I shot this photo yesterday, and it needs a caption. Feel free to click through to the flickr page and leave one in the comments. Update: Siona wins: Rover knew his liberty came at a cost, but it was worth it. He was his own dog. After years of oppression, he could get up on the furniture. And he wanted to world to know. [tags]free couch hellhound[/tags]
The American Scholar – A New Theory of the Universe – By Robert Lanza Our science fails to recognize those special properties of life that make it fundamental to material reality. This view of the world–biocentrism–revolves around the way a subjective experience, which we call consciousness, relates to a physical proces (tags: philosophy toread biology physics science systems theory universe life) Before i Forget » EVERYONE LOVES ‘LITTLE BECKY’ (tags: Little Becky)
I was out and about today with three Danish friends of mine – my deep mate Toke and new friends Maja and Rowan from the Kaospilots. We spent the day wandering around Bowen Island taking some deeper teachings and lessons from the land. One of our conversations today was about energy in the Cirle, and how that is sustained. Toke picked a path through the woods alongside the Bridal Veil Falls on Kilarney Creek and we watched the water flowing in a pattern over the rocks. I took this photograph to show that a good …
The Other Somalia: An Island of Stability in a Sea of Armed Chaos – New York Times “You can’t be donated power,” said Dahir Rayale Kahin, the president of the Republic of Somaliland, which has long declared itself independent from the rest of Somalia. “We built this state because we saw the problems here as our problems. Our bro (tags: politics somalia community leadershp) Martin Rees on TED Talks A beautiful story of our place in the universe and the subsequent moral challenge for humans. (tags: astronomy philosophy stories) Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory Brilliant post on …