5ed6e807tw1dy3xhecd1kg.gif (320×213) NpNUa.jpg (369×2360) Wall of Films! | Films For Action. Just imagine what could become possible if an entire city had seen just one of the documentaries above. Just imagine what would be possible if everyone in the country was aware of how unhealthy the mainstream media was for our future and started turning to independent sources in droves. Creating a better world really does start with an informed citizenry, and there's lots of subject matter to cover. From all the documentaries above, it's evident that our society needs a new story to belong to. The old story of empire and dominion over the earth has to be looked at in the full light of day - all of our ambient cultural stories and values that we take for granted and which remain invisible must become visible.
But most of all, we need to see the promise of the alternatives - we need to be able to imagine new exciting ways that people could live, better than anything that the old paradigm could ever dream of providing. So take this library of films and use it. LeBZT.jpg (960×720) XbVPt.jpg (800×6009) Watching a Hitler documentary, anyone else enjoy documentaries while enjoying a toke? [6] : trees. A little old man came into my store today... [UPDATE] : gaming. 9u2Af.jpg (375×500) Josh's Intervention. 8 Ways To Forget Your Troubles | Streams of Consciousness. Ad on a London Bus. Courtesy of Annie Wade via Flickr. People have long tried tricks to aid their memories.
One of the most useful of these so-called mnemonic devices, I’ve found, involves associating names with word pictures or with other people you know well. I was just at a party, for example, and met a man who shared a last name with someone I’ve known for a while. Perhaps my favorite mnemonic was one my daughter brought home in kindergarten. As much time and attention as has been paid to helping people remember stuff, however, I’ve never seen a list of tactics for helping people forget.
Courtesy of lett-/\= via Flickr. I am not sure what to call these forgetting tactics. The prefrontal cortex of the human brain includes two major sections. 1. 2. Courtesy of Calsidyrose via Flickr. 3. 4. 5. Courtesy of Sterlic via Flickr. 6. 7. Courtesy of willfc via Flickr. 8. More to Explore » Memory in the Brain [Interactive] » Trying to Forget. Overview for bearjew31. To all those who got SC2 for Christmas: : starcraft. Lets compile a list of the best online learning centers. We could all use a little education.
↑rees ∞ Honest Cannabis Education Forum ∞ Truth, Confidence, Fun, Freedom, Marijuana / pot & drugs. Why programmers work at night. [This essay has been expanded into a book, you should read it, here] Image via Wikipedia A popular saying goes that Programmers are machines that turn caffeine into code. And sure enough, ask a random programmer when they do their best work and there’s a high chance they will admit to a lot of late nights.
Some earlier, some later. A popular trend is to get up at 4am and get some work done before the day’s craziness begins. At the gist of all this is avoiding distractions. I think it boils down to three things: the maker’s schedule, the sleepy brain and bright computer screens. The maker’s schedule Paul Graham wrote about the maker’s schedule in 2009 – basically that there are two types of schedules in this world (primarily?). On the other hand you have something PG calls the maker’s schedule – a schedule for those of us who produce stuff. This is why programmers are so annoyed when you distract them. The sleepy brain But even programmers should be sleeping at night. Bright computer screens. OecJJ.