Forgiven? Absolutely not. Forgiveness without any indication of remorse is acceptance, and his actions were and are unacceptable.
30+ years ago. I would bet he doesn't remember it, seemed like a normal everyday thing for him to violently threaten someone's life, then threaten their safety and freedom if they dared to complain.
It also seemed that he accepted zero responsibility for his mistake or actions, like most cops, something his superiors obviously agreed with. It was somehow my fault he misread my clean license plate, so what would he have to regret?

I learned that day that it's not just individual bad cops, it's top down criminality and disdain for citizens.

Anger and mistrust are proper when you've been abused and threatened and had your trust violated violently....more so when the system totally fails to address it.

If he's Moby, I'm Queequeg, not Ahab. I learned police are dangerous, dishonest, and filled with contempt for those they're duty bound to protect and serve. I didn't turn my life into a vendetta against them, but I sure as fuck know sperm whales are dangerous and will ruin your entire day, and should be avoided when possible and never trusted.

Donald Norman's book mentioned in the video was a text book I had in college. I especially liked the chapter entitled "The Psychopathology of Everyday Things" (IIRC).

>> ^quantumushroom:

The warming alarmists have gone from doctoring data to preachin' propaganda though a children's cartoon? That's about right.


When scientists make everyday things work like say the Internet you're fine with it. As soon as they talk about you living a bit more "conservatively" they're complete idiots.

>> ^Arkaium:

>> ^demon_ix:
Argh. 17 seconds too late...
I sort of preferred her before the make up.

I'm fairly certain she does, too. This felt like parody to me.


I have to disagree.

Parody? Perhaps, but if it is, it's a parody of herself. If she thinks she looks better before the makeup how do you explain all the other videos in her channel where she's doing "everyday" things with her friends with dark eye makeup, etc?

I actually have to say, although I may be slightly bias, I think my favourite is the Canadian recruitment ad, followed very closely by the American ad, then the Swedish one.

Reasons being, the Canadian ad shows both sides, some of what happens on operations (the hostages, the boat etc.) aswell as training and run-of-the mill things.

The American add is too.. soft. It makes the military look very glamerous, all of the things seem to be shot within a training ground. (Rope swings, wall climbing, dress uniforms, etc.)

And the Swedish one just seems.. too gritty. Comparing meaningless/fun everyday things (fireworks) to horrible tradgedies.. It gets the point across, but not in a truly effective way.

I guess everybody needs somebody to love you can't
leave love lonely cause being naive to it you can just
lose it like that See kisses for bruises don't make it
heal back it be'z the sex appeal that's from the next
and not necessarily the sex and one might appeal to
the intellect having a greater affect on how they feelin'
stimulation breakin down their shields for the real and
as it stands mysteriously curiosity it kills the cat and
offsets them mentally so they're trapped in behind
these fantasies with no action searchin for a remedy
now she loves her man but there is just a different type
of chemistry that flairs when her desires on fire quick
is the fuse anotha loves for hire

I was high like the vocal tone of my nigga Bootie Brown
decided to take a ride to see what's really goin' down up on
the northside of town Of course I bought a quarter pound
of bomb hemp feelin' a-ight like Johnny Kemp on a Friday
night Lookin' right cuz' my shit is tight blazin' blunts to city
lights on Sunset and Crescent Heights Bounce to the House
of Blues then I slid in free wit tennis shoes, sweatshirt, jeans
and no ID. Soon as I step inside the plizace I recognize the
fizace of an epp wit an izass more amazin' than grace So
I waste no time to kick my little I say "How ya doin'" she say
"I'm doin' fine" so I commence to mackin to baby to see
what's crackin So maybe I get her back at the cabin and
start attackin Threw back a shot of yack and started jabber
and jibben Fibbin and adibin just to get her to my crib then
We was chilling on the bed bumpin some Isley thought I was
about to spread the thighs but she surprised me when she
said "oh like that? You know I don't get down" I know my
homies gonna clown cause I let her stick around when...

Now Daddy's home but she's been waitin all night so we
could be all alone This is an everyday thing so we hang out
by the phone tryin to build something real Working tips to
the bone so much loves gone astray that it won't be comin
home no time soon So I dance with the silhouette beneath
the moon and she said if satisfactions guaranteed nothin
else could come between the flight of a new love babe Yeah
maybe we could be cool instead of sharin' this here ship
with the fools... you know ? (that) ... Right now... right now...
right now... right now... baby... Right now... right now...
right now... baby... and she said
I'll give you the world if you want
it I'll give you the world if you need it baby

I do love the sift and how things like this turn into all out political debates.

I just find any company that comes up with their own language for completely unnecessary things... associate? Come the crap on. What other bull crap words have they come up with to rename everyday things? It's one of the tennant of creating a cult, create your own internal language (just witness scientology as a prime example).

And why is the middle aged guy happy to be still stocking shelves at his age? And why would anyone listen to a friggen word he had to say about anything getting done in a business environment? Shelf stacking is a job you do before you get a real job... the fact he is doing it at his age means his diatribes on most anything to do with how business should work should be utterly ignored.

Personally I'm more of a quenya-speaker, but then I am a Valar to you people...
>> ^DavidRaine:
Guess I'll have to keep my eyes open at Gen Con now...
But seriously, what kind of geek speaks in "Elvish"? Any nerd worth his or her salt will refer to the language by its proper name of Sindarin!
</silly>



Sifters don't have bodies, but float in a beautiful consciousness-singularity mediated by the Internet. As such, nerd-induced cellulite have no effect on us. We are legion, with firm buttocks.
>> ^NicoleBee:
Aww geez.
Sure, it's cool now, but soon my gigantic amounts of nerdery will turn into heavy lumps of geeky cellulite, and I'm left in the corner by myself mumbling about Babylon 5 to a conveniently placed houseplant.
Again
>> ^gwiz665:
Cool nerd girls exist too, look at mintbbb and nicolebee!



Nerds are inherently creepy, what with their giant brains. Thinking a lot about things, quickly makes the everyday thing creepy.
>> ^treat:
I dated a girl in highschool who this broad reminds me a lot of. She was pretty nerdy, incredibly good looking, but also very very creepy.

Ohhhh, this is good, are there more videos like this in a series? It's funny how we can become so distracted by everyday things we forget to meditate and deepen our inner thoughts. Great post!

less moronic banter and more discussion, unless denial is an everyday thing for you like it is for most monkeys....
Hello from choggie...if you know what really happend that day, please, enlighten us

Winterzauber, "Winter Magic"

More info from the artist's website: http://www.p-geist.de/start.html

Multimedia art in Zurich: A restaurant is turned into a work of art

english version (translation Julie Draper)
Zurich, 11.27.2005

Beginning at sundown from 11.27 through 12.31.2005, the historically protected building housing the Lake Side Restaurant in Zurich will be transformed into a 450 sqm. three-dimensional video art installation.

It is the work of Berlin-based multimedia artist Philipp Geist, a rising star in the young art scene. Together with the symphony orchestra OBC Barcelona and the Finnish sound ensemble Pan Sonic, Philipp Geist appeared as a video artist at the opening of the Sonar Festival in Barcelona in 2004. He was represented at the Dissonanze Festival in Rome, at Clubtransmediale in Berlin and at the Mutek Festival in Montreal which is renowned for new media. His video works have been exhibited at important international art institutions including the Central House of Artists (CHA) in Moscow, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in London, the National Gallery in Warsaw (Zacheta), at the opening of the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich – and now for the first time in switzerland.

For his work in Zurich, the 29 year-old Berlin-based artist deliberately avoids the use of canvases and instead projects directly onto the concrete building façades and windows which have been prepared with a special projection foil. Every evening, visitors can expect to see a selection of images alternating between purist, dreamlike and intangibly fragile compositions. The starting foundation for all of Philipp Geist’s work is video material solely filmed and produced by himself. Geist finds the subjects for his work in everyday things like hairbrushes, leaves, raindrops and curtains. He releases these objects from their usual setting and places them in new visual and correlated contexts by employing special camera and video techniques using motion blur and superimposition.

Especially for Winterzauber (Winter Magic) in Lake Side, Philipp Geist went in search of wintry, Christmasy motifs which attempt to break the link to consumption and indulgence, and instead direct visitors’ attention toward the pure aesthetic component that is all too often obscured by the kitschy madness of Christmas.

It is in this way that a ride along the highly commercialized Oxford Street in London takes on a completely new appearance as it is seen through a window pane. Distorted by the raindrops at night, it allows viewers only a vague impression of the twinkling Christmas lights. Microscopic close-ups give sparklers, burned down candles and snowflakes an element of diversity that would have remained unappreciated by the human eye without the aid of technology.

By opting to use the three-dimensional, defined structure contours as projection surfaces instead of canvases, Geist increases the motifs’ abstraction while simultaneously regaining depth and diversity. In this way, Geist initiates a dialogue between the historically protected architecture, his artistic work and the people going in and out of the structure: The visitor himself becomes part of the projected image on the threshold between the inside and outside of the building.

Geist allows a wintry world to emerge in front of visitors’ eyes. The subject matter and motifs, although familiar, astonish with their size and unusual presentation while altering the observer’s perception and challenging conventional viewing habits.

Given that the opening of Geist’s work will coincide with the first day of Advent, it will be intriguing to see how he uses his playful, artistic interpretation to approach winter and Christmas themes. One thing is for certain: Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in a tranquil, wintry, dreamlike world of lights.

"Winterzauber" 2005 at Lake Side
Videoart installation by Philipp Geist
open daily from 11.27 - 12.30.05, 6:00 pm – 12 am
12.31.05, 6:00 pm – 5:00 am

Thank you choggie for the voice of reason. Blaming guns for violence is on par with blaming video games, music, evolution, or role playing games. We need personal responsibility, not blame. And when everyone has guns, and understands gun safety, they are just another thing like cars. Do we recall the feeling of freedom and empowerment that we expected a car to give us before we could drive, before we understood the cost and responsibility of having a car. Guns have a similar aura of empowerment to some, but they would not if guns were just another, everyday thing. As they are in places with less gun violence. People could just as easily go plow through populated places with cars, and we could just as easily pass legislation to make cars weigh 100 pounds and have big rings of pillows around them and flashing orange lights. But that sounds stupid because we (try to) teach people how to be responsible with cars. Besides the obvious argument that people who should not have guns, criminals and psychopaths, can always get them. I do not own any guns, but I am more comfortable knowing that my neighbors do not have to break the law to own a few.

Upvote because (for once) I agree with fox, not for the usual laugh at their expense.