Our Universe expands
and contracts
like tides on a beach
while we hunger,
sense, sleep, search;
Exchanging Symbols
on a hunk of blue
shining bright through the cosmos
from water, air and sun
but named Earth
for the dirt
we cling to...
while waves wash worlds.
This MIT software spins webs out of the Web
and turns family life into data worms
to allow us to be seen from perspectives never known.
The first step towards a real-time "social" full-mind/body remote security scan
is my knee jerk reaction
after decades of abuse
by the Bush Cartel
and their PATRIOT Acts.
"The only way I'd be a member of something called Anonymous is if my name was Stephen Anonymous." ~ Captain America
It is absolutely criminal of the Obama Administration to allow the illegal acts of H.B.Gary to exist.
But compared to the Bush Cartel it is a trifling thing.
Unless the Bush Cartel controls them as well.
Then it is the Same Old Shit.
The jester sits on a comfortable couch while Bar Karma explores the Western notion of a jihadi's suicidal desires on a flat screen against the far wall.
They were definitely not anti Jesus. They were definitely not evangelical, either.
They picked up a mildly tattered, well-worn and clay colored hardcover book sitting on the small table to their right. Outline Analysis of the Books of the Bible by Prof. Barnard C. Taylor, published 1892. He had signed it on the first page in the upper right corner, in pencil.
They opened to their name~page, which they had dog-eared in the upper right corner the night before. Page 86 read,
"1. Author-Joel. nothing is known of him apart from his prophecy.
2. Date-Probably about 870 B.C. though some place the book later. The prophet himself does not say when he wrote.
3. Historical Occasion- An invasion of locusts, accompanied by a drought, sent as a punishment from God for the sins of the people.
4. Place- Joel belonged to the kingdom of Judah. The prophecy was probably delivered in the temple court.
5. Leading Topic- An invasion of locusts is described as a reason for national repentance before God, in order that a worse calamity might be averted. The prophet then predicts God's blessings upon the righteous and his punishment of the wicked.
6. Chief Purpose- To show the necessity of God's people remaining faithful to him; his readiness to forgive when they repent; and his purpose to defend them from their enemies.
7. General Analysis- Part I. A call to repentance in order to avert a calamity, Ch 1-2:17. Part II. Blessings promised to God's people, including the overthrow of the wicked, Ch. 2:18-3.
8. Points of Especial Interest.- The devastation by locusts; the national fast; the merciful character of God; the gift of the Spirit; the "day of the Lord;" the day of judgement; God to dwell among his people.
9. Special Sins Condemned.- Of Judah: none are mentioned, but a departure from God seems to be implied. Of the Gentiles: the buying and selling of Israelites.
10. National Hopes Presented.- A time of spirituality to be secured; God's people to be restored to a position of pre-eminence over their enemies, to be abundantly blessed, and God to be with them.
11. Messianic Ideas.- The gift of God's spirit, the subjection of the enemies of God's people, the reconciliation of God and man, were to be realized only in connection with the coming of Christ.
12. Relation to Other O.T. Books.-This book belongs to the beginning of the prophetic writings, its theme furnishes the topic for much of the discussion by later prophets; they treat specially what Joel gives in a general way.
13. Topics for Special Study.-Devastation by locusts; the practice of selling captives in early times; the history of Greece at this time."
Amos was next but they put the book down, pulled out their iTouch and searched for a specific song about locusts eating banana flesh. They didn't remember anything except the original band's name, The Ethiopians. This one was the first to catch their eye...
"Alms should not be given before they did sweat in aman'shand."
I usually toss pennies onto the sidewalk or parking lot asphalt because I believe the personal cost is outweighed by the joy that people often feel when they find a heads up coin. Today I found a digital nickel.
Today I bought some tobacco and received one cent and a nickel as change.
The penny was a 1946 "wheat cent" in decent condition, I left it in the little plastic dish on the store counter.
The New Bush Cartel pennies are much shinier and uglier, with their Captain America shields on them.
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It lacks the luster of copper...
and the bling of cash...
but if it helps bring down the wealthy white collar corporate warmonger thieves
Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin and initial author of the Original Bitcoin client. He has said in a p2p foundation profile[1] that he is from Japan. Beyond that, not much is known about him. He has been working on Bitcoin for more than two years.[2]
He left some clues about why he is doing this project with the inclusion of the following text in the Genesis block, "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks".
Some interesting quotes:
Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.
Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own.[3]
It's very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I'm better with code than with words though. [4]
Possible identity
His identity and nationality are unknown. The few bits of information available[1] about him point to Japan, he never wrote a single line of Japanese, the Bitcoin client has no Japanese version and there is no Japanese page on bitcoin.org.
He is entirely unknown outside of Bitcoin as far as anyone can tell, and his PGP key was created just months prior to the date of the genesis block. He seems to be very familiar with the cryptography mailing list, but there are no non-Bitcoin posts from him on it. He has used an email address from an anonymous mail hosting service (vistomail) as well as one from a free webmail account (gmx.com) and sends mail when connected via Tor. Some have speculated that his entire identity was created in advance in order to protect himself or the network. Perhaps he chose the name Satoshi because it can mean "wisdom" or "reason".
