Upward Spiral #6 – The Pros/Cons of Full Economic Collapse
In this bonus episode (possibly our best yet)…we feature a recording of an unplanned discussion about the benefits and dangers of the possible economic collapses that we’ve all imagined are possible. This episode not only features one of our most engaging discussions but King’s Corner is back with an awesome picture of what it looks [...]
Upward Spiral – #1 – Slavery and Freedom
In our first episode we explore the themes Slavery and Freedom in response to our recent viewing of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Co-hosts Ken Vallario and Eric Duffy, with special guest star Byron King. Also featuring a surprise visit from Downward Spiral co-host Geoff Feder. Enjoy!
Silver Lining
After hearing news reports in the background of my distracted morning driving of European countries downsizing their governments under economic pressure I realized that there is a global deconstruction of representative government. That is what is really happening. Anybody who knows anything about economics (like me) knows that there is plenty of ‘capital’ out there, [...]
Nature vs. Nurture
Our feelings about animals and industry are not solely about the animals. No, the rising distaste surrounding our treatment of animals in the meat industry reflects our own experiences within a world of concrete and steel. Humans are shuttled to and fro within a mechanized world that extracts their life essence to unknown ends, in [...]
Admission of Guilt
April 5, 2011 Most of the things about me some consider great exist because of some neglected responsibility. I was thinking of my wife this morning and how we met, working together for a week at a camp for underprivileged children. That whole week was spent neglecting my duties in favor of pursuing the object [...]
Societal Diagnosis – Personality Disorder
I have long believed that all of society could be looked at through the psychological perspective. And I think, at some point, one is able to diagnose one’s immediate social environment as lacking all the signs of mental health. In response to the ongoing Travon Martin controversy, I’ve been horrified by the willingness of our [...]
Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges…
After watching the video interview of Chris Hedges, and reading the follow up letter by David Graeber (both below) concerning the Black Bloc occupy tactics, I wrote my own open letter. Please share. Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges Dear Distinguished Dudes, As a member of this ‘struggle’ I cannot help but see [...]
The Terminator
1. I’ve argued before that the current Occupy Movement is a struggle against an economic system driven by computational devices…machines. Now, we see the development of a computational/mechanized army. In other words, the machine war is becoming more real by the day…it is no longer a metaphor. 2. People who are versed in history are [...]
The Anonymous Survival Guide
For your reading pleasure I recently found this…Be warned, it’s a little frightening…click the link below to download the 15 page pdf… Click Here for Main Page
On the first day of a new era – 2012 begins
I awoke this morning with a feeling that perhaps there is no word for…a mixture of cautious excitement and an intention to focus on the tiny sensations of being, as I knew this was the start of a momentous year. I bless this year with a video of Terence McKenna asking the question that will [...]
Barbarians at the Gates…
It has long been the interpretation of historians that the spread of liberal education across America led to a radicalization of the youth in the 1960s and 70s, and some have implied that there was, in response to this, an effort to denude education of those elements that lead young people to think in revolutionary ways, by associating the goals of education, not with moral or ethical transcendence, but as a means toward financial security. As an accident of this process, critical thinking has given way to discipline as the overarching theme of educational development. In other words the metaphor of the poet, as a model of educational mastery, has given way to the ethic of the soldier.
Parallel Evolution
Universaltron and I talked about this exact model after the spill…i cannot remember the post, but maybe he will embed it here…but the idea we had was that much could be done with a small army of bots…whelp, it seems our idea was a good one, and that somebody else, better equipped, went forward… i [...]
Great Stuff
Every once in a while I come across recordings that remind me that there is soooooo much good in the world, and so much reason for hope, in spite of what the news media wants you to believe. so, here are 3 podcasts i listened to yesterday that filled me with hope and a sense [...]
The Tao of Akbar #2 – History 2.0
History is not dead. However, never before have so many people wanted to perceive it in the present. This is the paralysis we feel when confronting our place in the world, as we seek to inject ourselves into a perceived narrative arc, an allegorical illusion inculcated by a mechanized system of culture. Many people call [...]
Sh$t Talk and the Newb-Tube Controversy
The following is an email exchange concerning the prior night’s game winning point, in Modern Warfare 2. Cardnal Serilius remember the other night when i got 9 assists, that was almost as awesome as that wicked winning kill last night with the newb-tube, blowing up that big tank and splattering Saith all over the side [...]
Variety is not Freedom #2
Today I bought a Glaceau Vitamin Water, and I was a little perturbed by the text on the bottle, and due to an overwhelming popularity of my previous Variety is not Freedom post, I decided to continue in this critique of products. Here is the text followed by some commentary: (not capitalized on the bottle) [...]
Akbar Rage #1
Just got off the phone with my mom… she’s upset because the days she’s earned, she has to beg to take off, and her boss, the evil b#@ch purposely refuses to allow her to take a full week around christmas just to f#$kin upset her, because she is evil and has just a little bit [...]