by Graeme K. Talboys for Mike, with thanks. All players are equal, or can be made so.08:50 wake-up call.A faint tremor reverberates through the complex subterranean space. Dust sifts down through stale darkness from overhead pipe work. Silence. A fainter vibration chases the first. More dust, some drifting into the spectral glow of a constellation of stand-by … [Read more...] about “…the price is worth it.”
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Report on the Economic Crisis: Spinning Straw Into Gold
Complinet code cracker: Spinning straw into gold — securitization and the credit derivative markets — the road to market meltdown: part oneOct 02 2008 by Helen Parry(First published by and copyright of www.complinet.com and reproduced with their permission)"It's dispiriting indeed to watch the United States financial system, supposedly the envy of the … [Read more...] about Report on the Economic Crisis: Spinning Straw Into Gold
What Does War Smell Like?
circulated by Erika Del Carmen Fuchs and Eugenia Gutiérrez **Please circulate widely** Favor de circular Dear, dear compañeras and compañeros… Some of you have known me for years, and know that I have been involved in the struggle for justice, dignity and so much more of the … [Read more...] about What Does War Smell Like?
Fear on Film: THE LINKWATER PROJECT
by Andrew Felix THE LINKWATER PROJECT Last fall I sat down at my laptop to try out some open-source audio recording software. I strummed a few chords on guitar and unpacked the clarinet in my basement to fill out the melodies. I then started speaking into the cheap condenser microphone and smirked to myself as my clarinet tune was transformed from an etude to … [Read more...] about Fear on Film: THE LINKWATER PROJECT
Happy Meals, Hello Kitty, and My iPhone
by Dennis Dunleavy When my son was younger, I once asked him what made a McDonald’s Happy Meal so happy? With only the wisdom a 6-year-old could share he responded by saying that a Happy Meal is only happy when he gets one. In other words, the Happy Meal cannot be “happy” until his desires are met. So the Happy Meal sits in a state of … [Read more...] about Happy Meals, Hello Kitty, and My iPhone