Where an elephant walks through the forest, a man can easily follow. —Joseph Campbell on illegal immigration

Two years after suffering a stroke, Nam June Paik was invited to attend a state dinner at the Clinton White House in June 1998. A trickster and prominent purveyor of the avant-garde, Paik incorporated humor and spontaneity in performances and artworks that joined multiple artistic forms. Due to the stroke two years prior, Paik was often confined to a wheelchair in public. However, when it came time to greet the president, Paik got up to use his walker as he proceeded through the line. Scandal is no stranger to politics, and it was an especially frequent visitor to the Clinton house. At the time, the media coverage of the "Monica Lewinsky scandal" was at peak fervor. What happened next was a wonderful union of media, art and politics thanks to Mr. Paik.

Two years after suffering a stroke, Nam June Paik was invited to attend a state dinner at the Clinton White House in June 1998. A trickster and prominent purveyor of the avant-garde, Paik incorporated humor and spontaneity in performances and artworks that joined multiple artistic forms. Due to the stroke two years prior, Paik was often confined to a wheelchair in public. However, when it came time to greet the president, Paik got up to use his walker as he proceeded through the line. Scandal is no stranger to politics, and it was an especially frequent visitor to the Clinton house. At the time, the media coverage of the "Monica Lewinsky scandal" was at peak fervor. What happened next was a wonderful union of media, art and politics thanks to Mr. Paik.

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WE CAME FROM AQUATIC APES I've always liked this theory. I think about it often when I go swimming. I find it improves my technique, and explains why I might want to have an aquarium one day. It's an old video, and I don't know if Elaine Morgan is still with us and doing well. Here's a short run-down of some of the evidence she presents: OUR NAKED SKIN Every animal that has lost its body hair is aquatic: the dugong, walrus, the manatee, the babirusa. Like all these ugly hairless animals, humans have gone almost full commando. OK BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT? Everyone now agrees that all the pachyderms had an aquatic ancestor. "No swimming trunks inside the house please!" CONSIDER BIPEDALITY Humans are the only animals that walk on two legs. However, all monkeys and apes are capable, but there is only one instance when they always walk on 2 legs: when they walk through water. There was only one who could walk ON water though: Chimpanjesus of Nazareth. OUR FAT LAYER Normal fat dispersement in land animals is among the interior organs, whereas with aquatic mammals such as whales, fat has migrated to the outside as blubber beneath the skin for insulation. There is little argument that humans are experiencing the same phenomenon, becoming grossly obese. And when you think about it, with the invention of the straw and venti Frappuccino, humans kinda have become filter feeders. CONSCIOUS CONTROL OF BREATH The only other animals besides humans that can do this are the diving animals and the diving birds. You can't even teach an ape to say "ah" on request. An obvious necessity for language, and amicable dentist appointments. WE ARE STREAMLINED Olympic divers can dive into water with hardly a splash. Compared to a gorilla, we are halfway shaped like a fish. Try to imagine a gorilla winning versus a pair of synchronized Chinese divers. The gorilla will probably lose. But he will look hilarious in a red Speedo. King Thong: 2.7/10

The 5 constituencies of consensus in Bitcoin: 1. Software Developers (making reference implementations) 2. Miners (implementing run-time consensus for making blocks) 3. Exchanges (exchanging other currencies for Bitcoin) 4. Wallets (validate transactions based on consensus rules) 5. Merchants (exchanging goods for Bitcoin) From Saylor.org 1:13:00-1:16:00 source: Andreas M. Antonopoulos,

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“The notion of “economics” as an invention, was created at the beginning of the industrial revolution. ECONOMICS IS AN IDEOLOGY. Labor, money, etc are self-referential. They refer to each other and only to each other. They are completely disconnected from thermodynamics.” The English word “risk” is a derivative of the Arabic “ris”. “Ris” meaning the spoils of war, the very real resources allotted to the victorious soldiers surviving a war. Economic “risk” as described by market actors and economists is detached from thermodynamics, and therefore not connected to real resources. Therefore, the entire point of money is to swindle—to trade “risk” for “ris”… that’s the scam.

Magicians 🪄✨

In a type I managerial regime, public opinion is swayed through deception and propaganda. Influential players in media push the agenda of the ruling regime, often without explicit collaboration, as the incentives align to expand the size and power of the managerial state. These incentives by default collude against the individual and small entrepreneur. No intended malice or nefarious motives are necessary to create the conditions to act in opposition to the creative potential and productivity of the individual or small group.

You can’t always do whatever you want, but you sure as hell can try

I haven’t read Dune. The documentary on Jordorowsky’s 1970s never-made version is fascinating. This take on the 1980s David Lynch and the 2021 Villenueve version is kind of inspiring, and relevant to our current human condition. What am i a philosopher now? Worth the 16 minutes:

Drunk History, With Jack Mallers

Here go an interesting collection of think tanks and think bois and grrrls. GAME B 👻 👻 👻 👀 🌚 🌝 🤨

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Here go 40 ideas for making chairs from shipping pallets. They gonna look great in your shipping container tiny house, oke?

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40 Free DIY Wood Pallet Chair Plans and Ideas

Starting a project with wood pallets is a smart move. They