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the majestic plastic bag
Definitely the best short mockumentary I’ve ever seen,
what are all these Russians in line for?
This line is for the first McDonalds that opened in the former Soviet Union. Other countries are infinitely more patient than the US… but then again a line for a McDonalds sure beats a bread line in a collapsed economy.
petroleum man
While it is highly unlikely that humanity will go extinct in the near future, petroleum man almost certainly will…
transcendent man
An upcoming documentary, Transcendent Man, details the story of Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity: the idea that machines will gain consciousness as a true AI will be developed. At that point, the machines will either help us reach our potential among the stars or enslave us and torture us for fun
why you should believe in unicorns
Unicorns aren’t that outlandish are they? Comedian John Ramsey explains,
the two sides of Barack Obama
Much goes unsaid about momentum. So much so that two supposedly polar opposite politicians can take the helm of the Global Empire and still get stuck supporting the same decision infrastructure. There’s only one way this ship is headed, and it isn’t towards anything positive. John Pilger sums up my feelings about the current United [...]
WWOOF
WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (but used to stand for Willing Workers On Organic Farms). I first learned about it last year as couchsurfers were staying with me in Vancouver and telling me of their experiences in the BC interior on organic farms. Perhaps Jane and I might do a short [...]
a lot of Kiwis are hunkering down
This segment from New Zealand’s 60 Minutes about locals weaning themselves off of oil and preparing for the collapse of industrial civilization is refreshingly devoid of the sneers and snarky comments a similar piece would be encapsulated with in North America. The commentator even says, “if the worst comes to the worst, these people would [...]
money and life trailer
I’m excited to see the movement to reconnect monetary systems with ecological dynamics continue in gaining momentum. The upcoming Money and Life is an excellent example of how people all over the world are beginning to seriously discuss the particular method of money creation we currently use and how it affects our lives. Most importantly [...]
