …
Banzai? …
Suitcase nuke. …
“The three largest U.S. banks are preparing for a comeback in the market for collateralized debt obligations backed by high-yield, high-risk loans, two years after issuance tumbled when credit markets seized up.”
Time to stock up on dried goods and firearms.
Obama's Big Sellout →
The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway
Laundered Drug Money Saves Global Economy →
Brilliant. →
Italy’s PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack
“He suffered two broken teeth, a minor nose fracture and cuts to his lip after being struck by a man wielding a souvenir model of the city’s cathedral.”
Club Dread
Give it to Larry. …
Clothing
Line of clothing geared toward shoplifters - small interior pockets, baggy middle, etc. …
UCB for Jay
Get them on DVD. …
Trader Joe’s sign artist. …
Time to Change Cell Carriers →
Elf Yourself →
This is it? 10,000 years of civilization, and this is the best we can come up with? Jesus fucking fuck. I’m working on something better, I swear.
Fork Revision
Would Don’t Fork benefit from the AK’s being silhouetted? …
Andrew Exum? …
Serial Zine
Monthly zine composed of serial fiction. Low cost production, but large amounts created for high distribution. Increased readership leading to increased submission of content?
I don’t judge people—I’m better than that. …
I need my artificial foodstuffs to be color-coded consistently, so I know what I’m getting into when I eat things. …
For skillshares: what about gearing teaching sessions to be not just “How To [blank]”, but “How To Teach [blank]”? This allows people to not feel obliged to attend a one-time event, and spreads the knowledge beyond the reach of just the immediate social circle related to the skillshare. Basis: program that teaches wimmin in Mexico City to teach *other* wimmin about...
“For, to be right means nothing, what is important is acting in consequence.”