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Alone together
On Wednesday I was listening to a podcast where they were discussing ancient languages and ancient history. While listening, I was reminded of the disconnect between the East and the West, which remains still. I continually notice this, frequently across a variety of things I come across. After widespread international trade, and now in the ( Read more... ) -
HMPV
new fake virus comin', the hullabaloo is gonna be similar or worse
not looking forward to this, hopefully people reject the control this time
i hope this entry is just crying wolf -
On LJ and the devolution of internet friendship
or: blogging about blogging
tl;dr nostalgia goggles and ranting looking back at the internet pre-2007Found "LJ Revival" today. Then a user who expressed my feelings, which inspired me ( Read more... ) -
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Hávamál 16
The man who avoids conflict his whole life may find that spears spare him, but old age does not.
-Jackson Crawford, paraphrased from memory, YT: li6ZRd-D_-Y t: 07:36
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4chan becomes wizardchan; the straw that broke the camel's back
I have been posting on imageboards since around 2008. If you are unaware, they are one of the last bastions of free speech online, aside from invite-only forums. The rest of the surface-level corporate internet has long regressed to the Nineteen Eighty-Four dystopia ( Read more... ) -
sanskrit kinship, Sanatana Dharma & The West
Sarasvati River - significant as proof of age and validity of the Vedas. It is mentioned in the text, and supposedly matches a geographically identifiable ancient river from 10,000+ years ago.
manas = mind (sounds close ( Read more... ) -
Of HoMe, writing, and IMing
Tolkien does not waste. If he creates a rough draft, and later changes it and chooses not to use it as the final draft, he will not discard the rough draft. The rough draft's idea will either be incorporated in the future, or used internally as a piece of of the story or history. Tolkien was also careful with usage of paper, since it was expensive ( Read more... ) -
Lay of Aztlan
A world where all the old myths (based on real texts) are reflections through the prism of truth, and where modern religion is just a xeroxed shadow scam designed to control the population. A world where an advanced civilization spanned the globe, whose centers focused on coasts since seafaring determined their seats of power just as modern times. ( Read more... ) -
Kanto Truther
Imagine the legend of a mafia too big to be taken care of legally, it’s hands in every part of the machinations of a country. The organisation is so rich under Madame Boss, that it funds the equivalent of John Hammond’s biological preserve, except it’s Dr. Fuji whose child died and endeavors only to revive her. Funded Fuji brings back the ( Read more... ) -
buxillery
boopa doop ( Read more... )