ammonius

I got this from the Autonomedia list today, please read and send as far as you can, this is not reaching the media outlets, which seem to be preocupied by the death of RR.

-Matt

greetings, all --

As many of you have probably heard by now, Steve Kurtz and the other
members of the Critical Art Ensemble (authors of 5 Autonomedia books)
have come...
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an amazing PBS documentary called "Merchants of Cool" was put out by
PBS Frontline a few years ago, it was composed by Douglas Rushkoff, (an
amazing author), and is viewable on-line at:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/

I highly recommend it to everyone on this list who hasn't seen it,
especially to parents, young people and educators/activists that are
here. Rushkoff's work in general has been a great inspiration...
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I have not been keeping this thing up, so if you want to read my real blog it is on http://www.livejournal.com/users/ammonius

So there have been some comments that have attributed the Freedom of Information act to Russ Kick that have come to light. CNN, as well as NPR both put the credit where it was due. Actually, you may want to visit thememoryhole.org as Kick...
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A Formula for my Present

In weaving and reweaving my understanding of philosophy between Hegel and Foucault I have picked up my old copy of Beyond Good and Evil, in my late teens this was one of my favorite books, and though I tackled Aristotles Metaphysics before I read Nietzsche, it was the latter that has had the lasting impact on philosophy in my own...
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Yesterday I finally got to see Melissa for a bit. We had sushi, and then went and saw some her friends work up at CCAD. She was the subject of two of the pieces her raven tattoo showing boldly in the painting. The other had her in a hamlet pose, contemplating a skull. Then we went back to the Waiting Room, which is more or...
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Back in Columbus, Back to the Waiting Room

This is sort of relaxing, the last few days I have spent between my parents and Oxford Ohio. In Oxford I exposed my eminent return to most of those who would care. Most of them, will of course be welcoming me back. I spoke with Randy about having my old apt. back, but he is thinking about...
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Last Thursday was an interesting day. I got a call at 8:40am from Washington Court House City Schools, to go teach a computer class, so I took the call, a shower and rushed to Court House. I got there and the new assistant principal helped me into my positon at a study hall, then I oversaw two computer classes. I let the students get a...
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I have been in a fairly continuous dialog with a particular friend, who being educated, and otherwise of sound instructional background, still seems to argue like a first year philosophy student. In fact, it seems as though the entirety of his thought is based in, and he has convinced himself that, thought or cognition is the result of, or a function of feeling or intuition....
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GTA with Whip-cream on Top: the true and faithful recollection of the events of February 14th, 2004.
(the names have been changed to protect the innoce(er), the people that were with me.) Just the facts folks; sorry, just the facts.

Upon leaving the Waiting Room Espresso Lounge on High Street, I was accompanied by my friends Capt. O and Big D. We went to Ds...
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