Harry Frankfurts "On Bullshit"

A Complete Guide to Urban Exploration - Bearings We live in a post-industrial world, and our connection to the modes of production, our infrastructure, and the cogs of society is becoming more and more disembodied from day-to-day life. This guide is meant to be an introduction to one of the fastest growing hobbies our modern time: Urban Exploration. Why? The definition of Urban Exploration may be different for every adherent, but most urban explorers call themselves modern historians, discoverers, archivers, documentarians, and architecture buffs. Some explore for simple aesthetic reasons because they find the crumbling edifices of society to be perfect artistic subjects. Others find a certain level of adventure and excitement in exploring off-limits areas or skirting the law to reach places that most people can’t see. How? The methods of urban exploration, much like the motivations of its adherents, vary. The best way to start exploring is to pair up with a buddy. The Gear The hobby is known for its extremely low barriers to entry.

Nietzsche Quotes: Christianity Christianity as antiquity.-- When we hear the ancient bells growling on a Sunday morning we ask ourselves: Is it really possible! This, for a jew, crucified two thousand years ago, who said he was God's son? The proof of such a claim is lacking. Certainly the Christian religion is an antiquity projected into our times from remote prehistory; and the fact that the claim is believed - whereas one is otherwise so strict in examining pretensions - is perhaps the most ancient piece of this heritage. from Nietzsche's Human, all too Human, s.405, R.J. Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life's nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in "another" or "better" life. from Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, p.23, Walter Kaufmann transl. Change of Cast. -- As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples. from Nietzsche's Human, all too Human, s.118, R.J.

The Day You Were Sad : Twelve Stories Jennifer Levin You find out someone loved you once. You find out that a long time ago someone loved you so much he might have died for you. You run into an old college friend on an airplane. You get to drinking and talking, and he says, That guy once drank an entire bottle of tequila because he was sure you’d never love him. You remember he was awfully cute and that you were good friends for awhile—when was it? You feel foolish because you miss him. You remember the day you were sad and he invited you on a drive up the mountain, and you invited your friends to come along. He was always dating some girl or another, so how were you supposed to know? You remember the night he told you that you were beautiful—you were beautiful and you were good—but find you have no idea what else he said that night. You are good, he said. And you said, What? And he looked crushed and refused to say anything else. A partial moral inventory leads you to believe you wouldn’t do anything. You get mad at him.

Futility Closet Persephone Magazine &124; Blog &124; The Lazy Lady's Guide to... At some point near the middle of March, I always decide that I’m “done” with winter. The sweaters and jackets get pushed to the back of the closet, the flip flops come out, and I inevitably freeze my butt off for several weeks until the weather catches up with my warm-weather state of mind. Likewise, my cravings for fresh herbs and veggies are always a little ahead of the season. Growing your own herbs is a great way to save money and avoid buying too much at a time and letting most of it go to waste. If it’s still too cold to plant outside where you are (or if you’re short on space!) What you’ll need: Tin containers with snap-on plastic lids (tea, cocoa, and coffee cans are a good bet), coat hangers, pliers, scissors, herbs (I bought basil, rosemary, dill, and cilantro for about $2.50 each), masking tape, coffee filters, a nail, a hammer, X-acto knife, scrap fabric or paper, and glue or spray adhesive. Slide the bottom inside the can, holding it up from inside. Flip the can over.

marginally subversive I came across this slideshow on reception theory on SlideShare on Reception Theory. And it was a very interesting, clear read. As a media planner, I have been exposed to a number of 'frameworks' that tried to explain how audiences access, process, and relate with information that they encounter about brands. The one that I found most interesting was this chart (which I think is overused but still relevant though in need of further improvements to take into account how audiences have evolved). In essence, the above suggests that the communication effectiveness is at the middle - where the message is delivered by the right medium to the its intended target audiences whilst they are in the right mindset. Imagine seen an ad about romantic getaways during the upcoming Valentine's Day on late-night TV whislt nurturing a broken heart. The idea behind this 'framework' - if you can call it that - is that the most effective communications happen when the three are in alignment. The bottom-line is:

Home - Ascent of Humanity About PickTheBrain Welcome to PickTheBrain.com, a website dedicated to self improvement with a focus on personal productivity, motivation, and self education. The first article was published to PickTheBrain.com on November 22, 2006. Since then it has become one of the fastest growing self improvement sites on the web. PickTheBrain diverges from traditional “self-help” by taking a broader approach. Rather than sticking to a small set of topics, the site covers anything related to self improvement. Any information that people can use to live more prosperous, satisfying lives is a potential article. Although the site covers a wide range of topics, most articles fall into 5 core categories. Personal Productivity - Time is our most precious resource. PickTheBrain.com also offers a full content RSS feed and email updates. Erin Falconer, Editor in Chief – Erin Falconer is a Canadian living in Los Angeles. PickTheBrain was founded in December 2006 by John Wesley.

10 interesting things about Vinegar 1. Vinegar for cleaning Glass - Mixed with water on Glass and mirrors, using crumpled up newspaper 2. Hair conditioner - Vinegar makes a simple, inexpensive conditioner for your hair and helps remove the sticky stuff shampoo can leave behind. About a tablespoon will do it 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Logical Fallacies and How to Spot Them Logical Fallacies and How to Spot Them In the Evolution vs. Creationism debate, it is important to be able to spot all the logical fallacies that Creationists tend to throw around. This essay covers many bare essentials of logical thinking, as well as ways to critically evaluate an argument. The logical fallacies listed here are the ones most often used by Creationists, although Creationists have, to date, used almost every single logical fallacy in existence to "prove" their case. Each fallacy will have its own little paragraph, describing it, why it is fallacious and how to counter it. THE STRAWMAN ATTACK: The strawman is, perhaps, the most heavily-employed tactic used by Creationists. "Evolution is a ridiculous theory! This is an example of a strawman attack. Spotting a strawman attack isn't that hard. Strawman attacks, once exposed for what they are, are not all that difficult to counter. THE FALSE DILEMMA FALLACY: The false dilemma is at the heart of the Creationist argument.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Chapter One A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State's motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY. The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north. "And this," said the Director opening the door, "is the Fertilizing Room." Bent over their instruments, three hundred Fertilizers were plunged, as the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning entered the room, in the scarcely breathing silence, the absent-minded, soliloquizing hum or whistle, of absorbed concentration. "Just to give you a general idea," he would explain to them. "To-morrow," he would add, smiling at them with a slightly menacing geniality, "you'll be settling down to serious work. Meanwhile, it was a privilege. Tall and rather thin but upright, the Director advanced into the room. "Bokanovsky's Process," repeated the Director, and the students underlined the words in their little notebooks. Mr.

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