May 2012
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2012: Massive Solar Flares are Already Happening
Given that people are already misrepresenting the Mayan calendars by claiming that 2012 is the end of the world, or at least this age, it’s not surprising that different causes of this ‘great change’ have been proposed. Of all the propositions I’ve heard so far, the solar flare hypothesis the only one that is 1) evidence based 2) plausible 3) not caused by humans 4) within the possibility of...
April 2012
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Old Skool Lulz
By Anonymous
They tell us that Isaac Newton discovered gravity When an apple fell on his head But all them Spartans falling off the cliff Are pretty sure that they’re all dead Then Einstein figured that time is relative But the Mayans saw it like a spiral, too And those Aborigines in the Australian bush Knew the dreaming is more than me and you I went down to the shops last week And I saw more...
March 2012
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LIFE VERSUS DEATH: The Penultimate Duelism
Being alive and being dead are the ultimate of dichotomies. On the surface it would seem like we can only be one or the other. I am writing this, so I am alive. You are reading this, so you are alive. John F Kennedy is dead, so we can be pretty sure he isn’t reading this. Actually chances are there is very little left of him but bones and even those will be brittle. So if he can do...
February 2012
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Food, glorious food
Supermarket shopping is uncomfortable and often depressing.
First, there’s attempting to park the car. Inevitably every man and his dog wants the same spot and half the time this has something to do with being in a hurry and some dickhead blocking another spot with a half baked diagonal. Just add tyre marks and you’ve got yourself a demolition derby. Secondly, there’s the...
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TUMBLR STAFF BLOG: GIVEAWAY ALERT
Dearest challengingduelism, In response to the tons of annoying Apple product related spam recently cluttering your dashboard, we have teamed up with Apple’s development team to ACTUALLY GIVE AWAY APPLE PRODUCTS! Under the condition that you agree to “test” the product, by allowing basic debug data to be automatically sent to Apple’s dev and diagnostics teams. So, in a...
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January 2012
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Why getting to the point matters
Occupy movement? What Occupy movement? It’s old hat, 2011, no one cares about that anymore.
Well, no. Like a lot of things, people who didn’t really care about it in the first place got bored of the idea and moved onto the next shiny thing. The people who are genuine about it are still going strong, and this means doing things differently, even if it hasn’t got your...
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Call for Feedback for a Film Project
While I work on my latest film/animation project, I am taking a short break from the social networks and blogs.
This particular project is panning out so far to be in a creative, politically oriented and quasi documentary-style story telling and if I ever get it done (just kidding, I will, but it’s a mammoth at the moment) I think it’s going to be interesting. I intend on releasing...
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Is Ron Paul America's next saviour?
By Dave @PropheticKleenx
Will America’s next president, Ron paul, be another puppet? During the Obama Innaugaration I made the comment that it reminded me of the Nuremburg Rallies, which of course was met with derision. I was ruining the moment. This is historic.Why do I always have to spoil everything? Time has passed and now the hysteria has simmered down.And whilst I couldn’t...
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Whatever Happened To???
politicalprof:
#Occupy?
A little Christmas; a little electoral politics; a little winter break on various college campuses … it has seemingly disappeared. At least in the media.
We are the least capable multi-taskers in the world: easily distracted by “next,” and easily forgetting that which seemed to be end-of-the-world vital just moments before.
No wonder the powers-that-be never fear real...
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Oh, the tragedy
By Emma @ChallengDuelism August, 2011
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to always be in pain? I bet you’re thinking about depression or cancer, a disorder That knocked some poor sod about, and their pain, is the bruising of an entity, close to death, either wishing for it, fearing it, or both? Do you think their pain is worse for...
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Time for OWS to embrace the co-op movement? →
Head into Liberty Plaza in Lower Manhattan, and one is immediately struck by the self-governing nature of the “Occupy” encampment.
A community which adheres to non-hierarchical decision making, Occupy conducts General Assembly meetings which are transparent and open to the public. Meals too are prepared communally, and there’s even a public library. On the other hand, it’s not as if...
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The Keys to the Revolution: DIY
The revolution needs to be fought on multiple battlefronts because our freedoms are at risk on multiple battlefronts. As Dave mentioned in a couple of posts, law is a war, it is a battlefield we also need to take control of. Others also have hope in institutional democracy even as it has proven itself both ineffective and dangerous, and look to electing ‘better leaders’ when in my...
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The Law Is a War
By Dave @PropheticKleenx
My first explanation of what is going on with Occupy in Australia seems to have been confusing. So I will try again, but this time I shall use my own abrasive style. Because most of you folks who think themselves wise to the truth are still BRAINWASHED. Perhaps I will explain how you’re brainwashed another time, but for the moment this is what is going on. And if...
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How did you feel on Sept 11, 2001?
This is going to seem a bit passe to a lot of people. We’ve been saturated with 911 since it happened. But I think it may be relevant for discussion and I am actually asking you to reply and actually let us know how you felt the moment you heard about or actually saw (whether in real life or on the tele) the World Trade Centre in NYC coming to a crashing heap.
There are no right or wrong...
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How Commonwealth Countries Can Win Back Democracy...
By Dave @PropheticKleenx (*sub-edited by challengingduelism in consultation with Dave)
I have been asked to write down my opinions concerning the Occupy Movement so they may be better understood. This is important to me because in the past I have been ignored or faced blank stares of incomprehension. Perhaps the written word will serve as a more effective means of communicating what I believe...
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Kicking Bigotry in the Arse is a Value System,...
The news I like is that the Twitter account has attracted a variety of people so that interesting conversations are possible. I even came across two people who looked like great collaborators, and for the most part, I’d say they are. Then conflict over racism came about. Things got ugly after that. It’s probably understandable, it’s a thorny issue, and it’s difficult to...
December 2011
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Day One of 2012: The protests continue
Happy New Year!
It’s been 24 hours into the New Year and already things have heated up:
Obama (US) signed the NDAA, which in addition to funding some military stuff and apparently putting trade sanctions on Iran also allows for the indefinite detention of US citizens on what seems to be very unclear grounds. Welcome to the police state, land of the free.
But the US is still home of the...
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Now, finally, a review of V for Vendetta
FINALLY, a few days ago I watched “V for Vendetta” - origins of the Guy Fawkes mask that has come to symbolise Anonymous.
I wished to watch it for several reasons
It is based on a comic book series and I like comics
It’s a movie I hadn’t seen before, and why the hell not
I have been informally observing or researching Anonymous since 2008 and predicted that it would...
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Enjoyable videos to reflect on 2011 and beyond
Over the last couple of months I’ve been trawling through videos, links, blogs in an attempt to see what ideas are ought there. I’ve found diversity in ideas but the underlying theme is change. I don’t think we can do things the way we’ve been doing things before. It’s not working, unless our goal is self annihilation through division and despair.
The issue of...
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Infinite Stupidity - Mark Pagel via Edge →
stoweboyd:
Mark Pagel is Fellow of the Royal Society and Professor of Evolutionary Biology; Head of the Evolution Laboratory at the University of Reading; Author Oxford Encyclopaedia of Evolution; co-author of The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology. His forthcoming book is Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind.
I want this book.
Mark Pagel via Edge
One of the first...
