(Source: geopsych)
(Source: restless-sands)
What men mean when they talk about their “crazy” ex-girlfriend is often that she was someone who cried a lot, or texted too often, or had an eating disorder, or wanted too much/too little sex, or generally felt anything beyond the realm of emotionally undemanding agreement. That does not make these women crazy. That makes those women human beings, who have flaws, and emotional weak spots. However, deciding that any behavior that he does not like must be insane– well, that does make a man a jerk.
And when men do this on a regular basis, remember that, if you are a woman, you are not the exception. You are not so cool and fabulous and levelheaded that they will totally get where you are coming from when you show emotions other than “pleasant agreement.”
When men say “most women are crazy, but not you, you’re so cool” the subtext is not, “I love you, be the mother to my children.” The subtext is “do not step out of line, here.” If you get close enough to the men who say things like this, eventually, you will do something that they do not find pleasant. They will decide you are crazy, because this is something they have already decided about women in general.
”Lady, You Really Aren’t “Crazy” (via alchemists)
This is why it should be a red flag when a guy calls his exes “crazy.” It’s understandable to have a problem with your exes, but pay attention to the WAY people talk about them.
(via lostgrrrls)
(Source: sparkamovement)
Taking a moment to appreciate my son and everything he’s brought to my life. Never will I take him for granted, nor the times we share. The future is a mystery and none of us may know how much time we have left together. Treasure each moment. Love unrestrained. Always say what needs to be said. And remember to always forgive and never hold on to anger hurt or pain. We may never know when our time together will end, so I will always make the most of it. <3
#love #father #son #family #children #life #now #gratitude #selfexpression #communication #community
(Source: venuschild)
Newspeak
“Newspeak is a fictional language in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the novel, it refers to the deliberately impoverished language promoted by the state. Orwell explained the basic principles of the language in an essay included as an appendix to the novel. Newspeak is closely based on English but has a greatly reduced and simplified vocabulary and grammar. Thetotalitarian aim of the Party is to prevent any alternative thinking — “thoughtcrime”, or “crimethink” in the newest edition of Newspeak — by destroying any vocabulary that expresses such concepts as freedom, free enquiry, individualism, resistance to the authority of the state and so on. One character, Syme, says admiringly of the diminishing scope of the new language: “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
”..if the size of a language is limited, it follows that the number of concepts it contains will also be limited and hence that both language and thinking will be impoverished.” - Gedaliah Braun
With Great Power comes Great Responsibility
Don’t let facebook fool you. it’s sole purpose is to collect as much information on everybody as possible. The fact that you can submit your blood type says it all (Japan) ~
You can also be sure that anything you delete will stay on the facebook servers forever. They don’t need the space, they need the information, that is their business model. So be careful what you present about yourself, it’s going to be remembered forever ~
In other words, I would like to warn all internet users to beware of the imprint they are leaving on the internet, a permanent imprint ~
Consider the following when browsing/posting on the internet:
- Almost *all* world-wide internet traffic is being monitored by the United States National Security Administration (NSA). This is being done by ultra-high-capacity internet-traffic-duplicators located at almost all major and minor internet hubs/switches. Effectively, this gives the NSA a real-time stream of all internet traffic in the name of national security (already taking place for a few years now)
- Utah Datacenter: This enormous NSA facility will soon be finished constructing. Using this facility the NSA will be able to permanently store *ALL* internet traffic that it intercepts using the above mentioned technique as well as from satellite intercepts, amateur radio, etc, etc.. Permanently. This means that anything that you transmit via a monitored communications network will be stored by the NSA permanently. For example, if you send a text message, it will be stored. If you send an email, it will be stored. If you fill out some sort of webpage and submit it, the information you submitted will be intercepted and stored (even if it is encrypted, we will get to that part later)
- Super Computig: The NSA has Petaflop computers. These are the fastest computers in the world, in competition with Japan and China. Using these computers they can analyze massive amounts of data and do unimaginably complex computing tasks. This gives the NSA the ability to create profiles on every person sourced from the data stored in Utah Datacenter. These computers will also be able to detect complex patterns of thought and action throughout the world due to the analysis of this enormous volume of data (an incomprehensible amount of data). The year is 2012, computing growth is exponential. Using these computers the NSA can fairly easily crack encrypted data (depending on the encryption type). This means that information you send via encrypted connections can potentially be accessed by the NSA, it is not entirely clear what their capabilities are at this point. Since they are permanently storing all data, it will be easy for them (at a future time when computers are more powerful) to decipher data you send using today’s encryption algorithms. Don’t blame ‘em for having these computers — they are merely keeping up with the rest of the world… and this gives them many abilities
This evolution of open communications networks is natural, given the way things are in the world. Nothing less can be expected ~
I merely want to bring this to your attention. Most people probably don’t have to worry about this. I’m merely saying this to set this idea into people’s minds, so you are in fact aware that anything communicated via these channels will be eternalized in an NSA facility. With great power comes great responsibility ~
My new home ‘office’ setup: macbook, 2 pc’s (one running ubuntu linux w/ touchscreen, the other windows xp), wacom tablet, galaxy tab, 1TB external hd, b/w laserjet, and vinyl plotter.
(Source: caityb23)
