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80 Years of Age and Salsa Dancing

I especially liked the bit right at the beginning when they film her entrance and you see her face, how she carries herself in a very dignified way. I have been contemplating a regular feature I want to eventually incorporate in this blog about how certain old technology was/is ahead of contemporary technology. I would say in some cases, the same could be said for older concepts of self-identity.

The Amazing Human Mind

This is why when doctors tell me what is and is not possible for a human brain to remember, I take it all with a very large dose of skepticism.

Darwin’s Mistake?

Actually this clip is a really excellent explanation of why an unconscious, analogous processing of information is more effective than a digital, conscious one, once it has been perfected (this is one of the principles of the training behind the Russian System — That’s right, to make us into more deadly chimps!)

Chimp vs Human

The Book of Eli – Excellent Propaganda

Now you may consider propaganda to be a bad thing, and generally I am no fan of it myself, however I always respect skill wherever it is displayed and the recent film The Book of Eli certainly merits comment.

WARNING: Huge fat spoilers. Don’t read this entry if you still want to watch the film.

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Welcome oh technologically assaulted visitor. Take a seat. Relax

Tired of the frenetic pace of modern life sometimes? Well then you have come to the right place. Here you will find amusing anecdotes, interesting articles, case studies of experimental hypnosis never before seen by living eyes and along with all that, I sincerely hope, some respite from the daily grind. So relax, take your time and enjoy exploring.

In fact dear reader, regardless of your current occupation (or lack thereof, as the case may be) I would say that unless you are  pleasantly engaged in doing mainly what you enjoy in life, then you are not really free. Isn’t that what we all want? To be truly free. Free to lay about, get a good cognac in the afternoon and settle in a comfortable seat to peruse the contents of this fine site. Or practice your cloud-bursting skills while observing the clarity of blue in the temperate sky of some Mediterranean beach. Or…

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