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Yep, can only see this as a good thing. Therefore not wasted human capital. It's been apparent for quit some time, for some. But I guess these will be mostly kids going along with what they've been taught. What was the boat called, the good ship Mindless Opportunist Exploitation of the...

It's not at all a textbook definition of solipsism, certainly not a strong solipsism. Not that expressing an idea that might have some similarity with a solipsistic position would make a person 'a solipsist' anyway. It was just a logical statement by way of some perspective on the difficulty of...

Don't think that quite works - I think there's good evidence that animals 'are conscious', and self-aware. Definition of 'conscious'? ;) I get that you're trying to draw a distinction between thought and language there, though. As that paragraph stands I don't think it's at all convincing - but...

That Cheb Mami track that Derek posted on The Wire blog is fan-bloody-tastic. Still haven't had an opportunity to drop it on unsuspecting old ravers. http://www.thewire.co.uk/themire/2008/10/refrains-of-rai.html

Yeah, those distinctions do seem reasonable, most of us would make them on a common sense basis but maybe tryptych has a point because questions of intent are not so readily resolved. Here's a question - when you are in a conversation do you feel like you are thinking about what you are saying...

Remember the party scene in Morvern Callar being quite woozy.

Most people don't seem to think much at all though. It's generally a bit frowned upon isn't it. All about banter and attitude.

I don't think that language and thinking are synonymous - thinking does exist without language, or at least verbal language. But thinking in the usually understood human sense in a way is language. All this stuff, culture, civilisation, it is language, built from language. So that's clearly what...

I am not 'a solipsist', thanks very much, at least I certainly don't operate on that assumption. There's a question(s) there and it applies to animals as well is the point. It is hard to answer for obvious reasons, but also because there are still questions about what thinking is and even then...

There's a partly genetic basis for the incest taboo right? Having children with immediate family members is not advantageous for the offspring's immune system, for instance. How does the psychological theory tie in with that? Is it separate or mapped onto it as a way of describing how the taboo...

You'd have to ask the dictionary compilers what they mean there but I think the explanation is kind of in the sentence as well 'signs, symbols, gestures, or rules used in communicating', so it can be something as simple as one sign with a single connotation, or it can be something more complex...

What is up with that Daily Mail article? That's kind of staggering on several levels, I felt a bit sick. And the comments! They write those themselves surely?

How simply awful that a bunch of jumped-up business school muppets should find their youthful dreams of a life of carefree exploitation and cynical middle-manning scuppered by the reality that they are in fact worse than useless. The masses are no doubt crying into their gruel. 'opportunity...

There's lots of Zizek's writing online Sloth. Some random bookmarks I had: http://www.egs.edu/faculty/zizek/zizek-superego-and-the-act-1999.html http://www.lacan.com/zizek-youmay.htm http://www.lacan.com/symptom/?page_id=247 Also a lot of talks / interviews on youtube for the full audiovisual...

I have this little tinselly artificial tree that's been kept in the cupboard under the sink for the past year. When I went to retrieve it the other day I discovered that it had become covered in Co-Op brand non-bio washing powder. It was like an inadvertent winter wonderland. Actually that made...

Puppet head? No.

It might be the same doc with some new footage. The Derrick May interview seems a bit older but Richie Hawtin has hair, for instance. ;)

Probably an idea to use a powder / solution in a gel cap rather than a solid pill I should think. :eek:

Shaving is boring and it is bad for teh skin, plus when you do shave off a beard you get to look at least 5 years younger instantly. So arguably it's better to wear 'em young and get rid of it later on to everyone's shock and admiration. It does sometimes seem that every fucker under 30 has one...

And he's lucky to have such a supportive mum. :)