September 2010
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“I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.”
– Franz Kafka (via commondense)
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August 2010
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one's perspective: There is only one time →
There is only one time in the history of each planet when its inhabitants first wire up its innumerable parts to make one large Machine. Later that Machine may run faster, but there is only one time when it is born.
You and I are alive at this moment.
We should marvel, but people alive at such times usually don’t. Every few centuries, the steady march of change meets a discontinuity, and...
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“All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.”
– Ambrose Bierce (via snapsnapsick)
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“I want to take a few moments to explain the thought process behind what appears...”
– http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/seeking-the-truth-or-obscuring-it/
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“Therefore, you have no excuse-every one of you who judges. For when you pass...”
– Romans 2:1 (via beeztheebegotten) (via beautifulboulevard) (via kurlykinkykeekeers)
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“All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges...”
– Kabir (via oceanofmind) (via metaconscious)
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Like the Sun, an Empire can be enriching or cruel. They can be both terrible or awesome to behold. Like the Sun you cannot ignore their existence nor their weight on shaping your experience and reality. And like the Sun they rise and fall.
Each person and each tribe has a particular relation to Empire, influenced by the history of interactions between the self (or group) and the Empire, as well...
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