8 Books For a Higher Existence Books are magical inventions. By carrying meaning, they gives us glimpses of experience and knowledge from a different world. Phonetic language, being cut-off from time and place, the Now, helps both to encapsulate the ego more, but also to offer guidance to make it poriferous, letting Eros free. Without books we would lose this guidance. And in these times of dire ecological and cultural crisis, we need new ways to respond to the ecosystem that we simultaneous are and are imbedded in. If you’re done reading this list and want to level up more – check out part two! Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche Thus Spoke Zarathustra is Nietzsche’s most prophetic book in which he offers his teachings through the words of Zarathustra, based on the Persian prophet Zoroaster, who, after spending ten years on a mountain in meditation only accompanied by his Eagle and Serpent, comes down to offer his wisdom to the world. Becoming Animal – David Abram The Story of B – Daniel Quinn
Why I travel, rather than tour In the artificial silence of transoceanic flights I often look at those around me and wonder: Who are the tourists and who are the travelers? There is a difference. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Tourists go to seek a respite. Travel is not just being someplace. I have an ongoing dialogue with an old friend from America's Pacific Northwest who wanders there extensively but refuses to roam the world, as I do. Prejudice grows out of ignorance. It is easy to judge others living on the opposite side of the world based on dispatches from reporters who are trying to compress thousands of years of history and culture into a two-minute story. In a world that seems to be too dangerous to travel around, it is the very act of traveling that is needed to end the violence. In my travels, I relish differences.
How To Permanently Delete Your Account on Popular Websites Advertisement We all have an increasing number of sites and online services we’re members of, and sometimes it all gets a little overwhelming. At times, we just need to delete our memberships to some sites, either in an effort to simplify our lives or just because we’ve grown tired of a particular site or service. What we often don’t realize when signing up for all these accounts, though, is how difficult it can be to permanently delete our accounts when we’ve had enough. Some require complicated, multi-step processes that can stretch over the course of days (or weeks). Below we’ll take a look at the account deletion processes of popular websites and services, and how easy or difficult they make it. Facebook Difficulty (on a scale of 1-5, 5 being hardest): 5 Deleting a Facebook account is a bit more complicated than many other services. If you just want to shut down your account for a little while, with the option to reactivate it later, you can deactivate your account. Twitter MySpace Ebay
Nate Hagens: The End of Growth Nate Hagens: The End of Growth length: 50:49 credit: ontheearthproduction Energy Hub, WUD Society and Politics Committee, and Madison Peak Oil Group host energy/finance expert Nate Hagens for a presentation that weaves together economics, anthropology, psychology, finance, trade, energy and human behavior into a coherent story about our human social system. In a visual synthesis using pictures and paintings instead of charts and graphs, Nate uses biophysical first principles to explain how our human economy really works, and how we achieved enormous success over the past two hundred years. But the underlying drivers of our economic juggernaut; cheap energy and resources, and an unconstrained natural environment, and increasingly, credit and debt, are unlikely to be available to continue a growth trajectory. Nate contrasts our growing realities with the standard assumptions in economic theory that underpin our social systems.
100 Tough Things Every Man Must Do AskMen Editors Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Page 1 of 5 Learning to drive stick. Big choices steer the paths of our lives, but it's the little choices that determine if they'll be lives that we can be proud of. If you do these 100 things when confronted with them, you'll be able to walk tall into your old age, your self-respect forever secured. Here are the 100 tough things all men must do. 1. 2. 3. -Matthew Plunkett (AskMen Reader) 4. 5. 6. Learn how to ask for a haircut — or anything, for that matter. 7. Force yourself to talk to new people. 8. When discussing said venture with friends, consensus towards the act’s necessity was split. Eventually noting my suddenly ashen pallor, he said. 9. 10. You hear that a friend has a serious illness. But you have to call, or at least email. If he doesn't want a heavy conversation, then don’t start to emote; let him emote if he wants to but don’t make him deal with your feelings. 11. Of course you have a sh*t voice — isn't that the point? 12. 13.
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Nowtopia: A new politics of work Nowtopia is a book about a new politics of work. It profiles tinkerers, inventors, and improvisational spirits who bring an artistic approach to important tasks that are ignored or undervalued by market society. Rooted in practices that have been emerging over the past few decades, Nowtopia’s exploration of work locates an important thread of self-emancipatory class politics beyond the traditional arena of wage-labor. Outlaw bicycling, urban permaculture, biofuels, free software, even the Burning Man festival, are windows into a scarcely visible social transformation that challenges politics as we know it. As capitalism continues its inexorable push to corral every square inch of the globe into its logic of money and markets, new practices are emerging that are redefining politics. Nowtopia uncovers resistance and rebellion amidst fractions of a slowly recomposing working class in America. How topia...
Top 100 Free eBooks for Business Students and Entrepreneurs Whether you’re enrolled in a business school degree program or desperate for a review of b-school basics as you start your own company, it’s hard to pass up free study materials. These 100 ebooks on marketing, management, ecommerce, and finance are all free and worth checking out. Basic Business These foundational courses focus on basic business skills like earning money, understanding your relationship with the customer, and more. Management Become a better manager with these courses, which cover topics in psychology, change management, and more. E-commerce and Internet Marketing Review the cutting edge techniques necessary to master online business. 3 Vital Steps to KickStart Your Web Business: Daniel Sudhakar’s book helps you "avoid all the mistakes that start-ups make." Finance Here you can review accounting, investments and other business finance guides. Budget Breeze: Learn new budgeting strategies for your business. Human Resources Marketing and Advertising International Business Economics
How Hackers Protect Themselves From Getting Hacked When Adrian Lamo goes online, he leaves nothing to chance. To log in to personal accounts, he uses a digital password generator -- a plastic key chain-like device that displays a new string of digits every 60 seconds. He adds an extra layer of security to some accounts by entering a special code that he receives via text message. And he uses browser extensions to avoid downloading malware by accidentally visiting dangerous Web sites. Some techniques “may seem like a ‘Mission Impossible’ level of security to the average user," Lamo said. It has become increasingly easy to fall victim to hackers, from downloading malicious email attachments to logging in to fake banking sites. Cybercriminals are finding new ways to bypass traditional security methods like passwords and antivirus software. So, if traditional cybersecurity methods are no longer enough, how does the average computer user defend himself? Two summers ago, I attended DefCon, which Moss hosts every August in a Las Vegas hotel.
Blog: The power of effective activism The power of persuasion for making a difference is often underappreciated. If you can convince just one other person to care about a cause as much as you, then you’ve easily doubled your impact. But peoples’ efforts at influencing others often aren’t as efficient as they could be. Triple your impact in an hour Joe Espinosa Over the past 10 years, Joe Espinosa has likely convinced somewhere between 4,000 and 13,000 people to turn vegetarian. What voodoo magic does Joe use to have such an enormous impact? Going out and talking to people you don’t know about your cause might seem intimidating, and it might take some time to work out how best to do it. The hardest part is getting over the initial awkwardness of approaching strangers with a cause you care about. How to be an effective advocate Jon Camp leafleting with Vegan Outreach booklets at Slippery Rock, U in PA 1) Choose your target audience carefully 2) Appearances matter 3) Be friendly 4) Position yourself carefully 5) Hone your message
How Not to Be Offended Editor’s note: This post was written by Shemsi Prinzivalli. There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk about it, but they use it all the time, and it is fundamental to good mental health. This secret is called The Fine Art of Not Being Offended. In order to truly be a master of this art, one must be able to see that every statement, action and reaction of another human being is the sum result of their total life experience to date. Yes, this is psychodynamic. All of that said, almost nothing is personal. This frees us to be a little more detached from the reactions of people around us. This is also not to be confused with allowing ourselves to be hurt, neglected or taken advantage of. The great challenge of our world is to live a life of contentment, regardless of what other people do, say, think or believe. Source: “The Art of Not Being Offended,” from shemsi-prinzivalli.blogspot.gr
How To Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account Looking to permanently delete your Facebook account? Not surprising. Over the years, Facebook has seen its share of controversy in regards to the privacy of its users. It’s hard to say what sparked all the excitement: Rapid growth of its service? Whatever the reason, it’s obvious some no longer trust the social giant and I keep hearing the same question over and over again from my readers: “Is it possible to delete my facebook account?” and “I managed to deactivate it so it’s deleted right?” You would think the answer would be fairly straightforward. Personally, I feel Facebook has crossed the line of unethical behavior on this. Facebook Terms of Service Agreement – Section 2 - Sharing Your Content and Information – (updated 10/3/2012) You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings. There is plenty there to chew on, especially the areas I’ve highlighted in bold. …is still in effect.