Nobody takes me seriously anyway

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) A.Word.A.Day

"As it turns out, the entertainment industry can definitely compete with free, up to a certain point. The crucial part is to remove all the artificial barriers. Release delays for TV and movies drive people towards BitTorrent piracy, just as DRM is an incentive to pirate rather than a deterrent."

BitTorrent Traffic Booms Due to “Licensing Challenges” | TorrentFreak

"While the West debates whether the Islamic world is ready for democracy, an equally appropriate question is whether the West is ready for Islamic democracy."

Parties of God by Ken Silverstein (some excerpts) « muse de muzz

‘Aerodynamic’ (Daft Punk) on Google Moog Doodle - Brett Domino (by brettdomino)

This is a pretty compelling video about impacts of Qld mining development on the Great Barrier Reef

(Source: youtube.com)

"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars."

Walt Whitman, poet (1819-1892) A.Word.A.Day

Despite 1200 GetUp members chipping in to fund airing this ad, commercial networks have refused to run it.

"Ranjini was verified as a refugee last year after fleeing the civil war in Sri Lanka. On Thursday night, she was told to pick up her kids from school in Melbourne and meet Department of Immigration officials. ASIO had given her an averse security finding. They were flown to Sydney and detained in Villawood detention centre, where they will stay indefinitely. They have no right of appeal."

GetUp! - No Detention Without Appeal

Car stereos

"In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have."

Lee Iacocca, automobile executive (b. 1924) A.Word.A.Day