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What is the Office of Letters and Light? (by...

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:18:27 -0500

What is the Office of Letters and Light? (by lettersandlightvideo)

Donate today? Done.

thedailywhat: Postage Paid Protest of the Day: YouTuber...

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:19:38 -0500

Postage Paid Protest of the Day: YouTuber ransackedroom — a San Francisco-based “poet, editor, and marketer” — has come up with a rather ingenious way ordinary people can support the Occupy Wall Street movement without ever leaving their homes.

It involves taking the business reply mail envelope that comes with most unsolicited credit card offers, and sending it back to the banks with a message inside that ransacked hopes will help open “a dialogue.”

He says:

This isn’t really about running up the postage bill on the big banks, although that’s a nice side effect. The real effect of this is to force banks to react to us.

If they start getting hundreds and thousands of weird responses to their credit card applications, well they’re going to have to have meetings. They going to have to develop new procedures and every hour banks spend reacting to us is an hour banks don’t spend lobbying Congress on how to screw us. It’s an hour banks don’t spend foreclosing on our houses.

So I think that that’s progress.

YouTube Comment of Note: “This supports the United States Postal Service also, maybe keeping several thousand postal workers out of the unemployment line. Good idea.”

[thanks mike!]

"When the economy collapsed, we were quiet, the tea party spoke up, and the rage the country felt was..."

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:13:23 -0500

“When the economy collapsed, we were quiet, the tea party spoke up, and the rage the country felt was directed toward government, not Wall Street. In short, we were afraid. Thankfully, the crazy ones weren’t.”

- Occupy Wall Street, Steve Jobs, and the Crazy Ones | Mother Jones

Why #OccupyWallStreet? Four Reasons from DC Douglas (by...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:25:41 -0500

Why #OccupyWallStreet? Four Reasons from DC Douglas (by lancebaxter)

Awesome. This sums things up just about perfectly.

(via Spotted in Los Angeles: Thank you, Steve | TUAW - The...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:20:15 -0500

(via Spotted in Los Angeles: Thank you, Steve | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

IMG_1807 by E flash on Flickr.“Political freedom without...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:22:25 -0500

IMG_1807 by E flash on Flickr.

“Political freedom without economic equality is a Pretense, a fraud, a lie, and the workers want no lying.” — Mikhail Bakunin

Wow. Never thought I’d see American kids quoting Bakunin in the streets!

The US Cargo Bike Revolution doc trailer (by LIZCAN)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:20:17 -0500

The US Cargo Bike Revolution doc trailer (by LIZCAN)

"As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the..."

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:20:45 -0500

“As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments.”

- Declaration of the Occupation of New York City

"If there is one thing I know, it is that the 1 percent loves a crisis. When people are panicked and..."

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:15:13 -0500

“

If there is one thing I know, it is that the 1 percent loves a crisis. When people are panicked and desperate and no one seems to know what to do, that is the ideal time to push through their wish list of pro-corporate policies: privatizing education and social security, slashing public services, getting rid of the last constraints on corporate power. Amidst the economic crisis, this is happening the world over.

And there is only one thing that can block this tactic, and fortunately, it’s a very big thing: the 99 percent. And that 99 percent is taking to the streets from Madison to Madrid to say “No. We will not pay for your crisis.”

That slogan began in Italy in 2008. It ricocheted to Greece and France and Ireland and finally it has made its way to the square mile where the crisis began.

“Why are they protesting?” ask the baffled pundits on TV. Meanwhile, the rest of the world asks: “What took you so long?” “We’ve been wondering when you were going to show up.” And most of all: “Welcome.”

”

- Occupy Wall Street: The Most Important Thing in the World Now | The Nation

iPhone Calendar-OCT-Leaves by Benderunit22_99 on Flickr.The...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:22:17 -0500

iPhone Calendar-OCT-Leaves by Benderunit22_99 on Flickr.

The perfect seasonal lock screen for your iPhone. There’s a new one each month.

When will Apple allow dynamic lock screen images that might actually be useful? Come on. Until the week after never, this series is pretty nice.

Huge waves on Lake Shore Path (via | NBC Chicago). My morning...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:08:46 -0500

Huge waves on Lake Shore Path (via | NBC Chicago).

My morning commute yesterday was seriously crazy. And super fun. ;-)

Scifri Videos: Physics Of The Riderless Bike

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:49:48 -0500

Scifri Videos: Physics Of The Riderless Bike

PREMIUM RUSH - Official Trailer - In Theaters 1/13 (by...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:57:37 -0500

PREMIUM RUSH - Official Trailer - In Theaters 1/13 (by SonyPictures)

Of course I’ll be there. Duh.

My only chance (via PostSecret: Sunday Secrets).

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:54:04 -0500

My only chance (via PostSecret: Sunday Secrets).

My God, it’s full of stars by Thomas Zimmer

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:48:48 -0500

My God, it’s full of stars by Thomas Zimmer

What muscles are involved in your pedal stroke? (via Do Big...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:52:40 -0500

What muscles are involved in your pedal stroke? (via Do Big Calves Make You a Faster Cyclist? | lovingthebike.com)

!!

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:10:23 -0500

Photo

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:42:06 -0500

Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God’s Away On Business...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:19:15 -0500

Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God’s Away On Business (by cookiewaits)

I think I could watch this nonstop for the next week.

(via Clemens Fantur - BOOOOOOOM!)

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:21:33 -0500

(via Clemens Fantur - BOOOOOOOM!)