solar powered backpack
The Voltaic backpack is a mobile power source, designed to charge your gadgets without tying you to a power outlet. Embedded in the back of the bag are three tough, light weight, waterproof solar panels, which generate up to 4 watts of power.
Inside the bag is a Li Ion battery pack. As in a solar powered house, the battery stores energy so it is available when you need it, not just when the sun is up.
The Voltaic backpack is powerful enough to charge most portable electronics (other than laptops) including: cell phones, cameras, two way radios, GPS's, PDA's, even iPods.
(via Ben Hammersley's Dangerous Precedent)
Thursday, 2 December 2004
Faro
The sky and water god of the Bambara (Mali; West Africa). He became pregnant by the rocking of the universe, and he gave birth to various twins, the ancestors of the human race. Faro gives water to all living creatures, and taught mankind the use of words, tools, agriculture, and fishing. The omni-present spirits serve as his messengers and representatives. He is continually reorganizing the cosmos, and every four hundred years he returns to the earth to verify that everything is still in harmony.
The sky and water god of the Bambara (Mali; West Africa). He became pregnant by the rocking of the universe, and he gave birth to various twins, the ancestors of the human race. Faro gives water to all living creatures, and taught mankind the use of words, tools, agriculture, and fishing. The omni-present spirits serve as his messengers and representatives. He is continually reorganizing the cosmos, and every four hundred years he returns to the earth to verify that everything is still in harmony.
the heterosexual dictatorship
american networks refuse gay friendly church ads
both CBS and NBC have refused ads from the United Church of Christ. The ad depicts two muscle-bound "bouncers" standing outside a church selecting people to be allowed to attend Sunday service. Text is then overlayed on the screen reading "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we."
in a written statement to the church, CBS cited "...the fact the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman" as a reason for not running the ad.
As Digital Spy pointed out in its Wednesday night report, the executive branch of the US government has no role whatsoever in "proposing" amendments to America's constitution. The executive branch, led by President George Bush, may only offer opinions. GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) called for an immediate apology and explanation from CBS as to why it refused an ad on the basis that its content would conflict with the views of the Bush administration.
"CBS in particular needs to answer for its disturbing response to the ad," said Testone. "For CBS to suggest that it would not run an ad because its message conflicts with anti-gay legislation put forward by the Bush Administration calls into serious question the independence of CBS' actions and business practices. CBS owes its viewers and the entire LGBT community both an apology and an explanation for its suggestion that its decision around this ad was motivated in part by the current administration's agenda.
american networks refuse gay friendly church ads
both CBS and NBC have refused ads from the United Church of Christ. The ad depicts two muscle-bound "bouncers" standing outside a church selecting people to be allowed to attend Sunday service. Text is then overlayed on the screen reading "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we."
in a written statement to the church, CBS cited "...the fact the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman" as a reason for not running the ad.
As Digital Spy pointed out in its Wednesday night report, the executive branch of the US government has no role whatsoever in "proposing" amendments to America's constitution. The executive branch, led by President George Bush, may only offer opinions. GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) called for an immediate apology and explanation from CBS as to why it refused an ad on the basis that its content would conflict with the views of the Bush administration.
"CBS in particular needs to answer for its disturbing response to the ad," said Testone. "For CBS to suggest that it would not run an ad because its message conflicts with anti-gay legislation put forward by the Bush Administration calls into serious question the independence of CBS' actions and business practices. CBS owes its viewers and the entire LGBT community both an apology and an explanation for its suggestion that its decision around this ad was motivated in part by the current administration's agenda.
in a survey of 500 artists, curators, critics and dealers commissioned by Gordon's, the sponsor of the Turner prize, ..... Marcel Duchamp's Fountain, created in 1917, has been named the world's most influential piece of modern art.
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych - with its resonances of celebrity, death and tragedy - was named the third most influential work, and Joseph Beuys, I Like America and America Likes Me, was 6th.
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych - with its resonances of celebrity, death and tragedy - was named the third most influential work, and Joseph Beuys, I Like America and America Likes Me, was 6th.
Heitsi-eibib
Legendary hero of the Khoikhoi (Hottentots). He is the son of a cow and some miraculous grass, eaten by the cow.
Heitsi-eibib is a great magician, a patron of hunters, and a superb fighter. One of his feats was defeating the monstrous Ga-gorib. According to legend, he was killed on numerous occasions, after which he always resurrected himself (his cairns are found all over the Khoikhoi lands).
Legendary hero of the Khoikhoi (Hottentots). He is the son of a cow and some miraculous grass, eaten by the cow.
Heitsi-eibib is a great magician, a patron of hunters, and a superb fighter. One of his feats was defeating the monstrous Ga-gorib. According to legend, he was killed on numerous occasions, after which he always resurrected himself (his cairns are found all over the Khoikhoi lands).
on this day 1977: South African police were cleared of Biko death
"Security police in South Africa were exonerated of any blame in the death of black consciousness leader Steve Biko who died while in detention."
The chief magistrate of Pretoria, Martinus Prins, said he officially accepted findings the 30-year-old died of extensive brain injuries sustained while being interrogated by five members of the security police on the morning of 7 September.
Mr Biko died on 12 September in a cell.
They did admit Mr Biko was handcuffed, shackled, and left naked in custody and was driven 750 miles to hospital on the floor of a car.
The post-mortem examination revealed he sustained five major lesions to the brain, a scalp wound, an inner cut on the upper lip, and abrasions and bruising around the ribs.
Eastern Cape security police commander, Colonel Pieter Goosen, in charge of the investigation, suggested Mr Biko may have fallen on the floor during the fight "bumping his head".
Mr Biko was arrested on 18 August in Grahamstown for writing "inflammatory" pamphlets and "inciting unrest" among the oppressed black community.
Twenty-two years after his death, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up to investigate political atrocities between 1960 and 1994, denied amnesty to four former security policemen involved in his custody, as they did with a fifth officer in 1998.
"Security police in South Africa were exonerated of any blame in the death of black consciousness leader Steve Biko who died while in detention."
The chief magistrate of Pretoria, Martinus Prins, said he officially accepted findings the 30-year-old died of extensive brain injuries sustained while being interrogated by five members of the security police on the morning of 7 September.
Mr Biko died on 12 September in a cell.
They did admit Mr Biko was handcuffed, shackled, and left naked in custody and was driven 750 miles to hospital on the floor of a car.
The post-mortem examination revealed he sustained five major lesions to the brain, a scalp wound, an inner cut on the upper lip, and abrasions and bruising around the ribs.
Eastern Cape security police commander, Colonel Pieter Goosen, in charge of the investigation, suggested Mr Biko may have fallen on the floor during the fight "bumping his head".
Mr Biko was arrested on 18 August in Grahamstown for writing "inflammatory" pamphlets and "inciting unrest" among the oppressed black community.
Twenty-two years after his death, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up to investigate political atrocities between 1960 and 1994, denied amnesty to four former security policemen involved in his custody, as they did with a fifth officer in 1998.
T.A.Z. the Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism (New Autonomy Series)
by Hakim Bey
by Hakim Bey
Wednesday, 1 December 2004
eigenradio presents A Singular Christmas
"This season, as a present to friends worldwide, our system listened to as much Christmas music as it could handle. When it was done it synthesized these sixteen new timeless classics."
"This season, as a present to friends worldwide, our system listened to as much Christmas music as it could handle. When it was done it synthesized these sixteen new timeless classics."
Shu Lea Cheang: "Milk"
Shu Lea Cheang's online art project mixes random porn images grabbed from the web while displaying the number of Africans who died of AIDS since you started connecting.
(via fleshbot)
Shu Lea Cheang's online art project mixes random porn images grabbed from the web while displaying the number of Africans who died of AIDS since you started connecting.
(via fleshbot)
Hey Kids, it's Sock Full of Bees,
the newest game from the makers of stampede. It's a swarm of fun, but bee careful...
(via screenhead)
the newest game from the makers of stampede. It's a swarm of fun, but bee careful...
(via screenhead)
text on things
toy truck
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toy truck
Enjoy Coca-Cola Trade-mark R IT'S THE REAL THING Coca-Cola BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L D C BUDDY L CORP. JAPAN C BUDDY L CORP. JAPAN D Enjoy Coca-Cola BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L BUDDY L Enjoy Coca-Cola BUDDY L
on this day 1990: Tunnel links UK and Europe
Construction workers drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France.
The momentous breakthrough linked the UK to Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, 8,000 years ago.
Construction workers drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France.
The momentous breakthrough linked the UK to Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, 8,000 years ago.
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