That, my friends, is called a photograph using a special instrument called a "camera."

Consider if you will that ceilings in large, victorian-style homes were at least 9' to 11', the plug must have been a real challenge to use, especially in that dress.

Its actually quite difficult sometimes to pluck out just what exactly it is about foreign nationals that offends Americans in particular, still the more just why the security apparatus has so many brusque and overtly cynical figures that confront the public in a blunt, unsympathetic fashion.

But then again, the public permit themselves excesses which need to be witnessed to be believed. To say the least, if everyone were polite and charming with one another you couldn't get people through the system. The sheer number of people passing through airports is mind boggling.

Its easy to be cowed. I would say most complaints arise out of traveller inexperience. And by that, I mean certain freedoms you take for granted may not have a favourable reception elsewhere in the world. Having your travel documents in pristine order and a readiness to place any spending emergencies on your credit card are a must. Know what you're doing and where you're going. Chalk it up to experience if you hit any bumps in the road getting to the U.S., its less likely they'll be corrupt with the heightened security than in a dictatorship.

The same limits to freedom are in vigour in the UK or Canada, though much less publicized if anyone cared to notice. Since 9/11 police, customs and security officials have become much more authoritarian in their stance and that hasn't let up. Its as if everyone has become a participant in a cold war style mentality. I truly wonder whether vigilance requires this kind of tyrannical style and if it will completely blow out or become a fixture of domestic politics in the U.S.

What is needed is a glamorous musical-style production about a coffee shop where people get over themselves and stop being miserable asshats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUTEd3OmIK0

I didn't want to give away all of my secrects right away, but I do think the plasma stuff should go on the inside of the ducts, not the outside of the skin. Where are people's engineering acumen these days?

Dr. Eric Lerner's fusion model is no bigger than a breadbox:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1518007279479871760

This is the kind of stuff I require: Greyish concrete-like hull plating; choice gear struts with bulging tires; big, gaping intakes feeding scram jets; ultraviolet lighting; casual tennis shirts and generally summery pilot attire; beautifully tinted canopies; somewhere to go.

That's it!

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One of the major concerns of the atomic age generation (meaning wwii) is that the widespread advance of narcissism in society would lead to another fascist state. However, watching the video, I disagree that narcissism is at the heart of jackboot authority. I believe it will be the widespread advance of borderline-ism which will lead to a fascist state.

Its just as much borderline-ism to tell someone to shut up and interrogate them for the use of a camera in public as it is to attract authority figures with the express purpose of challenging and attracting security to one's self.

Aside from that, you will never see the paparazzi come under these kinds of restrictions.

Cheeto Porn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1CmwAa6F4

year 1000.

If you know your latin, than it will be relatively easy to become a monk, but I would chose a winery.

Southern Europe probably still had functioning aqueducts, but Northern Europe--- yech! blech! yuck! Unless you are a survivalist hearnian dude.

Start a mining guild or a blacksmith or carpentry in Antwerp if you must. Avoid brothels. Learn to be a supplicant, or go to some place like Sweden where you can live outside the orthodox roman church.

Get used to living in stone edifices, because the wooden ones are just atrocious.

Learn to write by hand with a feather. That one skill will surpass all others. Modern people do not have the memory of speech as did the ancients, so you will be at a distinct disadvantage, except you will be able to write.

They will marvel at your healthy teeth and think you a nobleman. Say goodbye to them in time.

Remember, you are like Klaus the superhero in training without a dental plan until you blend in.

Introducing: The Telectroscope

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0604/p20s01-ussc.html

I'm a member of the burgerbuilders. What about you?

If the restauranteur gets away with this kind of restriction, this will put a damper on cancer donations.

Most of the people employed in the service sector are women, and will be unlikely to participate in any fund-raising in the future so this is a gender related issue and damanges the prospect of raising money for cancer and will negatively impact cancer awareness.

Very possibly the interest was breast cancer that motivated the serving staff.

Either that, or she's a bush-diver.

Yabbut if they didn't destroy the iPod and actually like Jan Jelinek, then that would mean they're jungle metrosexuals.

One could then infer a course of action, like for instance, what robot design to use. A police robot might not be ideal under the circumstances.

Just don't send them any of our food, that's sure to make the gods angry.

Send them an iPod with Jan Jelinek tunes. See if they break it or learn to use it. If they break it and kill the weakest of the tribe and tear the limbs out of the sockets, then find another frikkin tribe to be buddy buddy with.

A hypo-allergenic robot. Filmed for BoingBoing TV. Never mind Star Trek.

I would paint my body with stuff too if I lived in the Jungle with an unbelievable onslaught of bugs every day.

*blech*

We could send in robots, because they're culturally neutral.

It looks like its made of doré gold, which is the unrefined product of artisanal mining, and requires refining into pure gold. This is why it appears tarnished, because the impure metals content is oxidized.

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There is an element of truth to it, after all:

http://jalopnik.com/386163/let-the-grand-theft-auto-parodies-begin?autoplay=true

Now, your opponent would be extremely calm with software-like evasive backflip maneouvres and every last star, though it might miss, return to their masterful wielder.

That's how to make space fun.

You need: long, luxuriant hair, and a heavy black leather jacket. Inscrutable face in the meantime. Oh yeah. The floor is where less panels and doohickeys are and the ceiling is opposite, so's you hafta make it look natural at the same time.

Just pretend a mighty throw in slow motion, while you launch several diving to the floor. Now THAT would be cool.

Why is nobody listening to Jan Jelinek like they're supposed to?

You would need: A wind tunnel for parachutists, with walls made of flat panels, a camera, the computer and a flying squirrel suit.

Sort of like run of river swimming pools.

Could work well in a flying wing suit configuration

http://tinyurl.com/4jqqky

'Frawhncis' sounds like 'Lafawhnda' kinda makes me feel all girly inside.

Airlines are always playing in the imbroglio of accepting people's money and not providing the service. But then again, that's what corporations are all about innit? "Air Cordoba" simply sees that as part of its own priviledge.

But then again, Canadian travellers are probably the most inclined to be miserably dissatisfied when they pay the absolute least amount possible for a service and somehow do not arrive at having limousines and caviar.

In my experience airline passengers somehow have come to believe they're just like the sweet, old easygoing Duchess Of Broughton and yet turn into Queen Latifa with irritable bowel syndrome in very short order.

I really love the way Richard Burton says: 'Frahncis:'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhHGYk7nn_4

Now do you see how I mean?

Did you see a snake? I dunno, I thot I thaw a snake!

Hi, thank-you for posting my charts. I've been working on them for quite some time, so in order that they are explained, I would like to provide the following article:

Captain Hook:

http://www.safehaven.com/article-9714.htm

This one is so well written that I can't resist posting the link:

http://www.safehaven.com/article-9732.htm

We are in a deflationary boom after a stock market bust. A similar deflatioary boom occurred after the 1873 market bust. This ended in a gold rush in the 1890's.

One salient feature of modern times is the credit derivative. Outside of the U.S., you have Contracts For Difference (CFD) traded by people all over the world, using the internet tied to futures markets.

Within the U.S. credit derivatives obligations and credit derivative swaps, mostly controlled by a monopoly syndicate of brokerages on wall street.

This has led to a runaway futures market completely dissociated from the fundamentals or any underlying equity value.

Recent liquidity financings by the Fed to facilitate the takeover of Bear Stearns was meant to prevent losses in the unregulated Credit Derivatives market, but also provided huge advantage to monopoly brokerages control over futures markets against operators like Man Financial, or MF Global.

I have provided an update to charts posted on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11747277@N07/

Lets get off the inflation/deflation bandwagon I-say-tomato, You-say-tomayto. Deflation is the contraction of credit. This is not happening?

With the collapse of the dollar from ~$1.20 - ~$0.72¢ prices will continue to advance in $US, but perhaps not globally.

Peter Schiff is a bit of a martinet, so why not take in this video short:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyvEhU-gmw

I have to go through the process of updating these charts, but they are enjoyable for the moment:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11747277@N07/

Hi, do you think we can have zees fellowe make a cameo at channel747.com?

Better photo:

http://www.geoeye.com/gallery/ioweek/archive/03-09-07/dia_SI_09_05_03_800.jpg

Denver International Airport.

http://tinyurl.com/2t5yqo

Just compare all of the post WWII jet aircraft in use over the years to luftwaffe jet designs. Who spent the most money trying to re-create these aircraft over the years?

I rest my case

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Mebbee this is the way Fantômas got his start. Notice the blue shoes instead of the blue head.

Got some french car pichers. Wanna peek?

http://tinyurl.com/2yamb9

What I really want is an AI Dalek what does the tidying up.

Hm. Betcha he wants in on 15min. of John Malkovitch's brain.