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As with so many of the tea partiers, the impression I get is that they are inspired and energized by the solidarity they feel with others there as much as anything else. They are searching for fellowship and meaning beyond the normal religious and political realm. (In some ways they remind me of the fervent Obama followers of the summer of 2008.) And let’s face it, what she says about the two party’s failing and political corruption could have been said by any one of us. The problem is that the ties that bind her to her fellows are toxic know-nothingism and reflexive tribal identity based upon race, religion and fear and loathing of those who would stake an equal claim to America.
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Some days, seems like everybody’s wearing these.
Also, look at this fucking cast!
License Agreement for Java Message Service (JMS) API Documentation 1.1 Final Release
Glad we’re clear on that.
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You acknowledge that Softwareis not designed, licensed or intended for use in
the design, construction, operation or maintenance
of any nuclear facility.
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Vincent Van Gogh Carpenter, 1880 and Woman Mourning, 1882
Chamber Pop, iTunes?!?
They’re really going for baroque with the crappy puns. I bet Ezra Koenig is pissed.
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Epicurus
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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Timelapse video of the Perseid Meteor Shower and the galactic core of the Milky Way as seen from Joshua Tree National Park. These were taken between August 12 and August 15, 2010. Music is Samskeyti by Sigur Ros.
By Henry Jun Wah Lee.
The Eight Great Goods: How We Mind Ourselves
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I am going to assert that there are Eight Great Goods in the world, which help conceptualise our choices and determine our actions or inactions. Because we array our decision-making “bins” as some arrangement of these eight, most of the major decisions we make will fall into one of these categories. Here is a brief introduction to the Eight Great Goods – in roughly the order most people in the world see those around them prioritising the eight. They are:
Life (health, nutrition, having children, nature, staying alive);
Growth (economic success, material well-being, gainful employment);
Society (social relations, nation, community, workplace, family, friends);
Stability (routine, safety, rule of law, predictability);
Joy (entertainment, sports, fun, beauty, amusement, learning);
Belief (religion, spirituality, higher power);
Individuality (privacy, recognition, ownership, voice, dignity); and
Fairness (rights, equality, sharing).
MAY 22, 1973
TO: ALTO ALOHA DISTRIUBTION
FROM: BOB METCALFE
SUBJECT: ETHER ACQUISITIONHERE IS SOME ROUGH STUFF ON THE ALTO ALOHA NETWORK.
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