I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate (the) grave evils (of capitalism), namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an economy, the means of production are owned by society itself and are utilized in a planned fashion. A planned economy, which adjusts production to the needs of the community, would distribute the work to be done among all those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to every man, woman, and child. The education of the individual, in addition to promoting his own innate abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the glorification of power and success in our present society.
– ~ Albert Einstein, Why Socialism?, 1949
What is a Feed-in Tariff?
It started in Germany as a green policy and means utility companies (companies that deal in power) are obliged to buy in renewable energy. Which in short means power from:-
Solar
Wind
Wave
Tidal
You may also see the Feed-in Tariff…
An entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables — slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. We’re the middle children of history. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won’t. We’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off.
– Tyler Durden in “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk (via nothingnewyear) Via The Nothing New YearBerry Greenie
Today’s greenie is just awesome. Here’s what’s in it.
- 1 cup of sweet strawberries (maybe a few more too)
- 1/2 banana
- a few big kale leaves
- a handful of parsley
- a few dried coconut flakes
- a few dried dulce flakes
- 1 small scoop of chia seeds I soaked in almond milk w/vanilla
- water
Blend for a while to really make sure it’s smooth. Garnish with a 1/2 strawberry for fun.
| Just a few years ago, all anyone could talk about was how to make the Internet more free. Now all anyone can talk about is how to control it.
Book and newspaper publishers look for ways to protect their original content. Parents seek to shield their children from cyberbullying. Legislators explore mechanisms that will defend people’s privacy. Governments try to find the means to keep classified materials from leaking onto the Web. Entrepreneurs and public figures struggle to keep rivals or enemies from slandering them or their businesses. And more and more of us are terrified of being watched, filmed and uploaded, about as terrified as other people are titillated by watching, filming and uploading.
The miraculously convenient technology of the Internet has created an unprecedented simultaneity of moral functions. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is like an incarnation of Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction. It turns out that what was recently considered a brave new age of information was actually the first spasm in a long process of cultural realignment. We are all used to thinking of Google as though it were synonymous with the word “future.” In 50 years, people will be talking about Google the way we talk about the East India Company. We are still wobbling in the baby steps of the Internet age.
» via The New York Times
1994: “Today”: “What is the Internet, Anyway?” (via VortexTech)
The guy who uploaded this video worked for NBC and got fired because of it #*&^?
