All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly.

Rentapeasant – Living History With Livestock – /about.html: “Rent a Peasant was started after several years’ peripheral involvement with other Living History and Re-Enactment groups. The Silver Jarls of the Dunholm and Northumbria branches of the Vikings, in particular, were a formative influence. While an undergraduate, Paul had been asked to provide authentic banquets. An interest in the meat led to an interest in the animals and an invitation to take some sheep to Lindisfarne in 1993 for the 1200th anniversary of the first Viking raid there. This saw the first hasty costume research and even more hasty costume making. There are many faults with these early outfits but they will not be replaced until they fall apart!”

(Via .)

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interesting project…..

News: “While the notion of people being “addicted” to love may send many eyes rolling up to heaven – even publicity-hungry celebrities rarely admit to it – it is a very real concept for some in the (highly lucrative) therapeutic world. It is treated in a number of private clinics in the UK, and sufferers can share their troubles at Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meetings.”

(Via .)

poor sods.

Proof that girls are evil…: “”

(Via .)

heheheh

TheKCRAChannel.com – News – Letter From Telemarketer

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well, if you are going to be rude…. you should take care.

so far i’ve received one xmas gift, it is magical. it is a hohner blues harp in the key of c.

Le blogs: “In an intriguing development, Le Monde has begun to offer its readers weblog hosting in partnership with Typepad. As Loïc Le Meur (of Typepad’s parent company, SixApart) points out, Le Monde’s top 10 blogs features a mix of the blogs…”

(Via Guardian Unlimited Newsblog.)

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this is pretty cool too.

Science and power: “Isabelle Stengers’ The Invention of Modern Science is my favourite book on the historical relationship between science and culture, and a core text for my sociology of science and technology course next term.

In this excerpt from Steven Shaviro’s review, he discusses how science negotiates truths, rather than illuminating The Truth:

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(Via Purse Lip Square Jaw.)

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also a book that i’ve enjoyed in the last few years.

Shoebox Holography: “What to do with a laser pointer”

(Via Cool Tools.)

this is something jason will like.

Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941: “”

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apparently today is pearl harbor day…

Declaration from Buenos Aires – Social Forum of Information 2004: “Information, knowledge, documentation, archives, and libraries are communal cultural goods and resources. They are based upon and promoted by democratic values, such as: freedom, equality, and social justice, as well as tolerance, respect, equity, solidarity, communities, society, and the dignity of individuals.

Every documentation center contributes to democratic practice in the social and political spheres. Conscious of this dimension, the foundation and organization of these cultural goods and resources must be constructed under the principal of knowledge and information access that is free, open, and egalitarian for everybody.

Social and political elements also are present that librarians, documentalists, and archivists must take into account in order to contribute to the formation of cultural and civic identities sustained by civil and socially responsible values.
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this is important stuff…