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Home > uncategorized > The Lesson of the Monkeys I was first told of this experiment* by a former work colleague, and later discovered this illustration of it. It’s both illuminating and disturbing. There is a clunky word that describes this phenomenon: filiopietism, or the reverence of forebears or tradition carried to excess. But I prefer another term for it: the tragic circle . I believe many of these tragic circles exist, mostly unseen, in across all cultures and societites, causing untold harm.
The Lesson of the Monkeys | Jason Wells
Abandoned Sites
Infiltration offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage.
Famous World Ideologies, as explained by references to Cows
Cows are good for all sorts of things, apprently. by Apr 20
Guide to Growing Vegetables | Vegetable Growing
Some general considerations for growing vegetables: Sowing Tips
Pennsylvania
The following farms and ranches have certified that they meet Eatwild's criteria for producing grassfed meat, eggs and dairy products.
Odds are pretty good that some of you are reading this on an LCD screen while the rest of us are trying to make it out on the 13-inch monochrome monitor that came with our garage sale Commodore 64.
7 Man-Made Substances that Laugh in the Face of Physics
The following is a list of colors . A number of the color swatches below are taken from domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4 . RGB values are given for each swatch because such standards are defined in terms of the sRGB color space . It is not possible to accurately convert many of these swatches to CMYK values because of the differing gamuts of the two spaces, but the color management systems built into operating systems and image editing software attempt such conversions as accurately as possible.
List of colors
How to Get a Copy of Your FBI
The Freedom of Information Act is a powerful thing. If you've ever wanted to know just what those guvmint bastards have on you, anyway, here's your chance. Just fill in the italics in this form letter with the appropriate information, get your signature notarized , send it off, and you're in business!