I think it is hard to argue that people, as individuals and societies, kind of fancy being remembered. In fact, I could also argue that every bit, if asked, would have an element that fancies being recalled. Every leaf that falls in autumn, fancies being a memory within the wind – because it is within […]
Month: August 2013
Had a quick check of this documentary about the, err, ability of these guys to present stuff, this time Liberia, in a sensationalsied manner. Liberia, was formed by a sort of reversed coloniaisation by freed african linkable slaves. (..with a help from others who might have had a different view of colonianisation..) The documentary had […]
Zizek writes that Hegel seemed to have wittingly noted: secrets of the Egyptians are secrets for the Egyptians themselves. Zizek writes about this from the view of big-otherness, which is an interesting composition, I think. However, it occurred to me that in fact the Hegelian idea lacks the same elements acceleration solutions do: they miss […]
Have noticed recently that devices like http://getpebble.com/ get more wide spread, or more main-streamly manufactured. Apple will have one, Samsung will as well, and that’s fairly main stream.. People think of these devices as watches. In fact, I think they are referred to as “smart watches”. However, I think, for me, the interesting bit is […]
Seems like the so called state of israel (otherwise known as Frankelinstine) has a problem, people just do not understand the jewish bit of events version. Hence, the state has an “explanation” unit (used to be ministry) known as “hasbara” – hebrew for explanation. However, the propagandas, errr, explanation efforts might come from people who […]
The coup against the tyrannical/power-hungry/naive – take your pick – rule of un-elected + elected majority of religious heads in egypt has turned into a full blown bloodbath. The army shoots demonstrators, blames demonstrators, and casts fog as to what on earth is going on, and how come over 500 people get in the way […]