i'm thinking 'kindergarten cop', actually.
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jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Monday, November 27, 2017
to put it more explicitly: when big government serves the interests of people, that's called democracy. and, my anarchist vision would be minor tweaks, not large changes. anarchists believe in assemblies and collective action. so, we could usually use some more democracy. but, we don't really need to change it if it works.
but, when big government serves the interests of capital, that's called fascism, and it ought to be dismantled.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
but, when big government serves the interests of capital, that's called fascism, and it ought to be dismantled.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i was actually vocally unimpressed by elizabeth warren's work in setting up a ready-made institution for capture, with the cpfb. these things always end the same way.
if you set up a bureau to regulate fox access to the hen house, you can be guaranteed that it will be taken over by foxes within the decade. it doesn't matter what it is. it's really the last thing you want to do, if you want to hold people accountable - because the history is so crystal clear on the point. any financial protection bureau will inevitably become the banker protection bureau. and, then what you've done is give them a tool to further their own power with.
i know there were people pointing to this as the reason elizabeth warren should have run for president, but in my mind there were only two possible explanations: (1) this was designed for eventual takeover by the banking industry or (2) it's an example of extremely poor judgement. either way, it struck me as disqualifying.
but, that's why i'm an anarchist, and not a "progressive".
i don't think you get around a system of exploitation by policing the people with power. i think you have to tear the system down, and you're just running on a hamster wheel until you figure it out.
we'll actually be lucky if trump dismantles this. that's the least damaging outcome.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
if you set up a bureau to regulate fox access to the hen house, you can be guaranteed that it will be taken over by foxes within the decade. it doesn't matter what it is. it's really the last thing you want to do, if you want to hold people accountable - because the history is so crystal clear on the point. any financial protection bureau will inevitably become the banker protection bureau. and, then what you've done is give them a tool to further their own power with.
i know there were people pointing to this as the reason elizabeth warren should have run for president, but in my mind there were only two possible explanations: (1) this was designed for eventual takeover by the banking industry or (2) it's an example of extremely poor judgement. either way, it struck me as disqualifying.
but, that's why i'm an anarchist, and not a "progressive".
i don't think you get around a system of exploitation by policing the people with power. i think you have to tear the system down, and you're just running on a hamster wheel until you figure it out.
we'll actually be lucky if trump dismantles this. that's the least damaging outcome.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
publishing inri068
in the
summer of 2013, two formative things happened at almost exactly the same
time: my father died after a lengthy battle with brain cancer and i
moved from ottawa, ontario to windsor, ontario. they were within a week
from each other; my father died while i was camped out in a tim horton's
on tecumseh, waiting to sign a lease and catch a bus back 'home'. but,
dad was really the only remaining thing that made ottawa home, in the
first place.
the reasons underlying my move were legitimate, if somewhat forced. my gear was stored in my father's garage, and i had been given notice that i would not be able to keep it there more than a moment past his death. my stepmother and i haven't spoken since. i legitimately couldn't find anything in ottawa, so finding the place in windsor was actually somewhat of a stroke of luck, given the urgency of the situation. i had hitched down there to meet friends, but in the end they couldn't sign a lease, so i went by myself.
the culmination of occurrences had me in the mindset of fresh beginnings. i finally had a stable income source on odsp, and a new apartment in a new city. so, i almost immediately set about completing all of the music that i had been putting aside for so long, in preparation for my own imminent demise, relative to the immense expanse that is time.
through whatever coincidence, i am permanently closing my second period during the week that i am being evicted from this same apartment, for the supposed reason of personal use. this apartment will consequently forever be associated with the completion of my second period.
yet, the bulk of the work done in this apartment - through immense difficulties with malfunctioning gear, questionable electrical outlets and a probable atmospheric magnetic field - has been in the realm of (re)mixing, orchestrating, programming and rearranging. it was just the nature of what needed to be done around an assortment of midi compositions and flat mixes from the early 00s. the really heavy lifting in completing my discography will come in finishing the third period, which i will not start until i move into a new apartment, around the corner from here.
with the exception of two vocal tracks (for inri020 and inri062), this disc is a comprehensive document of what was actually written as it was being recorded in the basement at 805 marion ave, in windsor, ontario, canada, in the form of a collection of overdub mixes that can be pasted on top of the existing demos in order to create the final products. it is mostly guitar and bass tracks, but also includes some orchestral and other sequencing and some electronic drum parts. everything else that was done in this basement was either created from existing sound or was constructed from existing midi instructions, however elaborately and however abstractly.
in hindsight, i can state with some force that this basement is not well suited for a recording studio. yet, these problems will be forever embedded within my own history, as well.
with those words, my tenure here ends. so long.
originally written, programmed and recorded in varying states of finality over 2001 and 2002, except the hidden track (which was programmed in 1997). the associated tracks were completed between february, 2014 and may, 2015; these mixes, however, were spun off as late as nov, 2017. this compilation is dated to nov 27, 2017; disc simultaneously created and finalized as lp017 on nov 27, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
the reasons underlying my move were legitimate, if somewhat forced. my gear was stored in my father's garage, and i had been given notice that i would not be able to keep it there more than a moment past his death. my stepmother and i haven't spoken since. i legitimately couldn't find anything in ottawa, so finding the place in windsor was actually somewhat of a stroke of luck, given the urgency of the situation. i had hitched down there to meet friends, but in the end they couldn't sign a lease, so i went by myself.
the culmination of occurrences had me in the mindset of fresh beginnings. i finally had a stable income source on odsp, and a new apartment in a new city. so, i almost immediately set about completing all of the music that i had been putting aside for so long, in preparation for my own imminent demise, relative to the immense expanse that is time.
through whatever coincidence, i am permanently closing my second period during the week that i am being evicted from this same apartment, for the supposed reason of personal use. this apartment will consequently forever be associated with the completion of my second period.
yet, the bulk of the work done in this apartment - through immense difficulties with malfunctioning gear, questionable electrical outlets and a probable atmospheric magnetic field - has been in the realm of (re)mixing, orchestrating, programming and rearranging. it was just the nature of what needed to be done around an assortment of midi compositions and flat mixes from the early 00s. the really heavy lifting in completing my discography will come in finishing the third period, which i will not start until i move into a new apartment, around the corner from here.
with the exception of two vocal tracks (for inri020 and inri062), this disc is a comprehensive document of what was actually written as it was being recorded in the basement at 805 marion ave, in windsor, ontario, canada, in the form of a collection of overdub mixes that can be pasted on top of the existing demos in order to create the final products. it is mostly guitar and bass tracks, but also includes some orchestral and other sequencing and some electronic drum parts. everything else that was done in this basement was either created from existing sound or was constructed from existing midi instructions, however elaborately and however abstractly.
in hindsight, i can state with some force that this basement is not well suited for a recording studio. yet, these problems will be forever embedded within my own history, as well.
with those words, my tenure here ends. so long.
originally written, programmed and recorded in varying states of finality over 2001 and 2002, except the hidden track (which was programmed in 1997). the associated tracks were completed between february, 2014 and may, 2015; these mixes, however, were spun off as late as nov, 2017. this compilation is dated to nov 27, 2017; disc simultaneously created and finalized as lp017 on nov 27, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
credits
released April 24, 2003
j - electric guitars, digital & analog effects & treatments, bass, synthesizers, electric air reed organ, drum & other sampling, drum programming, drum manipulations, electronic drum kit, orchestral & other sequencing, sound design, soundscaping, loops, digital wave editing, voice, production, composition.
greg - drum performance sample source (2)
the rendered electronic orchestra includes at least one of each of the following: violin, viola, cello, contrabass, koto, french horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba, english horn, saxophone, flute, oboe, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, agogo, tubular bells, glockenspiel, piano, melodic toms, timpani, orchestral hit, orchestral drum set and various full string sections. it also includes choir.
j - electric guitars, digital & analog effects & treatments, bass, synthesizers, electric air reed organ, drum & other sampling, drum programming, drum manipulations, electronic drum kit, orchestral & other sequencing, sound design, soundscaping, loops, digital wave editing, voice, production, composition.
greg - drum performance sample source (2)
the rendered electronic orchestra includes at least one of each of the following: violin, viola, cello, contrabass, koto, french horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba, english horn, saxophone, flute, oboe, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, agogo, tubular bells, glockenspiel, piano, melodic toms, timpani, orchestral hit, orchestral drum set and various full string sections. it also includes choir.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
so, is al franken doing this right?
well, he knows he can't stand there and call people liars. and, he's right: he can't do that. i can do that. his friends can do that. but, he's a senator - he can't do that. it's maybe a little counter-intuitive, but it's absolutely correct. he'd get eaten alive if he tried that.
i still kind of think he should do it, though. to me, that is a matter of principle: to call a spade a spade. and, maybe somebody else could do it convincingly. but, this isn't a politically palatable option for most politicians, and i didn't expect him to do it.
instead, he needs to say things like "i don't remember it that way" and "i'm sorry if she felt that way" and let people connect the dots.
what he's saying is he needs to be more careful. and, he's right about that, too. all his opponents need is a picture of him touching somebody to fabricate an anonymous accusation. and, there's no doubt thousands such pictures out there. nor are the people out to get him likely to stop, either. he needs to ensure that he isn't handing his opponents any more 'evidence' they can use against him. he needs to be walking around in an imaginary ten foot bubble for the rest of his political life.
the rest of the world should realize that they need to be more careful, too - any picture of anybody touching anybody could be framed this way.
so, is he doing this right? from the perspective of his brand, maybe. but, in the end, there might not be a way for al franken to do this right.
at least, it should be acknowledged that he's mostly produced a set of tautologies, and that these are tautologies that almost everybody can learn something from.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
well, he knows he can't stand there and call people liars. and, he's right: he can't do that. i can do that. his friends can do that. but, he's a senator - he can't do that. it's maybe a little counter-intuitive, but it's absolutely correct. he'd get eaten alive if he tried that.
i still kind of think he should do it, though. to me, that is a matter of principle: to call a spade a spade. and, maybe somebody else could do it convincingly. but, this isn't a politically palatable option for most politicians, and i didn't expect him to do it.
instead, he needs to say things like "i don't remember it that way" and "i'm sorry if she felt that way" and let people connect the dots.
what he's saying is he needs to be more careful. and, he's right about that, too. all his opponents need is a picture of him touching somebody to fabricate an anonymous accusation. and, there's no doubt thousands such pictures out there. nor are the people out to get him likely to stop, either. he needs to ensure that he isn't handing his opponents any more 'evidence' they can use against him. he needs to be walking around in an imaginary ten foot bubble for the rest of his political life.
the rest of the world should realize that they need to be more careful, too - any picture of anybody touching anybody could be framed this way.
so, is he doing this right? from the perspective of his brand, maybe. but, in the end, there might not be a way for al franken to do this right.
at least, it should be acknowledged that he's mostly produced a set of tautologies, and that these are tautologies that almost everybody can learn something from.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
ok, i got it up as a stub.
to be continued...
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/percussive-works
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
to be continued...
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/percussive-works
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i didn't get as much as i wanted done yesterday, but the situation remains the same: i need to ship either tonight or tomorrow morning, probably tomorrow morning, and absolutely still can finish before then.
if not, i guess i'll have a few items to ship next week.
the only other thing i need to do before i move is a compost run. and, worst case, i could always do it after i move. i don't want to do that, though; i want the compost out tomorrow.
it's not year clear what inri068 is going to be. but, i've just pushed the percussive works forward. i feel like the material i've compiled for this is very strong, but there's only a half hour of it. this can and should be an epic release, but it just needs more material in order to bring it there. the beginning of the ninth symphony, as well as an unreleased track from early 2007 called 'the crash', should effectively add to this release. so, i'm planning to release this at the end of period 3, instead. period 3 will run from summer, 2003 to spring, 2007.
if there weren't existing ideas in the discography to flesh this out, i'd consider releasing it as an ep. but, there actually are good ideas to explore for this, and the end result will be better if i wait it out.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard
if not, i guess i'll have a few items to ship next week.
the only other thing i need to do before i move is a compost run. and, worst case, i could always do it after i move. i don't want to do that, though; i want the compost out tomorrow.
it's not year clear what inri068 is going to be. but, i've just pushed the percussive works forward. i feel like the material i've compiled for this is very strong, but there's only a half hour of it. this can and should be an epic release, but it just needs more material in order to bring it there. the beginning of the ninth symphony, as well as an unreleased track from early 2007 called 'the crash', should effectively add to this release. so, i'm planning to release this at the end of period 3, instead. period 3 will run from summer, 2003 to spring, 2007.
if there weren't existing ideas in the discography to flesh this out, i'd consider releasing it as an ep. but, there actually are good ideas to explore for this, and the end result will be better if i wait it out.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard
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