Corporation

I just re-watched The Corporation, which is online for free now, and I started thinking on the part about how governments have so little power now compared to large multi-nationals, When there are groups so large and so powerful, and worldwide, who do they "pledge allegiance" to? If anyone? I think money and only money. They are known to operate criminally because often often doing things at least some part of time llegally is profitable. The power does lie in the consumer but only when he has options, and is aware of illegal practices and exploitation. It's scary to think, in a case like 911 many corporations didn't see it as anything more then a business opportunity. War profiteering in the corporate form.

anyway if you've never seen it or want to re-watch also:
Here's part one, it's easy to follow to part 2.

I had never heard this till now

And i shall never forget it. Chuck Berry's only number one hit.

A giant "laser" -Dr Evil

The thing about Technology is, it gives ways we can fight back!
(thanks to boingboing.net)

Blue Men turn Green

waking up to a bombing

The other morning I softly heard the air piercing whistle of a bomb coming closer and then exploding. It gave me a scary feeling waking up, It was my clock radio, it’s set to NPR and the timing that morning was just so, My alarm’s volume turns on softly at first, and so I wasn’t quite sure if I had imagined it. But I hadn’t, it was a real sound from the Middle East. And I realized that for me it was only a three second nightmare, but for many in Iraq and elsewhere, it’s everyday reality.
-s

Very well done

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

Very well done, I like the music too of course. I don't think most of us realize just how much the Internet is going to change things, we've experienced it at stage one and now stage 2 "web 2.0" but but three and four and five should be quite interesting indeed. Will my job as a designer exists 20 years from now? Certainly it will be very different if it does.

Awesome hobbit home

So nice looking, on the small side but still very cool. I'm loving the ocula. Check out the owners site

Mixrozoft

I just noticed the other day that Microsoft seems to love the end of the alphabet, First they had Windows and Word (W) then have Xbox (X) and now Zune (Z) to top it off The newest version of windows is of course Vista (V) Now all they need are some new products starting with a U and Y to round out the end of the alphabet.

Morons

If this is true and Ford ends up making these, it's a good example of how out of touch Detroit is. It would be one thing if these monstrosities were all electric or at the very least hybrids, but I doubt they will be.

UPDATE:
looks like this is the result

Lake Chaubunagungamaugg

I was looking around on google maps, and look what I found! A lake In Webster Mass, near the CT/RI/MA border, named:

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

How awesome is that!

Here’s some interesting info

US Tank crushes Iraqi civilian's car

another example, these were links off Boing Boing today.

Iraqi Kid Runs For Water

Q: Why does the World hate us?
A: We're assholes.

Video the Vote 2006

(Nice use of Shadow right?) I'll be out of town using a absentee ballot, but for the rest of ya, Tally Ho!

Happy Hello--ween

Me and Echo will be in China come next tuesday, see you in three weeks.
-s

Search for Soolar.

"By building the largest solar power system ever installed at a single corporate campus, Google will save more than $393,000 annually in energy costs — or close to $15 million over the 30-year lifespan of its solar system. At this rate, the system will pay for itself in approximately 7.5 years."

short story here, / thanks to boingboing.net

popeye's achilles heal

PBN Theme

The dangers of cony island water

Astronauts

Space Travel is so much Fun!

lunch today

I just walked past the Marine recruitment center on Flatbush today during lunch. As I glanced in the window I noticed a mannequin dressed in fatigues. It struck me as ironic however that the Mannequin was cut off at the neck. It was the type with no head. You would think someone would realize a beheaded mmannequin is not the best recruitment tool.

Trees please.

Seattle wants more trees, pretty ambitious, maybe to ambitious (found on Treehugger.com)

Food for War

I Found this at (GNN.TV)

"Everyone knows at this point that Halliburton (that is, big war) and big oil were the prime movers in instigating the war in Iraq through their man Cheney and their poodle, Bush. And, of course, Halliburton and the other war industries and Exxon and the other oil companies have been the only ones to profit from the Iraq war. They have not sent members of their own families to fight; they have suffered no bombings of their own plants or their own homes. They thought they had a fool-proof plan for profits, and indeed, they did. We, the taxpayers, have paid for their adventure with money and lives. They have not gotten the Iraqi oil (let's say plan A), but they have driven up prices and profits (plan B). The president of Exxon is the happiest old man in the world, I am sure."

full article here

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

Sagmeister has a new book out seems really cool. About environmental issues, forward by Al Gore ect. I’ll have to keep a look out for the book tour.

Al Gore's Penguin Army - Propaganda by Exxon

The Penguin this guys used is "Tux" the Linux owned character. They gave no credit for use so I Hope Linux/RedHat sue DCI (the pr firm that created the spoof)

Tea Partay

I just like the New England ref's.

Long time coming

Simpsons the movie!
I know it doesn't come out for like a year, but damn, I planning to go see it already! Who knows maybe it'll be the highest grossing film of all time! here's a couple clips from the movie.