Gianfranco Palumbo

https://www.patagonia.com/blog/2018/06/dispatches-from-the-edge-o...

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:55:55 +0100

https://www.patagonia.com/blog/2018/06/dispatches-from-the-edge-of-the-world/

The Tarkine region of northwestern Tasmania is home to one of the last undisturbed tracks of Gondwana rainforests in the world. Photo: Mikey Schaefer

"The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 10:49:04 +0000

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

psych-facts: More here

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 10:47:33 +0000

psych-facts:

More here

cwote: Today is a good day to have a good day! Spread the love...

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 10:46:49 +0000

cwote:

Today is a good day to have a good day! Spread the love :))

The Unbearable Softness Of Softbank

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:58:09 +0000

alexiatsotsis:

Japanese telecom company Softbank has been making headlines recently for the mountain of capital it has raised and is now deploying in the tech sector. Fortune’s Polina Marinova gives some insight into Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son’s strategy beyond making it rain billions on struggling unicorns, by analyzing a Softbank “Next 30 Years Vision” deck from 2010.

On a conceptual level, the deck posits an eventual “information revolution” catalyzed by sensors and data, and argues that computing power (which is defined as ‘cell’ versus ‘transistor’ count) will surpass human brain power in 2018. As far as I can tell, that prediction will not pan out.

On a deeper level, it would seem like the person who designed this deck was a closet Existentialist, painstakingly questioning the very meaning of life through liberal use of the PowerPoint Clip Art library.

As the dystopian future the deck predicts seems ever more plausible in 2017, the poignancy of the deck’s image and text juxtapositions make the heart ache with ontological angst. “Why are we here?” “Are we in control of our lives?” “Why is Donald Trump president?” “Why is it called Softbank if it’s not a bank?”

Because the universe is absurd, and we make our own meanings in life, here are the most wistful slides in the Softbank deck, paired with a quote from some of the greatest Existentialist thinkers of our time. Philosophical wax on, philosophical wax off.

1. “What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence?” John Paul Sartre

2. “The worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns and forests.” Friedrich Nietzche

3. “Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman–a rope over an abyss.” Frederich Nietzche

4. “If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance.” Albert Camus

5. “After awhile you could get used to anything.” Albert Camus

6. “Hell is other people.” Jean Paul Sartre

7. “The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.” Carl Sagan

8. “People run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water.” Charles Bukowski

9. “Did she love you?”
“Only as an extension of herself.”
“What else can love be?” Charles Bukowski

10. “There is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock.” Charles Bukowski

11. “Why are there beings at all, instead of Nothing?” Martin Heidegger

"Did she love you?” “Only as an extension of herself.” “What else can love be?"

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:57:09 +0000

“Did she love you?” “Only as an extension of herself.” “What else can love be?”

- Charles Bukowski

Photo

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:49:21 +0000

"What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence?"

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:47:58 +0000

“What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence?”

- Jean-Paul Sartre

New Techno and House mix featuring: Tiga, Radio Slave...

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:41:29 +0100

New Techno and House mix featuring: Tiga, Radio Slave (Official), Adam Beyer, Kaiserdisco, David August and more.

https://www.mixcloud.com/gianpaj/fever-2017/

“You’ve got to dance closer to the onces that you...

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:52:52 +0000

“You’ve got to dance closer to the onces that you like” #chill

My first #breadandbutterpudding - not a bad start

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:30:07 +0100

My first #breadandbutterpudding - not a bad start

Welcome to #telephones - great party, vibes and music!...

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:12:19 +0100

Welcome to #telephones - great party, vibes and music! #summerparty
Felt like those NYC parties you see in videos (at Pallas Projects/Studios)

DJ Mix is out! ->> Link in bio Jacques is a young boy....

Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:33:21 +0100

DJ Mix is out! ->> Link in bio

Jacques is a young boy. He’s full of life and eager to experience everything he can grasp in his hands. He’s a dreamer. He’s not a poet or charlatan. Je Suis Jacques.

#house and #techno (at Dublin, Ireland)

Photo by @dofunkk - effect by Prima app (iOS) #artistrash

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:32:45 +0100

Photo by @dofunkk - effect by Prima app (iOS) #artistrash

Speak your mind #tw

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:05:45 +0100

Speak your mind #tw

Poznan + Google magic (at Poznan, Poland)

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:13:47 +0100

Poznan + Google magic (at Poznan, Poland)

Last November #dublinstreets (at O'neils)

Thu, 26 May 2016 18:12:24 +0100

Last November #dublinstreets (at O'neils)

"The only way to making your dream your reality is courage. Fearlessness. The spirit to keep..."

Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:20:25 +0100

“The only way to making your dream your reality is courage. Fearlessness. The spirit to keep wandering through the dark until you see the light.”

- Liam Tinker via iamtinker (via psych-facts)

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Sat, 02 Apr 2016 11:40:17 +0100

tastefullyoffensive:

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The gloriously dumb Wi-Fi wine bottle of the future

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:26:09 +0100

The gloriously dumb Wi-Fi wine bottle of the future:

weputachipinit:

Hang on I have to recharge my wine bottle.