cyber-reflections

So, this was uploaded to YouTube in 2006… oh yes, i’ve been wanting the iPhone, but I don’t need it…

I’ve been meaning to post this for some time… The following list was sent to me by Sarah-Louise at work… it’s really quite representative if you want to understand the British better… especially my generation in some places… anyone born in the mid-70’s, I’d say.

Paul McCartney singing on the Tube (1986)…

The Thunderbirds hit Piccadilly Circus and Bank Tube stations (1965) - (no embed allowed)

A journey by London Bus (1950)

Punk squatters in Islington (1983)

The crimes of Joe Orton - a humorous documentary (1970)

Understanding the Southall Riots and the burning of Hambrough Tavern (1981)

Soul II Soul makes it big (1990) - no embed allowed

The Crystal Palace fire (1936)

QED documentary - Nuclear War: a guide to armageddon (pt 1 of 3) (1982)

London during the Blitz ()

Critical documentary on the setting up of the Federal Reserve System… very thought provoking. Are we now seeing the setting up of a banking mega-cartel?

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Rahim recently referred to a FastCompany article on how China is exploiting resources in Africa, and his concerns that Africa will become an empty husk.

There was a special report on the BBC last night about how China’s hunger to fuel growth at home requires it to source large amounts of raw materials, this time a Chinese mining company, Chinalco, has bought Mount Toromocho for US$3bn cash. Standing at 15,000 feet (4,600m), and containing two billion tonnes of copper ore this mountain will eventually dissapear. The ore will be mined and processed to electrify the whole of China.

Will countries like Peru face the same fate that Rahim alludes to? Will it become an empty husk? I share his concerns.

Here’s a video (time-lapse) of the One Day Poem Pavillion by Jiyeon Song. In this world of fast forward, here’s a message to make sure we enjoy every moment, and not worry about the small stuff.