nipple scarves!!! – who on eart came up with this fashion statement???
nipple scarves!
mushrooms
How mushrooms will save the world. Cleaning up toxic spills, stopping poison-gas attacks, and curing deadly diseases: Fungus king Paul Stamets says there’s no limit to what his spores can do.
safely in San Francisco
Oh my gosh… Driving a 17foot Uhaul + towing my car was not nearly as easy as i thought it should be. Oh my goodness goodness goodness. On Day 2, we watched a double tractor trailer wrap himself around a bridge as we were going under it. It was icy and terrifying. Gusts of winds would make us rock and my car fishtailing was a horrifying site. We only jackknifed once which convinced us never to back up at all. I couldn’t even bear the idea of driving – i was too terrified. Thankfully Aaron was an angel with strong arms and the ability to overcome his nerves as we were both wondering when the next accident on the road would be us (there were soooo many in the ice and snow). As luck would have it, things eased up once we arrived in Colorado. We hit a break in the snow in Wyoming and got through the Rockies with only some gusts of wind. Our breaks managed better than the smoking tractor trailers stopped on the roads and we even got through the Sisters without much of a wince. The Sierra Nevadas were done on a very warm day and voila, we arrived in San Francisco. My couches were a bit of a bitch to get up into my new apartment, but with the help of everyone, it was done. And now, settling…
lessig’s supreme court case
High Court Upholds Law Extending Copyrights by 20 Years. That means that Lessig lost his case. It’s a very sad day.
anti-SUV ads
The Detroit Project has developed a series of TV ads aimed at SUV drivers, reminding them how they are supporting the terrorists. Based on the anti-drug ads, these pieces are just poignant reminders of how the public just doesn’t get it. And, of course, there are plenty of TV stations refusing to air them.
making up a disease
Why would it surprise anyone that the pharmaceutical industry might make up diseases to sell more drugs?
calling George Orwell
Here’s another Declan article on the Total Information Act. Although i am not in line with Declan’s libertarianism, his fears of the TIA affecting the future definitely echo my own.
TECHSPLOITATION: Reputation System
I just ran across a funny little article about reputation systems in blogs.. no startling revolutions but cute none-the-less.
empire
The NYTimes has another great article about the US becoming an empire and what this means. Although i don’t entirely agree with the author’s bent on the situation, i think that he clearly articulates some of the historical precedents for empire and what our behavior means, what role we are playing and the problems with playing that role. Anyhow, interesting read.
Bhopal
In 1984 DOW Chemical created a major disaster in Bhopal, affecting thousands. Lawsuits have continued for decades and many of those affected were not properly compensated. To celebrate the anniversary of this disaster, a group of folks created a spoof website and emailed thousands in protest; this action was severely censored. At the same time, many of the women survivors did a silent protest of DOW Chemical in India to object to their treatment of this; DOW Chemical is suing these peaceful protestors for costing them money because their employees were distracted. This situation is a reminder of why it is so problematic that our society and governments are controlled by corporations with greedy motives and minimal social responsibility.