December 2011
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Dreadlocks: activated.
See you all in 2012.
I simply haven’t had time this year to update this blog. Please consider it discontinued (at least, until further notice).
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littlemissconceptions asked: heheheeheh i was with you till you said Cape Town ;) Cape town is a whole post on its own....I have such a prejudice about such a prejudiced place....but im trying to learn and get rid of my misconceptions....experience proves harder to override though....
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The Fringe Handmade: Cape Town’s New Creative... →
The Fringe: Cape Town’s Design and Innovation District is launching a monthly designer goods market at Harrington Square (cnr Harrington and Caledon Streets) in The Fringe.
The market is in partnership with key stakeholders in the area, especially the Cape Craft and Design Institute and the Cape Town Fashion Council, Woodheads and the Fledge Creative Catalyst for young designers.
What...
November 2011
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just-let-em-eat-cake asked: I like what you have to say. Your NanoWrimo novel, available to be read?
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Confront Racism: Zeitgeist Movement and #Occupy →
If you’re the kind of person who knows there’s a lot of problems in our society, and you’re looking for solutions for what to do about it, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself here on our blog.
There’s also a good chance you might have come across something called the Zeitgeist movement…
(via Socialist Scum, peopleofcolor)
For reference purposes. Basically, the Zeitgeist...
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WatchMy new short-term objective: be able do an Au Giratoria.
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Supply and Demand of University Education →
I had an idea for contributing effectively to changing the structure of education-related decision-making (that could be used elsewhere). It’s still a very hazy, undeveloped concept, but the basic idea is to use the tools that defend the status quo against it to achieve change. Take a look at this BBC News article: “Thousands march in student protest over university fees”, for...
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5 Movies I strongly recommend →
1. V for Vendetta (obviously)- It’s about a bold revolutionary who leads a group to fight against an oppressive totalitarian government. And there’s Natalie Portman (jaw drops)
2. Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix - It’s about a bold revolutionary who leads a group to…
(via anticapitalist)
Surprised there’s no Fight Club in there.
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Rio's Leadership Shows What it Takes to Make a... →
Brazil has so much good going for it. The 2014 World Cup looks to be the rebirth of an awesome country, placing it firmly on the international map as a country of the next century, with Rio de Janeiro leading this shift.
By Elly Keinan General Manager IBM Latin America
(Editor’s note: Keinan will be one of the hosts of IBM’s two-day Smarter Cities conference in Rio de Janeiro this week....
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The self-inflicted wound of US foreign aid cuts →
Brief but excellent analysis as to why cutting aid (which forms such a small part of the US total budget) isn’t necessarily as quick and easy a fix as lawmakers would like.
From the article:
In short, Obama’s new vision for aid started the right conversation; but the budget cutters have muted it. Foreign aid is seldom charity; it is an investment. The US needs to invest in growth and...
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“It is never too late to give up your prejudices.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via southerntellect)
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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his...”
– Nelson Mandela (via mariankihogo)
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“Because you can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
You can’t...”
– Malcolm X (via ethiopienne)
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“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.”
– Chuang Tzu (via zenbones)
Reminds me of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics.
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Inspiring Change Gathering | Climate Smart Cape... →
Exploring creative ways to deal with climate change in Cape Town
WHEN: 18 – 20 November 2011
WHERE: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Roof Terrace & via the Internet
WHAT: With COP17/CMP7 hosted in Durban during November and December 2011, climate change issues are in the spotlight. While Climate Change solutions are central to South Africa’s future, we need an increased focus on...
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There Are Realistic Alternatives →
Gene Sharp’s de facto ‘rules’ for a non-violent revolution, based on the key tenets of the Albert Einstein Institution:
Defending democratic freedoms and institutions
opposing oppression, dictatorship, and genocide; and
reducing the reliance on violence as an instrument of policy.
The short work is divided into three parts:
Developing a Realistic Alternative to War and Other...
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“Sometimes we can only be truly honest when wearing a mask”
– Anon
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future cape town: Interview: What can Cape Town... →
futurecapetown:
Brian Harker is a born and bred Capetoninan and currently a post graduate student at UWC. He has lived and taught in Asia for almost 6 years- a year in Japan, 3 years in Seoul, South Korea and now almost 2 years in Taipei, Taiwan. We interviewed him about what the Design Capital designation…
Some interesting ideas, and a few good points, but lacks quite a bit of the...
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Police Tell Banker To Move Out Of The Country If... →
Over at DailyKos, user marvinborg recounts how he was handing out flyers about moving money at a local Bank of America branch. Soon after he arrived there, the branch’s manager came out and started to suggest marvinborg worked for a credit union or that he was unemployed and should “get a job.” Before long, two police officers arrived, after being called by the Bank of America.
One of the...
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Vote for Table Mountain →
Table Mountain is in the running to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature, but this South African attraction is falling behind! The New7Wonders will be announced on November 11, 2011 and we need your help to ensure our place in the history books.
(via tjpytheas)
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October 2011
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Truth
papercrushed:
Rainymood.com + Mumford and Sons.
Just try it.
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“The immense scope and diversity of the American territory and population, as...”
– Occupy Wall Street: Leaderless, consensus-based participatory democracy and its discontents | The Economist
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Intellectual Roots of Wall Street Protest Lie in... →
The defining aspect of Occupy Wall Street, its emphasis on direct action and leaderless, consensus-based decision-making, is most clearly embodied by its General Assembly, in which participants in the protest make group decisions both large and small, like adopting principles of solidarity and deciding how best to stay warm at night.
This intensive and egalitarian process is important both...
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“We can tell our children that school is important until we’re blue in the face,...”
– Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd - CNN.com (via thatwasntveryclever)
This was how I felt every summer that I came back to the states and hung out with my high-school age friends. I don’t think I’m that bright but I was the “smart one” and the best you could hope for was to be politely...
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11 Ways You Can Make Your Space as Collaborative... →
1. Start with what you have. “We started in a trailer,” Kembel points out, “with the ‘d.school’ as a sign on the table.” Kembel’s advice: Claim a space and label it.
2. Go to the people who are interested first. Form a crack team of true believers to spearhead your campaign. Revolutions start from the bottom up.
3. Empower your team to change their...
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krisnessa asked: Question, is your Tumblr HTML and CCS all your own code or are they templates? I really lover your layout and would like to utilize the same, if possible. Thank you for your time.
