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#76
Damn it to hell, now I want some really real pop tarts.  :argh!:
#77
Principia Discussion / Re: Holy Names
September 09, 2010, 10:58:11 PM
Chief Stroganoff
Minister Walking
#78
Or Kill Me / Re: Sick of Beige
September 08, 2010, 03:23:15 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on September 07, 2010, 05:30:54 PM
i am belgian.

Quote from: Cudgel on September 07, 2010, 05:34:51 PM
Now I want waffles.

Real question is, what do the Belgians call Belgian waffles?
#79
Principia Discussion / Re: Discordian Derive
September 07, 2010, 11:18:47 PM
Quote from: Ne+@uNGr0+ on September 07, 2010, 10:12:25 AM
Quote from: Aleister Growly on September 07, 2010, 12:49:07 AM
Another time we drew a magic circle with divine and demonic names in one spot, chalk-traced the shadows of the bikes on the rack in another, and made lizards out of clay, which we put on and around a door handle.

Good stuff.

Sculpture graffiti is an under-utilized form...

It's true. The lizards (my friends' idea) were clever. But I have to say that putting the fishing pole in the hand of the statue (other random people) was a brilliant if small and specific psychogeographic redefinition.

You don't need months of effort to do great things. Sometimes a well-placed fishing pole, bow tie, mustache, or chair is all you need.
#80
Quote from: Cain on September 05, 2010, 02:22:54 PM
Also, Anton, while that is entirely correct, it would be more accurate to say there is no sociological difference between government and an organized crime syndicate where the two are not competing for local loyalties.  Both provide a form of security, "justice", code of conduct, provide basic goods and services, intervene in the market etc

Yes.

Quote from: eighteen buddha strike on September 06, 2010, 07:55:07 AM
Lol@ yakuza megaphones.

... but seriously, I never thought I'd see this board laud organized crime.

Yes, well, sometimes government is necessary.
#81
Principia Discussion / Re: Discordian Derive
September 07, 2010, 04:13:11 AM
something about how you should take this fishing pole and tacklebox and use them, because that's what life is all about

it was signed with a heart and the name of the man who the statue is of
#82
Principia Discussion / Re: Discordian Derive
September 07, 2010, 12:49:07 AM
Ideally there would be multiple groups out there, leaving breadcrumbs for each other.

Mind, this can happen on its own--which is the best way. Wandering around campus one night, a friend and I discovered somebody had placed a fishing pole in the hand of a well-known local statue seated on a bench, with an envelope and a card. We replaced it so others could find it, too.

Another time we drew a magic circle with divine and demonic names in one spot, chalk-traced the shadows of the bikes on the rack in another, and made lizards out of clay, which we put on and around a door handle.
#83

Brotep

Known Aliases: Anton, Aleister Growly (That's as in growl, not grow. Yes, yes, I know.), Chryselephantine Shavenwolf, WitchDoctor

Holy name: Walking Slab of Haunted Long Pig

Demographic info: I am a 26-year-old male living in south-central Indiana. I have been a casual member of PD.com for roughly two years.

Professional Info: I work with the developmentally disabled. The meat of my job is what I like to call "situational engineering".

Education: I have a bachelor's in a psych-related field (it's a bit broader)

What you like to do in your free time: Music (vocals, harmonica, guitar), dancing, martial arts, writing, computer programming, introspection. Not necessarily in that order.

What kind of topics / projects are you interested in? Philosophy, psychology (and human experience), critical theory, comparative religion/theology/exegesis, writing projects, abstract design/ergonomics problems.

How did you find Eris and what did you to her once you found her? I had some "religious" experiences during my childhood, got interested in meditation, vacillated between atheism, new age, and Judaism for a while. I don't know how I first came across Discordianism. It may have been an offhand reference by a nerdy friend or in something I was reading, it may have been off sacred-texts.com. The bulk of my exposure didn't happen until college. Discordianism initially appealed to me because the humor was a good mask for my uncertainty about my identity and values. Later I came to appreciate the concerns it raises. Discordianism is far more conducive to genuine dialogue over said concerns than any other religion, quasi-religion, or irreligion I have come across.
#85
Literate Chaotic / Re: Thoughts on Reading
September 05, 2010, 11:50:22 PM
Whoops, I completely missed the tail end of this thread.

Reading on the bus works great for me, even if it's serious material, as long as it's not intricate. Certain books are alright to read for only ten minutes at a time. They don't have to be pulp, they just have to be less intricate.

I have not attempted Infinite Jest on the bus, as it seems best read in longer stretches. It's hard to say, though--I've only gotten a few chapters in.


Quote from: Cudgel on August 05, 2010, 12:41:46 AM
Any advice on an ebook reader?

I don't know much about ebook readers, but I will say this:

Make sure it's not on lockdown, or that you have a way to circumvent it, if it is. I don't much care for the prospect of constantly being sold books. Piracy aside, there's a vast amount of great literature available via Project Gutenberg. It would be a shame to pay for classics you could be getting for free. Plus, if you did engage in piracy, you would have access to an endless supply of books for only the price of the reader. Basically, regardless of how you feel about piracy, remember that you don't have to pay for everything.
#86
In places where governments dare not tread, organized crime is often responsible for services such as sanitation...
#87
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Everyone needs an enemy, sort of
September 04, 2010, 07:44:16 PM
Quotewhy is it ok to be crazy if you're conservative, but not if you're liberal?

Because conservative news is for the lulz.
Because liberal news only laughs ironically. Bitterly. In order to not cry.

We say it again and again, and I will say it once more yet:
The Democrats can't seem to do anything but point out how loony the Republicans are, and this is not an effective strategy.

While everyone wants to feel righteous indignation coursing through them, most are too lazy and indifferent to make anything but a nominal commitment to get it. Serious reflection is just too much work and not enough fun.

This is the Yeatsean Apocalypse, where the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity. Because mindless enthrallment is the new god of the conservative, equanimity for the sake of careful, cautious analysis has become the god of the liberal.


Result? Tea Party.




I blame instant gratification, I blame mass media, I blame people for having too little imagination, too little drive.
#88
A while back Cram posted a thread about a great little game called Pirate Pass-Off.

What if we put a url on the backs of those cards?
#89
Or Kill Me / Re: tears are welling in my eyes again
September 04, 2010, 05:07:37 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on September 04, 2010, 01:55:13 AM
Interesting conclusion. And I think I saw you discuss it somewhere else on the forum. But I suppose my view is more like
Quote from: http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/SCH/sch-49.htmlThere is, and can be, no conflict between true religion and true science

Heh...Comprehendeth. Oh, you gotta love the Baha'i.

I can't say I disagree with the line, but I find the block of text in which it is situated dubious. Religion will never be a scientific endeavor because they are definitionally irrelevant to one another. Yes, neurology and psychology can inform your techniques of self-discipline, but even science-inspired nature awe has nothing to do with the core of what science is. (It may have something to do with the core of what a scientist is, but that's another matter.)

Science means looking outward. Religion, at its best, means looking inward. Of course you won't see the same things.
#90
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Re: Cain
September 04, 2010, 04:34:49 AM
Quote from: Cudgel on September 04, 2010, 04:01:16 AM
Quote from: Thurnez Isa on September 04, 2010, 03:58:34 AM
Even if that was true. What kind of weird logic is that. Wouldn't being the oldest make it more out of date, primitive, and shitty.
It should be advertised as a brand new religion. Order within the next 20 minutes, cause we can't do this all day, and get a membership in a UFO cult of your choice for Free!

That is actually a very good point. Many "wiccans" claim they left Christianity because it was too old-fashioned and not with the times, but yet doggedly adhere to the ancientness of Wicca.

Yeah but the latest patch is way more recent.