war is peace
12:19 | 12-06-2015 | Economics, Lifeform, Literature, Politics | 1 Comment
все мы знаем, что Оруэлл написал гениальную книгу. но, тем не менее, часто забываем, насколько именно гениальную:
It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist. The splitting of the intelligence which the Party requires of its members, and which is more easily achieved in an atmosphere of war, is now almost universal, but the higher up the ranks one goes, the more marked it becomes. It is precisely in the Inner Party that war hysteria and hatred of the enemy are strongest. In his capacity as an administrator, it is often necessary for a member of the Inner Party to know that this or that item of war news is untruthful, and he may often be aware that the entire war is spurious and is either not happening or is being waged for purposes quite other than the declared ones: but such knowledge is easily neutralized by the technique of doublethink.
эта цитата с легкостью обозначает одно из государств из стран на сегодняшнем глобусе. а вот другая сторона, не лучше:
The problem was how to keep the wheels of industry turning without increasing the real wealth of the world. Goods must be produced, but they need not be distributed. And in practice the only way of achieving this was by continuous warfare.
так есть:
The object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.
другой Эльсинор
06:49 | 11-06-2015 | Culturology, Geography | No Comments
The Kingdom of Elleore is a micronation located on the island of Elleore in the Roskilde Fjord, north of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand.
The island was purchased by a group of Copenhagen schoolteachers in 1944 for use as a summer camp. They proclaimed the island’s tongue-in-cheek “independence” as a Kingdom as a gentle parody of the government structure and royal traditions of Denmark.
хоть там и многое под запретом:
<...> Elleore exacts harsh punishment on anyone who brings the kingdom into disrepute. One of the worst crimes is bringing canned sardines onto the island: apparently it’s disrespectful to cram so many ‘individuals’ into such a tiny space, probably because it’s in opposition to what Elleore does with its citizenry. Another nono is taking the book Robinson Crusoe onto Elleore, as the kingdom reckons it gives a ‘distorted and false impression of how life is on a small island’.
Elleore officials check all incoming baggage for these items, and if you’re found with them the penalty is severe: banishment to the ‘prison island’ of Kaj Snude, just northeast of Elleore, where you will be required to stand for 11 minutes and 17 seconds. If your crime is against sardines, you will also be required to set them loose in the water.
it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is
19:33 | 10-06-2015 | Culturology, Geography | 4 Comments
из случайных рассказов:
Most personnel [of the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station] leave by the middle of February, leaving a few dozen (45 in 2015) “winter-overs”, mostly support staff plus a few scientists, who keep the station functional through the months of Antarctic night. The winter personnel are isolated between mid-February and late October. Wintering-over presents notorious dangers and stresses, as the station population is almost totally isolated. The station is completely self-sufficient during the winter, and powered by three generators running on JP-8 jet fuel. An annual tradition is a back to back viewing of The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011) after the last flight has left for the winter.
надо к ним.
фантик
13:39 | 09-06-2015 | Art | No Comments
мечты, мечты…
06:17 | 08-06-2015 | Culturology | No Comments
Валентин Непомнящий: У нас духовное выше материального. У нас идеалы выше интересов. У нас нравственность выше прагматики. У нас совесть выше корысти. Эти очень простые вещи всегда были краеугольными камнями русского сознания.
мне всегда было интересно, а где следы этой самой духовности? что такого исключительного Россия сделала, что оставит? разве там были философы уровня Платона? своя культурная среда, что могла бы породить Библию? говорите о близости с Азией, но где хоть что-то сродни Махабхарате, например? конфуцианству? где Возрождение? пусть даже просто возможность Реформации? выстраданные ошибками, но работающие Парламент и Конституция? хоть какое-то движение общей мысли — за исключением отдельных гениев или кровавых бунтов?
нет, все, что говорит история — это орда, Емелей на печи сминающая все на своем пути. духовность? don’t make me fucking laugh.
всем и каждому
09:09 | 06-06-2015 | Copyright, Music | 4 Comments
следом за “Вариациями Гольдберга”, чудесная Кимико Исидзака записала первый том “Хорошо темперированного клавира”, ровно так же открытый для свободного прослушивания и скачивания.
плюс, с другой стороны, Джеймс Кибби записал полную коллекцию органных произведений и тоже выложил работы в свободный доступ. это ли не прекрасно, да?
godmachine
15:05 | 05-06-2015 | Art | No Comments
правильное использование чернильной ручки.
в борьбе за выживание
15:15 | 04-06-2015 | Biology, Geography | No Comments
нечто абсолютно трогательное и исключительно волшебное.
в черном-черном городе…
20:04 | 31-05-2015 | Comix | No Comments
рассказы о страхах — например, вот так.
i am the most mature out of everyone in my imaginary circle of friends
08:05 | 30-05-2015 | Internet, Lifeform, Twitter | No Comments
оказывается, в мире была чудесная Оливия Тейтерс, девушка-подросток, бот, живущий в Twitter:
Olivia Taters is an imaginary teenger who lives on the internet. Created by Rob Dubbin, she’s convincing enough that real teens actually converse with her – and because she replies to messages, those conversations can go on for a long time, without ever really making sense.
но в начале мая этого года Twitter, очевидно, снова изменил что-то в своем API — и она умерла:
olivia taters suspension FAQ:
– don’t know why it happened
– gotta email twitter to get her reinstated
– yes an @twitter campaign would help
зато вот ее рисунки и очередное резюме нашего мира:
someone wrote a protest song to help free a teenager made of algorithms from a jail made of other algorithms: your move, science fiction