(aka: an expensive theory to try to arouse a bunch a of knobs)
Just received via email from a friend:
This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is
a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A
format:
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a
High definition TV set or a new computer, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
A. Shut up.
You have to laugh to stay sane ;-)
Fry on the Internet
I love it when someone can say something so profound and in the simplest possible manner, that even dumb-arses like George W. Bush could potentially understand it. Case in point, this gem spoken at Apple’s Regent Street store in London yesterday:
With over 100,000 followers, @StephenFry is the 2nd most popular person on Twitter behind US President @BarackObama
I wonder if Stephen Conroy gets it ... yet?
NoCleanFeed and NO Censorship please, Minister!
*sigh*
“The internet is like a city - it has red light districts, all kinds of weird people, who want to con and steal from you, but my god, they’re exciting places to live and to be a citizen of it is a great privilege. Yet people are trying to control the internet like they would never dare with a city.”
Stephen Fry, Actor/Presenter/TechEvangelist
With over 100,000 followers, @StephenFry is the 2nd most popular person on Twitter behind US President @BarackObama
I wonder if Stephen Conroy gets it ... yet?
NoCleanFeed and NO Censorship please, Minister!
*sigh*
The great food crisis - are you prepared?
No doubt you've heard various reports about the usefulness, toxicity and plausible conspiracies behind flouride, aspartame, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and many such things. Some of you may even be aware of the impending food crisis that is about to hit us. We have already seen it with the crisis in grains around the world, large scale price hikes in food costs, and mass populations of bees dying from unknown causes - a major concern for food production.
You may have already formed an opinion about these things and wish to stop reading here. Fine - I can understand. But don't! Your life may depend on it.
What I have seen, read and heard recently has me concerned. More than concerned - it has me mortified and angry. You should be too, because it will directly affect you and your family, yet there is NOTHING you can do to stop it.
That's right - there's nothing you can do to prevent it from happening.
I'm not here to plead for your action, to write letters to your government representatives, or to gather all your friends for a protest march. Believe me when I tell you, that nothing you do will prevent the coming food crisis - it is inevitable and you MUST prepare for it, or suffer its consequences.
The only advice I can offer is to buy some arable land big enough to grow your own fruit trees, vegetables and basic crops, perhaps even to run some livestock or a dam for fish if you enjoy meat - a couple of hectares should do it. Make sure you own the land outright, no peppercorn leases or mortgages, so that no-one can easily take it from you when the financial system crashes completely.
Build a modest house that isn't reliant on electricity, where you can live a sustainable life away from the rest of modern civilisation. If you can do this you may be one of the few billion people to survive. Sounds like it's a return to an arduous life of subsistence - it is. But the alternative is going to be tougher.
The future reality will see us rationed on highly regulated GMO and manufactured foods that are deliberately deficient of essential vitamins and minerals (and all supplements become illegal) to ensure a passive and compliant population.
Do your own research on real topics that are present in reputable news sources and from government agencies - it will verify what you read on all those conspiracy websites about food and population control. Search terms such as:
Agenda 21
codex alimentarius
And for the real life conspiracy behind it all watch the video below. The whole thing will be an eye opener for many, but the key points about food and population control begin at the 37 minute mark. If you don't have 2 hrs to devote for the whole thing, start there.
I will point out, that I disagree with some of the views presented in this movie, particularly relating to pantheism and gun control. Take some extrem views with the grain of salt they deserve, but certainly look at the facts presented.
You may have already formed an opinion about these things and wish to stop reading here. Fine - I can understand. But don't! Your life may depend on it.
What I have seen, read and heard recently has me concerned. More than concerned - it has me mortified and angry. You should be too, because it will directly affect you and your family, yet there is NOTHING you can do to stop it.
That's right - there's nothing you can do to prevent it from happening.
I'm not here to plead for your action, to write letters to your government representatives, or to gather all your friends for a protest march. Believe me when I tell you, that nothing you do will prevent the coming food crisis - it is inevitable and you MUST prepare for it, or suffer its consequences.
The only advice I can offer is to buy some arable land big enough to grow your own fruit trees, vegetables and basic crops, perhaps even to run some livestock or a dam for fish if you enjoy meat - a couple of hectares should do it. Make sure you own the land outright, no peppercorn leases or mortgages, so that no-one can easily take it from you when the financial system crashes completely.
Build a modest house that isn't reliant on electricity, where you can live a sustainable life away from the rest of modern civilisation. If you can do this you may be one of the few billion people to survive. Sounds like it's a return to an arduous life of subsistence - it is. But the alternative is going to be tougher.
The future reality will see us rationed on highly regulated GMO and manufactured foods that are deliberately deficient of essential vitamins and minerals (and all supplements become illegal) to ensure a passive and compliant population.
Do your own research on real topics that are present in reputable news sources and from government agencies - it will verify what you read on all those conspiracy websites about food and population control. Search terms such as:
Agenda 21
codex alimentarius
And for the real life conspiracy behind it all watch the video below. The whole thing will be an eye opener for many, but the key points about food and population control begin at the 37 minute mark. If you don't have 2 hrs to devote for the whole thing, start there.
I will point out, that I disagree with some of the views presented in this movie, particularly relating to pantheism and gun control. Take some extrem views with the grain of salt they deserve, but certainly look at the facts presented.
Human life exchange rates
Here's a quick guide on how to value life in a globalised free-market economy:
If you are a British journalist shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers while filming a documentary about Gaza, your family receives £1.5 million in compensation to prevent the British government extraditing the soldiers and charging them with manslaughter. Nice bit of hush money for the death of a man who willingly set foot in a war zone and deliberately risked his life!
However, if you are an Afghan trying to go about your daily routine and get slaughtered by USA soldiers who also kill 14 others and wound several in the same senseless attack on your village, your family should expect a mere US$2,500 (or £1,729).
Exchange rate: 1 UK life = 867 Afghans (1,500,000 / 1,729 = 867)
In Iraq, the USA makes "condolence payments" of between $1,500 and $7,500 for each "regrettable death", although most of the 98,000+ verifiable casualties (some sources suggest more than 1 million) will never be acknowledged by the USA and no compensation will be paid to those families.
While I recognise that death and disability compensation for service personnel are ridiculously low even within western nations like the USA, UK and Australia, it is important to accept the fact that such personnel are volunteers and are being paid to fight. Civilians are not.
It may be worthy to note that there have been 4,237 US military deaths in Iraq to date - a ratio of 1 US to 23 Iraqis killed (or 1:306 by less conservative records).
Similarly, in the recent Gaza conflict we know that 14 Israelis died compared with more than 1400 Palestinians, a ratio of 1 Israeli = 100 Palestinians (Src: Daily Dispatch and Daily Freeman)
An eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth ... hardly!
More good information here
If you are a British journalist shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers while filming a documentary about Gaza, your family receives £1.5 million in compensation to prevent the British government extraditing the soldiers and charging them with manslaughter. Nice bit of hush money for the death of a man who willingly set foot in a war zone and deliberately risked his life!
However, if you are an Afghan trying to go about your daily routine and get slaughtered by USA soldiers who also kill 14 others and wound several in the same senseless attack on your village, your family should expect a mere US$2,500 (or £1,729).
Exchange rate: 1 UK life = 867 Afghans (1,500,000 / 1,729 = 867)
In Iraq, the USA makes "condolence payments" of between $1,500 and $7,500 for each "regrettable death", although most of the 98,000+ verifiable casualties (some sources suggest more than 1 million) will never be acknowledged by the USA and no compensation will be paid to those families.
While I recognise that death and disability compensation for service personnel are ridiculously low even within western nations like the USA, UK and Australia, it is important to accept the fact that such personnel are volunteers and are being paid to fight. Civilians are not.
It may be worthy to note that there have been 4,237 US military deaths in Iraq to date - a ratio of 1 US to 23 Iraqis killed (or 1:306 by less conservative records).
Similarly, in the recent Gaza conflict we know that 14 Israelis died compared with more than 1400 Palestinians, a ratio of 1 Israeli = 100 Palestinians (Src: Daily Dispatch and Daily Freeman)
An eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth ... hardly!
More good information here
The journey of life
Human existence is such that we are forever seeking that which we do not have. This desire for a more decadent lifestyle is defined as materialism and capitalism and it is the fuel that drives our economy, pollutes our lives and is destroying the environment in which we coexist with more than 6 billion people and a billion other species.
This competitive race for greater wealth, or perceived ownership value, leaves us with a continual yearning for more. We can, therefore, never be truly happy following that spiral pathway of unfulfilled satisfaction.
It is not until we give up all such desire, to focus only on what we are and what we have within our being, that we will find true happiness. And it comes freely, at no cost to anyone, but with great benefit to ourselves and to the greater world around us.
This doesn't mean that we need to give up on our material life, our possessions or career; it means that by finding and focussing on the inner peace we will become less reliant on drawing happiness from the physical world.
As an Agnostic I'm not religious in the slightest, but a Jewish philosopher once claimed that "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven".
The truth from that analogy is that the journey to physical wealth can cloud all that which offers real happiness in the journey of life.
This competitive race for greater wealth, or perceived ownership value, leaves us with a continual yearning for more. We can, therefore, never be truly happy following that spiral pathway of unfulfilled satisfaction.
It is not until we give up all such desire, to focus only on what we are and what we have within our being, that we will find true happiness. And it comes freely, at no cost to anyone, but with great benefit to ourselves and to the greater world around us.
This doesn't mean that we need to give up on our material life, our possessions or career; it means that by finding and focussing on the inner peace we will become less reliant on drawing happiness from the physical world.
As an Agnostic I'm not religious in the slightest, but a Jewish philosopher once claimed that "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven".
The truth from that analogy is that the journey to physical wealth can cloud all that which offers real happiness in the journey of life.
Gaza Ceasefire?
Any ceasefire, truce or treaty between Israel and Palestine will be short-lived unless it includes:
a) the complete withdrawal of Israel AND
b) the establishment of a separate Palestinian nation AND
c) the public acknowledgement of an end to the Zionist agenda.
I do not believe that all these three things are possible. At the best we may see A and B, but never C. It is likely that we will only temporarily see A.
"True peace is not merely the absence of conflict: it is the presence of justice." Martin Luther King Jr
a) the complete withdrawal of Israel AND
b) the establishment of a separate Palestinian nation AND
c) the public acknowledgement of an end to the Zionist agenda.
I do not believe that all these three things are possible. At the best we may see A and B, but never C. It is likely that we will only temporarily see A.
"True peace is not merely the absence of conflict: it is the presence of justice." Martin Luther King Jr
War across the Middle East is inevitable
The Angry Arab News Service commences a blog entry titled "Unintended Consequences" by writing:
I couldn't post a comment on the blog, so instead my reply is here:
No - not unintended.
It was quite predictable and part of the masterplan - full scale war across the middle east is not only inevitable, it has been carefully orchestrated.
It is no different to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that started the Vietnam War. It is no different to the Reichstag fire that allowed Hitler to seize power. It is no different to the US government's complicity in 9/11 that allowed it to enter Afghanistan and no different to the fake WMDs that led to the invasion of Iraq.
So many successive governments cannot be that stupid and unlucky - even when "led" by the likes of President Bush.
There is no coincidence - only the illusion of coincidence (no apologies for The Matrix quote).
The New World Order continues to make its moves on our chessboard. It will only cease when we start acting like Kings, Queens and Knights instead of Pawns.
"have just returned from the Middle East and witnessed how Israel's assault on Gaza is radicalizing mainstream Muslim opinion. Shown endlessly on Arab and Muslim television stations, the massive killing of civilians is fueling rage against Israel and its superpower patron, the United States, among mainstream and moderate voices who previously believed in co-existence with the Jewish state."
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2009/01/unintended-consequences.html
I couldn't post a comment on the blog, so instead my reply is here:
No - not unintended.
It was quite predictable and part of the masterplan - full scale war across the middle east is not only inevitable, it has been carefully orchestrated.
It is no different to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that started the Vietnam War. It is no different to the Reichstag fire that allowed Hitler to seize power. It is no different to the US government's complicity in 9/11 that allowed it to enter Afghanistan and no different to the fake WMDs that led to the invasion of Iraq.
So many successive governments cannot be that stupid and unlucky - even when "led" by the likes of President Bush.
There is no coincidence - only the illusion of coincidence (no apologies for The Matrix quote).
The New World Order continues to make its moves on our chessboard. It will only cease when we start acting like Kings, Queens and Knights instead of Pawns.
Still here ;-)
I haven't been arrested for my previous post - clearly Echelon doesn't dig deep enough or the wheels of policing bureaucracy are slow to move at this time of year.
At the end of this annus horribilus, and as we edge towards the eve of a new (but same agenda) world order, I felt it relevant to share this quote. It sums up my feeling on what 2009 will bring.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
~John F. Kennedy
Happy pagan solstice festivities to all!
At the end of this annus horribilus, and as we edge towards the eve of a new (but same agenda) world order, I felt it relevant to share this quote. It sums up my feeling on what 2009 will bring.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
~John F. Kennedy
Happy pagan solstice festivities to all!
Is this my last post before the police take me away?
PUBLIC WARNING!!!
Reading this post may put you at risk of breaking the law in Australia or other nanny-state nations. Following some the the links in the post will certainly do so!
I am posting this report and the links because I think the law has gone too far and I am putting out the challenge for charges to be laid against me.
2008 is likely to be remembered for many things, but censorship is the one area that has taken the spotlight, as the Australian Government, policing agencies, the courts of law and all forms of media have attempted to create an increasingly black and white view in a very grey world.
There is a fine line between right and wrong. Often that line gets crossed through humour, silliness, accident or just plain ignorance. But does that mean that the full weight of the law should come down upon you?
We have seen the problem caused by Bill Henson's artistic perspectives (viewed via Google) and the topic has arisen through the public debate surrounding Stephen Conroy's proposal for an Internet filter, which most industry experts consider to be infeasible and a waste of effort - see www.nocleanfeeed.com.
More recently we see that the Courts are now jumping in with questionable rulings on what constitutes child abuse, and specifically that which is deemed to be child pornography.
Mark Pesce writes about two such cases on the ABC blog "Unleashed" and Greg Barnes also has a say over on OnlineOpinion.
The first is regarding the Simpsons cartoon characters represented in sexual acts. The second concerns a judgement against a man who redistributed a video online of a child being swung around in the air - deemed to be child abuse.
By the way, if you want to risk police attention, you will find many of these cartoon "porn" pics by doing a simple search on Google (e.g. Bart sex or Simpsons Sex). The suspect video is apprently freely available on the internet and in my research I've determined that it is probably this one on Youtube.
Judge for yourselves ... am I now a criminal for having viewed this material and linking to them on my blog? Are you?
Reading this post may put you at risk of breaking the law in Australia or other nanny-state nations. Following some the the links in the post will certainly do so!
I am posting this report and the links because I think the law has gone too far and I am putting out the challenge for charges to be laid against me.
2008 is likely to be remembered for many things, but censorship is the one area that has taken the spotlight, as the Australian Government, policing agencies, the courts of law and all forms of media have attempted to create an increasingly black and white view in a very grey world.
There is a fine line between right and wrong. Often that line gets crossed through humour, silliness, accident or just plain ignorance. But does that mean that the full weight of the law should come down upon you?
We have seen the problem caused by Bill Henson's artistic perspectives (viewed via Google) and the topic has arisen through the public debate surrounding Stephen Conroy's proposal for an Internet filter, which most industry experts consider to be infeasible and a waste of effort - see www.nocleanfeeed.com.
More recently we see that the Courts are now jumping in with questionable rulings on what constitutes child abuse, and specifically that which is deemed to be child pornography.
Mark Pesce writes about two such cases on the ABC blog "Unleashed" and Greg Barnes also has a say over on OnlineOpinion.
The first is regarding the Simpsons cartoon characters represented in sexual acts. The second concerns a judgement against a man who redistributed a video online of a child being swung around in the air - deemed to be child abuse.
By the way, if you want to risk police attention, you will find many of these cartoon "porn" pics by doing a simple search on Google (e.g. Bart sex or Simpsons Sex). The suspect video is apprently freely available on the internet and in my research I've determined that it is probably this one on Youtube.
Judge for yourselves ... am I now a criminal for having viewed this material and linking to them on my blog? Are you?
The Billion Dollar Messiah
An obscene amount of dollars was raised and spent to "elect" the leader of the world's most "free" country. And all during a time of massive financial crisis that is likely to lead to the downfall of the greatest empire since Rome.
It is simply beyond irony.
It is simply beyond irony.
Enhance your social networking experiences
Here's how one social networking futurist sees the tools developing into a sleeker service for all. As long as privacy is maintained, I'm all for a more personalised and friendlier experience.
Also check out this review of Power.com because taking control of your many online profiles, psuedonyms, blogs and networking tools may give you greater security and peace of mind and prevent your identity being hijacked as happened to Aussie billionaire James Packer recently.
Also check out this review of Power.com because taking control of your many online profiles, psuedonyms, blogs and networking tools may give you greater security and peace of mind and prevent your identity being hijacked as happened to Aussie billionaire James Packer recently.
Get Up! Campaign to Save the Net
Imagine a government proposing an internet censorship system that went further than any other democracy - one that made the internet up to 87% slower, more expensive, accidentally blocked up to one in 12 legitimate sites, and missed the vast majority of inappropriate content.
This is not China, Saudi Arabia or Iran - this is the vision of Senator Stephen Conroy for Australia. Testing has already begun. The community must now move to stop this plan. Click here to save the net:
www.getup.org.au/campaign/
The system that Senator Conroy wants is a mandatory filter of all internet traffic, with the government of the day able to add any unwanted site to a secret blacklist. Already, the wrangling has begun for the inclusion of material relating to anorexia, euthanasia and gambling. It isn't difficult to see the scheme is open to abuse.
Even when it comes to preventing child p-rnography, the filter will not prevent peer-to-peer sharing and is very simple to sidestep. The protection of our children is vitally important - that's why we can't afford to waste funds on this deeply flawed system. We should be concentrating on solutions that are more effective and won't undermine our digital economy or our democratic freedoms.
This must rank as one of the most ill-thought decisions of the Rudd Government's first year in power. We need to act now to tell big brother the mandatory internet filter is incompatible with the principles of a modern democracy and modern economy:
www.getup.org.au/campaign/
Our government should be doing all in its power to take Australia into the 21st century economy, and to protect our children. This proposed internet censorship does neither. Take action to save the net today.
Thanks for being a part of the solution,
The GetUp team
PS - The proposed scheme will pass all internet traffic through a government filter - it's like asking Australia Post to filter every letter sent in Australia. Click here to save the net.
Tools to beat Internet Censorship
Here are a few resources to assist anyone wishing to challenge, undermine and even usurp the Australian Government's intention to censor the Internet through the application of a national filter.
Tell them to take a flying leap and send Stephen Conroy a one-fingered message of defiance:
An overview is provided here:
http://www.masternewmedia.org/privacy_security/bypass-internet-censorship/bypass-internet-filters-anonymous-browsing-guide-20071118.htm
and here:
http://citizenlab.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1319
plus this one:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071015-citizen-lab-releases-guide-to-circumventing-internet-censors.html
Some web-based tools are offered here:
http://proxify.com/alt.shtml
http://www.peacefire.org/circumventor/
http://www.stupidcensorship.com
Other software is provided here:
http://psiphon.ca/
http://www.internetfreedom.org/
http://www.jmarshall.com/tools/cgiproxy/
http://rajeshrana.net/2008/02/12/7-best-tools-to-circumvent-internet-censorship-%E2%80%93-an-alternatives-to-ultra-surf/
Good Luck! ;-)
Usurp Internet Censorship
Enough is enough!!!
I am looking for ways to avoid, undermine and even usurp the Australian Government's Internet censorship strategy.
Any ideas, please leave your comments!
More info here:
http://nocleanfeed.com/
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24569656-5014239,00.html
And show your objections here:
http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship
I am looking for ways to avoid, undermine and even usurp the Australian Government's Internet censorship strategy.
Any ideas, please leave your comments!
More info here:
http://nocleanfeed.com/
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24569656-5014239,00.html
And show your objections here:
http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship
An eye for an eye
“An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.”
Mahatma Ghandi
The three convicted Bali Bombers have been murdered by a vicious, third world legal system at the behest of ignorant and depraved public opinion.
This is a sad and disappointing day for anyone who holds justice high above and disparate from vengeance; for those who foresee the deep and dark ramifications of gifting martyrdom.
And all the while war criminals like Tony Blair and George W. Bush, who are ultimately responsible for the documented deaths of more than 100,000 (potentially closer to 500,000), continue to walk the Earth as free men.
Mahatma Ghandi
The three convicted Bali Bombers have been murdered by a vicious, third world legal system at the behest of ignorant and depraved public opinion.
This is a sad and disappointing day for anyone who holds justice high above and disparate from vengeance; for those who foresee the deep and dark ramifications of gifting martyrdom.
And all the while war criminals like Tony Blair and George W. Bush, who are ultimately responsible for the documented deaths of more than 100,000 (potentially closer to 500,000), continue to walk the Earth as free men.
Difference Between the Obama and McCain Tax Plans
North American Patriot: The Real True Honest Fair and Balanced Difference Between the Obama and McCain Tax Plans
Its not so much the difference in tax policy that is astounding ... its the fact that they actually include people who earn more than $2,870,000 per annum.
Who actually earns that kind of money and doesn't have a full time tax accountant to reduce their liability to zero through dodgy tax minimisation and avoidance schemes??
LOL
Its not so much the difference in tax policy that is astounding ... its the fact that they actually include people who earn more than $2,870,000 per annum.
Who actually earns that kind of money and doesn't have a full time tax accountant to reduce their liability to zero through dodgy tax minimisation and avoidance schemes??
LOL
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