The square, perfected, has no corner;
Music, perfected, has no melody;
Love, perfected, has no climax;
Art, perfected, has no meaning.
“Taoteching.org is a non-profit site created to distribute the Tao Te Ching over the Internet.”.
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El Caganer
“In Catalonia, as well as in the rest of Spain and in most of Italy and Southern France, the traditional Christmas decoration is a large model of the city of Bethlehem.
The Catalans have added an extra character known as the Caganer, often tucked away where he is not easily noticed.
“Caganer” translates from Catalan to English as “pooper”, and that is exactly what this little statue is doing: taking a poo.”.
(from Wikipedia)El Caganer : “nice character of Catalan tradition”.
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Cashback
“When you fall asleep you’re unaware of sleeping until your awake.
During last missing hours a whole other world comes alive.
Welcome to the nightshift.”.
Cashback (the short)* and Cashback, the movie*.
“I think that the film tells us that what we spend our lives looking for is often right in front of us.
And if we take the time to see things calmly, we find in us what we want or we find ways to obtain it.”.
(Sean Ellis)Above: screenshot from the teaser trailer. Model: Irene Bagach.
Requires Flash Player and broadband. *Mild graphic nudity.
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Art Frahm
“It is unfair to judge Art Frahm by these illustrations.”.
“But the falling-panty theme is a staple of his work.”. Art Frahm: a study of the effects of celery on loose elastic.
From The Institute of Official Cheer by James Lileks.
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The city
Listen Milosh: The city. Electronic/Downtempo/Soul.
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World Wide Words
- Grok
- To understand something intuitively or by empathy.
“We must look to Robert Anson Heinlein for the origins of this word, which he invented for his science-fantasy book Stranger in a Strange Land in 1961.
In this, Valentine Michael Smith, a human being raised on Mars, returns to Earth with psi powers given him by the Martians and is transformed into a messiah.”.
(Michael Quinion)worldwidewords.org: “Michael Quinion writes on international English from a British viewpoint.”.
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Android 207
“An android trapped inside of a large maze with no idea how to find its way out.”. 
Android 207, the movie. By Paul Whittington.
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The No Asshole Rule
“One of the main ideas on the book is that acting like a demeaning jerk isn’t just a personality characteristic that some people have and others don’t.
There is a lot of evidence that, when any of us are around nasty people, we – without realizing it – start mimicking their nastiness, and suffer from asshole poisoning as well.
Management gurus are constantly ranting about the importance of commitment.
But if you work with people who treat you like dirt, they have not earned your passion and commitment. Practice going through the motions without really caring.”.
(Robert Sutton)The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.
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Emily Short
“Interactive fiction tells you the beginning of a story. Then it puts you in charge and lets you decide what your character should do.
You type commands for the main character to carry out, and the story replies by telling you what happens next.”.
“If you enjoy interactive fiction, you’ll find a wide variety of other works available to you.
And, like books, works of interactive fiction come in assortment of genres: fantasy, mystery, horror, and science-fiction, romance and historical, surreal and slice-of-life.
See my PDF Manual on playing IF.”.
(Emily Short)
Top: a detail from the home page of Gargoyle, an IF player.
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Killed Trans Am
“We’ve learned a lot from dismantling Trans Ams, and we intend to post some of this info (along with some humor) on this site.”.
The Killed Trans Am Page, from Hoghead’s Firebird and Trans Am Parts.
By Brian Morelock and Joe Bays.