odd things and some links. i have a passion for the truth not inventions of the truth, and a desire to change, not just live. i'll blog mostly about music, health, space, and other random topics. i also love web development.
I wrote a post about Gunnar Optiks a couple months back and I wanted to give an update after 3 straight months of use. Amazing. Worth every cent. I bought another pair for home which allows me to keep a pair at work, preventing me from carry around with me everyday. Local shops carry them though, if you look on Amazon you can find the cheapest prices. In my opinion, I suggest trying them on locally and then purchase them online.
After three months of use I am fully addicted to the use of computer glasses, and I cannot imagine staring at a screen without them. Computer glasses should be worn by anyone, anytime. I cannot begin to tell you the difference, even with a few minutes of use. I can work longer, my eyes get less irritated, and I totally look bad ass in them! Protect your eyes!
All you hackers, programmers, web developers, or just enthusiast users - this is a must, it will be a great investment for your eyes.
Sometimes you have to assume that the worst can happen, or has happened. I'm not one to preach about documentary's, but a few stand out that have similar messages, and you have to be a fool not to watch them. A light bulb should go off in your head after watching these films, if not, then you did not understand them.
If you've ever wondered about why our monetary system is so broken (or does not work), or why our global climate is changing, or why the top 1% keep getting richer, or why our Food industry is gone to crap, then below are a few movies I highly recommended. They will give you some truthful insight to root problems in our world, and some direction on how to help, change. Don't be scared to really change your ways. I canceled my Chase and Bank of America accounts, and moved all my money to a smaller bank. I refuse to buy anything I dont support. I eat real food. I look for the truth, not inventions of the truth.
Inside Job' is the first film to provide a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia. It was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China.
This Movement, founded by Peter Joseph in conjunction with Jacque Fresco's "Venus Project", now works globally to spread information about a new social system called a Resource Based Economy. With over 420,000 registrations from nearly all countries as of mid 2010, the development has been dynamic.
However, this is an aside- The Zeitgeist Film Series, while an inspiration for The Movement which shares the term "Zeitgeist", is not to be confused with the content/views of the films in detail. The Zeitgeist Movement is an economic/sustainability movement at its core and its relationship to the Film Series content is not consistent. The Films, while now moving to promote The Movement more so in part, are still intellectual/artistic treatments and are not to be considered a basis for The Movement itself. Please see www.thezeitgeistmovement.com for more information on this important social revolution. Now, a new production is in the works, the third film of the series, which will be entitled "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward". This work will focus on the state of modern scientific understandings with regard to human behavior, along with advanced technological and organizational methods which could improve our society greatly, reducing the possibility of severe ecological problems for the future and hence working towards true global sustainability for the species itself. More on this work can be found on its website: www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com
With contributions from over 50 politicians, scientists, and environmental activists, including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, and journalist Paul Hawken, the film documents the grave problems facing the planet's life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats are all addressed. The film's premise is that the future of humanity is in jeopardy.
The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population and a decline in the Earth's ecosystems. As you will see, The Venus Project is dedicated to confronting all of these problems by actively engaging in the research, development, and application of workable solutions. Through the use of innovative approaches to social awareness, educational incentives, and the consistent application of the best that science and technology can offer directly to the social system, The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology, and nature will be able to coexist in a long-term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here
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