Thursday, July 31, 2008
dave q, joe nice, & juakali at camp bisco
and yes thats distance - victim support again hehehe i think anyways. pretty sure-
if this was my kid, id start homeschooling him...
as to avoid the relentless beatings im sure he's already been administered. poor kid....probably seemed like a great idea at the time. like when i went commando at valleyfair and ended up walking so much that i chaffed til my thighs bled. except nobody ever found out about that. until now. anyways on with the life changing humiliation...
kid sings mariah carey - touch my body (wait for the "i will hunt you down" part hahaha)
kid sings mariah carey - touch my body (wait for the "i will hunt you down" part hahaha)
chistopher hitchens: believe me, it is torture.
so christopher hitchens, one of my heroes, (im sure ill be posting more of him so hold tight) was challenged by vanity fair to be waterboarded, and he accepted. now i never really knew what waterboarding was, but here it is:
“There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you are as if under the dominion of those grasses that produce visions. Everything you have heard told, everything you have read returns to your mind, as if you were being transported, not toward heaven, but toward hell. Under torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what you imagine might please him, because a bond (this, truly, diabolical) is established between you and him.”
-Umberto Eco
“The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers”
-Carl Gustav Jung
“There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you are as if under the dominion of those grasses that produce visions. Everything you have heard told, everything you have read returns to your mind, as if you were being transported, not toward heaven, but toward hell. Under torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what you imagine might please him, because a bond (this, truly, diabolical) is established between you and him.”
-Umberto Eco
“The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers”
-Carl Gustav Jung
we found superman's underground lair.
Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains some of the world's largest known natural crystals—translucent beams of gypsum as long as 36 feet (11 meters).
apparently he's been living in mexico all this time.
more HERE
apparently he's been living in mexico all this time.
more HERE
water found on mars
The Phoenix Mars mission has found water in a soil sample after spending the last two months examining the red planet for evidence that it could support life, NASA scientists said.
The spacecraft's robotic arm has dug several trenches in the Martian soil near the planet's north pole and been heating soil samples in a series of small "ovens."
It had earlier spotted chunks outside the rover that scientists had identified as ice, but data sent back by the most recent soil sample for the first time showed water inside Mars' dirt, researchers said.
"We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted," University of Arizona scientist William Boynton said.
sorry, still cant slam you up against a wall, bite the back of your neck and spank you like the bad girl you are...
BOFFINS have invented a voice-activated vibrator - in a breakthrough set to have women across the country shouting a collective “Oh yes”.
The techno toy - on sale to mark National Orgasm Day today - reacts to commands from the user telling it to go faster, slower or harder.
Ladies can even PERSONALISE the instructions by programming nine functions with their own keywords to get the £80 gizmo going.
more HERE
The techno toy - on sale to mark National Orgasm Day today - reacts to commands from the user telling it to go faster, slower or harder.
Ladies can even PERSONALISE the instructions by programming nine functions with their own keywords to get the £80 gizmo going.
more HERE
aw shit, the hype begins.
Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker has set the bar high for Gotham City villains, but reports in the US say studio bosses have set their sights on Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.
Camera-based concept turns any surface into a DJ deck
DJ MoCAP, master of time and white space, has developed a camera-based controller for the TRAKTOR Scratch DJ System. Just sketch the deck onto a piece of white paper and turn any high contrast surface into a mixing table. There seems to be a bit of latency but overall the system looks fairly responsive.
not sure how i feel about this- but cool, would want to try it.
dope trouble and bass mix
http://www.zshare.net/audio/159025203d1b457e/
^^download link
1. Intro
2. Star Eyes / “Disappear” (Original Mix)
3. B.U.N / “British Airways”
4. Drop The Lime / “I Want 2 Know”
5. Sam Sparro / “The Count & Sinden” (Sidewinder Remix)
6. Little Jinder / “Like It Casual” (AC Slater Remix)
7. Blackfinger / “Fearless”
8. Oliver $ / “Hotflash Vol. 3″
9. Sawtooth Sucka / “Letting Go”
10. Machines Don’t Care / “Afro Jacker”
11. Blackfinger / “Up Middle Finger” (HeavyFeet Remix)
12. AC Slater / “Jack Got Jacked” (Jack Beats Remix)
13. Alias / “Enough” (Bombaman’s Talking Shit remix)
14. Rusko / “Cockney Thug” (Drop The Lime Remix)
15. DZ / “Down”
16. Leon Jean-Marie / “Bring It On” (Rusko Remix)
jenna jameson zombie pics
sweet. i always say, we come into this world screaming naked and covered in blood...why does the fun have to stop there? (right click view image for hi-res!)
grab my shame while youre down in there...
i lost it a while ago, since i am apparently not afraid to let everyone know i find LOLCATS fucking hilarious.
i mean i like the tilt-a-whirl ride n all, but living on one??
okay yeah fucking awesome.
this building is about the coolest thing since the hulk body slammed andre the giant.
Residents of Dubai may one day experience a unique and constantly changing skyline thanks to Dynamic Architecture’s wind powered rotating skyscraper. The main idea behind their concept involves a central concrete core surrounded by 59 independently rotating levels. The skyscraper would generate its own electricity from the massive horizontal wind turbines that would be stacked in between each floor. This idea may seem outlandish or impossibly expensive, but the oil price boom in Dubai has already funded many other similarly massive and complex architectural projects. If oil prices continue to increase these rotating wonders may be seen on Dubai’s horizon within the next few years.
more www.dynamicarchitecture.net
this building is about the coolest thing since the hulk body slammed andre the giant.
Residents of Dubai may one day experience a unique and constantly changing skyline thanks to Dynamic Architecture’s wind powered rotating skyscraper. The main idea behind their concept involves a central concrete core surrounded by 59 independently rotating levels. The skyscraper would generate its own electricity from the massive horizontal wind turbines that would be stacked in between each floor. This idea may seem outlandish or impossibly expensive, but the oil price boom in Dubai has already funded many other similarly massive and complex architectural projects. If oil prices continue to increase these rotating wonders may be seen on Dubai’s horizon within the next few years.
more www.dynamicarchitecture.net
7 Deadly Sins Wine Glasses by Kacper Hamilton
WRATH:
GREED:
PRIDE:
GLUTTONY:
LUST: just realized that this functions like a hampster water feeder...
ENVY: my favorite, conceptually at least...
SLOTH:
THE MAHOGANY VELVET LINED CASE:
www.kacperhamilton.com
japan gets all the cool shit...
computer rendering of the new Louis Vuitton flagship store thats going to be built in Tokyo
more HERE
new WESC vs ED BANGER 'EDPHONES
not the most coordinate-able colorway, but i like WE and ED Banger so, is coo.
Critical Mass Rider Assaulted by NYPD
crazy! fuckin dick-
Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992 and quickly spread to cities all over the world. This site attempts to be the most complete guide to all Critical Mass rides around the globe.
for more info on CRITICAL MASS rides and the CRITICAL MASS vision, go HERE
if youve ever seen a huge group of cyclists in the street at night (or day?) this is whats goin on.
I went on a CM ride through long beach once and it was the most fun id had in a long time. cops dont like it so ride at your own risk...and of course, obey your local traffic laws. it is a lot of fun! :) ride safely, and respectfully with the right intentions and you should be fine.
Matty G - Take You Back - The Debut Album, in stores 9/08
THE SNARE HITS..
THE BASS DROPS..
YOU KNOW IT'S MATTY G!
Argon Records presents
Matty G - Take You Back
The debut album, featuring Juakali, Luv Fyah, Ugene and Audio Angel
It's a peaceful, foggy night in Santa Cruz. Waves are crashing on the beach and Matty G is up late, working on his latest beat. Some of the most celebrated and beloved dubstep music has emerged from Matty G's Beach Hill studio in Santa Cruz, California. The story continues with his first album, built from a lifetime of diverse musical influences.
Matty G grew up playing the baritone saxophone (where his love of bass was found), while listening to hip hop, reggae and soul. He moved to Santa Cruz in 1998, where friends introduced him to DJ culture through house music, and later drum and bass. Unsatisfied with the direction music was taking, and tired of searching for records he could identify with, Matty switched to production to get the sounds in his head onto vinyl.
His early music consisted of bass-heavy hip hop beats with reggae and soul vibes. These proto-dubstep tunes were the foundation for his modern dubstep classics - Bitter Love, 50,000 Watts and West Coast Rocks. Take You Back spans the full spectrum of Matty G's style, taking the listener on a journey through musical history with tunes influenced by funk, soul, hip hop, reggae and lover's rock. Vocal and production collaborations with respected artists Juakali, Audio Angel, Luv Fyah and Ugene complement the theme by allowing Matty the opportunity to work with his friends.
CD / Digital (ARGCD01)
1: Matty's Theme
2: Cuttin' n Scratchin'
3: Last B Boy
4: Argon Connection
5: Saddle Up
6: Rasta Dem Nah Run featuring Juakali
7: Nuff A Dis featuring Luv Fyah
8: Cold Break Ill featuring Ugene
9: Matty's Theme II
10: 80's Crush featuring Juakali
11: Summer Solstice
12: Jazzy Ways featuring Audio Angel
13: Don't Wanna Be featuring Juakali
14: The 808 Bass
LP (ARGLP01)
A: Cuttin' n Scratchin'
B1: Saddle Up
B2: Summer Solstice
C: Cold Break Ill featuring Ugene
D1: Jazzy Ways featuring Audio Angel
D2: Nuff A Dis featuring Luv Fyah
E: Don't Wanna Be featuring Juakali
F1: Rasta Dem Nah Run featuring Juakali
F2: 80's Crush featuring Juakali
12" Sampler (ARGLPS01)
A: 50,000 Watts (VIP Mix)
B1: Last B Boy
B2: The 808 Bass
In stores everywhere - September 2008.
www.argonrecords.com
(apparently theres a sampler vinyl 'Matty G - 50,000 Watts (VIP Mix) / Last B Boy / The 808 Bass - ARGLPS01' avail on chemical, redeye, and soundsoftheuniverse NOW)
this song has been in my head all morning
B52's - Mesopotamia
that part where it comes in on that diplo/santogold mix i posted is sick
liquified money injected straight into your bloodstream
There is real hope that what’s happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV.
“We have found an innovative way to kill the virus by finding this small region of HIV that is unchangeable,” Dr. Sudhir Paul of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston said.
Dr. Paul and Dr. Miguel Escobar aren’t talking about just suppressing HIV – they’re talking about destroying it permanently by arming the immune system with a new weapon lab tests have shown to be effective.
“We’ve discovered the weak spot of HIV,” he said.
Paul and his team have zeroed in on a section of a key protein in HIV’s structure that does not mutate.
“The virus needs at least one constant region, and that is the essence of calling it the Achilles heel,” Paul said.
That Achilles heel is the doctors’ way in. They take advantage of it with something called an abzyme.
Basically, their idea could be used to control the disease for people who already have it and prevent infection for those at risk.
The theory has held up in lab and animal testing. The next step is human trials.
The doctors still need funding to launch human trials. In the world of HIV research, that’s often where things fall apart.
“Clinical trials are very expensive,” Paul said.
“That is the worry of the researcher. This is what nightmares are made of – that after 30 years of work, you find it doesn’t work,” Paul said.
But so far, it is working.
“This is the holy grail of HIV research, to develop a preventative vaccine,” Paul said.
full story HERE
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
so if you havent heard already. we're up shit creek and we dont even have a canoe, let alone a paddle.
"President Bush signed into law on Wednesday a huge package of housing legislation that included broad authority for the Treasury Department to safeguard the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies and a plan to help hundreds of thousands of troubled borrowers avoid losing their homes.
To accommodate the rescue plan for the mortgage companies, the bill raises the national debt ceiling to $10.6 trillion, an increase of $800 billion. The bill also creates significant liabilities and risks for taxpayers, that are virtually impossible to calculate."
--which basically means that the federal reserve has to print more money and inflation will be getting even worse and that we will be paying for it all with our tax dollars.
i liked this comment:
"We should be thankful that Bush and the Legislature are bailing us out of this mess using our tax dollars and the value of the dollar itself... it's not like they caused it or anything. Oh, wait... nevermind."
and if thats not enough:
FDIC has only $53 billion in reserves to guarantee $4 trillion in total bank deposits.
tight.
To accommodate the rescue plan for the mortgage companies, the bill raises the national debt ceiling to $10.6 trillion, an increase of $800 billion. The bill also creates significant liabilities and risks for taxpayers, that are virtually impossible to calculate."
--which basically means that the federal reserve has to print more money and inflation will be getting even worse and that we will be paying for it all with our tax dollars.
i liked this comment:
"We should be thankful that Bush and the Legislature are bailing us out of this mess using our tax dollars and the value of the dollar itself... it's not like they caused it or anything. Oh, wait... nevermind."
and if thats not enough:
FDIC has only $53 billion in reserves to guarantee $4 trillion in total bank deposits.
tight.
'member that? BIG LEAGUE CHEW
MAN SIZE WADS what kind of creepy extra-curricular-peeter-toucher-rapist is that guy on the package??? fuck he's scary. his nose looks like a sweaty cheddarwurst ball-park frank about to explode with processed cheese and grease.
nothin like opening up that quasi-foil pouch, reaching in with your dirty 8 year old scabby fingers and jamming this whole fucking pink monster into your cake hole.
jeez. if i had a dollar every time i said "jamming this whole fucking pink monster into your cakehole".......*cough*
sweet video from Denver on the Dank Deals dubstep.fm show thanks guys!
tune playing most of the clip is
EMU - THE SURGE (6BLOCC COVERT RMX)
this radio show can be downloaded HERE
The Tonium Pacemaker
imagine an ipod, now imagine a set of turntables, and a mixer. now combine all three. this is what you get. not sure how i feel about it, id have to play with one.
my two favorite tunes at the moment...
Distance - Victim Support
(dropped by benga)
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam
from Kiss Radio show
(dropped by benga)
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam
from Kiss Radio show
Villians: Second Offense ft Whiskey Pete & OBO
gotta big up my boy pete, nice one man-
Tracklist:
1. Shiny Toy Guns - Starts With One (Classixx Remix)
2. Buddy Akai - Cut Me Up (Villains Remix)
3. The Black Ghosts - Anyway You Choose to Give It (Fake Blood Remix)
4. Midfield General - Disco Sirens (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
5. Apollo 440 featuring Beatnuts - Dude Descending Staircase
6. Pet - Out of the Blue (Alex Metric Remix)
7. Daft Punk - Around the World (Villains Remix)
8. BSOD - Lollercoster
9. Wolfgang Gartner - Front to Back
10. Ghostface Killah - Charlie Brown (Yuksek Remix)
11. Shopliftas and Frew - Bermuda Nights
12. Toxic Avenger - Escape LA (LA Riots Remix)
13. Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Villains and LA Riots Remix)
14. Alex Metric - Deadly on a Mission
15. Datarock - Computer Camp Love (Villains Remix)
16. Chromeo - Needy Girl (Vandalism Remix)
17. Boys Noize - Oh! (A-Trak Remix)
18. Hearts Revolution - Switchblade (LA Riots Remix)
19. Kill The Noise - Pull My Strings
20. Headman - Catch Me If You Can (Bag Radiers Remix)
21. Aaren San - Osc Low Nyzz (Blende Remix)
22. Edison Gem - Things Change (Villains Remix)
DOWNLOAD: http://216.69.172.62/sleaze/2008-07/music3/Villains%20-%20Second%20Offense.mp3
Tracklist:
1. Shiny Toy Guns - Starts With One (Classixx Remix)
2. Buddy Akai - Cut Me Up (Villains Remix)
3. The Black Ghosts - Anyway You Choose to Give It (Fake Blood Remix)
4. Midfield General - Disco Sirens (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
5. Apollo 440 featuring Beatnuts - Dude Descending Staircase
6. Pet - Out of the Blue (Alex Metric Remix)
7. Daft Punk - Around the World (Villains Remix)
8. BSOD - Lollercoster
9. Wolfgang Gartner - Front to Back
10. Ghostface Killah - Charlie Brown (Yuksek Remix)
11. Shopliftas and Frew - Bermuda Nights
12. Toxic Avenger - Escape LA (LA Riots Remix)
13. Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Villains and LA Riots Remix)
14. Alex Metric - Deadly on a Mission
15. Datarock - Computer Camp Love (Villains Remix)
16. Chromeo - Needy Girl (Vandalism Remix)
17. Boys Noize - Oh! (A-Trak Remix)
18. Hearts Revolution - Switchblade (LA Riots Remix)
19. Kill The Noise - Pull My Strings
20. Headman - Catch Me If You Can (Bag Radiers Remix)
21. Aaren San - Osc Low Nyzz (Blende Remix)
22. Edison Gem - Things Change (Villains Remix)
DOWNLOAD: http://216.69.172.62/sleaze/2008-07/music3/Villains%20-%20Second%20Offense.mp3
Richard Dawkins: Waking Up in the Universe Pt. 1
Richard Dawkins is another hero of mine, and he has a five part series called Waking up in the Universe...kinda like Carl Sagan's cosmos in a way.
the onion does it again haha...
EARTH—Former vice president Al Gore—who for the past three decades has unsuccessfully attempted to warn humanity of the coming destruction of our planet, only to be mocked and derided by the very people he has tried to save—launched his infant son into space Monday in the faint hope that his only child would reach the safety of another world.
"I tried to warn them, but the Elders of this planet would not listen," said Gore, who in 2000 was nearly banished to a featureless realm of nonexistence for promoting his unpopular message. "They called me foolish and laughed at my predictions. Yet even now, the Midwest is flooded, the ice caps are melting, and the cities are rocked with tremors, just as I foretold. Fools! Why didn't they heed me before it was too late?"
Wikipedia Wednesdays Mayne.
ill honor my late grandfather with my first 'wikipedia wednesdays' cuz it starts with W.W. and so do his first 2 initials...Mayne.
William Wilson Morgan
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William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer.
The principal theme in Morgan's work was the study of stellar and galaxy classification. Along with Philip Keenan he developed the MK system for the classification of stars through their spectra. He also developed several galaxy morphological classification systems, including the first systems to use the physical properties of galaxies, as opposed to simple eye-ball estimates favoured by Edwin Hubble. He invented the now widely used classification cD for massive galaxies in the centres of clusters.
He worked at Yerkes Observatory. Along with Donald Osterbrock and Stewart Sharpless, he used distance measurements of O and B type stars to show the existence of spiral arms in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Honors
Awards
* Bruce Medal (1958)
* Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1961)
* Henry Draper Medal (1980)
* Herschel Medal (1983)
Named after him
* Asteroid 3180 Morgan
William Wilson Morgan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer.
The principal theme in Morgan's work was the study of stellar and galaxy classification. Along with Philip Keenan he developed the MK system for the classification of stars through their spectra. He also developed several galaxy morphological classification systems, including the first systems to use the physical properties of galaxies, as opposed to simple eye-ball estimates favoured by Edwin Hubble. He invented the now widely used classification cD for massive galaxies in the centres of clusters.
He worked at Yerkes Observatory. Along with Donald Osterbrock and Stewart Sharpless, he used distance measurements of O and B type stars to show the existence of spiral arms in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Honors
Awards
* Bruce Medal (1958)
* Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1961)
* Henry Draper Medal (1980)
* Herschel Medal (1983)
Named after him
* Asteroid 3180 Morgan
Toward a Type 1 Civilization
Along with energy policy, political and economic systems must also evolve.
By Michael Shermer
July 22, 2008
Our civilization is fast approaching a tipping point. Humans will need to make the transition from nonrenewable fossil fuels as the primary source of our energy to renewable energy sources that will allow us to flourish into the future. Failure to make that transformation will doom us to the endless political machinations and economic conflicts that have plagued civilization for the last half-millennium.
We need new technologies to be sure, but without evolved political and economic systems, we cannot become what we must. And what is that? A Type 1 civilization. Let me explain.
In a 1964 article on searching for extraterrestrial civilizations, the Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev suggested using radio telescopes to detect energy signals from other solar systems in which there might be civilizations of three levels of advancement: Type 1 can harness all of the energy of its home planet; Type 2 can harvest all of the power of its sun; and Type 3 can master the energy from its entire galaxy.
Based on our energy efficiency at the time, in 1973 the astronomer Carl Sagan estimated that Earth represented a Type 0.7 civilization on a Type 0 to Type 1 scale. (More current assessments put us at 0.72.) As the Kardashevian scale is logarithmic -- where any increase in power consumption requires a huge leap in power production -- we have a ways before 1.0.
Fossil fuels won't get us there. Renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal are a good start, and coupled to nuclear power could eventually get us to Type 1.
Yet the hurdles are not solely -- or even primarily -- technological ones. We have a proven track record of achieving remarkable scientific solutions to survival problems -- as long as there is the political will and economic opportunities that allow the solutions to flourish. In other words, we need a Type 1 polity and economy, along with the technology, in order to become a Type 1 civilization.
We are close. If we use the Kardashevian scale to plot humankind's progress, it shows how far we've come in the long history of our species from Type 0, and it leads us to see what a Type 1 civilization might be like:
Type 0.1: Fluid groups of hominids living in Africa. Technology consists of primitive stone tools. Intra-group conflicts are resolved through dominance hierarchy, and between-group violence is common.
Type 0.2: Bands of roaming hunter-gatherers that form kinship groups, with a mostly horizontal political system and egalitarian economy.
Type 0.3: Tribes of individuals linked through kinship but with a more settled and agrarian lifestyle. The beginnings of a political hierarchy and a primitive economic division of labor.
Type 0.4: Chiefdoms consisting of a coalition of tribes into a single hierarchical political unit with a dominant leader at the top, and with the beginnings of significant economic inequalities and a division of labor in which lower-class members produce food and other products consumed by non-producing upper-class members.
Type 0.5: The state as a political coalition with jurisdiction over a well-defined geographical territory and its corresponding inhabitants, with a mercantile economy that seeks a favorable balance of trade in a win-lose game against other states.
Type 0.6: Empires extend their control over peoples who are not culturally, ethnically or geographically within their normal jurisdiction, with a goal of economic dominance over rival empires.
Type 0.7: Democracies that divide power over several institutions, which are run by elected officials voted for by some citizens. The beginnings of a market economy.
Type 0.8: Liberal democracies that give the vote to all citizens. Markets that begin to embrace a nonzero, win-win economic game through free trade with other states.
Type 0.9: Democratic capitalism, the blending of liberal democracy and free markets, now spreading across the globe through democratic movements in developing nations and broad trading blocs such as the European Union.
Type 1.0: Globalism that includes worldwide wireless Internet access, with all knowledge digitized and available to everyone. A completely global economy with free markets in which anyone can trade with anyone else without interference from states or governments. A planet where all states are democracies in which everyone has the franchise.
The forces at work that could prevent us from making the great leap forward to a Type 1 civilization are primarily political and economic. The resistance by nondemocratic states to turning power over to the people is considerable, especially in theocracies whose leaders would prefer we all revert to Type 0.4 chiefdoms. The opposition toward a global economy is substantial, even in the industrialized West, where economic tribalism still dominates the thinking of most politicians, intellectuals and citizens.
For thousands of years, we have existed in a zero-sum tribal world in which a gain for one tribe, state or nation meant a loss for another tribe, state or nation -- and our political and economic systems have been designed for use in that win-lose world. But we have the opportunity to live in a win-win world and become a Type 1 civilization by spreading liberal democracy and free trade, in which the scientific and technological benefits will flourish. I am optimistic because in the evolutionist's deep time and the historian's long view, the trend lines toward achieving Type 1 status tick inexorably upward.
That is change we can believe in.
Michael Shermer is an adjunct professor in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University, the publisher of Skeptic magazine and a monthly columnist for Scientific American. His latest book is "The Mind of the Market."
By Michael Shermer
July 22, 2008
Our civilization is fast approaching a tipping point. Humans will need to make the transition from nonrenewable fossil fuels as the primary source of our energy to renewable energy sources that will allow us to flourish into the future. Failure to make that transformation will doom us to the endless political machinations and economic conflicts that have plagued civilization for the last half-millennium.
We need new technologies to be sure, but without evolved political and economic systems, we cannot become what we must. And what is that? A Type 1 civilization. Let me explain.
In a 1964 article on searching for extraterrestrial civilizations, the Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev suggested using radio telescopes to detect energy signals from other solar systems in which there might be civilizations of three levels of advancement: Type 1 can harness all of the energy of its home planet; Type 2 can harvest all of the power of its sun; and Type 3 can master the energy from its entire galaxy.
Based on our energy efficiency at the time, in 1973 the astronomer Carl Sagan estimated that Earth represented a Type 0.7 civilization on a Type 0 to Type 1 scale. (More current assessments put us at 0.72.) As the Kardashevian scale is logarithmic -- where any increase in power consumption requires a huge leap in power production -- we have a ways before 1.0.
Fossil fuels won't get us there. Renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal are a good start, and coupled to nuclear power could eventually get us to Type 1.
Yet the hurdles are not solely -- or even primarily -- technological ones. We have a proven track record of achieving remarkable scientific solutions to survival problems -- as long as there is the political will and economic opportunities that allow the solutions to flourish. In other words, we need a Type 1 polity and economy, along with the technology, in order to become a Type 1 civilization.
We are close. If we use the Kardashevian scale to plot humankind's progress, it shows how far we've come in the long history of our species from Type 0, and it leads us to see what a Type 1 civilization might be like:
Type 0.1: Fluid groups of hominids living in Africa. Technology consists of primitive stone tools. Intra-group conflicts are resolved through dominance hierarchy, and between-group violence is common.
Type 0.2: Bands of roaming hunter-gatherers that form kinship groups, with a mostly horizontal political system and egalitarian economy.
Type 0.3: Tribes of individuals linked through kinship but with a more settled and agrarian lifestyle. The beginnings of a political hierarchy and a primitive economic division of labor.
Type 0.4: Chiefdoms consisting of a coalition of tribes into a single hierarchical political unit with a dominant leader at the top, and with the beginnings of significant economic inequalities and a division of labor in which lower-class members produce food and other products consumed by non-producing upper-class members.
Type 0.5: The state as a political coalition with jurisdiction over a well-defined geographical territory and its corresponding inhabitants, with a mercantile economy that seeks a favorable balance of trade in a win-lose game against other states.
Type 0.6: Empires extend their control over peoples who are not culturally, ethnically or geographically within their normal jurisdiction, with a goal of economic dominance over rival empires.
Type 0.7: Democracies that divide power over several institutions, which are run by elected officials voted for by some citizens. The beginnings of a market economy.
Type 0.8: Liberal democracies that give the vote to all citizens. Markets that begin to embrace a nonzero, win-win economic game through free trade with other states.
Type 0.9: Democratic capitalism, the blending of liberal democracy and free markets, now spreading across the globe through democratic movements in developing nations and broad trading blocs such as the European Union.
Type 1.0: Globalism that includes worldwide wireless Internet access, with all knowledge digitized and available to everyone. A completely global economy with free markets in which anyone can trade with anyone else without interference from states or governments. A planet where all states are democracies in which everyone has the franchise.
The forces at work that could prevent us from making the great leap forward to a Type 1 civilization are primarily political and economic. The resistance by nondemocratic states to turning power over to the people is considerable, especially in theocracies whose leaders would prefer we all revert to Type 0.4 chiefdoms. The opposition toward a global economy is substantial, even in the industrialized West, where economic tribalism still dominates the thinking of most politicians, intellectuals and citizens.
For thousands of years, we have existed in a zero-sum tribal world in which a gain for one tribe, state or nation meant a loss for another tribe, state or nation -- and our political and economic systems have been designed for use in that win-lose world. But we have the opportunity to live in a win-win world and become a Type 1 civilization by spreading liberal democracy and free trade, in which the scientific and technological benefits will flourish. I am optimistic because in the evolutionist's deep time and the historian's long view, the trend lines toward achieving Type 1 status tick inexorably upward.
That is change we can believe in.
Michael Shermer is an adjunct professor in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University, the publisher of Skeptic magazine and a monthly columnist for Scientific American. His latest book is "The Mind of the Market."
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
iron butterfly on playboy after dark
some sizzlin moves for sure. big up the hef'ster gettin this pastor to loosen up a bit. haha
just felt my first earthquake
crazy.
jus chillin at work and the whole buildin starts shakin side to side. jus felt like a giant semi was rollin by.
are you kidding me?? this is news??
jus chillin at work and the whole buildin starts shakin side to side. jus felt like a giant semi was rollin by.
are you kidding me?? this is news??
The World's Billionaire Women
gentlemen, start your engines.
Liliane Bettencourt
$22.9 billion
France
Daughter of L'Oreal founder Eugene Schueller, a man who is said to have a checkered past with wartime ties to the Nazi regime, Liliane is the world's richest woman, thanks to her controlling stake in the cosmetics giant. She has held the stock for more than four decades. She became a widow last November when her 88-year-old husband, Andre Bettencourt, died. Her Bettencourt Schueller Foundation supports medical, cultural and humanitarian endeavors in France and developing countries.
Begunham Dogan Faralyali
$1 billion
Turkey
Daughter of Turkey's richest media-mogul family. Began her career as an Arthur Andersen consultant in New York and later advised Europe's leading media and technology firms. A Stanford M.B.A., she got her undergrad degree from the prestigious London School of Economics.
Cristina Green
$8.4 billion
United Kingdom
Glamorous wife of retailing billionaire Philip Green whose stable of brands includes Topshop and British Home Stores. Known for playing hostess at star-studded galas the couple throw at their mansion in Monaco. Recently started designing for hubby's Home Store concept. (Husband and wife share the $8.4 billion fortune.)
Hind Hariri
$1.1 billion
Lebanon
Daughter of late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, inherited a stake in family's construction, media and banking holdings. At age 24, she is the youngest female billionaire and the second-youngest billionaire in the world. Fashionista is reported to frequent Paris fashion shows and reportedly favors the designer Chanel.
Heidi Horten
$3.7 billion
Austria
Austria's "merry widow" inherited an estimated $1 billion fortune from late husband, retailer Helmut Horten, in 1987. Divides her time between homes in Switzerland, Austria and the Bahamas. Proud owner of the one of the world's biggest yachts, the 315-foot Corinthia VII.
Yang Huiyan
$7.4 billion
China
Mainland China's richest person, she inherited a 58% stake in real estate company Country Garden from its founder--her father--in 2005. At 26, the Ohio State University grad is one of the world's youngest billionaires. Gold-mining bachelors need not apply--she is married. (Her wedding is on YouTube.)
Abigail Johnson
$15 billion
U.S.
With her family, controls Fidelity Investments, America's largest mutual fund company. The Harvard M.B.A. became president of the Fidelity's mutual fund division in 2001 and now runs Employer Services department.
Teresa Heinz Kerry
$1 billion
U.S.
Inherited fortune from late husband, ketchup heir U.S. Sen. Henry John Heinz, in 1991. Born and raised in Mozambique, she attended interpreters school at University of Geneva and is fluent in several languages. Now married to U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate John Kerry she serves as chairman to two family philanthropies.
Alicia & Esther Koplowitz
$5.2 billion, $3.3 billion
Spain
Sisters, members of Spanish nobility, inherited their family's construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas. Stylish duo ran the company jointly from 1989 to 1997, when Alicia sold her stake to Esther for $800 million. Alicia is now working on setting up Spain's first hedge fund. Both sisters give generously through their philanthropic foundations to causes such as child psychiatry research.
J.K. Rowling
$1 billion
U.K.
Welfare mom turned Harry Potter scribe now the only author on Forbes' billionaires list. Her seventh installment of the boy wizard series was released last July to throngs of fans, quickly becoming the fastest-selling book of all time. Feeding the frenzy was the movie version of the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, that very same month.
Meg Whitman
$1.3 billion
U.S.
Stepped down as chief executive of online auctioneer eBay on March 31, 2008, ending a 10-year run as head of one of the world's most popular Web sites. Self-made businesswoman has donated generously to her alma mater, Princeton University. Now appears to be setting her sites on politics. Recently signed on as national co-chair for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Oprah Winfrey
$2.5 billion
U.S.
Queen of daytime television overcame impoverished childhood in rural Mississippi to become host of the nation's No. 1 talk show. Her empire continues to expand: She recently announced plans to launch OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Donated $40 million to create the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Her open endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama fueled speculation about her power to influence.
Zhang Xin
$3 billion
China
With husband Pan Shiyi, runs Beijing property developer SOHO China. One of China's best-known business couples, they are renowned for their stylish buildings. Got her start working as an analyst for Goldman Sachs in New York.
Liliane Bettencourt
$22.9 billion
France
Daughter of L'Oreal founder Eugene Schueller, a man who is said to have a checkered past with wartime ties to the Nazi regime, Liliane is the world's richest woman, thanks to her controlling stake in the cosmetics giant. She has held the stock for more than four decades. She became a widow last November when her 88-year-old husband, Andre Bettencourt, died. Her Bettencourt Schueller Foundation supports medical, cultural and humanitarian endeavors in France and developing countries.
Begunham Dogan Faralyali
$1 billion
Turkey
Daughter of Turkey's richest media-mogul family. Began her career as an Arthur Andersen consultant in New York and later advised Europe's leading media and technology firms. A Stanford M.B.A., she got her undergrad degree from the prestigious London School of Economics.
Cristina Green
$8.4 billion
United Kingdom
Glamorous wife of retailing billionaire Philip Green whose stable of brands includes Topshop and British Home Stores. Known for playing hostess at star-studded galas the couple throw at their mansion in Monaco. Recently started designing for hubby's Home Store concept. (Husband and wife share the $8.4 billion fortune.)
Hind Hariri
$1.1 billion
Lebanon
Daughter of late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, inherited a stake in family's construction, media and banking holdings. At age 24, she is the youngest female billionaire and the second-youngest billionaire in the world. Fashionista is reported to frequent Paris fashion shows and reportedly favors the designer Chanel.
Heidi Horten
$3.7 billion
Austria
Austria's "merry widow" inherited an estimated $1 billion fortune from late husband, retailer Helmut Horten, in 1987. Divides her time between homes in Switzerland, Austria and the Bahamas. Proud owner of the one of the world's biggest yachts, the 315-foot Corinthia VII.
Yang Huiyan
$7.4 billion
China
Mainland China's richest person, she inherited a 58% stake in real estate company Country Garden from its founder--her father--in 2005. At 26, the Ohio State University grad is one of the world's youngest billionaires. Gold-mining bachelors need not apply--she is married. (Her wedding is on YouTube.)
Abigail Johnson
$15 billion
U.S.
With her family, controls Fidelity Investments, America's largest mutual fund company. The Harvard M.B.A. became president of the Fidelity's mutual fund division in 2001 and now runs Employer Services department.
Teresa Heinz Kerry
$1 billion
U.S.
Inherited fortune from late husband, ketchup heir U.S. Sen. Henry John Heinz, in 1991. Born and raised in Mozambique, she attended interpreters school at University of Geneva and is fluent in several languages. Now married to U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate John Kerry she serves as chairman to two family philanthropies.
Alicia & Esther Koplowitz
$5.2 billion, $3.3 billion
Spain
Sisters, members of Spanish nobility, inherited their family's construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas. Stylish duo ran the company jointly from 1989 to 1997, when Alicia sold her stake to Esther for $800 million. Alicia is now working on setting up Spain's first hedge fund. Both sisters give generously through their philanthropic foundations to causes such as child psychiatry research.
J.K. Rowling
$1 billion
U.K.
Welfare mom turned Harry Potter scribe now the only author on Forbes' billionaires list. Her seventh installment of the boy wizard series was released last July to throngs of fans, quickly becoming the fastest-selling book of all time. Feeding the frenzy was the movie version of the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, that very same month.
Meg Whitman
$1.3 billion
U.S.
Stepped down as chief executive of online auctioneer eBay on March 31, 2008, ending a 10-year run as head of one of the world's most popular Web sites. Self-made businesswoman has donated generously to her alma mater, Princeton University. Now appears to be setting her sites on politics. Recently signed on as national co-chair for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Oprah Winfrey
$2.5 billion
U.S.
Queen of daytime television overcame impoverished childhood in rural Mississippi to become host of the nation's No. 1 talk show. Her empire continues to expand: She recently announced plans to launch OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Donated $40 million to create the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Her open endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama fueled speculation about her power to influence.
Zhang Xin
$3 billion
China
With husband Pan Shiyi, runs Beijing property developer SOHO China. One of China's best-known business couples, they are renowned for their stylish buildings. Got her start working as an analyst for Goldman Sachs in New York.
Monday, July 28, 2008
i can has time machine???
please take me back to the days where this is all i needed to feel happy.
and no, thats not me. and i hate green candy. but you get the gist.
and no, thats not me. and i hate green candy. but you get the gist.
Where are they now...
this edition of where are they now takes you back to 1990 and whisks you away to the "little kid terrorizes grown ups" phase of hollywood (ie: home alone etc) and asks, what happened to that little ginger bastard from Problem Child??
well his name is Michael Oliver and here he is now.
he probably kicks it with the Dell dude.
well his name is Michael Oliver and here he is now.
he probably kicks it with the Dell dude.
who the fuck does this guy think he is
some kind of astral reincarnation of michael jackson as a REAL white person? dude, your dad wasnt even that cool on growing pains but he was way cooler than youll ever be. stop trying to be a slimy pop star and sit in your 100 million dollar house fucking hookers and playing xbox with your coked out friends like millionaires are supposed to do. get off my computer screen trying to get me to come to your fucking pound me in the ass on a rocket ship concert.
Don Pendleton interviews Jason Dill
ok so one of my favorite artists interviewing one of my favorite skateboarders...is this some kind of hallucination?? sick.
check it HERE.
check it HERE.
diplo + santo gold mixtape
http://www.zshare.net/download/15896225a915034c/
TRACKLIST:
1. Dub Selection Intro
2. 3-6 Mafia - Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold - Shuv It (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold - I’m A Lady (Diplo Mix Ft Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mixalot - Posse On Broadway
6. Santogold - Lights Out (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin - Save Me
8. Devo - Be Stiff
9. B52’s - Mesopotamia
10. Gerri And The Holograms - Gerri And The Holograms
11. Santogold - Anne (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold - LES Artistes (XXXchange Mix Ft Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks - Dutty Six Pack
14. Santogold - Find A Way (Graeme & Switch Mix Ft Kid Cudi)/ Lunar Camel
15. Richie Spice x Ratatat - Marijuana
16. Desmond Dekker - Shanty Town
17. Santogold - Guns Of Brooklyn
18. Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
19. Tony Matterhorn - Big Belly Guns
20. Santogold - Get It Up (Radioclit mix Ft MIA & Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew - Run - Hide
23. Sister Nancy - Pigeon Rock
24. Nora Dean - Barbwire
25. Shinehead - Know How Fe Chat
26. Clash - Ghetto Defendant
27. Warrior Queen - Check It
28. Santogold x Benga - Unstoppable / Night Dub
29. Shawty Lo x Skream - They Know / Stagger
30. Santogold - Creator (Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz)
31. Xray / Turbulence Duplate (Starstruck Diplo Mix)
32. Barrington Levy - Send A Moses
33. Prince Jazzbo - Ital Corner
34. Santogold - Icarus
35. Santogold x Diplo - Right Brigade (hidden track)
ANDREW BUSH - DRIVE
i dont look at people driving next to me enough...but luckily, this guy does. some seriously sick photographs of people jus tryin to get from point A to Point B.
check it out...
http://andrewbush.net/vectors%202-10-08/index.htm
its a coffee table book available for sale HERE.
check it out...
http://andrewbush.net/vectors%202-10-08/index.htm
its a coffee table book available for sale HERE.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
TRON 2 LEAK MAKES PANTS WET WORLD WIDE
(click to go to video page)
i wasnt a huge fan of the OG but i know this guy just jerked off to this bootleg trailer til his dick was bleeding with a shampoo bottle in his ass...
Saturday, July 26, 2008
tonight
starkey @ bordello bar!!
Bordello Bar
901 E 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
21+, 10pm - 2am
$5 b4 11, $10 after
Bordello Bar
901 E 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
21+, 10pm - 2am
$5 b4 11, $10 after
Friday, July 25, 2008
if you havent seen this...you need to.
we watched this movie twice in a row the weekend of the hatcha & OSC show with the SF crew over at pawns and its fucking epic ownage from start to finish. fun for the whole family. i suggest pulling a Popcorn Suprise with that special lady. lemme know how that goes. bonus points awarded for hidden camera footage.
i for one welcome our new hover-cat overlords...
and look forward to toiling in their underground cat-nip caves.
Sweetest Hangover Mixed By KOZEE
DOWNLOAD THIS MIX!!
Much love to the Kozee del mar. see you next month!
http://www.oneroninproductions.com/music/bdv003-kozee-sweethangover.mp3
http://www.myspace.com/kozeerunnintingz
Much love to the Kozee del mar. see you next month!
http://www.oneroninproductions.com/music/bdv003-kozee-sweethangover.mp3
http://www.myspace.com/kozeerunnintingz
you heard the man!
start lickin fools.
and while youre at it, check out his sick music:
http://www.myspace.com/theevolvers
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KID LOGIC!
luke aka Kid Logic is a fellow midwest to cali transplant, much love to the migratory massive. he kills it on his radioshows on dubstep.fm and live in the club. also an up and coming budding producer...have a good one blud.
http://www.myspace.com/kidlogic
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK DNG
shout out to my boy mark aka down-n-going, if u dont know, he helps put on the amazing 'sets on the beach' parties up here in ventura. the last one was amazing as was the one last year. great times. big ups!
http://www.myspace.com/downngoing
terrykeatingdesign.com
check out my good friend Terry's website, full of pretty pictures and great portfolio pieces...
http://www.terrykeatingdesign.com
shes got a show coming up with some other very talented artists: Sat august 23rd
“SK8OLOGY” Fine Art On Skateboards
In the tradition of pairing contrasts in order to create new mediums of expression, ISM: a community project presents, “SK8OLOGY: fine art on skateboards” an exhibition that combines skateboard counter culture with the world of fine art.
On Saturday August 23, 2008 the ISM: gallery will host the opening exhibition, showcasing over 100 creative deck canvases from some of the most poignant and significant active artists and professional skaters.
The show will then travel to San Diego in September for the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) Trade Show.
Contributing artists and professional skaters are donating their creative deck canvases to raise awareness and resources in an effort to support Now That You Know, a non-profit organization that helps to provide ambitious girls from developing countries a secure environment for learning and growth. Proceeds will also contribute to benefiting the youth of our society through the artistic enrichment of our community.
more info here...
http://www.ismcommunity.org/sk8ology
Thursday, July 24, 2008
what planet are we on???
this is ridiculous and amazing. wow. hahahah
the winner of the oil wrestling contest WINS A BOOB JOB. lulz i wish i could see this.
if youre gonna animate your damn picture...
at least make it funny. shit.
this is just bad manners. how can you look at this and think "ooh yeah this is exactly what my photo album needs. this little dandy will dance in peoples heads and let them know just how free a spirit i am! im so unique TEE-HEE OMG LEAVE ME COMMENTS PC4PC!!!!!!1111one"
shoot me in the face.
this is just bad manners. how can you look at this and think "ooh yeah this is exactly what my photo album needs. this little dandy will dance in peoples heads and let them know just how free a spirit i am! im so unique TEE-HEE OMG LEAVE ME COMMENTS PC4PC!!!!!!1111one"
shoot me in the face.
if anybody can find me this shirt in a medium...
i will be your personal slave for a week.*
call me, or let me know, or buy it and i will pay you back i NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!!
the brand is Plain Gravy. and i need it in a medium
digital gravel is sold out of my size :'(
*void where prohibited. slavery not legal in USA.
call me, or let me know, or buy it and i will pay you back i NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!!
the brand is Plain Gravy. and i need it in a medium
digital gravel is sold out of my size :'(
*void where prohibited. slavery not legal in USA.
hella bags
first round of protos for the fall 09 kr3w bags- makin some changes but not too shabby so far!
Lets make beer bonging cool again...
this picture gives me a half-chub. i have gained all respect for beer bonging back that i had ever lost. long live the beer-bong! who wants to make one??? some girl needs to make a little one that fits in her purse to bring to clubs. that would be the shit.
honey glazed ham
i always hated basketball with a passion cuz i was a fat kid but good lord. i dont even like big butts but i jus wanna slap the hell out of this one. just to hear what it sounds like. it would probably look and sound something like this:
long time listener first time blogger...
hey i havent had a real blog in a long time, but here goes. hope its funny. and interesting. come back. there will always be fresh muffins on the window sill. but not for you fatty.
im jus gonna like, put pictures of hot chicks from myspace, and funny shit i find from the net, or really cool articles i find, or whatever. its a blog idiot. u know what the fuck to expect. this is redundant. on to the goods...
lets see whats happened today so far. OH my friend and old roommate lindsey found me. she lives in washington DC now. shes awesome. HI LINDSEY! (i stole that picture of internet vs. research paper from her profile)
this is her: cute huh. we went to high school together and lived together in minneapolis for a while. good times.
thanks for finding me! miss you!
what else. oh ya had a big long meeting bout the backpacks and luggage i designed for kr3w, got protos back and lookin tight. lots of revisions need to be made, but still lookin tight.
also gotta big up my awesome homegirl natasha, for inspiring me to get my own blog goin... you rule chica. homies fo life.
also biggin up a new friend, (shes on double secret friend probationary trial to see if she fully qualifies for the position hahaha) kristen:
shes been keeping me company online for weeks now with witty banter, conversation and just all around awesomeness :) get back to cali safe!!! iowa sucks! haha...
umm thats all for now not much else has happened today. more to come.
ERIC
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