Category Archives: Other peoples words

Heaven Is A Traffic Jam On The 405

Posted on February 7, 2018 by randomyriad

Originally posted on synthetic zerØ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09M3C4VD1Fg

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A Dangerous Woman

Posted on January 29, 2018 by randomyriad

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Rabble-Rouser with a Gentle Smile By Neil Gaiman January 25, 2018 IN MEMORIAM   The thing about Ursula K. Le Guin was that she didn’t actually look like a rabble-rousing, bomb-throwing, dangerous woman. She had a … Continue reading →

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The Opposite of Civilization

Posted on January 24, 2018 by randomyriad

It is a durable, ubiquitous, specious metaphor, that one about veneer (or paint, or pliofilm, or whatever) hiding the nobler reality beneath. It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once. One of the most dangerous is the implication that civilization, being artificial, … Continue reading →

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Quotes from the Tao Te Ching #5

Posted on January 11, 2018 by randomyriad

81    Telling It True True words aren’t charming, charming words aren’t true. Good people aren’t contentious, contentious people aren’t good. People who know aren’t learned, Learned people don’t know.   Wise souls don’t hoard; the more they do for … Continue reading →

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Quotes from the Tao Te Ching #4

Posted on January 10, 2018 by randomyriad

80       Freedom Let there be a little country without many people. Let them have tools that do the work of ten or a hundred, and never use them. Let them be mindful of death and disinclined to long … Continue reading →

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