Archives: 2005 October

Faith in progress

Oct 17

tompolitics 3 Comments

The infuriating Bryan Appleyard had an interesting, doomsday predicting, article in the Sunday Times, ‘Waiting for the lights to go out‘. He suggests that the cultural assumptions have exactly reversed since the middle ages. At that time we had a faith in the imminent end of the world, but reason said it would continue. Now we have faith in progress (and, at the very least, survial), when reason says that these are The End Days.

Earthworm Gardens

Oct 06

tomlinks 1 Comment

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce Earthworm Gardens at www.earthwormgardens.co.uk. My good friend Graeme Dow is starting a business to help you with all your gardening and landscaping needs. He’s based in the Bristol area and specialises in creative, organic and permaculture work. Hurrah!

Links for 5th of October 2005

Oct 05

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measurement units for the 21st century: the Walt Scale of Crass Commercialization.
The ‘Active Learning for Active Citizenship South Yorkshire website is a dynamic site designed to be used by active citizens and learners. And, since none of us ever stop learning, that means you!’
Shop for ‘Buy Nothing Day’ merchandise
subverts: billboard talk back
The hidden tribes of the British Library (The Guardian)
Myra Moss
Compassion or solidarity? The purposes of documentary photography (CT)
Wikipedia: Heteronormativity
John Stewart on CNN’s Crossfire
Where does your electricity come from? (UK domestic suppliers)
‘this may well be the tweeest song and video ever. it’s more twee than belle and sebastian having a special birthday picnic. but it’s great.’ (thanks andy)
Is the Threat of Terrorism, Bio-Chemical Attacks, Hazardous Materials, Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Earthquakes keeping you awake at night?
‘If you give people power, they will use it’ Great Economist article on the debarcle of the ejection of Walter Wolfgang from the Labour conference (sorry ‘Premium content’)
The police abuse terror and harassment laws to penalise dissent while we insist civil liberties are our gift to the world ‘No act has been passed over the past 20 years with the aim of preventing antisocial behaviour, disorderly conduct, trespass, harassment and terrorism that has not also been deployed to criminalise a peaceful public engagement in politics.’ (Monbiot, The Guardian)

missing children

Oct 05

tomevents 1 Comment

I have lent out these two books and can’t remember who to:

Descartes’ Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human. by Paul Bloom
What Should I Do with My Life? by Po Bronson

Has anyone got them?