Wednesday, December 11, 2013

like Godwin's Law, only different

musician Jason Isbell tweets to facebook:

Today 314 million Americans will celebrate their independence. About 80 million of them will miss the meaning of the song "Born In The USA."

fuckhead nation, part 64

"There is now general agreement among reputable scholars that the Daycare Abuse Panic was a twentieth-century manifestation of 'witchcraft fever' of the same kind that swept Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and Western Europe in the centuries before that."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/texas-couple-kellers-released-prison-satanic-abuse

Monday, November 25, 2013

Amazon workers face 'increased risk of mental illness' - BBC news

A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause "mental and physical illness".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25034598

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

"I discovered punk rock from Spain. A band called "Pleasure Fuckers""

Norwegian documentary about the life and passion of KIKE TURMIX legendary singer of the punk rock band, THE PLEASURE FUCKERS, featuring members of The Pleasure Fuckers, Flaming Sideburns, Gluecifer, Turbonegro, Nomads, Hellacopters, Hives. Soundtrack & archive material: The Pleasure Fuckers. Winner of DORF 09´Rock Documentary Film Festival in Vinkovci, Croatia. Screenings at IN-EDIT, Barcelona/ Gøteborg, Sweden/ Oslo Øyafestival/ Os international Film Festival, Tromsø International Film Festival + toured cinemas in eastern europe with DORF.

http://vimeo.com/77119491

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

technology, politics and "reasonable responsibilities"

“Reasonable Responsibilities”

Speech of Commissioner Bart Chilton before the Ouachita Speakers Series

November 7, 2013

http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opachilton-100

Saturday, November 9, 2013

“These are fundamental design flaws in the way pretty much everything works” / creepyDOL

A Cheap Spying Tool With a High Creepy Factor
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
New York Times - Bits section
Aug 2, 2013

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/a-cheap-spying-tool-with-a-high-creepy-factor/

Monday, November 4, 2013

the near-term future of shopping online / shipping / warehousing

Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20131104_Urban_Outfitters__others_plunge_aggressively_into_online_sales.html#ufwdhbzG5pDx8FHZ.99

Urban Outfitters, others plunge aggressively into online sales

Maria Panaritis, Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013, 2:01 AM

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20131104_Urban_Outfitters__others_plunge_aggressively_into_online_sales.html