Do Schools Today Kill Creativity?

TED Talks are held on a regular basis: "Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now - with our sponsor BMW and production partner WNYC/New York Public Radio we're sharing some of the most remarkable TED talks with the world at large. Each week, we'll release a new talk, in audio and video, to download or watch online. For best effect, plan to listen to at least three, start to finish. They have a cumulative effect..." This one here is a brilliant and entertaining speech by Sir Ken Robinson - a must see for everyone who likes to laugh, especially if it is on a serious subject. This is the embedded YouTube video - here's the link to the TED page. It is about 20 minutes long, but more than worth to take a break. On with the programme...

Insomniac...

... I can't sleep. Gotta Try Harder. Dreams Are Ten A Penny?

Truth Happens.

A Red Hat (Linux) film...

Top 25 News Stories of 2006...

... as judged by Project Censored. Among others: Halliburton Charged With Selling Nuclear Technology to Iran, Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed, Cheney's Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3,000% in 2005, Destruction of Rainforests Declared Worst Ever, New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup/Glyphosate... "For whatever reason the major media won't report these major stories. Thanks to the Internet and wonderful, committed groups like Project Censored, the news is getting out to those who want to know." [Resources]

(Project Censored is a non-profit, sociological project of an investigative nature within the Sonoma State University Foundation. It is managed through the School of Social Sciences at the university.)

Vivian Stanshall Radio Flashes.

How-Dee one more time! Before it vanishes into the hidden depths of my Hildesheimer plagued grey matter, here's a link for the depraved part of earth's inhabitants: Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes. Which actually is a list of performances for BBC Radio 1, broadcasted on Top Gear / John Peel both hosted by the latter. You can find four episodes of Rawlinson End (1975 & 1977) for download on The Perfumed Garden blog - scroll down the list of active sessions until you see four entries Viv Stanshall. They're around 16 to 27 MB though, so you'll need a speedy connection. Plus, btw, the VS Radio Flashes are part of a site dedicated to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, which holds quite a bit of info on the Bonzos. And others. It's here... if you haven't guessed already. Wohl bekomm's.

S'Bin Awyle.

Happy noo pears y'all. Sbinawyle since I last posted. I'm afraid I won't post more often until spring, due to one reason or another. How-evva, found this piksha while cleaning up my harddisk and thought I'll put it here. For all the experts out there... have a nice '007!