The summer is over. The nights are chilly. The expats have left. The schools have started. The streets are emptier. The places aren’t packed.
It’s September. Already.
But down below is August. Hot August. Crowded August. Crazy August.
Can you really archive time?
2007: On March | On April | On May | On June | On July | On August | On September | On October | On November | On December
2008: On January | On February | On March | On April | On May | On June | On August On September | On October | On November
2009: On July | On August | On September | On October | On November | On December
2010: On January | On February | On March | On April | On May | On June | A Captioned July | An UnCaptioned August | On September | On October | On November | On December
2011: On January | On February | On March | On April | On May | On July
2012: On April | On May | On June | On July | On August | On September | On October | On November | On December
2013: On January | On Februaury | On March | On April | On May | On June | On July | On August | On September | On October | On November | On December
2014: On January | On Februaury
This is a table illustrating the typology of progress-prone and progress-resistant cultures, from “The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save It from Itself”.
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[via Razan]
The guy with the Batman tee is pretty funny: “Help me understand. What we were requesting with reform is for you to lower prices and increase liberties. Your answer to our demands was to increase prices and lower liberties even further. Are you aggravating us on purpose? I don’t want more liberties. I don’t want reform. I don’t want anything. I don’t want to eat. I don’t want healthcare. I don’t want anything! I just want to understand: are you aggravating us on purpose? I’m waiting for a governmental press release: “We are just aggravating you”. Or maybe you’re just stupid. It’s either intentional aggravation or stupidity.”
As Jordanian websites blackout in reaction to a new Jordanian bill that imposes censorship on the Internet, local music blog Musicalism creates a “Hurriyeh” (freedom) playlist to accompany the sad occasion.
AndFarAway is one of the many sites that blacked out today, but not as a form of protest. Who are we kidding? There is never any space to protest in this country of ours. After all, the act of protesting usually entails an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, and in Jordan, that’s not the way the game is played. What we think means nothing at all, to anyone at all.
Instead, AndFarAway joins the blackout by donning the black as a final funeral walk lamenting the death of freedom of Internet in Jordan.
There is no space or place for romanticism.
There is reality.
And reality spells death, and not just the death of freedom of the Internet, but also of our spirit.
Thank you, our dear Jordanian government, for killing the spark of change and action in the hearts of the few of us who had hope for a better tomorrow.
I will leave you with the music.
This is cool, didn’t know where else to dump it.
Character Feelings
You can describe your character’s feelings in more exact terms than just “happy” or “sad.” Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character’s intensity of feelings.
| Intensity of Feelings |
HAPPY | SAD | ANGRY | CONFUSED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Elated Excited Overjoyed Thrilled Exuberant Ecstatic Fired up Delighted |
Depressed Disappointed Alone Hurt Left out Dejected Hopeless Sorrowful Crushed |
Furious Enraged Outraged Aggrivated Irate Seething |
Bewildered Trapped Troubled Desperate Lost |
| Medium | Cheerful Up Good Relieved Satisfied Contented |
Heartbroken Down Upset Distressed Regret |
Upset Mad Annoyed Frustrated Agitated Hot Disgusted |
Disorganized Foggy Misplaced Disoriented Mixed up |
| Mild | Glad Content Satisfied Pleasant Fine Mellow Pleased |
Unhappy Moody Blue Sorry Lost Bad Dissatisfied |
Perturbed Uptight Dismayed Put out Irritated Touchy |
Unsure Puzzled Bothered Uncomfortable Undecided Baffled Perplexed |
| Intensity of Feelings |
AFRAID | WEAK | STRONG | GUILTY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Terrified Horrified Scared stiff Petrified Fearful Panicky |
Helpless Hopeless Beat Overwhelmed Impotent Small Exhausted Drained |
Powerful Aggressive Gung ho Potent Super Forceful Proud Determined |
Sorrowful Remorseful Ashamed Unworthy Worthless |
| Medium | Scared Frightened Threatened Insecure Uneasy Shocked |
Dependent Incapable Lifeless Tired Rundown Lazy Insecure Shy |
Energetic Capable Confident Persuasive Sure |
Sorry Lowdown Sneaky |
| Mild | Apprehensive Nervous Worried Timid Unsure Anxious |
Unsatisfied Under par Shaky Unsure Soft Lethargic Inadequate |
Secure Durable Adequate Able Capable |
Embarrassed |
This is possibly the coolest thing you’ll see all month: a moon landing jam session that Pink Floyd recorded at a BBC TV studio during the descent of Apollo 11, the first time human beings ever set foot on another world.
David Gilmour in the Guardian:
It was a live broadcast, and there was a panel of scientists on one side of the studio, with us on the other. I was 23. The programming was a little looser in those days, and if a producer of a late-night programme felt like it, they would do something a bit off the wall. Funnily enough I’ve never really heard it since, but it is on YouTube. They were broadcasting the moon landing and they thought that to provide a bit of a break they would show us jamming. It was only about five minutes long. The song was called Moonhead — it’s a nice, atmospheric, spacey 12-bar blues.
Via the always-awesome Boing Boing
You know what this means?
Pink Floyd was a part of the moonlanding, kinda.
This is a beautiful series that illustrates some of the words of wonderful writers, created by Evan Robertson. I am not visually blown away, but there is still something worth sharing.
You can view the rest of the collection (and even purchase prints) on Etsy.
Stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of Internet in Jordan on Wednesday.
Black out your site on that day.
Here’s how: 7oryanet.com
A great post from Jordanaholic on the stupidity of Internet censorship:
عندما زار الأمير علي بن الحسين إعتصام الإيتام على الدوار الرابع وجّه الحكومة لتلبية مطالب أي يتيم لم ينل حقه.. بعدها قررت الحكومة فضّ الإعتصام و”تسييج” الدوار الرابع لحجب الإعتصامات المتلاحقة عليه! الملك عبدالله الثاني طول عمره بحكيلنا “الحريه في الأردن سقفها السماء”، والى حدٍ ما هي كانت كذلك، إلى أن أطلّت علينا حكومة الطراونه بقانون لـ”تسييج” الإنترنت!!
للتوضيح لأي عقل حكومي رجعي .. الإنترنت مختلف “شوي” عن الدوار الرابع .. فهو تقنياً مستحيل “تسييجه”! برامج البروكسي التي يستطيع استخدامها المستخدم العادي.. تغير عنوان بروتوكول الإنترنت.. مواقع التصفح المجهول.. الشبكات الخاصة الافتراضية.. وغيرها من الطرق من أصحاب الموقع أيضاً بنشر عدة عناوين عشوائية والكثير الكثير.. فكل ما سينتج عن حجب المواقع هو زيادة التكلفة على الحكومة وزيادة الوقت فقط على المستخدم من الوصول للمعلومة حاقداً على من أضاع وقته! .. بعدين مع إنه عادةً الدول “المفلّسه” هي التي تذهب إلى حجب الموقع إلى أن حتى تجارب الدول الكبيره مثل الصين كانت قد فشلت .. وحتى أعظم دول العالم، أمريكا، التي حاولت أن “تسيّج” وكيليكس كانت قد فشلت .. وأيضاً حاولت إطلاق مشروع اكثر نبلاً “وقف القرصنة على الانترنت” ولم تستطع أن تمرر القانون ايضاً! .. مضطّر اوضحلك بطريقة تانية .. إذا على محيط سياج بحجم الدوار الرابع هناك شخص واحد قادر على اختراقه، فما بالكم على محيط سياج بحجم العالم، بحجم الفضاء، بحجم الإنترنت؟ .. يعني حتى لو وظفتو “الهاكر” السعودي إلي “قال” إخترق موقع إسرائيلي .. الحجب تقنياً فاشل!
بعدين السؤال القوي .. إذا قررت تحجب موقع شو بدك تعمل بصفحته على فيسبوك، تويتر، يوتيوب؟ طب إذا بدك تحجب كلمات مفتاحيه سياسيه أو اباحيه .. كيف الطلاب بدهم يتعلمو عن تاريخ دول معاديه؟ كيف بدهم يتعلمو الرأي والرأي الأخر وتقبل أراء الأخرين؟ بدك تزيد تزمتهم وعنفهم؟ .. طب كيف الأطباء بدهم يتعلمو عن الجهاز الهضمي والتناسلي؟ كيف بدنا نقرأ أخبار مقتدى “الصدر”؟!
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