Lou Reed is spinning in his grave before he's even dead.

Hi Netrunner, I've just finished reading a book that reminded me of your posts the whole way through. It's called "A thinking reed" (from Pascal's Pensees) and is the Australian politician Barry Jones' autobiography... now it's not a perfect book by any means, it's a bit like a group of related essays rather than a cohesive work, but it is interesting and entirely the sort of discussion I can see you wanting to engage in.

I linked to it in this video http://videosift.com/video/Barry-Jones-Reprieve-speech so I won't repeat myself, but the death penalty was only one chapter in a very long book!

I'm pretty sure it's available in your parts, if not then get in touch.

Here is a review, but from an Australian point of view, it doesn't really explain why a U.S. citizen might want to read it... but I think that learning about other systems can only help understanding your own. Oh, and the Russia trip where he persuaded the police he was a high ranking Communist was rather amusing, as were other parts

http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/a-thinking-reed/2006/10/27/1161749298281.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/magazine/talk-reed-hastings-knows-he-messed-up.html?_r=1&ref=magazine

I wonder if it would be possible to rig it to make noise. Moisten and tape the reed to the mouthpiece, and depress the keys that would best suit the velocity of the instrument. I guess you'd also have to attach rockets so that they don't stop the bell. >> ^Yogi:

I thought it was gonna make a noise...there was no point to this!

I'm sorry about the book-line, I cut it immediately after posting. But I meant Executive as in Judicative + Legislative + Executive, only one level above.

Society agrees on your aforementioned constitution by a legislative process and creates the Executive organ of government to put the constitution into action. By doing so, the executive organ of government is THEN ideally split into this government's Judicative + Legislative + Executive.

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:

>> ^DerHasisttot:
>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
Didn't get hear the end of the answer, I want my vote back! This isn't about talking points, this is about mud slinging
To make the false argument that government = society is so dumb.

Government is the executive of a society.
At 30 seconds RP almost shrugs his shoulders when asked if he'd let him die. Is that not enough?
@ponceleon, what about everything before?

Ohhh there you go throwing around your fancy book learning! I shuuur do wishh I reed me a bouk!
Ad hominem aside, "executive of a society", really? Like government is the boss and we the people are its workers? Really? I think you need to read a nice little book called the constitution. There is a good line in it about "We the People of the United States" implying a very different idea than the fancy books you seem to read! (this is supposed to be a joking around tone, not a snide tone, please take it in that context, been watching redlettermedia all day )
And @NetRunner, I guess you are right, I did kind of miss that point of the cheering, kind of odd for sure. Matches the boos that he later gets.
Though I don't support the logic of "unless you're going to somehow guarantee that no one will be left for dead", we can't say that about anything ever. Let us try that logic on a different foot shall we? I don't think we should legalize drugs because of all the new people that will die of drugs. I don't think drugs should be legal unless you can guarantee me that no extra people will die. The problem is we are fist assuming that people should be restricted from drugs, not that more people will die because of more volume of people doing them. More to the point, "if" (and it is a big if, I don't think government mandated healthcare is making more hearts available for transplant, as my grandma) more people died from a lack of healthcare then it should make us, as people, want to help all those whom can't afford to on our own merit, much like the same argument for supporting local drug rehabilitation programs. I have had the opportunity to serve in just such a way, for which I am grateful.
My point is, there is rarely one good answer for a given problem, like health care, but when government is involved, only one answer is given. I would rather local communities figure that out for themselves. Speaking of, I have been toying around with the idea of non-profit healthcare for awhile now, perhaps I should get to know some actuaries and make it happen. Is there already such a thing? Am I ignorant to its existence?

>> ^DerHasisttot:

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
Didn't get hear the end of the answer, I want my vote back! This isn't about talking points, this is about mud slinging
To make the false argument that government = society is so dumb.

Government is the executive of a society.
At 30 seconds RP almost shrugs his shoulders when asked if he'd let him die. Is that not enough?
@ponceleon, what about everything before?


Ohhh there you go throwing around your fancy book learning! I shuuur do wishh I reed me a bouk!

Ad hominem aside, "executive of a society", really? Like government is the boss and we the people are its workers? Really? I think you need to read a nice little book called the constitution. There is a good line in it about "We the People of the United States" implying a very different idea than the fancy books you seem to read! (this is supposed to be a joking around tone, not a snide tone, please take it in that context, been watching redlettermedia all day )

And @NetRunner, I guess you are right, I did kind of miss that point of the cheering, kind of odd for sure. Matches the boos that he later gets.

Though I don't support the logic of "unless you're going to somehow guarantee that no one will be left for dead", we can't say that about anything ever. Let us try that logic on a different foot shall we? I don't think we should legalize drugs because of all the new people that will die of drugs. I don't think drugs should be legal unless you can guarantee me that no extra people will die. The problem is we are fist assuming that people should be restricted from drugs, not that more people will die because of more volume of people doing them. More to the point, "if" (and it is a big if, I don't think government mandated healthcare is making more hearts available for transplant, as my grandma) more people died from a lack of healthcare then it should make us, as people, want to help all those whom can't afford to on our own merit, much like the same argument for supporting local drug rehabilitation programs. I have had the opportunity to serve in just such a way, for which I am grateful.

My point is, there is rarely one good answer for a given problem, like health care, but when government is involved, only one answer is given. I would rather local communities figure that out for themselves. Speaking of, I have been toying around with the idea of non-profit healthcare for awhile now, perhaps I should get to know some actuaries and make it happen. Is there already such a thing? Am I ignorant to its existence?

awww...thanks anyways! I am glad someone likes it.

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Moving this video to reed's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/06/13/funny-dog-pictures-kan-yu-reed/

>> ^bareboards2:

And so it begins.
If I were black, would you be ignoring me so completely if I said I was being made extremely uncomfortable by overtly racist vids on the Sift?
Would you insult me by making more denigrating black comments?

>> ^blankfist:
Worst. Vagina. Monologue. EVAR.



If sum-one is retarded to you just point out why they are been retarded directly at them thats all you can do (obvouly don't let yourself be baited by trolls) , I don't get why you feel you need to make this post about it its not like they can do anything to you or Evan know you well for what they say to have a truly deep emotional impact on you . and aside from that if sum one is a total munch to you then all you do is respect them less and pay less atentoin to them.

granted women due to there minority online ( in certain places) get different treatment to men , but other minorities or people that are different get different or disproportional treatment as well and the people that you disagree with are not likely to change how they are by reeding what you just wrote at the top.

People go on about my spelling all the time and its frustrating to have to keep exsplaing the same thing , but in the end it dosen't really matter all i can do is exsplain why it snot important and how they are wrong and then hope they get it if not then they don't.

As for your racism example i would say the exact same thing if sum one is racist then everyone can see that there view is retarded and they can point that out and why.

the only time admin should step in is if sum-one was spamming your account to the existent that you cannot technically use video sift or something along those lines.

everyone should just stick there dick/Munt flaps out the window and let them flap around in the wind following that they should chill the fuck out.

>> ^raverman:

Music as an 'art form' requires artistic talent and skill to be considered "good". The various skills necessary to be a talented singer are well known and documented.
This can only be classed as Entertainment... people are entitled to enjoy it much as they would America's funniest home videos, a bad pun, or a children's clown act.
But it's not Musical Art as it includes no skill or talent.


If we were to only talk about singing then you could say the same about Bob Dylan, Jimmi Hendrix, Lou Reed, or hundreds of other obviously talented people.

Her singing is not the best in the world, but it's certainly good enough to be a part of a music project of some kind.

>> ^Retroboy:

That stuff is gross when it builds up.
We have white pines around our lake and once every few years the pollen production is extremely high. When it lands on the lake and the winds push it up onto the sandy shore, it forms bands of what can only be described as "mustard". Sometimes the bands get covered with other stuff like last year's reeds that wash up.
When you unknowingly step on a covered patch in your bare feet, tree spooge comes out between your toes.
You're welcome for that mental image.


If you have your own lake, I don't think you have the right to complain. Saw that in a law book somewheres...

That stuff is gross when it builds up.

We have white pines around our lake and once every few years the pollen production is extremely high. When it lands on the lake and the winds push it up onto the sandy shore, it forms bands of what can only be described as "mustard". Sometimes the bands get covered with other stuff like last year's reeds that wash up.

When you unknowingly step on a covered patch in your bare feet, tree spooge comes out between your toes.

You're welcome for that mental image.

trepidations reed lemur @ 22:00, another highlight