I have heard time and time again that the biggest issue with humanitarian aide is in the delivery of the aide from the original givers and the intended recipients. It is the transport and delivery mechanisms that are the weak points. This indicates to me a fundamental lack of infrastructure. I think it would be possible to create an aide ( Read more... )

I would just like to officially comment that "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" is probably the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. There were whole scenes that existed simply because they were beautiful. At one point it nearly brought tears to my eyes. Unfortunately the copy I have has the dubbing so fast it was hard to really follow the ( Read more... )

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I am going to try to post any interesting thoughts that I have related to modern society, philosophy, and politics. Hopefully my comments will not always be rants, but rather a solid opening for good conversation. And I also hope that they will not be too long in general, though generally good enough that the long one's are worth reading. Too ( Read more... )

Approximately 2 years ago, while I was living with Mark, he and I had a late night discussion about a utopia, and how man would need to societally evolve beyond the concept of money and bartering. Since then I have had various conversations with others about and around this topic. Each time I feel like I come closer to envisioning a solid mediary ( Read more... )

Dan: Can you get me the hook up on that water M ( Read more... )

If you were curious to know who just added you to their friends list it was me. I am patiently trying to boycott Livejournal for the third year in a row now, though I think I'm losing the battle. Thank you for your support. Perhaps I'll add a picture later.

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