Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
I’m really not sure if this is satire or not. Tim Ferriss reckons you can work a 4-hour week — now! — and outsource the rest of your life to, oh, India.
Each page you read starts off kinda OK, and then just gets more surreal. Like, getting your offshore personal assistant to write your email apologies to your wife?
Oh, I wasn’t feeling so good on the weekend and I missed that Live Earth concert. So the planet’s all OK now, yeah?
OK, I had dinner with Snarky Platypus earlier tonight, and on the beer coaster in my pocket it says: soap glamour pussy. Apparently this was very important. Explanations please.
With no time or inspiration for my own creativity today, I thought I’d just point to someone else’s rantings. But I can’t pick! Which of these best fits the mood of the day?
As background, I should mention that Sydney had 50mm of rain last night, it’s cold, there’s now a slight leak in the office ceiling and I’m tired.
I just stumbled across this cute little video satirizing the War on (Some) Drugs. This Incarcerex stuff seems like just the ticket. I particularly like the fast-talking side effects warning towards the end.
Thanks to information aesthetics for the pointer.
According to a survey done at SpeakStrong, these are the 10 most offensive phrases you can use in oral or written communication (in America, presumably).
Thanks to Connected Content for the pointer and further suggestions.