28th March 2008

Dan’s web picks

My friend Dan is always sending me interesting stuff. Now you can read it too.

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17th March 2008

Energy Crisis? What Energy Crisis?

It’s called the….Aptera (say it in a deep, gravely voice; like Charlton Heston telling the Pharaoh to go screw himself…)

APTERA!
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14th March 2008

Should There Be A Warning on Hiv Tests?

And what should it say?

Twenty years of medical literature on what’s generously known as “Hiv Testing” tells us, over and over, that the tests come up reactive (positive) for at least 6 dozen conditions,

Are never truly “positive” or “negative”, but only shades of “reactive”,

Must be interpreted (according to socio-sexual-economic bases) for meaning,

And have no standard for this interpretation.

You can explore that literature here and here, or just do a google search on the subject.

So, if the tests are this bad, why don’t they have a warning, like cigarettes? They are more dangerous, because they give an irrevocable death sentence based on a non-existent, fraudulent test result.

Congress ought to hold a hearing on these tests, and get the FDA to do its job, and come up with an appropriate warning…

So, what should the warning on “Hiv tests” say?

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14th March 2008

Cedu Documentary in Progress

Hi hi hi,

I’m back from three weeks in Cadeefawnya (the home of Gov. Arnold), where I, along with my intrepid co-producer Jessica Pentland, traveled the state, catching up with interviewees for our Cedu documentary project.

We interviewed (and I’m counting in my head) … 11, or maybe 12 former Cedu school grads and escapees, plus two former staff (one very much “with the program”, one very critical).

I had a wonderful time meeting (and re-meeting) everyone, hearing and learning and remembering that very, very strange and often troubling experience of being a… captive? student?… of the Cedu school.
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12th March 2008

Los Angeles to Boston


More videos at YouTube

I’ve been away, away, away, filming a little documentary in and throughout California… Here are some shots from the magical metal beast that brought me back. I still find flying to be such a surreal experience.

Hope everyone is well, more soon, L

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