Reading: In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell
This piece from 1932 argues that we should not invest our improvement in productivity into producing more and more goods with the same long work hours but should change work life so people have more free time.
Russell states that this lesson became very clear in WWI, where workers were able to easily enjoy a good living standard and produce a big surplus for the war.
So what has happened since then?
Reading: 28 things I wish I knew before I started traveling at The Art of Nonconformity
Some tips on travelling. Also check out my post at Into the Wild!
also: Unconventional Ideas and A brief guide to World Domination on the same blog.
Looking at: Pixar Online Library
Tons of Ressouces on rendering etc.
Reading: Before I die
Interesting Art project with participation from the general public – want this in my city!
Reading: This Place is Not a Place of Honour, about how to create a message to future generations about toxic waste.
It’s kinda similar to the problem with communication with alien civilisations, really.
Reading: How deaf people think
About the developement of speech and it’s importance for thinking
Reading: How I Screwed Yasser Arafat out of $2mm (and lost $100mm in the process)
Holy sh*t! o.O
Interview with Gregory Colbert on Al Jazeera about the exhibition Ashes and Snow.
takatau - travelling the web 