Large Hadron (Hardon) Link Roundup

Has the LHC Destroyed the Earth?

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Has the Large Hadron Collider Destroyed the World Yet?

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Large Hadron Rap (video)

Bonus link: Large Hardon Collider (NSFW)

IHS “Liberty & Society”

Just got back from Wake Forrest University where I spent a week on intense interdisciplinary study, conversation, drinking, and excessive cigarette smoking. If you are a college student, or recent graduate (and are at all interested in liberty) and have not been to any of the Institute for Humane Studies’ seminars I encourage you to apply next seminar.

I attended “Liberty & Society” after being recommended by Bureaucrash’s Crasher in Chief Pete Eyre, and am deeply in his debt because of this. I was excited before arriving, and had high expectations, but was unprepared for how bad ass it actually was. The IHS Staff is wonderful, helpful, and particpates in conversation as your equal, the professor will really challenge the way you look at the world around you, and even the way you learned history. No matter how odd your views may be, you find others you have tons in common with, or those who fundamental life view are very different that become close allies (A smut peddling Atheist working hand in hand with A Catholic, A Mormon, and a Lutheran to promote Anarchy and Capitalism!)

Where can you study the benefits of Child Labor and Prostitution and the evils of fair trade coffee and the social contract? Where can the people doing a session on the ‘Moral Superiority of Communism’ vote for the AnarchoCaptialist presentation, and the AnCaps NOT vote for themselves, even with prize money on the line!!

I made some great friends, a few who I think I will actually see again, and some I will hold deal to me for a very long time. I will have a very few pictures soon.

Thus Spoke the Internet

(02:10:12 PM) Konstruct: dude we could use west coast parties as a new form of energy, perpetual kinetic partying energy
(02:10:43 PM) XaqFixx: I like where you are going with this and will subscribe to your news letter
(02:10:52 PM) XaqFixx: We will need a giant straw
(02:11:22 PM) XaqFixx: so we can drink it up
(02:11:28 PM) XaqFixx: I understand their milkshake is better than ours anyway
(02:12:46 PM) Konstruct: we must drink their milkshakes
(02:13:47 PM) XaqFixx: I happen to be in the possession of a large amount of buckets, freshly liberated from the tyrannical flippers of angry walruses, that we can store them in
(02:14:22 PM) XaqFixx: it will be guarded by an army of LOL cats, led by EPIC FAIL guy
(02:14:31 PM) Konstruct: won’t that incur the wrath of the mudkips?
(02:15:07 PM) XaqFixx: No, Ceiling cat says they are all preoccupied
(02:15:23 PM) XaqFixx: Pedo Bear verified this information
(02:15:54 PM) Konstruct: what was the sneezing pandas take on all this
(02:17:07 PM) XaqFixx: I dunno, tired to find out but got rick rolled
(02:17:43 PM) Konstruct: thats better than being chuckle fucked
(02:18:25 PM) XaqFixx: neither Goatse or Tubgirl could be reached for comment, they did offer me some beer, but Chris Mathews came to my rescue, and had them take a seat over there
(02:18:44 PM) Konstruct: lol
(02:19:12 PM) Konstruct: So thats why M Bison was screaming yes
(02:20:23 PM) XaqFixx: that, and all my bases belong to him

New Pic

A pic of me and my wonderful (yet Camera Shy) wife at last weekend’s Return of the Bats, I was working the door. I have been invited to DJ sometime in the future, and may just do that come June or so, so stay tuned. I wish you could see my handlebar ’stache and mohawk better in the pic, but club lighting isn’t the best.

Thanks to ROTB DJ, Urabn Explorer, and Photographer Sanity Ana for the pics.

Mad Love to New and Old Readers.

Hello Readers,

I know many of you are new to this blog, and I wanted to thank WordPress for their front page, and news page, love.  I hope you all have enjoyed the article about the citizen ticketing the cop, and have taken time to check out some of the other articles on here.  Please stay tuned for more liberty, activism, political, and brewing related news, while you are waiting, why not check out some of the folks on my blog roll.  None of those sites links are paid ad spots, just like minded bloggers and groups.

Thanks,

Xaq Fixx

Free the Jefferson 1!

Jefferson 1 Update

The Jefferson 1 – now known to be Brooke Oberwetter -has had the arrest expunged from her record, however, they aren’t dropping the ridiculous “interfering with an agency function” charge and have added an even more ridiculous charge of “demonstrating without a permit.”  The case has also upgraded from DC Court to the federal court.

As many of you know, a permit is only required for demonstrations of more than 25 people.  Although this may fit the definition of a demonstration, a permit would still not be required for the Jefferson Birthday Dance as there was less than 25 people involved (unless you count the cops and nonparticipating tourists).  This charge is completely bogus.

If you haven’t yet, please consider donating to the Free The Jefferson 1! Defense Fund.

This update is via the agitator.

ShootBackTV

“Every year there are thousands of reports of police brutality, out of control bureaucrats, and state agents abusing their power. Many more instances go unreported out of fear, indifference, or the feeling that nothing will be done about it, after all, it’s their word against yours, the word of an assumed hero, the state agent, and a supposed criminal to trouble maker, you. ShootBackTV encourages people to change the balance of power, resist, and fight back, but not with their weapons of force, our power is information and our weapon is the video camera. They can argue with your version of a story, they can call you a liar or even lie themselves, they can’t argue with evidence, a video can’t lie.
Grab your camera, it’s time to ShootBack” ShootBackTV is an idea I came up with last July 4th, and shared with a few friends, with the help of Jason and Erin at Bureaucrash the idea grew, a video commercial was made, and a youtube playlist was created.  Unfortunately we ran into a few snags along the way, and have decided to go independent with the project.  At Jason’s suggestion I have created a group page on tumblr, and ShootBack has come alive.  It is still in it’s infancy, and the group is currently Jason and myself, but it is still worth checking out.   ShootBackTV on Tumblr.

See the video behind the cut

More Dancysteria!

The Wall Street Journal Reports that a popular new dance craze, called “Tektonic” has been copyrighted as a brand in France by Alexandre Barouzdin, “a 31-year-old party promoter who used to work in the finance industry.”   He has created a record label, a clothing line, and owns the right for any use of the word in marketing materials.

This is pissing off many fans, DJs, and even Tektonic dancers themselves, who pioneered thee mix of rave and break dancing.  One dancer, made famous by YouTube has signed a DVD deal with Sony BMG, but cannot use the term “tektonic” without paying royalties to Mr. Barouzdin.  A swiss company has already been sent 2 cease and desist letters for their sales of a shirt featuring the tektonics eagle logo.

Owning a genre may seem a little weird, I mean no one owns Rock and Roll (although it may have a king) or Pop (which has a prince, and a guy named Prince.) but this is not the first time, even in dance music, that the genre name has been owned.  DJ/Producer/Promoter, who coined the term Electroclash, also trademarked it after throwing his first Electroclash Festival.

I wonder if anyone owns Bopping (which is not a crime)

My Advice for those who die, declare the pennies on your eyes

I sent off my ounce of flesh (the other 15 ounces were taken throughout last year.)

New Business Venture

As some of you already know in the next few months, I will be opening a screen printing business with my wife, Garland, and one of our roommates, Austin Caine.  As such, we have been researching skills and equipment needed to actually amke this happen, already lining up investment capital to get us started.  We hope to be taking our first orders in June.

Yesterday Caine and I hit the NBM Printwear show in Charlotte yesterday, hoping to check out some screen printing equipment and supply manufacturers, and to find a few sources for wholesale shirts.  While we were there we also checked out the Sign Business and Digital graphics show, and the Awards and Custom Gifts show.  It was a big success, not only did we find the company (RYONET) we are looking at buying our equipment from, we actually got to use the system we plan on buying.  I had went in expecting to drop $50 on a DVD set they offer on techniques and skills, but was given a copy for free along with their advanced printing techniques DVD.  As they also got us into the show for free (just a promo code on their site) they saved us $80 bucks