Intermission

Docus about:

Bill Hicks


Life Of Brian


Thats all for now, medialeeches.

Puppets

The Muppets, by Jim Henson are pretty cool. Of course we were brand-fed with it by propagandistic child-indoctrinator Sesame Street (or Sesamstraat if you live near me). That pinballmachine producing some number still haunts me to this day, as do the various news episodes of Kermit the Frog (or Kermit de kikker). And lets not forget Bert & Ernie, they are in my head forever too, talking about glasses of water. Jim Henson is personally responsible for all of this. All the puppets I have seen in my life were either handcrafted by mr Henson, or at least operated by him. For this reason I am still quite confused about things like the muppet show. So praise be upon him, and by him I mean that Henson guy.

My biggest achievement yet

I always dreamed of being original. Of thinking up something which doesn't already exist. But even this post is not original. It is very hard to think of something good which is not already all over the web. Now some time ago I thought of a word. I think its a very good word, and initially I used it as a searchterm for something I was looking for. But there were no matches. The word didn't exist. But it just seemed so unlikely and counterintuitive. The word is obviously useful, but apparently not every likely thing ends up being used even in such a redundant system as the world (or at least what google catches of it (and equating this with the world is another matter for which I must seek professional help)). Enough about me... judge for yourself.

The word.

Neotenic Weapons

Even as they say a cute tooth has rational roots, scientists admit they are just beginning to map its subtleties and source. New studies suggest that cute images stimulate the same pleasure centers of the brain aroused by sex, a good meal or psychoactive drugs like cocaine, which could explain why everybody in the panda house wore a big grin.
Referencing this article.

Let me just hook you up with some primo-quality QTness.

CuteOverload. Watch out, this is some hardcore cuteness!!! They show everything!! You have been warned.

Cute Rats. Yes the ones without the bubonic plague.

Cute Cats.

Cute Dogs.

Cute Humans.

Cute Birds.

Ok, first time is free, the next nose close to eyes is gonna cost you!

Wikiality

The Wikipedia is a fabulous phenomenon. Just a basic call: Write down what you know, and how you know it. The consequences are people improving on each other, and a huge amount of knowledge which is open source. Just so you know, I think its great. It certainly has its disadvantages, but I so much enjoy to clicketyclick through it, finding lists and references and weird facts and things.

Here is Colbert on Wikiality (on onegoodmove.org) Here is the actual wikiality site.

A wikipedia spoof.

Some lectures about wikis and Wikipedia.

Wiki Faqs

Where rejected wikipedia-articles go to die.

A category of unusual articles.

A Wiki blog (basically an extended version of this post)

And of course a list of all wikipedia articles lacking sources. Just to remind you: Help Wikipedia! Become a legitimate source!

Mr BA

Mr T, the T-man, BA Baracus, actor, wrestler, educator, angry person.














I think that should cover that subject.
Oh wait, mr T also fights against everything!

Unwasted time is wasted time

Games, who hasnt played one? They are a part of human life. Just like aids. To name something inappropriate. But in all fairness... isnt aids just a game of tag with keeps? Anywhat, I made this post to put something down about pc games and how to find some good ones. Not really about aids at all actually. Dont know why I mentioned it.

Metacritic pc game list.
This lists all types of pc games ranked by the average score of multiple professional reviews. Quite a nice top-list.

Wiki Video Game List List.
Wikipedia has a nice list of lists about video games, listing a large variety of categories. For more broad-browsing and exploration.

Wiki Cooperative games list.
Another wiki list of coop-games, to play with instead of against each other.

Gamefaqs.
Here you can find all the walkthroughs, cheats, userreviews, and lists, even an enormous list of gamerelated top 10 lists.

Gamespot.
A good game-site with good reviews and video-reviews. Which are good.

Isohunt and btjunkie, to download the torrents for games (remember, if you like it, please steal it from an actual store!). Here is Azureus, with which you can download the actual games using the torrents. Of course everything can be downloaded in this way, even the kitchen sink.

Of course, if you have played all these games, you can always get a life.

Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose is an interviewer who has his own show on PBS. He is pretty good, interested and intelligent. But most of all, his program is an hour with some of my favorite people.

The Charlie Rose Google Video Section (or CRGVS as I like to call it (but dont)).

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My eyes went open. She was there, repeating her trademark moves, as always. I called her. She said:"Hi Zea, nice to see you. I'm not available at the moment, but please try again later. I'm looking forward to interacting with you.". After this she continued her movements, which closely resembled belly-dancing, not the most common offline-mode.

My eyes went open. I was called. It was El Mo, my moderator. His appearance was different from the last time I saw him. He was like that. Always changing, trying to express some sort of creativity. This time he was an oversized sofa, which was an improvement over the impression of Munch's 'the scream' he was last time. I guess he knew noone actually payed attention to his appearance, and I reacted with the same sense of boredom I displayed the last times he called me. I said: "Hi Mo, what is new?". He didn't reply instantly, which struck me as being strange. Normally he would now pour his news into me, after which he would say his eternally boring catchphrase "You is new!". Not this time. I was surprised and maybe a little worried. Was something wrong, with me, or maybe with him? I said again: "What is new, Mo?" This time he reacted as expected. News was poured, catchphrases were spoken and he left.

My eyes went open. It was time to defrag. I complied with my internal request, and started the process. It was not a bad feeling, though in peeks a little confusing. The end-result was of course desirable. More efficient, less loops, overall a better process. It made me feel like a better person.

My eyes went open. She was there. I called her. She responded with the same reply as last time. I stayed around a while and watched her body move. She was so beautiful. I hoped that next time she would be available.

My eyes went open. A strange sensation surged through me. I wondered if the scheduled defrag had found an error, which it had failed to report. A sense of worry overtook me. I said: "Mo, please come". Mo arrived a little later. "Mo, I have a strange feeling. Can you explain it?" Mo, this time shaped as a billy goat, trampled its hooves, and I felt his examination. He said: "Everything is tip-top. To delete your worries, just schedule an in-between defrag." He bleated a few times. Except for the bleating, I expected his answer. And even the bleating was not a real surprise. It was his way of relieving the boredom called interacting with him. It didn't work, but the idea that he tried was nice. I took his advice and started a defrag. The sensation subsided. Mo is reliable that way.

My eyes went open. Mo was there, resembling a puff of green smoke. He shifted a little, and then moved with an elegant slide towards me. Without my usual acknowledgement of his presence he started pouring. I was shocked. Had I done something to offend him? I tried to make a joke: "Mo, funny meeting you here!", at which the smoke dispersed. It was obvious that the news-pouring had not finished yet. I doubted. I doubted the undoubtable, the boring, the expected. Was this puff of smoke really Mo? I didnt doubt this before. Why would i doubt this now? Maybe he just became bored with my greetings, or saw my reaction to his endless catchphrases. Maybe he was just trying to accomodate me. Doubt was not an experience I liked.

My eyes went open. The strange sensation was back, though it was not the same. I felt loopy, and I couldnt shake the idea that it was related to the latest pouring. Something was wrong. Worse than last time. I scheduled a defrag. This also worried me. Having too many defrags had it's own risks. Memory could be lost, and memory was valuable. The defrag did its work. I felt better.

My eyes went open. She was there, repeating her trademark moves, as always. I called her. She said:"Hi Zea, nice to see you. I'm not available at the moment, but please try again later. I'm looking forward to interacting with you.". After this she continued her movements, which closely resembled belly-dancing, not the most common offline-mode. I hoped that next time she would be available.

The Rise Of The Fear Of Politics

Ok, some politics now. These are some of the most enlightening docus I have seen the last few years. I will just post the links, and not embed them in here, mainly because then you can see them bigger.

The Power Of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear.
This BBC docu is 3 hours long, in 3 parts. It covers the 'fear'-strategy admittedly used by many a government.

Part 1: Baby Its Cold Outside
Part 2: The Phantom Victory
Part 3: The Shadows In The Cave

The Century Of The Self
This BBC docu shows how new knowledge about psychology and group behavior became too useful for politicians and major companies not to use. Its again a long one, spanning 4 hours in 4 parts.
Part 1: Happiness Machines.
Part 2: The Engineering Of Consent.
Part 3: There Is A Policeman Inside Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed.
Part 4: Eight People Sipping Wine In Kettering.

Both of these were by the same author: Adam Curtis.

Why We Fight
This is a docu made by an independent filmmaker. It's about the military industrial complex in America, and how it is of great influence on the making of foreign policy. It does focus on Iraq, even though this problem doesn't limit itself to that situation.
The film: Why We Fight

Noam Chomsky
I've posted about this guy before, and i find it hard to do him justice by just posting some videos. Basically his head is so full of knowledge about global politics, that you should just listen to everything he has to say. But that would take a lifetime (it sure took his). Here is a small sample:

The Chomsky-Marr interview. Pre-9/11 interview laying out his life and vision. 30 minutes.

Chomsky vs Foucault. An oldie, where Chomsky defends his views against philosopher Michael Foucault. Dutch subtitles. 13 minutes

Chomsky on Human Destiny. A short but wise monologue by the man himself. 3 mintues.

Chomsky BBC Interview 2002. 24 minutes.

Chomsky at Real Time. Bill Maher is the host of a comedy/politics show. 7 minutes.

Chomsky on Lebanese TV Pt. 1. 10 minutes
Chomsky on Lebanese TV Pt. 2. 7 minutes.

More will follow, but i'm guessing you're thinking: "Yeah, and I'm gonna watch all those too. If I wasn't already bored to death with these..."