I got a question from a woman who was leaving/being disfellowshipped because she had chosen to become romantically involved, and with a non-JW. Her note is edited somewhat to protect her privacy: Please help with the guilt of leaving my teenages behind while I get DF. First let me say that I’m not out to get or make life hard for anyone who choose to continue to be a witness, that’s their decision but not mine. Emotionally, I’m a wreak…I’m…
create your own visited country map Pretty sad – US, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and a few in Europe. I need to get out more! (Thanks H.K.!)
Create your own personalized map of the USA (Thanks H.K.!)
InterviewStream » Blog Archive » Joseph Nechvatal My (increasingly successful) intellectual artist friend Joseph has his interview for ZKM up at InterviewStream. It’s all about his thinking concerning his work (computer-robotic assisted painting and computer animations), his critique of ideologies of power and, most interesting to me of course, great stuff on the viral. A couple of sweet tidbits: The word has not been recognized as a virus because it has achieved a state of stable symbiosis with the host….
Torture is a contradiction of our historical national values. In addition, we undermine our national security and are in violation of our own laws when we allow it. Informants will not come forward if they cannot trust us not to treat them fairly under international law. We do not get accurate information with torture – ample historical precedent teaches us that those who are tortured will say anything to make it stop. After a couple of years of imprisonment, what…
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