oh i understand, oh i understand. now i understand.

In reaction to my post yesterday, several people pointed out that Obama's budget deficits would lead to certain economic doom. Let's take a look at that assumption.

First, if you are American, and you believe the deficit means certain doom, you should cash in all of your investments and move into some sort of survivalist encampment, or to a country that has less of a budget problem. You don't want to pay your share of the $19 trillion. So if you aren't already packing to leave, maybe you are just saying you think the ballooning national debt is the end of us all, but you really think we'll figure a way out of it. This might be similar to saying you believe in Jesus but for some reason you refuse to give most of your money to the needy. There's a difference between real believing and whatever the heck the other thing is.

Scott Adams Blog | The Budget Deficit

As long as you can laugh at yourself you will never cease to be amused.

So why don’t I have any tattoos?

It’s not that I don’t like them. Nope, I love ‘em. I’ve always loved ‘em. I think they’re romantic, unreasonable, thoughtless and eternal all at the same time. Therefore, I love them.

It’s just that with tattoos, I treat them like pricey jewelry. If I ever get a desire to get one, I say to myself okay, take a year to think about it and if you still want it next year, go ahead and get it. One year, that’s short for something that will last a lifetime.

Garance Dore | Sang Bleu (Blue Blood)

They are without memories, without plans. Time builds itself painlessly around them.

La Jetée (English: The Jetty and The Pier) (1962) is a 28-minute black and white science fiction film by Chris Marker. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel.

awom :P

"Twenty years ago, a business lunch of raw fish and rice was unthinkable. Now you can stock up on maki at the 7-Eleven. Similarly, calamari went from scary, tentacled oddity to ubiquitous bar food, and balsamic vinegar—once considered an odiferous foreign sap—is a standard flavor in designer chocolates. So what's next? We'll tell you."

let's get out of the world

"in 1800, 3% of humans lived in cities.  by 2050, over 2/3 of us will.  we are becoming an urban species, and this trend is going to change our political, economic, and environmental policies."

19.20.21 is a new multi-year research project that's exploring the phenomenon of the "supercity."  specifically, it will  examine 19 cities with 20 million people in the 21st century.

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title: {phil elvrum}