April 2011
“A true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol...”
– Aldous Huxley (via heartmindspirit)
The Art of Not Being Offended
heartmindspirit:
“There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk about it, but they use it all the time, and it is fundamental to good mental health. This secret is called The Fine Art of Not Being Offended. In order to truly be a master of this art, one must be able to see that every statement, action and reaction of...
“In Egypt, libraries were called the soul’s remedy treasure because, in there, it...”
– J. B. Bossuet
(via bookron)
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An examination of Obama's use of hypnosis... →
This document contains over 60 pages of evidence and analysis proving Barack Obama’s use of a little-known and highly deceptive and manipulative form of “hack” hypnosis on millions of unaware Americans, and reveals what only a few psychologists and hypnosis/NLP experts know.
Barack Obama’s speeches contain the hypnosis techniques of Dr. Milton Erickson, M.D. who developed a form of...
“Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors...”
– Michael Ellner (via psychedelix)
“By the time I went to college I realized to my horror that “maturity” meant...”
– Daniel Pinchbeck (via junkshoporanges)
“The big lie about capitalism is that everyone can be rich. That’s impossible....”
– Michael Rivero (via abrutalkind) (via loveyourchaos, fucknobigbrother)
“Creativity comes easy to a man who is loose and natural. Whatsoever he does...”
– Osho (via oceanofmind)
“… We hypostatize information into objects. Rearrangement of objects is change in...”
– Philip K. Dick. VALIS. (via seeyoulateraggregator)
“Every man has forgotten who he is. One may understand the cosmos, but never the...”
– G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (1908)
Apple named 'least green' tech company →
Apple has come bottom of the most comprehensive green league table of technology companies because of its heavy reliance on “dirty data” centres.
The list, which is compiled by Greenpeace and released in San Francisco on Thursday, shows that the company relies heavily on highly polluting coal power at the sites that house its banks of servers.
Greenpeace’s report, How Dirty is Your Data?...
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Everyday is Earth Day
Unplug any vampire devices when you leave home, then plant a seed on some stranger’s front yard and proceed in having a delightful conversation with their neighbor’s palm tree. Take a shower every other day (or bi-annually like me). Kindly step over any slugs or hop over any ant trails (don’t forget to whistle). Buy rechargeable batteries for your vibrator. Want a free dryer?...
“Every fact of science was once damned. Every invention was considered...”
– Robert Anton Wilson
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Today's forecast includes a smokey overcast with a...