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Sousveillance
From Wikipedia The term “sousveillance” stems from the contrasting French words sur, meaning “above”, and sous, meaning “below”, i.e. “surveillance” denotes the “eye-in-the-sky” watching from above, whereas “sousveillance” denotes bringing the camera or other means of observation down to human level, either physically (mounting cameras on people rather than on buildings), or hierarchically (ordinary people [...]
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Epiphany
Critic: You’ve made the right choice. Believe me, today is a good day for you. These are tough decisions, I know. But we intellectuals, and I say “we” because I consider you as such, must remain lucid to the bitter end. This life is so full of confusion already, that there’s no need to add [...]
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Pressed Rat and Warthog
Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop. They didnt want to; twas all they had got. Selling atonal apples, amplified heat, And pressed rats collection of dog legs and feet. Sadly they left, telling no one goodbye. Pressed rat wore red jodhpurs, warthog a striped tie. Between them, they carried a three-legged sack, [...]
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On the Edge of the Great Orb
something broke that day unjustified temperament maximal advantage minimal benefaction all changes beginning in time lost by the meander forward in hewn subjects false patterns grotesque mask in pleasure, blindness ensues cloven dance Link to this post!
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A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I water’d it in fears, Night & morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both [...]
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Free State
More than 200-year history of independence, small government, and local control…. http://www.freestateproject.org/files/101-Reasons-to-Move-to-NH.pdf live free or die…. Link to this post!
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Abandon all burden, ye who enter here.
From Wikipedia Gemütlichkeit The underlying concept is that social tensions and certain environments can cause stress, resulting in a feeling of alienation. Gemütlichkeit is an active way of preventing such negative influences by going to places and/or meeting with people that are regarded to be gemütlich. A gemütlich person again is one that takes part [...]
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Hygge
From Wikipedia: Hygge The Danes do not traditionally consider themselves a “warm” culture or people, and generally consider themselves reserved. However, one of the fundemental aspects of Danish culture is “hygge”, which, although translated as “coziness” has no exact English equivelent. Hygge is a complete absence of anything annoying, irritating, or emotionally overwhelming, and the [...]
As Above, Is Below
Whatever is below is similar to that which is above. Through this the marvels of the work of one thing are procured and perfected.search
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