London 2012's stupendous insanity leaves sport as an also-ran | John Harris | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
4 weeks ago by sunpig
At which point, it is surely worth reflecting on the stupendous insanity boiling around the Olympics, and the fact that sport has become only a detail. Small wonder, of course – the founding idea of the modern games was an expression of the rise of the nation state, and ever since, the resulting spectacle has always crystallised two things: first, the unrivalled power of governments to lay on such gigantic and ludicrously wasteful spectacles; and second, whatever madness is swirling around the host country. Running, jumping and swimming, by comparison, will always be an added extra.
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4 weeks ago by sunpig
Off-ramp: How demolishing freeways is reviving American cities | Grist
10 weeks ago by sunpig
"The goal ought to be: What adds value to society?" (On demolishing freeways instead of building them.) /via @iamtef
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10 weeks ago by sunpig
Advertising is a poison that demeans even love – and we're hooked on it | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
october 2011 by sunpig
RT @tomcoates: A brilliant article by George Monbiot in the Guardian about Advertising:
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october 2011 by sunpig
Sasha’s Brief Guide to Not Being a Douchy Misogynist | Sasha's Den of Iniquity
may 2011 by sunpig
RT @pendrift: RT @lia: a brief guide to not being a douchy misogynist, by @sashapixlee: (via @AmandaMarcotte)
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may 2011 by sunpig
Revolution and the Muslim World | STRATFOR
february 2011 by sunpig
"...as you watch the region, remember not to watch the demonstrators. Watch the men with the guns." George Friedman
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february 2011 by sunpig
apophenia » Blog Archive » Facebook and “radical transparency” (a rant)
may 2010 by sunpig
The Facebook backlash is well underway. Yay backlash.
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may 2010 by sunpig
Charlie's Diary: Designing society for posterity
november 2009 by sunpig
"Designing a space habitat/generation ship with the implicit parameter that the crew are expected to work 40-60 hours a week is a really bad idea; efficiency is the enemy of redundancy, and multiple redundancy (in life support and propulsion) is absolutely vital to any such project (because it provides resiliency that is essential to have any hope of recovering from a disaster). What if the population crashes? If you've designed your ship to require a 40-hour work week by 1000 maintenance crew and you're down to 250 crew, you're going to die. A 10-hour work week, in contrast, gives them a fighting chance of survival in event of a major die-off."
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november 2009 by sunpig
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