Efforts to understand, improve, or do less harm to the world around me.


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Saturday, March 16, 2013

National Security Letters ruled unconstitutional

Thank fucking god.  These letters were the worst sort of intimidation and secret police bullshit that should never have happened in the US.  Sigh of relief goes here that ANY movement has been made on this.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Good and Evil mix

I've been wanting to post about my old mix for years now and Soundcloud finally gave me a forum to make it available.  Although it draws from a variety of music styles, it has a distinctly electronic vibe, along with movie soundtracks, IDM, and ambient tracks.  I spent over a year making it and 3 more years trying to finish it in a satisfactory way.  Enjoy.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Disney Princesses vs. Miyazaki

This article puts words to something I've thought about many times: women defined by beauty and a man's love rather than having some kind of external identity.

Endless war

Some surprising actions by Rand Paul surrounding current military authority associated with the US War on Terror.