Abortion, Social Security, Stem Cells: Make sexuality not a crime by having seniors raise kids. Teach parents to take responsibility. Give your elders something to do, a sense of security that transcends societal understanding. Understand that life has no beginning and end and thus cannot be destroyed.
Agriculture: Rinse the land of pesticides and start vertical farming.
Affirmative Action, Race Relations: See everyone as equal and start a program to help people gain social freedom so that we are all seen as one race. Set up systems of unity and respect.
Animal Rights: Go vegan, or at least get back to killing animals humanely.
The Budget: Legalize all drugs and sell them in unmarked dispensaries.
Campaign Finance: Make all contributions public knowledge and give candidates free air time.
Church and State, School Prayer: Keep them separate. Morality is your choice and cannot be legislated.
Climate Change, Energy, Nuclear: Use zero-carbon public transport, grow your own food in communal gardens, get off the grid, and use solar-biodiesel-fusion. And oh yeah, crack cold fusion.
Crime: Give every individual a voice and dignity, and an option within the system to pursue their happiness.
Death Penalty: Rehabilitate, no matter how much it hurts.
Drugs, Tobacco, Marijuana: Legalize all drugs and make life worth living.
Education: Teach children to come to their own wisdom instead of digesting facts.
Environment: Knock down houses and bring back nature so we can see we're a part of it.
Guns: Legalize home defense and bring in bullet controls.
Flat Tax: Set up a flat economy first.
Foreign Policy, Illegal Immigration, Free Trade, Terrorism: Set up a one world government that provides energy, education, health care, and a defense force for conflict, by removing ALL country borders. This would eventually remove the conditions for terrorism and poverty.
Gay Rights: Legalize.
Health Care, Patient Rights, Medicare: Everyone gets everything solved. (haha). Increase spending on research for the greatest killers - cancer, AIDS - and make data flow transparent and invisible.
Business and Tech: Cart before the horse. Problems come first instead of rampant growth.
Lobbying: Set up restrictions on how much a particular vested interest can be promoted.
Unemployment/Veterans/Welfare: Give everyone enough credits to have the basic needs of life set up, plus the opportunity to go higher if they need to. This would offset programs that deal with crime, war, and poverty (such as law!) Those who don't need it - can pass it on!
How can I implement solutions to these great problems?
Go to the most needy places and institute energy (solar, algae) and agriculture programs. Use zero-carbon public transport, Grow in communal gardens. Use solar panels. Educate inside towns. Set up entrepreneurial sectors.
Monday 28 March 2011
Friday 25 March 2011
Guitar Pro and Fretlight guitars.
I think this is a really cool addition and have a few suggestions.
Is it possible to get feedback from a touch sensitive guitar? This could open up the following -
- A 'learning program' that moves your level of control up gradually, 1 bpm at a time. For example, you repeat a selected area 10/100 times, or perfectly for a minute at 100bpm, and then move up to 102 or 105, 120, until you reach the song's tempo). Then you get an accuracy report at the end of practice, and an automatic diary entry to see how far you have come. There could be different modes and levels of repetition for how motivated the user is.
- You could add a mode for build in transcription software which takes MP3/WAV/FLAC audio on the user's computer and helps the user match up the audio tracks with the tabulature.
- You could include games: ear training and sightreading tests, learning the 500+ included scales and their positions at different tempos, learning different techniques, and playing patterns in different groupings, note rates, and time signatures.
Plus, there are still a few things I'd like Guitar Pro to cover on itself:
- new RSE sounds,
- the option to export to Cubase/VST sounds,
- the option to reverse notes within a set rhythm.
Is it possible to get feedback from a touch sensitive guitar? This could open up the following -
- A 'learning program' that moves your level of control up gradually, 1 bpm at a time. For example, you repeat a selected area 10/100 times, or perfectly for a minute at 100bpm, and then move up to 102 or 105, 120, until you reach the song's tempo). Then you get an accuracy report at the end of practice, and an automatic diary entry to see how far you have come. There could be different modes and levels of repetition for how motivated the user is.
- You could add a mode for build in transcription software which takes MP3/WAV/FLAC audio on the user's computer and helps the user match up the audio tracks with the tabulature.
- You could include games: ear training and sightreading tests, learning the 500+ included scales and their positions at different tempos, learning different techniques, and playing patterns in different groupings, note rates, and time signatures.
Plus, there are still a few things I'd like Guitar Pro to cover on itself:
- new RSE sounds,
- the option to export to Cubase/VST sounds,
- the option to reverse notes within a set rhythm.
Wednesday 23 March 2011
24-03-11
Does politics neuter everyone? I thought it was about solving problems but it's more a social whack-a-mole slash eternal-moving-bandaid. Yet there is room for glory and surprise despite everyone's greatest efforts, usually borne out of disaster. So it goes, time passes on, but I guess my point is...is that shows like the West Wing teach me that you have to be sharp, as sharp as you've ever been. The hidden truth is that time wears you down to a nub. Life is an utter battlefield. 7 billion of us in a fight for survival, all trying to do the right thing.
One must look both ways - transcend partisanship...and then, from all the data, make a decision which is inevitably partisan. It's a tough one. And the way the world is right now, I doubt it will end or at least stabilise for at least another few hundred years.
Watched Paul. Not bad but I won't remember it. Will finish watching all of the West Wing plus Rango tomorrow. The only cue I can gather is the inspiration to be that sharp all the time. Plus I read some media reviews and thoroughly enjoyed the verbiage. It inspires me that no matter what, there's always more places to shift the assemblage point to.
Read a great article on Natalie Portman too. Is she a great actress? Depends on the media perception you have - the roles you get, the script you're given, the actors and directors you are with, the way you are edited...how that evolves over time. But, despite an inconsistent track record, I think she's much better than certain roles have allowed her to be. My cue is that - I could find a level of versatility in my own assemblage points to rival great actors.
One must look both ways - transcend partisanship...and then, from all the data, make a decision which is inevitably partisan. It's a tough one. And the way the world is right now, I doubt it will end or at least stabilise for at least another few hundred years.
Watched Paul. Not bad but I won't remember it. Will finish watching all of the West Wing plus Rango tomorrow. The only cue I can gather is the inspiration to be that sharp all the time. Plus I read some media reviews and thoroughly enjoyed the verbiage. It inspires me that no matter what, there's always more places to shift the assemblage point to.
Read a great article on Natalie Portman too. Is she a great actress? Depends on the media perception you have - the roles you get, the script you're given, the actors and directors you are with, the way you are edited...how that evolves over time. But, despite an inconsistent track record, I think she's much better than certain roles have allowed her to be. My cue is that - I could find a level of versatility in my own assemblage points to rival great actors.
sam dyer 9:42 PM
WUT
ellie hawthorn 9:42 PM
WAAAAAAT
sam dyer 9:42 PM
I just came up with a great rap battle diss
ellie hawthorn 9:43 PM
yeah yeah uh huh yeah yeah I'm the best man
43:11
I did it
43:13
hahaa
43:16
ever seen that
sam dyer 9:43 PM
my tongue is an acid-tinged silky virtual drillbit, as compared to those of my enemy unawares whose might as well be a catheter bag that's leaking out its own shit
43:26
booyah.
ellie hawthorn 9:46 PM
lololol
46:39
I prefer mine
46:42
46:46
kewl
46:56
You Jay-Z now or wha
sam dyer 9:46 PM
yeah, you never heard flow as sick as that
47:02
both linguistically and visually
ellie hawthorn 9:47 PM
neva
sam dyer 9:47 PM
ellie hawthorn 9:47 PM
it's sick baby
sam dyer 9:47 PM
I could be that ill on a consistent basis if I practiced
48:05
i could get sued for damages against the english language though
ellie hawthorn 9:49 PM
Don't be ill!
49:18
Have some medicines
49:19
: 3
49:25
LIFE'S A BAAAATH
sam dyer 9:49 PM
oh you NOOB
49:41
as in 'I'm ill, sick, wicked, banging'
ellie hawthorn 9:49 PM
I know
49:55
I was being funneh
sam dyer 9:50 PM
no, you were being a noob
50:06
but that's ok
50:10
we all slip up from time to time
50:19
some more than others
50:37
and some in more of a dramatic, slippy fashion that resembles performance art
50:38
;P
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
Hey fuck you
51:06
hahaha
51:16
yes
sam dyer 9:51 PM
it'll cost you
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
I did that today thrice
51:27
fuck
sam dyer 9:51 PM
I'm highly in demand,
51:29
bwhahaha
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
I'm so clumsy
51:38
OSHURE
51:41
erm
51:44
what the fuck itunes
51:57
yeah alright just make hexagons out of yourself and lie all over chrome
sam dyer 9:52 PM
you can't talk to your computer through the mouse, noob
ellie hawthorn 9:52 PM
wat
52:52
STOP THAT
sam dyer 9:53 PM
step away from the hardware
ellie hawthorn 9:53 PM
STOP IT
53:27
lolol
53:28
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lig6zs39AR1qam8bfo1_500.gif
sam dyer 9:55 PM
you just find anything amusing
55:22
including the exploitation of the jewish people
55:26
you racist
ellie hawthorn 9:55 PM
Pffft
sam dyer 9:55 PM
you and hitler? like peas in a pod.
ellie hawthorn 9:56 PM
luv hitler
56:29
he my homeboy
56:33
get me
57:03
i wax his tash at the weekends~
57:45
Jungfolk fo lyfff represent <333
sam dyer 9:57 PM
yeah, and keep the hairs and roll around in them like a sick, sad person
ellie hawthorn 9:58 PM
there's nothing sick or sad about mine and mein fuhrers relationship okay
58:26
it's very healthy
58:38
we practise yoga on Tuesdays
58:44
u jus jelly
sam dyer 9:58 PM
considering that he's dead, i doubt your definition of health, but thats par for the course with someone as unbalanced as yourself
59:04
I'm sure you rock out with him in his 'crib'.
ellie hawthorn 9:59 PM
WHAT WHAT
59:07
SAY WHAT BITCH
59:17
We do more than rock out
sam dyer 9:59 PM
you heard me, you hair laden hobag xD
ellie hawthorn 9:59 PM
lederhosen
59:41
lederhoesbag
sam dyer 9:59 PM
you'd better snap up that gmail name or I will.
ellie hawthorn 10:00 PM
HAHAHA
00:03
Gmail
00:04
gFAIL
00:07
I mean uh
00:09
y
sam dyer 10:00 PM
Bragging rights. All the SS will love you for it.
ellie hawthorn 10:00 PM
:]
00:51
LUV DEM BOIIIIS
01:24
made it my tumblr name
sam dyer 10:01 PM
y'know, I seem to end up in contact with a lot of young people who are involved in terrorism and genocide these days
ellie hawthorn 10:01 PM
ololol
01:39
O______O
sam dyer 10:01 PM
met a very charming young lady who was prepping toddlers for al qaida camps
ellie hawthorn 10:01 PM
wuuut
sam dyer 10:02 PM
teaching them on how to cleanse their homes
ellie hawthorn 10:02 PM
D;
sam dyer 10:02 PM
and their lives, in the eternal fire of purification
02:36
it was a terrible situation
ellie hawthorn 10:03 PM
ugh
sam dyer 10:03 PM
I had to call in Dick Cheney to tell them all to go fuck themselves
ellie hawthorn 10:03 PM
hahahaha
03:38
...I'm not sure who he is
03:43
Oh I have to go
03:48
my dad wants to get on here
03:58
I'm gonna go watch that Banksy film and smoke up
03:59
:]
sam dyer 10:04 PM
that's a good film.
04:12
this was the best conversation I've had in a while xD
ellie hawthorn 10:04 PM
we need to skype when I have my laptop back!
04:31
it's gonna be £70 to fucking repair
04:33
grrr
04:36
yay!
04:38
I'm awesome
05:25
buhbyeeee samwise
sam dyer 10:05 PM
Toodle ooh, Eva.
ellie hawthorn 10:06 PM
!
WUT
ellie hawthorn 9:42 PM
WAAAAAAT
sam dyer 9:42 PM
I just came up with a great rap battle diss
ellie hawthorn 9:43 PM
yeah yeah uh huh yeah yeah I'm the best man
43:11
I did it
43:13
hahaa
43:16
ever seen that
sam dyer 9:43 PM
my tongue is an acid-tinged silky virtual drillbit, as compared to those of my enemy unawares whose might as well be a catheter bag that's leaking out its own shit
43:26
booyah.
ellie hawthorn 9:46 PM
lololol
46:39
I prefer mine
46:42
46:46
kewl
46:56
You Jay-Z now or wha
sam dyer 9:46 PM
yeah, you never heard flow as sick as that
47:02
both linguistically and visually
ellie hawthorn 9:47 PM
neva
sam dyer 9:47 PM
ellie hawthorn 9:47 PM
it's sick baby
sam dyer 9:47 PM
I could be that ill on a consistent basis if I practiced
48:05
i could get sued for damages against the english language though
ellie hawthorn 9:49 PM
Don't be ill!
49:18
Have some medicines
49:19
: 3
49:25
LIFE'S A BAAAATH
sam dyer 9:49 PM
oh you NOOB
49:41
as in 'I'm ill, sick, wicked, banging'
ellie hawthorn 9:49 PM
I know
49:55
I was being funneh
sam dyer 9:50 PM
no, you were being a noob
50:06
but that's ok
50:10
we all slip up from time to time
50:19
some more than others
50:37
and some in more of a dramatic, slippy fashion that resembles performance art
50:38
;P
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
Hey fuck you
51:06
hahaha
51:16
yes
sam dyer 9:51 PM
it'll cost you
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
I did that today thrice
51:27
fuck
sam dyer 9:51 PM
I'm highly in demand,
51:29
bwhahaha
ellie hawthorn 9:51 PM
I'm so clumsy
51:38
OSHURE
51:41
erm
51:44
what the fuck itunes
51:57
yeah alright just make hexagons out of yourself and lie all over chrome
sam dyer 9:52 PM
you can't talk to your computer through the mouse, noob
ellie hawthorn 9:52 PM
wat
52:52
STOP THAT
sam dyer 9:53 PM
step away from the hardware
ellie hawthorn 9:53 PM
STOP IT
53:27
lolol
53:28
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lig6zs39AR1qam8bfo1_500.gif
sam dyer 9:55 PM
you just find anything amusing
55:22
including the exploitation of the jewish people
55:26
you racist
ellie hawthorn 9:55 PM
Pffft
sam dyer 9:55 PM
you and hitler? like peas in a pod.
ellie hawthorn 9:56 PM
luv hitler
56:29
he my homeboy
56:33
get me
57:03
i wax his tash at the weekends~
57:45
Jungfolk fo lyfff represent <333
sam dyer 9:57 PM
yeah, and keep the hairs and roll around in them like a sick, sad person
ellie hawthorn 9:58 PM
there's nothing sick or sad about mine and mein fuhrers relationship okay
58:26
it's very healthy
58:38
we practise yoga on Tuesdays
58:44
u jus jelly
sam dyer 9:58 PM
considering that he's dead, i doubt your definition of health, but thats par for the course with someone as unbalanced as yourself
59:04
I'm sure you rock out with him in his 'crib'.
ellie hawthorn 9:59 PM
WHAT WHAT
59:07
SAY WHAT BITCH
59:17
We do more than rock out
sam dyer 9:59 PM
you heard me, you hair laden hobag xD
ellie hawthorn 9:59 PM
lederhosen
59:41
lederhoesbag
sam dyer 9:59 PM
you'd better snap up that gmail name or I will.
ellie hawthorn 10:00 PM
HAHAHA
00:03
Gmail
00:04
gFAIL
00:07
I mean uh
00:09
y
sam dyer 10:00 PM
Bragging rights. All the SS will love you for it.
ellie hawthorn 10:00 PM
:]
00:51
LUV DEM BOIIIIS
01:24
made it my tumblr name
sam dyer 10:01 PM
y'know, I seem to end up in contact with a lot of young people who are involved in terrorism and genocide these days
ellie hawthorn 10:01 PM
ololol
01:39
O______O
sam dyer 10:01 PM
met a very charming young lady who was prepping toddlers for al qaida camps
ellie hawthorn 10:01 PM
wuuut
sam dyer 10:02 PM
teaching them on how to cleanse their homes
ellie hawthorn 10:02 PM
D;
sam dyer 10:02 PM
and their lives, in the eternal fire of purification
02:36
it was a terrible situation
ellie hawthorn 10:03 PM
ugh
sam dyer 10:03 PM
I had to call in Dick Cheney to tell them all to go fuck themselves
ellie hawthorn 10:03 PM
hahahaha
03:38
...I'm not sure who he is
03:43
Oh I have to go
03:48
my dad wants to get on here
03:58
I'm gonna go watch that Banksy film and smoke up
03:59
:]
sam dyer 10:04 PM
that's a good film.
04:12
this was the best conversation I've had in a while xD
ellie hawthorn 10:04 PM
we need to skype when I have my laptop back!
04:31
it's gonna be £70 to fucking repair
04:33
grrr
04:36
yay!
04:38
I'm awesome
05:25
buhbyeeee samwise
sam dyer 10:05 PM
Toodle ooh, Eva.
ellie hawthorn 10:06 PM
!
words and cinema
Observation
Technique, vocabulary
Sharp
Deep
Puns, wordplay
Mouth-filling syllables and phrase usage
Non local references - coloured, popculture, past culture
For example - 'my tongue is an acid-tinged silky virtual drillbit, as compared to those of my enemy unawares whose might as well be a catheter bag that's leaking out its own shit'
Narrative - plot structure, acts 1, 2, 3, A-B-C stories
Genre
Rhythm, energy level, editing
Sound design, visuals, lighting
Cinematography, angles, shot setup, foreground, background, COLOURS
Social/cultural narrative background
Subtext, emotional, cultural references
Cultural relevance
Layers = repeat value
Vibrancy-immediacy
Individual shots
Music
Technique, vocabulary
Sharp
Deep
Puns, wordplay
Mouth-filling syllables and phrase usage
Non local references - coloured, popculture, past culture
For example - 'my tongue is an acid-tinged silky virtual drillbit, as compared to those of my enemy unawares whose might as well be a catheter bag that's leaking out its own shit'
Narrative - plot structure, acts 1, 2, 3, A-B-C stories
Genre
Rhythm, energy level, editing
Sound design, visuals, lighting
Cinematography, angles, shot setup, foreground, background, COLOURS
Social/cultural narrative background
Subtext, emotional, cultural references
Cultural relevance
Layers = repeat value
Vibrancy-immediacy
Individual shots
Music
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