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Words to Know: Anarchist’s Dictionary Edition #1

By Giania • Nov 5th, 2009 • Category: WTK

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First up on this WTK is the opposite of wealth. That term is “illth” and was coined by John Ruskin as a way of giving simple voice to the concept of possessing damage, discontent, or general ill health (physically, economically, spiritually, etc). In Ruskin’s case, and in several applications, this is largely applicable to the [...]



Author, Blogger, & Theorist Mac Tonnies Dies

By Giania • Oct 23rd, 2009 • Category: Fnord

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Skimming through my feeds this morning, I was shocked to see this one from John Brownlee (of Ectomo):
I’ll miss @MacTonnies. Despite being a UFO kook, he was one of the nicest guys ever, and we emailed several times. http://bit.ly/2cjqST
~ twitter.com/drcrypt
UFO Mystic has reported that Mac was found in his apartment, deceased from natural causes.
Who was [...]



Ashtanga Yoga: The Role of Asanas, and a Very Brief Background/History

By AmHm • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: Yoga

For serious practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga, asanas (postures) serve as preparation to stabilize and control the mind, which one, of many, steps along the “the path of internal purification for revealing the Universal Self.”



Weiser Books Link Goodness or Why You Should Be Subscribed to the Feed

By Giania • Dec 22nd, 2008 • Category: Literature

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Those who are already subscribed to the (feedburner) RSS feed may have noticed a particularly large link dump post, brimful of esoteric whatnots and occult herbal do-dads.
Those who aren’t, I’d like to direct your attention to the great big purple box in the upper right hand corner. Exclusive to the feed is my del.icio.us activity [...]



A New Breed of MMO Is Born

By The Evil Genius • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Video Games

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Well, perhaps not yet “born” yet, per se, but it’s definitely somewhere in its second trimester and we have gotten quite a clear ultrasound at this point of NETdevil’s high concept sci-fi space shooter MMOG, Jumpgate: Evolution. While the game is currently in a solid alpha-build stage, what we’ve been allowed to see thus far [...]



Widowmaker — Review on “Punisher: War Zone”

By Sketch E Whiteface • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Film

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Good morning, shoppers. As usual December has rolled around which of course gives us the lovely sentimental holiday known as Christmas. And as we all know one of the many traditions that is a part of the spirit of Christmas that isn’t mass consumerism is movies. The kind that are sweet, loving, caring. the kind [...]



Proper updates are for sissys!

By Giania • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Recursion

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Boy o boy have I ever been busy! After claiming second prize at the Third Annual Ghetto Dinner Party, I paused to reflect deeply on my victory in a deeply meditative state that to the casual observer would look like a miserable hangover. Of course, those are for lesser, unenlightened creatures. I and my newly [...]



Mix and Mash Part 1: Introduction to a Colorific Exploration of Favorites

By Giania • Nov 14th, 2008 • Category: Guides

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A while back I asked people on my Twitter friends list to DM me with the answer to a really simple question: What is your favorite color? I got some really interesting responses, and I thought to myself: “Hey self” “Yeah?” “What if we do a really neat post out of this?” “Well! That’s a [...]



Fail Whale Pale Ale Label Contest Submission

By Giania • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Potent Potables

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Fail Whale Pale Ale 08 Contest Label by Georgene Nunn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.Based on a work at www.randomkitty.net.



Fuck Blender. Listen to good hip-hop.

By AmHm • Nov 5th, 2007 • Category: Audio, Guides

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Blender magazine recently named rapper Common #36 on its “The 40 Worst Lyricists in Rock.” Not that Blender ever held much credibility for me, but this atrocity is enough to discount anything the magazine will ever say again. Among others included on this list: Jim Morrison in at #10, Ian Anderson at #18, Robert Plant [...]